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The couple's celebrity pals praised the producer's proposal, with Taylor Swift jokingly commenting that "yes [she] will be the flower girl."

THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 -- Despite a record number of American children dying from the flu last year, the percentage of kids getting their flu shots keeps falling. In new data posted this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria continues to reshape the country and the greater Middle East. In Damascus, leaders of the armed group HTS have retained most services of the civilian government but vowed to dissolve Assad’s security forces and shut down Assad’s notorious prisons. “People have this sense of regained freedom,” says Syrian architect and writer Marwa al-Sabouni in Homs. Still, she warns oppression in the country has left the populace weakened and vulnerable. “Syria is up for grabs now. Читать дальше...

"If I were the prime minister, his head would roll:" Ofer Winter claims Herzi Halevi deemed Netanyahu's decision-making 'inappropriate.'

In a promo aired on Thursday, Winter disclosed a striking conversation with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi shortly before October 7 and the outbreak of the war.

1. Canadian official threatens to cut off energy to US if Trump imposes tariffs  CNN
2. Ontario premier says Canada could cut U.S. energy supplies in retaliation for Trump tariffs  CBS News
3. Trudeau says Americans are realizing Trump's tariffs on Canada would make life a lot more expensive  The Associated Press
4. Ontario premier: US energy exports will be cut off if Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada  Detroit News

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Believers are no more generous than atheists - at least as long as they don't know what the recipient believes in. Finding this out increases generosity significantly,...

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In the future, delivering therapeutic drugs exactly where they are needed within the body could be the task of miniature robots. Not little metal humanoid or even bio-mimicking...

Univ. of Nottingham

A new class of magnetism called altermagnetism has been imaged for the first time in a new study. The findings could lead to the development of new magnetic memory...

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About 230 million years ago, almost 80 million years before the first bird appeared, their distantly related cousins, the pterosaurs took to the sky, as the first group of active...

CREATOR of Wallace & Gromit, Nick Park has revealed he wrote begging letters to Peter Kay to tempt him out of retirement for new festive flick Vengeance Most Fowl.

The Georgian president, 72, has increasingly become embroiled in a fierce feud with the ruling Georgian Dream party as it turned increasingly illiberal, backing massive anti-government protests. Born in Paris to a Georgian family who fled Bolshevik rule in the 1920s, Zurabishvili has accused the government of steering Tbilisi back towards Moscow and acting on Russian orders. "We are witnesses and victims of a Russian special operation, a modern form of hybrid war against the Georgian people,"... Читать дальше...

The 1,500 people had been serving long prison sentences that would have been shorter under today's laws and practices. They had been on home confinement since the COVID pandemic.

KL Rahul, who came in to open the innings for India in the two Tests against Australia is most likely going to bat in the middle order in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

Princess Kate had been shortlisted for the award alongside nine other high-profile personalities.

TDB and Chief Police Coordinator directed to take necessary steps to ensure that no pilgrims are permitted to stand in front of the Sopanam.

Swedish prosecutors closed a rape and sexual assault investigation on Thursday, saying there was insufficient evidence in a case that local media said involved French football star Kylian Mbappe. He has denied any wrongdoing.

Apple has announced its 11 app and game of the year winners across iPhone, iPad and more

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch.

No.10 has defended the humble sandwich after Kemi Badenoch said it was not “real food”.

The Tory leader revealed her apparent distaste for the bread-based snack in an interview with The Spectator.

She said: “What’s a lunch break? Lunch is for wimps.

“I have food brought in and I work and eat at the same time.

“There’s no time.... Sometimes I will get a steak... I’m not a sandwich person, I don’t think sandwiches are a real food, it’s... Читать дальше...

Entre los días 20 y 22 de diciembre, la 'Mar Menor Regatta ILCA’ acogerá a trescientos regatistas procedentes de seis países europeos y diez comunidades autónomas.  Leer

Discover the unsettling truth behind Gemini’s AI chatbot and why Gemini's advice could be a safety hazard for students.

The United Nations General Assembly, through a resolution, has called for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. According to the Associated Press, the UN General Assembly approved this resolution on Wednesday, December 11, by a majority vote. The resolution was passed with 158 votes in favor out […]