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• Allocating blame for Covid-19 might be satisfying, but it is unhelpful

  06-08-2020 02:44
  
  Allocating blame for Covid-19 might be satisfying, but it is unhelpful. As with everything this year, it feels like a tired phrase, but we really are all in this together
  
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• Todd Chrisley’s son Kyle arrested months after Trump pardons parents, reports say

  21-12-2025 23:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Todd and Julie Chrisley were pardoned for their financial crimes in May
  
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• Nigeria confirms release of remaining abducted schoolchildren in central state

  21-12-2025 23:12 via article.wn.com
  ABUJA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government on Sunday confirmed that all remaining schoolchildren and staff held hostage by suspected terrorists following an attack on a school in...
  
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• Nicki Minaj praises ‘handsome, dashing’ Trump in interview with Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA conference

  21-12-2025 23:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  In 2018, Minaj was one of several celebrities condemning Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy
  
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• Jail for 1335 years: Gang members given centuries-long sentences

  21-12-2025 23:09 via article.wn.com
  El Salvador announced prison sentences for hundreds of gang members today, with some of the convicted receiving terms of hundreds of years. In a post on X, the Attorney-General’s Office said that 248 members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha...
  
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• Tax deductions in 2026: What Americans need to know?

  21-12-2025 23:08 via article.wn.com
  Income Tax Deductions in 2026: In some...
  
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• Solstice cheered at Stonehenge

  21-12-2025 23:08 via article.wn.com
  Getting your Trinity Audio player ready LONDON — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice. The crowds, many dressed as druids and...
  
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• Out of this world: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ launches with $345M global box office

  21-12-2025 23:08 via article.wn.com
  Getting your Trinity Audio player ready NEW YORK — “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records. Sixteen years into the “Avatar” saga, Pandora is still abundant in box-office riches. “Fire and Ash,” the third film in Cameron’s science-fiction franchise, lau
  
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• James Ransone death: 'The Wire' star dies at age of 46. Reason revealed

  21-12-2025 23:08 via article.wn.com
  James Ransone casue of death has been revealed by Los Angeles authority ......
  
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• Ancient Egyptian Pyramids and the Speed of Light Mystery

  21-12-2025 23:06 via article.wn.com
  The ancient Egyptian pyramid of Giza’s latitude lines up exactly with the speed of light. Credit: Harish Chouhan WordPress. CC BY 1.0 Some mysteries are likely never to be solved, indeed some are not meant to be. One of the most ‘popular’ mysteries known to us comes in the form of a coincidence, pertaining to the latitude of the ancient Egyptian Great Pyramid of Giza and its exact match with the speed of light. The speed of light is 299,792,458...
  
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• Man crashes car into Silver Spring supermarket

  21-12-2025 23:02 via article.wn.com
  A man was taken to the hospital after crashing into a Giant Foods store in Silver Spring, Maryland, Sunday, according to the...
  
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• James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46

  21-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicide...
  
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• Gripes and infighting on display as Maga stars gather at Turning Point conference

  21-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  Figures at event include Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Trump Jr as cohesion of political right shows signs of stress...
  
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• 1st LD: Ukraine says latest peace talks with U.S., Europe "productive"

  21-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  KIEV, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's talks with U.S. and European partners over the past three days in the U.S. state of Florida were "productive...
  
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• US official: Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker

  21-12-2025 22:59 via article.wn.com
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• The Bills beat the Browns 23-20 after a 117-yard, 2-TD performance by Cook

  21-12-2025 22:57 via article.wn.com
  James Cook rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, Josh Allen played through a foot injury and the Buffalo Bills drew closer to a playoff berth with a 23-20 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Ty Johnson also had a rushing score for the Bills (11-4), who have won four straight and five of six. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Allen played the second half despite injuring his right foot during the second quarter. The reigning NFL MVP was favoring the foot after b
  
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• The world needs to hedge its AI bets

  21-12-2025 22:50 via article.wn.com
  When everyone digs for gold, sell shovels. This old maxim captures the same logic as today’s ......
  
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• QBF marks World Basketball Day with a celebratory program

  21-12-2025 22:47 via article.wn.com
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• UAE, French presidents vow to strengthen bilateral cooperation

  21-12-2025 22:42 via article.wn.com
  ABU DHABI, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with French President Emmanuel Macron here on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues of mutual interest. The...
  
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• China-Serbia digital art exhibition explores time, space, heritage

  21-12-2025 22:42 via article.wn.com
  BELGRADE, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- A collection of digital artworks created through China-Serbia collaboration went on display Sunday at the China Cultural Center in Belgrade, highlighting ongoing cultural and academic exchanges between the two countries. Held under the theme "Light of Crossing: Time, Space and Heritage in Art and Tech," the exhibition attracted nearly 50...
  
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• US says talks with Ukraine, Europe on ending war with Russia 'constructive'

  21-12-2025 22:40 via article.wn.com
  A White House envoy says he held...
  
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• Doctor's orders? ‘Belly laugh at least two to five days a week'

  21-12-2025 22:40 via article.wn.com
  They say laughter is the best...
  
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• AP News Summary at 4:08 p.m. EST

  21-12-2025 22:40 via article.wn.com
  Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul ......
  
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• Worsening violence displaces over 107,000 in Sudan’s el-Fasher

  21-12-2025 22:39 via article.wn.com
  More than 107,000 people have been forced to flee El-Fasher and nearby communities in Sudan’s North Darfur region as security conditions sharply deteriorated, the International Org ......
  
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• The Sibling Bond

  21-12-2025 22:39 via article.wn.com
  Parenting is closely studied, but sibling relationships have gotten much less attention. ......
  
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• Rise of international schooling in T�rkiye

  21-12-2025 22:39 via article.wn.com
  It has been known for some time that the rising interest in international schools across T�rkiye is no longer limited to expatriate neighborhoods or diplomatic circles. In recent y ......
  
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• Israeli diaspora minister says Australia should have seen 'writing on the wall' before terror attack

  21-12-2025 22:33 via article.wn.com
  Australian officials should have seen the \...
  
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• Finnish president says Russia-Ukraine peace deal closer than any point during the war

  21-12-2025 22:33 via article.wn.com
  President of Finland Alexander Stubb said...
  
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• Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school

  21-12-2025 22:31 via article.wn.com
  The remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State in November have been released, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday, confirming that all abducted pupils are now...
  
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• Zelensky rejects Putin’s demand for elections to be held in Ukraine

  21-12-2025 22:30 via article.wn.com
  dpaKievUkrainian President...
  
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