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With 608,898 views on Saturday, 13 December 2025 our article of the day is Peter Greene.

Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965 – December 12, 2025) was an American actor. A character actor, he was generally known for portraying villains. He was best known for his roles in the 1994 films The Mask, in which he played the main antagonist Dorian Tyrell, and Pulp Fiction, where he portrayed Zed, a sadistic security guard.

Greene's other credits included Laws of Gravity (1992), Judgment Night (1993), Clean, Shaven (1994), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), The Usual Suspects (1995), Kiss & Tell (1997), Blue Streak (1999), Training Day (2001), The Black Donnellys (2007), Life on Mars (2009), New York New York (2016), and The Continental (2023).

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With 406,266 views on Friday, 12 December 2025 our article of the day is The Game Awards 2025.

The Game Awards 2025 was an award show to honor the best video games of 2025. It was the twelfth show hosted by Geoff Keighley, creator and producer of the Game Awards, and held with a live audience at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 11, 2025, and live streamed across online platforms globally. It featured presentations from celebrity guests including David Harbour, Dan Houser, Rahul Kohli, and Lenny Kravitz, and a musical performance from Evanescence.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 led the ceremony with thirteen nominations and nine wins, the most in the show's history, including Game of the Year. The Game Changer award honored Girls Make Games, an organization supporting young girls to pursue careers in the video game industry. Several new games were announced, including Divinity, Mega Man: Dual Override, Tomb Raider: Catalyst, and Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:54 UTC on Saturday, 13 December 2025.

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With 443,468 views on Thursday, 11 December 2025 our article of the day is Sherrone Moore.

Sherrone Banfield Moore (first name , born February 3, 1986) is an American college football coach and former player. He most recently served as the head football coach for the University of Michigan. Moore served as Michigan's acting head coach in four games during the national championship-winning 2023 season. He succeeded Jim Harbaugh as head coach in 2024 until his termination after the regular season in 2025.

Moore played football as an offensive guard at the University of Oklahoma from 2006 to 2007. He was an assistant coach at the University of Louisville from 2009 to 2013 and Central Michigan University from 2014 to 2017. Moore first joined the Michigan Wolverines coaching staff in 2018 as the tight ends coach, and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2021.

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With 389,259 views on Wednesday, 10 December 2025 our article of the day is E-Government in Saudi Arabia.

The e-Government in Saudi Arabia was established as per Royal Decree No. 7/B/33181 dated 7 September 2003. The e-Government was created by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. In 2005, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology created the e-Government Program Yesser with the ministry of finance and the Communications and Information Technology Commission. The portal offers around 2500 services for people of Saudi Arabia. The main goal of the service is to facilitate the transactions of citizens, residents and visitors by providing a quick and sufficient assistance. Moreover, Yesser contributes to encouraging governmental agencies in achieving a sustainable progress by improving efficiency and capacity.

In an assessment undertaken by the United Nations e-Government Survey, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was ranked the 30th among 40 other cities.

In August 2019, Saudi Arabia announced a royal decree to establish the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence to support the innovation and digital transformation in the country. Two more agencies were created and linked with the authority to achieve the Kingdom's vision 2030. These agencies are: "The National Centre for Artificial Intelligence" and "The National Data Management Office.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:27 UTC on Thursday, 11 December 2025.

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With 354,978 views on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 our article of the day is Philip Rivers.

Philip Michael Rivers (born December 8, 1981) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected fourth overall in the 2004 NFL draft by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), who traded him to the San Diego Chargers during the draft. Rivers was a member of the Chargers for 16 seasons, before joining the Indianapolis Colts in 2020. He has served as the head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama since 2021.

After spending his first two seasons as a backup, Rivers served as the Chargers' starting quarterback from 2006 to 2019. During his tenure, he was named to eight Pro Bowls while leading the team to six postseason appearances and four division titles. Although never making a Super Bowl appearance in his career, Rivers helped the Chargers win their first playoff game since 1994 and reach the AFC Championship Game in the 2007 season. With the Colts in 2020, he reached the playoffs a seventh time.

Rivers is ranked fifth all-time in passing yards and touchdowns, both of which are the highest-ranking among quarterbacks without Super Bowl appearances. He is also second all-time in consecutive regular season starts by a quarterback, having started every regular season game between 2006 and 2020. Rivers is considered among the greatest quarterbacks to have never played in a Super Bowl.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:49 UTC on Wednesday, 10 December 2025.

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