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• Williams throws 4 TD passes and Washington has 5 INTs in 38-10 rout of Boise ...

  14-12-2025 10:33 via article.wn.com
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Demond Williams Jr. threw three of his four touchdown passes in the second quarter, and Washington had five interceptions as the Huskies kicked off bowl season with a 38-10 victory over Boise State in the LA Bowl on Saturday night. Denzel Boston made a 78-yard TD catch for Washington's first score before Dezmen Roebuck, Raiden Vines-Bright and Quentin Moore caught TD passes for the Huskies (9-4) in the school's fourth victory in its last five bowl games. Coach Jedd
  
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• ‘France Has Lost Its Way’: U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner on the French Response to Rising Antisemitism

  17-12-2025 19:46 via article.wn.com
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• Colombia and FIFA World Cup 2026: Record Prize Money, Big Payouts

  17-12-2025 19:45 via article.wn.com
  As the FIFA World Cup 2026 approaches, national teams are gearing up not just for football glory but also for substantial financial rewards. Reuters cites FIFA announcing a historic prize money pool for the expanded 48-team tournament — with every qualified side, including Colombia, guaranteed millions of dollars simply for participating and potentially far more depending on how deep they go in the competition. There seems to be a high chance of a juicy FIFA World Cup 2026 prize money for
  
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• Women's Club World Cup dates confirmed for January 2028

  17-12-2025 19:44 via article.wn.com
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The inaugural Women’s Club World Cup will be staged in January 2028, FIFA said Wednesday. ......
  
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• Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10

  17-12-2025 19:44 via article.wn.com
  Israel’s military says troops fired...
  
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• Cybersecurity Breach: French Interior Ministry Hit by Serious Cyberattack

  17-12-2025 19:44 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: The French government said on Wednesday that “a few dozen” confidential records were extracted during a cyberattack on the Interior Ministry that lasted several days, with senior officials describing the breach as serious and announcing immediate measures to strengthen cyber defences, AFP reported.Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told lawmakers in the National Assembly that the incident, detected overnight...
  
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• What can we learn from the Golden Globe nominations? | Streamed & Screened

  17-12-2025 19:43 via article.wn.com
  What stories do the 2026 Golden Globe nominations tell? Also: Hear from the stars of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." ......
  
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• US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns

  17-12-2025 19:43 via article.wn.com
  It will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed in 2020. ......
  
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• Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video

  17-12-2025 19:43 via article.wn.com
  The legislation is attempting an overhaul of how the Pentagon purchases weapons and pressures Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide video of strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela. ......
  
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• Refunds vs. exchanges: How to turn product returns into a powerful retention tool

  17-12-2025 19:43 via article.wn.com
  ShipStation reports that transforming product returns into exchanges can enhance customer loyalty and streamline operations, despite potential challenges. ......
  
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• How to find the right business gas credit card in 2026

  17-12-2025 19:43 via article.wn.com
  Ramp reports that dedicated gas credit cards can reduce fuel expenses and enhance spending control for businesses, offering rewards and better tracking. ......
  
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• Portugal: Senior official, former deputy to ex-justice minister, arrested for sexual abuse of minors

  17-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  ER Editor: This is still a topic on which we’re waiting for the very big shoe to drop. Notice that this man was caught by US authorities. Translation: I’ve noticed the care taken by many media outlets in referring to this alleged pedophile. He is the “former deputy,” “deputy of the former justice minister,” or “lawyer, former deputy of the previous minister.” Let’s help: Dr. Paulo Abreu dos Santos was part of António Costa’s last
  
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• Coursera-Udemy deal: why regulatory approval may not be a breeze

  17-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Coursera’s (NYSE: COUR) proposed all-stock acquisition of Udemy (UDMY) has laid the groundwork for one of the largest consolidations the ed-tech sector has seen in years. The deal, valued at about $2.5 billion, will combine two of the most recognizable US-based online learning platforms at a time when the industry is shifting toward AI-driven workforce training. Udemy stock opened nearly 30% higher on the COUR news today – but is reversing some of those gains at writing as investors
  
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• UK police threaten arrests over 'globalise the intifada' chant

  17-12-2025 19:41 via article.wn.com
  British police forces have warned they will arrest protesters who display placards or chant slogans such as "globalise the intifada", signalling a further escalation in the criminalisation of pro-Palestine activism amid Israel's ongoing war on Gaza. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police said they would take action against protesters using the phrase, claiming it could amount to incitement and contribute to a threatening environment. "We k
  
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• Trump acknowledges declining Israeli influence in US

  17-12-2025 19:41 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump acknowledged Israel's declining influence in the US at a speech made during Hanukkah celebrations in the White House on Tuesday. During the speech, Trump said: "If you go back, 10, 12, 15 years ago, the most, the strongest lobby in Washington was the Jewish lobby, it was Israel. That's no longer true. You have to be very careful." He added that "there's been a big change" in Congress, and singled out Democratic Party members Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar as exa
  
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• Putin Warns He Will Achieve Aims in Ukraine Through Negotiation or War

  17-12-2025 19:41 via article.wn.com
  The Kremlin leader called European leaders backing Ukraine ‘piglets’ who wanted to feed on Russia’s collapse. ......
  
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• Opinion | The Human Cost of the Jewish Genocide Libel

  17-12-2025 19:41 via article.wn.com
  Bondi Beach reminds us how lies can lead to the most appalling of acts, even 9,000 miles from Gaza. ......
  
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• Opinion | The Communist Party Defends the Jimmy Lai Verdict

  17-12-2025 19:41 via article.wn.com
  ‘The rule of law is never up for sale, and the red line of national security isn’t up for challenge,’ writes Huang Jingrui. ......
  
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• Good news: Behind the scenes of some of the world’s most uplifting stories of 2025

  17-12-2025 19:41 via article.wn.com
  By MICHAEL MELIA, Associated Press It was one of the year’s biggest stories — the selection of the first American pope — and an Associated Press journalist was interviewing the pope’s brother at his home in suburban Chicago. Suddenly, they heard a ringing coming from the basement. “That might be the pope,” the new pontiff’s brother said. Indeed, the man who had emerged hours earlier on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV was calling
  
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• Canada’s Population Falls in Third Quarter, First Decline Since Pandemic Lockdowns

  17-12-2025 19:41 via article.wn.com
  Preliminary demographic estimates indicate the country’s population declined by 76,068 between July 1 and Oct. 1, a drop of 0.2% that took the population down to 41.58 billion. ......
  
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• Bolivia Bets on Lithium—and the U.S.—to End Its Economic Slump

  17-12-2025 19:41 via article.wn.com
  The new pro-U.S. government is seeking a financial lifeline from the Trump administration, the foreign minister said in an interview. ......
  
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• World no. 1 Alcaraz ends 'incredible ride' with coach Ferrero

  17-12-2025 19:40 via article.wn.com
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• What to know about MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, who was shot at home near Boston

  17-12-2025 19:40 via article.wn.com
  Authorities are searching for a suspect in the killing of Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a prominent physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was shot at his home near Boston. The 47-year-old professor from Portugal was shot Monday night and died Tuesday at a local hospital. Authorities have not provided any details about a possible motive in the killing or any other details. No suspects were in custody as of Wednesday morning, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said. T
  
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• Trouble For Asim Munir? Imran Khan's Supporters Take To Streets In Pakistan | Explained

  17-12-2025 19:40 via article.wn.com
  Demonstrators outside Adiala Jail have been...
  
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• The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

  17-12-2025 19:40 via article.wn.com
  By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer In a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. Related Articles What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll Rob Reiner’s son Nick set to appear in court...
  
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• Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests

  17-12-2025 19:40 via article.wn.com
  By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saturn’s giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth’s polar seas, with pockets of melted water where life could possibly survive and even thrive, scientists reported Wednesday. The team led by researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory challenged the decade-long assumption of a buried global ocean at Titan after taking a fresh look
  
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• Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pressures Hegseth for boat strike video

  17-12-2025 19:38 via article.wn.com
  The Senate gave final passage to an annual military policy bill Wednesday that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats in international water near Venezuela. The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%, gained bipartisan backing as it moved through Congress, and the White House has indicated that it is in line with President Donald Trump&rsquo
  
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• ‘Jihadism in the family’: well-known and hard to stop

  17-12-2025 19:38 via article.wn.com
  Father and son Sajid and...
  
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• W�rtsil�’s fuel-flexible engines selected to reduce emissions on two new vessels for Brazilian operator

  17-12-2025 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Technology group W�rtsil� will supply the main...
  
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• \u2018There can be no excuse\u2019: Donald Trump questions why Brown University has few security cameras as search for shooter enters fifth day

  17-12-2025 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Brown has 1,200 security cameras, according to Brown University President Christina Paxson....
  
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