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The Croods: A New Age	1	-	$14.22M
Freaky	2	1	$7.02M
The War with Grandpa	3	2	$17.26M
Let Him Go	4	3	$8.74M
Come Play	5	4	$8.7M
Honest Thief	6	6	$13.55M
Tenet	7	8	$57.4M
The Santa Clause	8	5	$145M
Frozen	9	-	$400.86M
True to the Game	10	10	$1.12M
Buddy Games	11	11	$329,000
The Forgotten Carols	12	13	$263,978
Fatman	13	14	$237,783

billboard top rock

1	FooFighters:Shame Shame
2	FooFighters:ShameShame
3	AllTimeLowFeaturingb:Monsters
4	WallowsFeaturingClai:AreYouBoredYet?
5	AC/DC:ShotInTheDark
6	MachineGunKelly:BloodyValentine
7	RoyalBlood:Trouble'sComing
8	PeachTreeRascals:Mariposa
9	Cannons:FireForYou
10	24kGoldnFeaturingian:Mood
11	MattMaeson:Hallucinogenics
12	IDontKnowHowButTheyF:LeaveMeAlone
13	ChrisCornell:Patience
14	Dayglow:CanICallYouTonight?
15	Royal&TheSerpent:Overwhelmed
16	JuiceWRLDxMarshmello:Come&Go
17	BillieEilish:ThereforeIAm
18	GretaVanFleet:MyWay,Soon
19	TameImpala:IsItTrue
20	IPrevailFeaturingDel:EveryTimeYouLeave
21	Deftones:Ohms
22	CageTheElephant:SkinAndBones
23	Badflower:30
24	MachineGunKellyXblac:MyEx'sBestFriend
25	CoreyTaylor:BlackEyesBlue

slashdot

-	Tasmania Is Now 100% Powered By Renewable Electricity
-	For the First Time Scientists Detect Neutrinos Traced To CNO Cycle Inside the Sun
-	How Lion Air's Boeing 737 Max Experienced a Near-Crash The Day Before 2018's Fatal Crash
-	Duck! Meteor! Oh, Maybe Don't Bother - This Time...
-	Microsoft Also Patented Tech to Score Meetings Using Filmed Body Language, Facial Expressions

sportsnet

-	NFL Roundup: Bills hold off late Chargers rally, Henry runs over Colts
-	Broncos replacement QB Hinton gets picked off on deep throw
-	Patrick Mahomes throws bomb to Tyreek Hill for 75-yard touchdown
-	Sharks’ Kane calls out Jake Paul, challenges him to boxing match
-	Broncos’ Kendall Hinton QB experiment falls short against Saints’ defence

canoe

-	Canada extends travel restrictions for those entering the country
-	Trump promises continued election fight as Biden makes key appointments
-	Disney serve up ‘Black Panther’ birthday tribute for Chadwick Boseman
-	Rebel Wilson hits weigh loss goal
-	Argentine authorities seize files from Maradona’s doctor in probe of death

cnet

-	Canada extends travel restrictions for those entering the country
-	U.S. President-elect Joe Biden twists ankle while playing with dog
-	Trump promises continued election fight as Biden makes key appointments
-	Manson family killer Leslie Van Houten denied parole again by Calif. governor
-	Disney serve up ‘Black Panther’ birthday tribute for Chadwick Boseman

reuters

-	Darth Vader actor David Prowse dies aged 85 - Reuters
-	Britain expects 'very significant' week for Brexit talks as clock ticks down - Reuters
-	More than half of German retailers pessimistic about Christmas: HDE - Reuters UK
-	Trump senior aide Kushner and team heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar - Reuters
-	Singaporean gives birth to baby with COVID-19 antibodies: report - Reuters

cbc

-	Canada 'not at the back of the line' for COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna chairman says
-	Ottawa extends international travel restrictions citing COVID-19 risk
-	N.S. First Nation, Ottawa nearing deal on lobster fishing rights
-	Conservatives attack Trudeau's 'reset' — put forth ideas for their own
-	Wisconsin recount widens Biden's win over Trump in key battleground state

space

-	Cyprus rocky testing ground for Mars
-	Catch Monday morning's subtle lunar eclipse
-	ESA and Auroch Digital launch Mars Horizon game
-	Europe signs $102M deal to bring space trash home
-	Research provides new insights on health effects of long-duration space flight

science daily

-	Scientists reveal regions of the brain where serotonin promotes patience
-	Study of threatened desert tortoises offers new conservation strategy
-	Study revealing the secret behind a key cellular process refutes biology textbooks
-	A route for avoiding defects during additive manufacturing
-	Understanding traditional Chinese medicine can help protect species

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Stocks

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Word of the Day

hinterland

noun (HIN-ter-land)

1 : a region lying inland from a coast

2 a : a region remote from cities

b : a region lying beyond major metropolitan or cultural centers

"If you want to be happy, be." - Leo Tolstoy

science blog

-	California GHG in the plus column. Emissions-reduction steps state can take to get back on track
-	A Complexity of Life
-	Hyperbaric Hyperbole
-	Doctors use existing treatment earlier to save the lives of Covid-19 patients

Born on this day

- Peter Hansel, composer
- Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (d. 1988)
- Georges Poulet, French/Belgian critic (Temps Humain)
- Billy [William Thomas] Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (Take The 'A' Train), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1967)
- Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisia's 1st freely elected President (2014-2019), born in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia (d. 2019)
- Sue Miller, American author
- Kenneth D Cameron, Lt Col USMC/astronaut (STS 37, 56, 74), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter (d. 1983)

Weather fact of the day

On this date in 1969, the Jersey Turnpike was covered by dense fog, causing a slew of automobile accidents during the morning commute. After a trailer truck collided with a jackknifed propane truck, oncoming cars piled into the flaming mess.

Today in History

- 4th and last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia
- Fire destroys most of the buildings on Santa Catalina Island, California.
- 1st underground atomic explosion at Frenchman Flat in Nevada
- 17th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-0 in Birmingham
- Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year
- 45th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-18 in Birmingham
- Viola Smith, American drummer and bandleader (one of the first professional female drummers), born in Mount Calvary, Wisconsin (d. 2020)
- Ronnie Montrose, American rock guitarist (Montrose, Gamma), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2012)
- Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (v Sri Lanka 1985-86)
- Pedro Martínez Aquino, Dominican pitcher (NY Mets), born in Villa Mella, Dominican Republic