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• Michigan fans mock VP-elect Vance after alma mater Ohio State's upset loss to Michigan

  30-11-2024 23:52 via foxnews.com
  
  Vice President-elect JD Vance commended his Ohio State Buckeyes after their shocking loss to rival Michigan Saturday. The internet was not so kind in response. Vance posted on X, saying the Buckeyes played like "champions" and that he's "proud of them." "To the OSU seniors on that team: I know it sucks to lose four to Michigan, but for your entire college career you guys have conducted yourselves like champions. I speak for nearly all of us fans when I say: we’re proud of you!" V
  
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• Not only does beer taste great, there are health benefits associated with it, too: expert

  30-11-2024 23:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Beer. It may have somewhat of a bad reputation – but there are health benefits associated with the drink. Not only does beer taste good, it also has compounds that can help a person feel good, too. "Beer is not really bad for you if it is enjoyed in moderation," Tony Torgerud told Fox News Digital.MEAD, THE ALCOHOL BETTER KNOWN AS HONEY WINE, IS 'LIQUID HISTORY IN A GLASS'Torgerud is CEO of APRU (Apple Rush, Inc.) and is a specialist in botanical brewing. He leads the team at Len
  
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• 'Title race on' - how Odegaard & Saka are keeping Arsenal hopes alive

  30-11-2024 23:28 via bbc.com
  
  As Arsenal move second with an emphatic win at West Ham, BBC Sport looks at how "deadly duo" Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka are keeping their title hopes alive.
  
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• Russell promoted to Qatar pole by Verstappen grid penalty

  30-11-2024 23:22 via bbc.com
  
  Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is stripped of pole position for impeding Mercedes driver George Russell in qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix.
  
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• Syrian troops withdraw from Aleppo as rebels advance

  30-11-2024 23:16 via bbc.com
  
  Over 300 people have been killed since rebels launched an offensive against the government this week.
  
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• ‘Modern Family’ stars rush their kids to emergency room after medical scare on Thanksgiving

  30-11-2024 23:13 via foxnews.com
  
  "Modern Family" stars, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Bowen, both wound up in the hospital on Thanksgiving.The two co-stars, who played siblings on the popular sitcom, had to rush their children to the emergency room during the holiday. "I have received a lot of parenting wisdom from @itsjuliebowen so seeing I wasn't the only one with a kid in the ER on Thanksgiving was comforting. (He's also fine.)," Ferguson, 49, shared on Instagram. 'MODERN FAMILY' STAR ERIC STONESTREET CALLS PEOPLE
  
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• Ex-Bears coach Matt Eberflus shares gracious statement after historic firing

  30-11-2024 23:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Despite becoming the first head coach in Chicago Bears history to be fired midseason, Matt Eberflus had kind words for the organization after his dismissal Friday. Eberflus was sacked after the Bears' disastrous loss to the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day. On Friday morning, he met with reporters, expressing his belief that he would remain head coach and that he was focused on the team’s Week 13 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Just hours later, Eberflus was
  
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• Family 'desperate' as British couple still missing after Red Sea sinking

  30-11-2024 23:07 via bbc.com
  
  The family of a couple missing after a tourist boat sank are anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones.
  
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• Kate sends emotional Christmas message of 'love, not fear'

  30-11-2024 23:01 via bbc.com
  
  The Princess of Wales writes of the need for mutual support ahead of her carol concert next week.
  
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• How Brazilian police say Bolsonaro plotted a coup to stay in office

  30-11-2024 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Brazil's Federal Police in late November formally accused far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of planning a coup to keep him in office. The agency described a multistep scheme, substantiated by evidence and testimony, in an 884-page report.The plan included systematically sowing distrust of the electoral system among the populace, drafting a decree to give the plot a veneer of legal basis, pressuring top military brass to go along with the plan, and inciting a riot in the cap
  
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• Wiegman vowed to experiment - did USA draw show 'evolution'?

  30-11-2024 22:43 via bbc.com
  
  England's goalless draw with the USA gives a glimpse of Sarina Wiegman's plans for Euro 2025 - with some experimental setting up and a strong defensive display.
  
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• Irish election 'too close to call', says taoiseach

  30-11-2024 22:40 via bbc.com
  
  The leaders of the three parties battling to top the polls in the Irish general election have been elected.
  
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• Food charity pauses Gaza work after staff killed in Israeli strike

  30-11-2024 22:34 via bbc.com
  
  Israel said the target of the strike was involved in the October 7 attacks and also worked at the charity World Central Kitchen.
  
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• Trump maintains hard line on Canada after meeting with Trudeau

  30-11-2024 21:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Prime minister becomes first G7 leader to visit president-elect amid concerns over tariff threatDonald Trump said he had a “productive” meeting with Justin Trudeau after the Canadian prime minister paid a surprise trip to his Mar-a-Lago estate amid fears about Trump’s promised tariffs.Trudeau became the first G7 leader to meet with Trump before his second term amid widespread fears in Canada and many other parts of the world that Trump’s trade policy will cause widespread
  
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• Trump picks Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner's father, as ambassador to France

  30-11-2024 21:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he would nominate Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as ambassador to France.
  
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• Thousands visit site of Hassan Nasrallah's assassination

  30-11-2024 20:28 via bbc.com
  
  At the site of a crater left by the Israeli air strike that killed him, Nasrallah's supporters wept and chanted his name.
  
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• 'No emotion' for Farrell in winning Irish send-off

  30-11-2024 20:24 via bbc.com
  
  Ireland head coach Andy Farrell insists he was able to park emotion as he signed off before his looming British and Irish Lions commitments with victory over Australia.
  
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• ‘We will fix our homes’: clean-up begins as Lebanon faces uncertain future

  30-11-2024 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Under-resourced army has job of ensuring Hezbollah’s compliance with truce while defending national territoryMohammed Bzeeh spent the first hours of the ceasefire cleaning. After the Hezbollah-Israel agreement brought 13 months of fighting to a close last Wednesday, Bzeeh and his family arrived at their village of Zibqin in southern Lebanon to find their home ruined by an Israeli airstrike.Bzeeh immediately set to work, the wiry 18-year-old hefting piles of concrete and metal scrap of
  
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• World Beekeeping Awards axe honey prize due to fraud

  30-11-2024 19:28 via bbc.com
  
  A report found that 46% of sampled honey products had likely been bulked out with cheaper sugar syrups.
  
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• Lebanese civilians return home to shattered lives and cities after ceasefire

  30-11-2024 18:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  The crushing reality of homes and businesses reduced to crumbled cement and mangled steel has curdled the joy many in Lebanon felt after Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire earlier this week.
  
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• Under chandeliers, Lucy Letby hospital bosses broke their silence

  30-11-2024 17:20 via bbc.com
  
  Former Countess of Chester executives hadn't spoken publicly about the serial killer case - until this week.
  
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• Spain hotel check-in delay fears as new data rules begin

  30-11-2024 17:12 via bbc.com
  
  A new law requiring hotels and car hire firms to send customer data to the government starts on Monday.
  
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• 'We voted for assisted dying bill - but still have concerns'

  30-11-2024 17:03 via bbc.com
  
  The bill faces further scrutiny, during which MPs and peers could choose to amend parts of it.
  
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• Islamist rebels in Syria catch Assad, Putin, Iran regimes off guard giving US new mideast headache

  30-11-2024 17:03 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM—Extremist Syrian Islamist forces have seized control over much of Aleppo, the second-largest city in the war-torn country, raising significant new questions for the U.S. government about its policy in the highly volatile Syrian Arab Republic."I think it is concerning if some elements of the anti-Assad forces get their hands on sensitive sites in Syria. There have been reports that they have seized the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center, which is where Assad’
  
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• Israeli military says Hezbollah is smuggling weapons into Lebanon during ceasefire

  30-11-2024 16:52 via foxnews.com
  
  Hezbollah terrorists are smuggling weapons into Lebanon despite an ongoing cease-fire agreement with Israel, the Israel Defense Forces alleged Saturday. IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X that "earlier today, Air Force fighter jets, under the direction of Military Intelligence, attacked military infrastructure near the border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, which Hezbollah actively used to transfer weapons from Syria to Lebanon. "This raid came after monitoring the
  
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• 'Rigorous' law firm to lead Gregg Wallace probe, say MasterChef producers

  30-11-2024 15:40 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News heard allegations of inappropriate comments and behaviour by 13 people who worked with Wallace.
  
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• Who are the rebels seizing control of Syria's second city?

  30-11-2024 14:41 via bbc.com
  
  The Islamist militant group HTS has a long and involved history in the Syrian conflict.
  
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• Tributes paid to Alex Salmond at cathedral service

  30-11-2024 14:15 via bbc.com
  
  The St Andrews Day memorial nearly a month after the former Scottish first minister's death included musical performances, prayers, eulogies and poems.
  
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• Cate Blanchett 'deeply concerned' by AI impact

  30-11-2024 14:03 via bbc.com
  
  The Australian actress says the threat of AI is "very real" as "you can totally replace anyone".
  
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• Over a year after Lahaina fires, Native Hawaiian homeowners hit another breaking point

  30-11-2024 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mikey Burke, a Native Hawaiian and fourth-generation Lahainan, lost her home in the Maui wildfires last August.
  
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• Janey Godley funeral is colourful comedy send-off

  30-11-2024 13:51 via bbc.com
  
  The service at St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow saw family and friends wear colourful outfits and ended with her catchphrase "Frank, get the door".
  
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• What the 2024 polls got right — and what they got wrong

  30-11-2024 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Polls weren’t perfect in 2024, but they were more right than wrong — especially given the polling industry’s challenges and recent misses.
  
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• Veteran NFL running backs are upending a long-held belief, proving their old teams very wrong

  30-11-2024 11:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Veteran running backs like Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkely are thriving with new franchises.
  
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• Gay couples rush to take oath of marriage before Trump takes oath of office

  30-11-2024 11:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Gay couples are rushing to get married, begin fertility treatments and take other measures out of fear their rights may be rescinded during a second Trump administration.
  
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• Could police have handled Skye shooting differently?

  30-11-2024 10:33 via bbc.com
  
  Finlay MacDonald was jailed on Friday for killing his brother-in-law and attempting to murder three others.
  
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• Lockdown DIY linked to landfill's noxious gases

  30-11-2024 08:26 via bbc.com
  
  An academic says an increase in plasterboard sent to landfill could be behind a spike in smells.
  
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• Man who found smooth Mars bar gets £2 compensation

  30-11-2024 08:20 via bbc.com
  
  Mars Wrigley UK says the smooth bar "slipped" through and confirmed the swirl is being kept.
  
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• 'Pixelated' mural tackles stigma of breastfeeding

  30-11-2024 08:02 via bbc.com
  
  A new mural in Derry city centre hopes to spark a conversation about breastfeeding.
  
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• Woman's £1,906 bill over five-minute parking rule

  30-11-2024 08:01 via bbc.com
  
  Rosey Hudson paid for parking each time, but is being taken to court for £1,906 by Excel Parking.
  
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• ‘Historic step’: what the UK papers say after landmark vote on assisted dying

  30-11-2024 07:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Newspapers across the board cover the historic vote prominently, but with some more enthused about the outcome than othersFront pages in the UK on Saturday were dominated by the step taken by MPs toward legalising assisted dying in England and Wales by backing a bill that would give some terminally ill people the right to end their own lives.The Guardian splashed with the news, describing it as a “historic vote” that paves the way for assisted dying, along with a photo of emotional s
  
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• Imprisoned Kremlin critic convicted again, receives 3-year sentence for opposing war in Ukraine

  30-11-2024 07:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov was convicted again on Friday and given a three-year prison sentence for opposing Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.The three-day trial against Gorinov again revealed Russian intolerance of dissent.Gorinov, 63, is a former member of a Moscow municipal council who is already serving a seven-year prison term for public criticism of the invasion, according to The Associated Press.Noting his previous conviction and sentence, a court in Russia's Vladimir region
  
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• Bark detective: dog trained to sniff out UK tree disease

  30-11-2024 07:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Six-year-old spanador called Ivor taught to identify tree fungal-like organism killing trees and shrubs around UKSniffer dogs are usually found looking for contraband at airports and train stations, but the UK government is now dispatching trained hounds to find forest-harming pests.A dog has been used for the first time in the UK to successfully identify tree disease. Researchers from Forest Research used a trained spanador – a cocker spaniel labrador cross – to find the tree pathog
  
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• ‘Why would we wait?’: Lebanon starts to rebuild as ceasefire takes effect

  30-11-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Residents of Nabatieh say they do not expect the government to help and have set to work clearing the rubbleFor two months, the only sounds in Nabatieh were the buzzing of an Israeli drone overhead and the dull thump of distant airstrikes. The day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect, the drone was gone and southern Lebanon’s second largest city was filled with the sound of hammering and the clang of excavator buckets lifting rubble from blocked streets.“We
  
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• Landmark space mission set to create artificial solar eclipses using satellites

  30-11-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Two satellites in Proba-3 mission expected to be launched on Wednesday in India and will work in tandem to study sun’s coronaFinal preparations have begun for a landmark space mission that will use satellites flying in close formation to create artificial solar eclipses high above the Earth.The Proba-3 mission is the European Space Agency’s first attempt at precise formation flying in orbit and calls for two spacecraft to loop around the planet in an arrangement that never deviates b
  
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• Indie films losing out to obsession with bankable stars, says Richard Eyre

  30-11-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  British director whose career is being celebrated at the BFI says creative industry increasingly wants safe betsThe veteran British director Richard Eyre has said it is “very hard” to get small-budget independent dramas made any more because studio bosses are obsessed with “bankable” celebrity names.Eyre, who has worked across film, theatre, TV and opera, winning five Olivier awards and a Bafta, also spoke of the importance of making drama that embraces social realism &nd
  
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• Australians abroad at growing risk of being detained and ‘used as pawns’ by rogue nations, inquiry warns

  30-11-2024 05:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Special envoy needed to help free citizens subjected to ‘hostage diplomacy’ by authoritarian regimes, senate committee findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia needs a specialist envoy dedicated to freeing its citizens arbitrarily detained by rogue nations, a senate committee inquiry has recommended.The practice of “hostage diplomacy” is an increasing threat, the senate committee found, and Australians should be specifically warned that au
  
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• Terminally ill people on both sides of assisted dying debate react to vote

  30-11-2024 05:32 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News speaks to two terminally ill people with opposing views on the impact of assisted dying.
  
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• Family ‘devastated’ after two found dead in ‘confronting scene’ in Sydney’s west

  30-11-2024 05:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Bodies discovered on Saturday morning after police were called to shop on Oxford Street in Cambridge Park following reports of an assaultGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police are appealing for information after two people were found dead with “significant injuries” in Sydney’s west on Saturday morning.Officers were called to a shop on Oxford Street in Cambridge Park, near Penrith, after reports of an assault at about 9.40am.Sign up fo
  
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• Why so many games are failing right now - and why others are breakout hits

  30-11-2024 04:03 via bbc.com
  
  Making games is hard and, in 2024, getting people to buy them is another challenge.
  
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• Trudeau in Florida to meet Trump after tariffs threat – reports

  30-11-2024 02:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Canada’s PM to dine with US president-elect at Mar-a-Lago resort, news reports say, days after Trump threatens 25% tariff on Canadian importsThe Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, ahead of a meeting Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, according to media reports, days after the US president-elect threatened the US’s neighbour with import tariffs once he takes office.The Canadian prime minister’s public itinerary does not list a schedu
  
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