Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips

Ukraine's leader vows to end the fighting in 2025, just before Russian drones attack Kyiv again. A grid failure leaves more than half of Puerto Rico without power. Why resolve to have a "dry January?"

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