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“She wanted to date someone who is Christian … it does suck.”

Medical experts are begging, warning, and bargaining with us to hault the holiday parties. One epidemiologist likened a Thanksgiving gathering to gasoline on the fire, and run-down California health officials have made a potential Christmas transmission surge sound like a reactor meltdown.

Colombia made an unexpected entrance into the 2020 U.S. presidential election when its far-right politicians endorsed President Trump, and Biden defended his role in crafting Plan Colombia in an op-ed in El Tiempo, one of the largest newspapers in Colombia. Even still, the role of the United States in Colombia, the fourth largest country in the Western Hemisphere, remains largely a mystery to most North Americans.

Madison Avenue is expected to rely more heavily on its funny bone in the upcoming Super Bowl, despite the upswing in Covid-19 cases and other challenges that have engulfed the country this year.

Stimulating domestic demand has featured in strategies adopted by the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration, with a government budget of 200 billion baht spent in its efforts to offset the downturn caused by Covid-19.

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Here's What You Need to Remember: Variations of the M82, or copycats of it, are used around the world.

One weapon system not only revolutionized the field of military sniping but also created an entire new category of weapon systems. Using an existing large caliber bullet and adapting it to the precision rifle platform, the innovative Barrett M82 sniper rifle practically created the category of large... Читать дальше...

The IT sector going forward is expected to perform well owing to the strong deal pipeline which is expected to remain going forward and has continued to support the IT sector.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Erie Mason and Blissfield’s top quarterback-receiver duos were each recognized as 2020 Michigan Associated Press Division All-State Division 5-6 football selections on Wednesday.

TRAVELLERS who have come from South Africa to the UK on the past fortnight and their contacts have been told they must quarantine immediately following the discovery of another more transmissible and more "concerning" coronavirus strain. Grant Shapps also announced that flights from South Africa will be temporarily halted from 9am tomorrow due to the new outbreak. Here's everything you need to know.

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Leslie West, known best as the frontman and guitarist for rock band Mountain, died on Tuesday (Dec. 22). He was 75 years old.

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Nearly $470 million is set to be spent on ads for the Georgia Senate runoff races. With the airwaves already saturated, the candidates are heading across state lines to seek any possible advantage.

Nearly $470 million is set to be spent on ads for the Georgia Senate runoff races. With the airwaves already saturated, the candidates are heading across state lines to seek any possible advantage.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a donation to Mayhew, an animal welfare charity which Meghan supports as patron.

Christmas came a few days early for New England Patriots punter Jake Bailey. Bailey was home Monday playing “Call of Duty: Warzone” with a high school friend when his phone buzzed. It was Bill Belichick. He had some good news to deliver. The Patriots head coach informed Bailey he’d been selected to represent the AFC […]

Tottenham will host Brentford in the other clash.

The Big Apple’s staggering surge in shootings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led nearly 9,000 terrified New Yorkers to apply for gun permits — but the NYPD has signed off on fewer than 1,100, The Post has learned. The 8,088 applications for first-time pistol and rifle permits submitted since March 22 — when coronavirus-related restrictions...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging all Canadian residents to stay home this holiday season.

Lawyers for Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion, presented evidence that one of the arbitrators who issued his eight-year suspension had made racist comments about China on social media.

Our 2020 retrospective continues with this essay on why releasing some from prison won't fix a broken system