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The new right celebrates Trump at a conservative conference and sidesteps inconsistencies

PHOENIX — As Washington heaved over the possibility of a partial government shutdown, leading far-right figures gathered with thousands of Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters and, for the most part, gloried in splintering the president-elect’s party. Jennifer Pacheco, a 20-year-old student from Southern California, said she embraced Turning Point because she likes Kirk’s unapologetic Christianity and believes “we need to …

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14 hours, 37 minutes ago

Takeaways from Trump’s 1st rally speech as president-elect

Associated Press

PHOENIX — President-elect Donald Trump came to Arizona on Sunday for his first rally speech since winning the November election. We’re going to really give it a shot.” Trump, who likes to say that his clear but close victory was a landslide, argued: “There’s a spirit that we have now that we didn’t have just a short while ago.” Trump …

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15 hours, 12 minutes ago

4-game skid and porous run defense create more frustration for Titans after 38-30 loss to Colts

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Tennessee defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons sat at his locker Sunday afternoon and took offense to the playful attitudes around him following a fourth consecutive loss. We’re building for next year,’” Simmons said after a 38-30 loss to division rival Indianapolis. “If I see guys who want to quit, I don’t want to be their teammate.” For a franchise …

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15 hours, 28 minutes ago

Opinion: Who can claim Ambedkar as their own?

India Today

Various kinds of people could claim Dr BR Ambedkar as their own. Comparing the enormous difference between the monetary contributions made by white Americans for the betterment of blacks with the money collected by Gandhi for his Harijan Sevak Sangh, Ambedkar concluded in an unfinished work, “A People at Bay”, that “Americans have a social conscience while the Hindus have …

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15 hours, 28 minutes ago

Key takeaways from Trump’s first rally speech after November election win

Al Jazeera

Here are some takeaways from the 75-minute speech by President-elect Donald Trump in Virginia. United States President-elect Donald Trump has been greeted by thousands of supporters at his first rally speech in Arizona since winning the November election. We’re going to really give it a shot.” Trump, who likes to say that his clear but close victory was a landslide, …

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Takeaways from Donald Trump's 1st rally speech as president-elect

India Today

PHOENIX: President-elect Donald Trump came to Arizona on Sunday for his first rally speech since winning the November election. Here are some takeaways from the speech: President-elect tests unity message alongside characteristic bombast Trump spoke for about 75 minutes, much of it a typical Donald Trump speech – plenty of quips about the U.S. being “ripped off” and more false …

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19 hours, 48 minutes ago

Magic center Moritz Wagner will miss remainder of season with torn ACL in left knee

Associated Press

Orlando center Moritz Wagner will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee, that news coming to the injury-riddled Magic one day after they pulled off one of the more improbable wins in franchise history. Orlando has been without All-Star forward Paolo Banchero for the last 25 of its 30 games because of a …

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Jayson Tatum’s big night: 1st 40-plus point triple-double for Celtics since Larry Bird in 1992

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics started slowly, tussling early with the Chicago Bulls. But the defending NBA champions came on and prevailed 123-98 on Saturday night, with Tatum’s 43-point, 16-rebound and 10-assist effort earning the five-time All-Star comparisons to former Celtics great and Hall of Famer Larry Bird. Tatum’s third career triple-double was the first for a …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up

Salon

Would it not be simpler for the government to dissolve the people and elect another? — Bertolt Brecht It took just over three weeks for top aides on the Kamala Harris campaign to appear on "Pod Save America" and, as a HuffPost writer put it, suggest they'd been doomed all along by a fossilized sense “that there just wasn’t much …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Guardian for underprivileged children

New Indian Express

UTTAR PRADESH : For Sapna Upadhyaya, the turning point in her life came on a dark, quiet day in 2002, outside the pediatric ICU at King George’s Medical University. Deeply impacted by the experience, she vowed to dedicate her life to helping others, focusing specifically on underprivileged children battling cancer. Over time, Sapna noticed that many children coming to the …

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2 days, 16 hours ago

'Foolish': McConnell blasts Republicans pushing Christmas shutdown in leadership farewell

Raw Story

Sen. Mitch McConnell gave a leadership farewell speech in the Senate on Friday as he prepares to step down as Senate Republican Leader, reported CNN — and took a parting shot at his colleagues in the House whose last-minute obedience to threats from tech billionaire Elon Musk led to a bipartisan funding agreement falling apart, and a possible government shutdown. …

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2 days, 22 hours ago

‘Mind Your Own Business’: Viral Video of Tourists Littering at Nainital’s Lovers’ Point Sparks Outrage

ABP News

A viral Instagram video, shared by Shinjini Sengupta, has brought this issue into the spotlight. The heated argument over littering at Lovers’ Point, Nainital, has gone viral on social media, sparking widespread debate on responsible tourism. Check Out the Viral Video The situation escalated when the family refused to comply, with one of them throwing a plastic bag into the …

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2 days, 23 hours ago

Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole

Associated Press

DADEVILLE, Ala. — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow prisoners to their jobs at private manufacturers supplying goods to companies like Home Depot and Wayfair. This August 10, 1909 photo shows convicts engaged in street repair on 24th Street while under the watch of guards in Birmingham, Ala. …

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2 days, 23 hours ago

Moment man dies on courthouse steps 'after being shot by wife at conclusion of divorce hearing'

Daily Mail

Shocking footage captured the moments after a woman fatally shot her estranged husband on the steps of a Mississippi courthouse after their divorce hearing. Video footage captured the moments after Tanya Saucier, 49, shot her estranged husband in front of a Mississippi court house following a court proceeding finalizing their divorce The shocking footage showed courthouse employees as well as …

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3 days ago

Line of Duty star Martin Compston opens up about the future of the popular BBC show after fans begged for another series

Daily Mail

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has opened up about the future of the popular BBC series. Line of Duty star Martin Compston opened up about the future of the popular BBC series during an interview on Radio X, saying 'We’re not planning anything immediately' Martin starred as Steve Arnott in the series alongside Vicky McClure as Kate Fleming and …

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3 days, 1 hour ago

Huge 'Christmas Eve asteroid' the size of a 10-story building will skim past Earth at 14,743mph on 24 December, NASA warns

Daily Mail

This Christmas Eve, children around the world may be hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa's sleigh flying through the skies. NASA has warned that the huge 'Christmas Eve asteroid' will skim past Earth on December 24 at 14,743mph The Christmas Eve asteroid was only spotted on December 12 as NASA and the European Space Agency's planetary defence systems noticed …

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3 days, 23 hours ago

'Mayhem is the point': Trump warned he may have made huge mistake by creating D.C. chaos

Raw Story

A state of chaos that left many on Capitol Hill in a frenzy Thursday as an effort to stop a government shutdown was sunk by Republican infighting has been purposefully created, a CNN analysis showed. He was commenting after Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who has taken a place at President-elect Donald Trump’s shoulder, issued a warning that effectively …

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NHS warning over Christmas gatherings as flu cases soar in worst December for three years

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fresh NHS figures, which show hospital admissions for flu cases jumped by more than …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

In Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson,’ two generations of Black Hollywood meet in the middle

LA Times

In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, brothers Malcolm and John David Washington talk about collaborating on a new August Wilson adaptation, plus screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes discusses his breakout year. But right now, here is Yvonne with Malcolm and John David Washington with “The Piano Lesson.” John David Washington as Boy Willie and Skylar Smith as Maretha in …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

“An exclamation point on global warming”: Climate scientists warn 2024 was marked by broken records

Salon

The year 2024 is on track to be the hottest in recorded history, as humanity has officially exceeded the 1.5º C threshold established by the 2015 Paris climate accord. Dr. Peter Kalmus, a NASA climate scientist who emphasized his opinions are his own, noted that heating is accelerating “and is now substantially more rapid than it was a decade ago.” …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

NFL Week 16 odds, picks for every game: NFL Saturday is back with postseason coming into focus

New York Times

NFL Saturday is back, as Week 16 features four days of action with every team in play. —Steven Louis Goldstein Expert picks Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs It’s all eyes on Patrick Mahomes and his sprained ankle in Week 16 as the Chiefs play their second of three games in an 11-day span while fighting to secure the number …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

Hawkish cut for Fed as 'foggy night' lies ahead: America's central bank slashes rates for third time this year

Daily Mail

America’s central bank last night slashed interest rates for the third time this year but signalled that further cuts in 2025 will be slower than previously thought. The pre-Christmas boost for borrowers in the world’s biggest economy took rates down to a range of 4.25 to 4.5 per cent, a full percentage point lower than where they were in September. …

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Sensex, Nifty open lower as cautious investors weigh global trends

India Today

Benchmark stock market indices opened lower on Wednesday after having incurred heavy losses in the past two trading sessions as cautious sentiment prevailed among investors. Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services said that the near-term market construct has turned weak with FIIs turning sellers on rallies. Yesterday’s massive FII sell figure of Rs 6410 crores in …

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5 days, 15 hours ago

Raising deposit fees of plastic bottles to €1 will hardly raise recycling percentages

NL Times

Accountancy and consultancy firm PwC has calculated that the recycling percentage would increase by one percentage point if the deposit on small bottles is increased from 15 to 25 cents. If there were to be a 50 cent deposit on small bottles and 1 euro on large bottles instead of 25 cents, the percentage of collected bottles would only increase …

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The new right celebrates Trump at a conservative conference and sidesteps inconsistencies

Takeaways from Trump’s 1st rally speech as president-elect

4-game skid and porous run defense create more frustration for Titans after 38-30 loss to Colts

Opinion: Who can claim Ambedkar as their own?

Key takeaways from Trump’s first rally speech after November election win

Takeaways from Donald Trump's 1st rally speech as president-elect

Magic center Moritz Wagner will miss remainder of season with torn ACL in left knee

Jayson Tatum’s big night: 1st 40-plus point triple-double for Celtics since Larry Bird in 1992

Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up

Guardian for underprivileged children

'Foolish': McConnell blasts Republicans pushing Christmas shutdown in leadership farewell

‘Mind Your Own Business’: Viral Video of Tourists Littering at Nainital’s Lovers’ Point Sparks Outrage

Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole

Moment man dies on courthouse steps 'after being shot by wife at conclusion of divorce hearing'

Line of Duty star Martin Compston opens up about the future of the popular BBC show after fans begged for another series

Huge 'Christmas Eve asteroid' the size of a 10-story building will skim past Earth at 14,743mph on 24 December, NASA warns

'Mayhem is the point': Trump warned he may have made huge mistake by creating D.C. chaos

NHS warning over Christmas gatherings as flu cases soar in worst December for three years

In Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson,’ two generations of Black Hollywood meet in the middle

“An exclamation point on global warming”: Climate scientists warn 2024 was marked by broken records

NFL Week 16 odds, picks for every game: NFL Saturday is back with postseason coming into focus

Hawkish cut for Fed as 'foggy night' lies ahead: America's central bank slashes rates for third time this year

Sensex, Nifty open lower as cautious investors weigh global trends

Raising deposit fees of plastic bottles to €1 will hardly raise recycling percentages