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• Bears coach Matt Eberflus explains decision to not call timeout in final seconds as fans clamor for firing

  28-11-2024 23:42 via foxnews.com
  
  The Chicago Bears had a chance to tie, or win, their game against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day — but time expired all while they had a timeout to use.Quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked with 32 seconds left, but the Bears curiously did not stop the clock.Williams then hiked the ball with seven seconds left and overthrew wide receiver Rome Odunze — the ball hit the turf with the clock at zeroes, giving the Lions a 23-20 victory.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS
  
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• Kaley Cuoco says she was ‘butt naked’ when man walked into her hotel room

  28-11-2024 23:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Kaley Cuoco is doing her best to laugh off a scary incident in her hotel room.During an interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," she revealed "a very weird thing" happened to her just two hours before she arrived for the show."I’m in my hotel room, I’ve showered, go in the bathroom, butt naked, obviously," she began, explaining she was blow-drying her hair and suddenly saw a man in her room.KALEY CUOCO MADE ‘EXCRUCIATING DECISION' TO REHOME HER DOG AFTER 'MEGA FIGHTS' WITH F
  
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• Thanksgiving morning Texas shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded: 'Happens all too frequently,' police chief says

  28-11-2024 23:04 via foxnews.com
  
  Two people were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in San Antonio on Thanksgiving morning, police said. Shots rang out around 8 a.m. in the city's east side at a home off Potomac Street near St. James Street, KABB-TV reported.TEXAS MAN CONVICTED AFTER SAYING HE MUTILATED VICTIMS, ATE HUMAN HEART AS PART OF 'RITUALISTIC SACRIFICES'San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said four people were found shot. "All the individuals involved in this incident knew each other, inclu
  
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• Golfer who competed against trans Hailey Davidson 'praying' for LPGA gender rule changes

  28-11-2024 22:59 via foxnews.com
  
  After Hailey Davidson once again attempted to get an LPGA card, a golfer who competed against Davidson wants rule changes.Olivia Schmidt was highlighted at the Independent Women's Forum in a recent video this week. The video was titled "Tee Time: Keep Women's Golf Female.""I think that when you have a big organization that only protects one person compared to 400 others, that says a lot about who they are and how they handle themselves," Schmidt said in the video. "They’re protecting the f
  
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• Lions make franchise history moving to 11-1 after staving off Bears on Thanksgiving

  28-11-2024 22:41 via foxnews.com
  
  The Detroit Lions were enjoying some turkey after taking down their NFC North-rival Chicago Bears, 23-20, on Thanksgiving Day. Detroit made some history in the process, going 11-1 for the first time in the franchise’s history. The Bears fell to 4-8 on the season. Another milestone was reached for this great Lions team, as their defensive efforts kept the Bears scoreless in the first half. It was the first time this season the Lions had shut out a team in the first half. CLIC
  
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• Sports columnist claims ‘cisgender women’ are the ‘real threat’ in SJSU trans controversy

  28-11-2024 22:20 via foxnews.com
  
  San Jose State University's women's volleyball team is in the Mountain West final after their semifinal opponent, Boise State, forfeited its semifinal match.It was the third time the Lady Broncos forfeited against the Spartans this season, also having forfeited their two regular-season matches.The forfeits have come amid SJSU rostering transgender player Blaire Fleming, who has become one of the conference's top players.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThose against transgender
  
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• Biden thankful for smooth transition of power, urges Trump to 'rethink' tariffs on Canada and Mexico

  28-11-2024 22:05 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden on Thanksgiving said he was thankful that the transition of power to a second Trump administration has gone smoothly, while urging the incoming commander-in-chief to "rethink" threats to impose steep tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods. "I hope that [President-elect Trump] rethinks it. I think it's a counterproductive thing to do," Biden told reporters Thursday on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, where he was spending the holiday with family. "We're surrounded by th
  
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• NHL goalie inexplicably puts lead goal in own net

  28-11-2024 21:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Charlie Lindgren gave the Tampa Bay Lightning the biggest gift any team could ask for on Wednesday night.Lindgren was the netminder for the Washington Capitals in Florida on Thanksgiving Eve with the game tied at 3 in the third period.Well, because of him, that was no longer the case.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAs a puck trickled into the Washington zone on the defensive side, Lindgren came out of the crease to play it. Lindgren was aiming to pass it to a teammate, but the
  
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• Mexican president claims ‘no potential tariff war’ with US after call with Trump

  28-11-2024 21:23 via theguardian.com
  Sheinbaum says she had cooperative talks with president-elect who threatened 25% tariff against Mexico on TuesdayClaudia Sheinbaum has said her “very kind” phone conversation with Donald Trump, in which they discussed immigration and fentanyl, means “there will not be a potential tariff war” between the US and Mexico.The president of Mexico spoke to reporters on Thursday following Trump’s threat earlier in the week to apply a 25% tariff against Mexico and Canada, an
  
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• 'Rocky' star Dolph Lundgren is 'finally cancer free' after 9-year journey

  28-11-2024 21:14 via foxnews.com
  
  "Rocky IV" star Dolph Lundgren is celebrating his health this holiday season.The Swedish-born actor posted an update from his hospital bed before surgery earlier this week, announcing he is "finally cancer free with gratefulness and excitement for a bright future."In the video, Lundgren said, "Here I am at UCLA, I’m about to go in and get rid of that last tumor. Since there are no cancer cells in my body anymore, I guess I’ll be cancer-free so I’m looking forward to this proced
  
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• As fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold, what’s next for Gaza?

  28-11-2024 21:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Now that Hezbollah has agreed to pause fighting, the question remains of where the truce leaves Hamas and its own war with Israel.
  
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• Amazon’s VP explains how to protect yourself from holiday impersonation scams

  28-11-2024 20:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Black Friday is around the corner, and by the time you finish your Thanksgiving leftovers, Christmas will already be knocking. That might be an exaggeration, but what’s not is the rise in impersonation scams as the holiday season approaches. With shopping in full swing, Amazon becomes an especially big target. Expect to see bad actors pretending to be trusted contacts, trying to access sensitive information like Social Security numbers, bank details or Amazon account credentials.To he
  
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• Connecticut House Democrats report being targeted by bomb threats on Thanksgiving

  28-11-2024 20:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Four Connecticut House Democrats say their homes have been targeted by bomb threats on Thanksgiving Day. Each of the threats against Reps. Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, Joe Courtney, and John Larson were determined to be unfounded and come after nearly a dozen of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees and other appointees were targeted with similar warnings on Tuesday night. "This morning, I was notified of a bomb threat targeting my home where I was celebrating Thanksgiving wi
  
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• Starmer: record net migration shows Tories ran ‘open borders experiment’

  28-11-2024 20:26 via theguardian.com
  PM says previous government ‘deliberately liberalised’ post-Brexit immigration as he announces deal with IraqKeir Starmer has accused the Conservatives of running an “open borders experiment” after new figures showed that net migration to the UK hit a record high of nearly 1 million in a period covering Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak’s administrations.The prime minister announced a deal with Iraq to tackle people-smugglers and a white paper to overhaul the visa syste
  
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• Oscar Mayer sparks nostalgia airing 50-year-old ad with iconic jingle during Bears-Lions game

  28-11-2024 20:21 via foxnews.com
  
  The first Thanksgiving Day NFL game had a commercial that was a blast from the past, and many were feeling nostalgic on social media.Oscar Mayer had an idea for the Detroit Lions-Chicago Bears game on Thursday as they ran a 50-year-old ad with its iconic jingle so many know and love. The 1974 ad that captivated the country had then-4-year-old actor Andy Lambros fishing off a dock somewhere with a sandwich in one hand as he started to sing:CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"M
  
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• Car tied to wealthy NY couple missing for 44 years pulled from murky pond

  28-11-2024 20:17 via foxnews.com
  
  A wealthy New York couple vanished without a trace in Georgia 44 years ago, but it appears it took a pair of volunteer divers just seven minutes to discover what are likely their car and remains submerged in a murky pond near a hotel they had been staying in.Retired oil executive Charles Romer, 73, and his wife Catherine, 75, disappeared with their 1978 Lincoln in the spring of 1980. The Scarsdale, New York, couple were returning home from Miami Beach, Florida, and checked into a Holiday Inn in
  
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• Footprints in Kenya ‘show distant relatives of modern humans coexisted’

  28-11-2024 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Researchers say fossilised marks were apparently made in same place within days of each other about 1.5m years agoAbout 1.5m years ago a big-toothed cousin of prehistoric humans walked quickly along a lakeside in Kenya, footprints marking the muddy ground. But they were not our only distant relative on the scene: treading the same ground was the early human Homo erectus.Researchers say an analysis of fossilised footprints discovered in deposits of the Turkana Basin, northern Kenya, suggest the m
  
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• 'Crazy Rich Asians' actor wishes for conservatives who 'aren't f---ing morons'

  28-11-2024 20:00 via foxnews.com
  
  "Crazy Rich Asians" star and "The Daily Show" correspondent Ronny Chieng let slip on Tuesday how he really feels about people who voted for President-elect Trump on Election Day.The actor and comedian appeared on ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and told the host that he thinks there’s nothing wrong with voters having a conservative mindset, but remarked that there are many stupid ones in the country."There’s nothing inherently evil or bad about [a] conservative mindset, I just think
  
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• Russia and Syria bomb Syrian Islamist rebels after surprise incursion

  28-11-2024 19:54 via foxnews.com
  
  A radical Islamist group unleashed its biggest military incursion against Syrian regime forces since 2020 in the northwest of the war-ravaged Syrian Arab Republic, triggering Russian and Syrian warplanes on Thursday to bomb the insurgent offensive.Rebels led by the U.S-designated Islamist terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stormed a dozen towns and villages in northwest Aleppo province, which is controlled by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces.The Syrian Islamist offensive starte
  
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• Tennis star Iga Swiatek accepts 1-month suspension for banned substance

  28-11-2024 19:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Women’s tennis star Iga Swiatek, the winner of five Grand Slams, has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Thursday. Swiatek, who has been ranked No. 1 in the world for most of the past two seasons, tested positive for trimetazidine, a heart medication better known as TMZ, in an out-of-competition test back in August. The ITIA accepted her explanation that the results weren&rsqu
  
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• Syrian insurgents cut off key road as 200 die in escalating violence

  28-11-2024 19:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Opposition groups in north-west have launched biggest push in years against government forcesJihadist fighters have cut off a road between Damascus and Aleppo during an offensive that a monitor says has killed about 200 people, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes.On Wednesday the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions launched a surprise attack on government-held areas of northern Aleppo province, triggering the fiercest fighting in years, the Syrian Obser
  
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• Military vehicle mows down woman as post-election protests roil Mozambique

  28-11-2024 18:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Woman sustains head injuries in incident in capital and police kill two protesters in northern cityA military vehicle mowed down a woman in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, as protests have gripped the southern African country weeks after an election that the opposition said was rigged.Videos of the incident on Wednesday that have been widely shared on social media showed an armoured vehicle speeding down a busy street into a makeshift wooden barricade attended by protesters and then driving over
  
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• Anti-Israel protesters disrupt Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

  28-11-2024 18:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Anti-Israel protesters with "Free Palestine" signs and banners descended on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Thursday, with police removing those who attempted to block the parade route.One group of protesters held Palestinian flags and unfurled a banner that read, "Don’t celebrate genocide!" in the middle of the street as the parade led by the Ronald McDonald balloon was coming down Sixth Avenue at West 55th Street.Photos show NYPD officers breaking up the demonstrat
  
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• Trump says Mexico's president promised to close the border. She begs to differ.

  28-11-2024 18:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum appear to have starkly different recollections of a conversation that covered migration.
  
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• New Zealand Covid inquiry finds vaccine mandates were ‘reasonable’

  28-11-2024 16:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Commissioners also say the vaccine requirements eroded public trust and call for investment to plan for the next pandemicA royal commission into New Zealand’s Covid response has largely accepted the need for vaccine mandates, while accepting they harmed a substantial minority of New Zealanders.The first of two inquiry reports on the pandemic was released on Thursday and also called for broad investment to plan for the next pandemic. Continue reading...
  
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• Hiker accidentally uncovers 280-million-year-old footprints in Italy

  28-11-2024 14:37 via foxnews.com
  
  A normal hiking trip turned into a day of archaeological discovery for a couple who found prehistoric footprints dating back millions of years. Claudia Steffensen was hiking with her husband through the Italian Alps last summer when she noticed what she described as "strange designs" on a rock. "It was a very hot day last summer and we wanted to escape the heat, so we went to the mountains," Steffensen told the Guardian. "On our way back down, we had to walk very carefully along the pa
  
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• Putin mulls striking Kyiv with new hypersonic missile that can reportedly reach US West Coast

  28-11-2024 14:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Following an overnight missile and drone attack by Russia targeting Ukraine’s key energy infrastructure, Russian President Vladimir Putin now says that government buildings in Kyiv could be targeted next using a new hypersonic missile that could also potentially reach the U.S.Russian attacks have not so far struck "decision-making centers" in the Ukrainian capital as Kyiv is heavily protected by air defenses. But Putin says Russia's Oreshnik hypersonic missile, which it fired for the first
  
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• 7 US hostages still held by Hamas terrorists as families plead for their release: 'this is urgent'

  28-11-2024 14:16 via foxnews.com
  
  The parents of the American hostages who have been held by Hamas for nearly 420 days are once again pleading with the U.S. and Israeli officials to show a sense of "urgency" in securing their freedom.Seven of the 101 hostages held in Gaza are American, and their families, who will once again sit through another Thanksgiving dinner with an empty seat on Thursday, are again urging that their release be prioritized."Our plea is that this is urgent, and I'm not sure we're seeing the sense of urgency
  
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• Israel opens fire in Lebanon at ‘suspects’ allegedly violating truce, which has entered its second day

  28-11-2024 13:39 via foxnews.com
  
  The Israel Defense Forces opened fire Thursday at "suspects" in southern Lebanon that allegedly violated the terms of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X that "in the past hour, a number of suspects were observed arriving, some of them in vehicles, to several areas in southern Lebanon, which constitutes a violation of the agreement." The Israeli and Lebanese militaries have warned displaced Lebanese not to return to evacuat
  
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• Biden admin urges Ukraine to lower draft age to conscript 18-year-olds

  28-11-2024 13:26 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to lower its draft age to conscript 18-year-olds to keep pace with Russia’s growing military nearly three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion.A senior Biden administration official told The Associated Press Wednesday that "the pure math" of Ukraine’s situation calls for lowering the draft age from the current age of 25 to expand its outnumbered fighting force.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Uk
  
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• Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s

  28-11-2024 13:18 via bbc.com
  
  The ban aims to reduce "harms" on children and will take at least a year to implement, the PM says.
  
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• Masterchef's Gregg Wallace steps aside after allegations

  28-11-2024 13:13 via bbc.com
  
  The host has stood down while allegations of historical misconduct are investigated, producers say.
  
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• 'You have to find where you are appreciated' - Wood on Forest, form & Nuno

  28-11-2024 13:01 via bbc.com
  
  Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood speaks to BBC Sport about his goalscoring run, his manager Nuno Espirito Santo and feeling appreciated.
  
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• Meet the longest-serving manager whose boss is his dad

  28-11-2024 13:01 via bbc.com
  
  Harrogate Town boss Simon Weaver is the longest-serving current manager in the top four divisions - well ahead of Man City's Pep Guardiola and Arsenal's Mikel Arteta.
  
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• Gregg Wallace to step away from MasterChef while misconduct allegations investigated

  28-11-2024 12:55 via bbc.com
  
  The host has stepped aside while allegations of historical misconduct are investigated, producers say.
  
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• William and Kate pay tribute to 'brave and humble' photographer Liz Hatton

  28-11-2024 12:54 via bbc.com
  
  The Prince and Princess of Wales remember 'brave and humble' Liz Hatton after her death from cancer.
  
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• UK electric car production drops with firms 'under pressure'

  28-11-2024 12:52 via bbc.com
  
  The trade body for the sector says these are "deeply concerning times" for the UK's car industry.
  
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• UK electric car output drops with firms 'under pressure'

  28-11-2024 12:52 via bbc.com
  
  The trade body for the sector says these are "deeply concerning times" for the UK's car industry.
  
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• 'I sold my house to man on FBI's most wanted list'

  28-11-2024 12:43 via bbc.com
  
  Aled Evans says an alleged US terrorist was "besotted" with the scenic views from the £425,000 home.
  
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• Daniel Khalife was a British soldier who spied for Iran and dreamed of fame

  28-11-2024 12:42 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC investigates what led to him contacting Iranian agents while working for the British Army.
  
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• Zoe Ball left with 'awful headaches' by jaw condition

  28-11-2024 12:28 via bbc.com
  
  The broadcaster recently announced her departure from BBC Radio 2's breakfast show.
  
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• Man in court over Bushey crossbow attack

  28-11-2024 12:25 via bbc.com
  
  Kyle Clifford is accused of the murders of Carol Hunt and her daughters Hannah and Louise in July.
  
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• New benefit plan to help pensioners with fuel bills

  28-11-2024 12:11 via bbc.com
  
  About 900,000 Scots are affected by the chancellor's decision to cut universal winter fuel payments.
  
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• Russia launches another large missile, drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

  28-11-2024 12:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia launched another "massive" attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Thursday, knocking out power for more than a million households, according to Ukranian officials.Thursday's attack, which involved more than 200 missiles and drones, marks the second on Ukraine's power grid in less than two weeks.Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Facebook that "attacks on energy facilities are happening all over Ukraine." He added that emergency power outages have been implemented nationwide
  
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• Former soldier Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran

  28-11-2024 12:07 via theguardian.com
  Khalife convicted of three counts relating to espionage, having admitted to prison escape while on remandA former soldier whose prison escape sparked a huge manhunt in 2023 has been convicted of spying for Iran but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax.Daniel Khalife was found guilty of three counts relating to his espionage on Thursday. The 23-year-old had admitted partway through his trial to the escape from HMP Wandsworth, in south-west London. Khalife had strapped himself to the underside of a
  
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• Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran

  28-11-2024 12:05 via bbc.com
  
  Khalife first contacted a man linked to Iranian intelligence soon after joining the British Army, his trial heard.
  
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• Hangman of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann dies

  28-11-2024 12:01 via bbc.com
  
  Shalom Nagar was chosen to hang one of the architects of the Holocaust, in Israel's only civil execution.
  
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• Massachusetts farmers turn cranberry bogs back to wetlands in $6m initiative

  28-11-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Restoration projects awarded grants to convert defunct bogs to bring environmental benefits and restore wildlifeAs millions of cranberries were being harvested for Thursday’s US Thanksgiving holiday, Massachusetts farmers were working to convert defunct cranberry bogs to back to wild wetlands, amid climate crisis woes.Several restoration projects were awarded $6m in grants to carry out such initiatives, state officials announced this week. Continue reading...
  
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• City regulator offers to water down ‘name and shame’ rules after pressure

  28-11-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  FCA proposes giving 10 days’ notice before revealing identities of firms under investigation and will consider market impactThe City regulator has bowed to pressure over plans to “name and shame” some companies it investigates, offering watered-down proposals that would give firms 10 days’ notice and consider the “potential negative impact” of revealing the identities of companies under inspection.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) put forward new proposals
  
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• Lampard appointed Coventry head coach

  28-11-2024 11:55 via bbc.com
  
  Coventry City appoint ex-Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard as their head coach, following Mark Robins' sacking.
  
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