カーリングオリンピック最終予選
女子はエストニアに9-2で勝利して，六連勝，
2位以上がこの時点で決まりました。
最終戦は3位以上が決まっている5勝1敗のノルウェーとの対戦，
4勝2敗で並ぶドイツとアメリカが直接対決という最高のマッチアップ。
アメリカがドイツに勝ち，5勝2敗として，日本vsノルウェー戦の
結果次第で順位が変わる展開となりました。
日本が勝てば，1位日本，2位アメリカ，3位ノルウェー，
ノルウェーが勝てば，1位ノルウェー，2位日本，3位アメリカ。
エキストラエンドまでもつれた試合はノルウェーが勝ち，
明日，再度の日本vsノルウェー戦となりました。
男子はニュージーランド相手に7-3で勝利して，4勝2敗として，
明日の最終戦は中国との対戦。中国が6勝0敗，アメリカが5勝1敗で
出場決定戦進出が決まり，4勝2敗の日本，3勝3敗のオランダ，フィリピンが
続く展開となっており，中国に勝てば，3位となり，無条件で決定戦へ。
本日の将棋棋戦
竜王戦1組ランキング戦，斎藤慎太郎八段が広瀬章人九段に勝利。
順位戦A級名古屋対局，糸谷哲郎八段(10)が佐藤天彦九段(2)に勝利，
天彦九段は秒読み，糸谷八段は3時間14分残しでした。
勝った糸谷八段は5勝1敗，負けた天彦九段は1勝5敗となりました。
同じく順位戦A級東京対局，佐々木勇気八段(4)が近藤誠也八段(9)に勝ち，
勝った勇気八段は2勝4敗，負けた近藤八段は3勝3敗となりました。
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rift noun [C]
uk /rɪft/ us /rɪft/
a large crack in the ground or in rock:
The stream had cut a deep rift in the rock.
a serious disagreement that separates two people who have been friends and stops their friendship continuing:
The marriage caused a rift between the brothers and they didn't speak to each other for ten years.
brief verb
uk /briːf/ us /briːf/
[T] to give someone detailed instructions or information:
We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.
lodge a claim, complaint, protest, etc. phrase
to make an official complaint about something:
The US lodged a formal protest against the arrest of the foreign reporters.
Lawyers said last night that they would be lodging an appeal against the sentence.
She lodged a complaint about her surgeon with hospital officials.
We have until next month to lodge our objections to the development.
UK The couple lodged writs for damages at the high court last year.
stern adjective
uk /stɜːn/ us /stɝːn/
C2 severe, or showing disapproval:
a stern look/warning/voice
She is her own sternest critic.
Journalists received a stern warning not to go anywhere near the battleship.
resolute adjective formal
uk /ˈrez.ə.luːt/ us /ˈrez.ə.luːt/
determined in character, action, or ideas:
Their resolute opposition to new working methods was difficult to overcome.
She's utterly resolute in her refusal to apologize.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
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A first-of-its-kind social media ban for kids takes effect | December 10, 2025
Today on CNN10: We'll learn about the social media ban that has gone into effect for children under 16 in Australia, making it the first nation to take such sweeping measures to shelter young people from online risks. Then, we'll see how never-before-seen photos of civil rights icon Rosa Parks are highlighting lesser known aspects of her legacy. Plus, we'll get the latest on another unfortunate incident at Paris' Louvre Museum. All this and more on today's CNN10!
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Before making a name for herself during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, what was Rosa Park's profession?
Switchboard operator
Seamstress
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Perspectives on Australia's Social Media Ban
Australia has become the first nation in the world to ban social media use for people under age 16. Today's show features multiple perspectives on the new law -- including different viewpoints from the affected teens themselves. An uplifting story explains how "superheroes" brought cheer to a children's hospital in Kosovo. And we're reporting on how part of Pakistan is benefiting from having more women in the workforce. The Dewey Decimal System, a historic prize won by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the tale of a wayward seal are also part of this Wednesday's coverage!
A World of Knowledge!
At age 17, who became the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malala Yousafzai
Marie Curie
Ernest Hemingway
In 2024, a new record was set for the youngest Nobel Prize Winner; Pakistani education advocate Malala Yousafzai won the Award for Peace.
PBS NewsHour
How parents and students are deciding which college to choose in an ever-changing landscape
We are in the middle of that fraught period when high school students are finding out what colleges they’ve been accepted to, with about 60 percent of them going through this process right now. But not all of them will find the right fit. Jeff Selingo, who writes about higher education and has a new book “Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You,” joins William Brangham for more.
Women outnumber men by about 60% to 40% at four-year colleges in the U.S.
(from Pew Research Center analysis)
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