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A digital pass available through the reservation site Recreation.gov includes “America-first pricing” at some parks.
Starting on Jan. 1, nonresidents without an annual pass will have to pay a $100 surcharge to enter 11 of the most-visited places in the system
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National parks announce ‘America-first’ upcharges for foreign visitors
The National Park Service's new America-first pricing policy will see foreign visitors pay more to access popular national parks, including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.

😇 Taboo against harming strangler fig spirits protects forests in Indonesian Borneo
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/taboo-against-harming-strangler-fig-spirits-protects-forests-in-indonesian-borneo/

Taboo against harming strangler fig spirits protects forests in Indonesian Borneo
When a young boy went missing near his mother’s rice field in Indonesian Borneo, the entire village searched for him. After nearly a day, he was found near a large strangler fig tree. The boy insisted he hadn’t been hiding. Spirits living in the fig tree had called his name and lured him away, he […]

Fisherman Creates First Program that Let’s Doctors Give Angling Prescriptions for Anxiety – Now Wins King’s Award https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fisherman-creates-first-program-that-lets-doctors-give-angling-prescriptions-f…

Fisherman Creates First Program that Let's Doctors Give Angling Prescriptions for Anxiety – Now Wins King’s Award
After fishing cured his own mental health struggles, he started an angling program, Tackling Minds, that is now prescribed by doctors.

George Pickens on first Pro Bowl nod, future with Cowboys after 2025 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/george-pickens-on-first-pro-bowl-nod-future-with-cowboys-after-2025

Trump’s First Year Sparks Popular Resistance in US
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Cards' Sweat irked by 'frustrating' Pro Bowl snub https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47408986/cardinals-josh-sweat-irked-frustrating-pro-bowl-snub

Rep #Maxwell #Alejandro #Frost, Democrat of Florida,
was hit in the face by a man who told the lawmaker that he would be deported
at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, over the weekend.
The attacker “told …

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost Is Assaulted at Sundance Film Festival
Mr. Frost, Democrat of Florida, said he was punched by a man who said the lawmaker would be deported. The man was arrested on charges of aggravated burglary and assault.

🐈‍⬛ ‘They’re scared of us now’: how co-investment in a tropical forest saw off loggers
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/25/they-are-scared-of-us-now-how-one-tropical-forest-turned-the-tide-on-log…

‘They’re scared of us now’: how co-investment in a tropical forest saw off loggers
Low-cost tech and joined-up funding have reduced illegal logging, mining and poaching in the Darién Gap – it’s a success story that could stop deforestation worldwide

George Pickens on first Pro Bowl nod, future with Cowboys after 2025 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/george-pickens-on-first-pro-bowl-nod-future-with-cowboys-after-2025

Dallas Cowboys place former first-round pick on injured reserve, ending his 2025 season https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-place-former-first-rou…