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An influencer has filed a US lawsuit, claiming that a rival social-media star has been copying her neutral “vibe”. Sydney Nicole Gifford and Alyssa Sheil are fighting a vicious battle of the beige, and other influencers are “watching closely”, said …

What happened The rebel forces that ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday announced an interim government Tuesday. Mohammed al-Bashir (pictured above, left), who ran the rebel alliance’s “salvation government” in its Idlib province stronghold, said on state TV he …

What happened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified Tuesday at his corruption trial, becoming Israel’s first sitting leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant. The trial has been underway for four years. Who said what Allegations of Netanyahu’s corruption …

What happened A federal judge in Oregon Tuesday temporarily blocked Kroger’s proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of rival supermarket giant Albertsons, agreeing with the Federal Trade Commission and eight states plus the District of Columbia that the merger would reduce competition …

The speed of change in Syria over the past week caught even those in the Middle East by surprise but with a stockpile of chemical and biological weapons at stake, many are calling for quick and decisive action from the …

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Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Tuesday to testify in a corruption trial that could see him imprisoned for up to a decade if he’s found guilty. The long-running legal troubles of Israel’s prime minister “bitterly divided Israelis and shook …

“The Sticky” begins, as most crime dramas tend to, with a body. But “this body happens to be submerged in a vat of maple syrup”, said Aramide Tinubu in Variety. In this new Amazon Prime series, writers Brian Donovan and …

A rapid rise in demand has left pubs across Britain facing a potential shortage of Guinness in the run-up to Christmas. Distributors have been allocating less than “usual” to pubs to try and “make sure there’s enough stock to meet …

Tariffs have taken center stage in recent months, with President-elect Donald Trump campaigning on plans to levy steep tariffs on imported goods to bolster the U.S. economy. Now that he has won the presidency, those proposed tariffs could soon become …

The harm that lead exposure can do to people’s health is long-established. A recently published study has revealed just how much harm childhood lead exposure can cause and how such lead exposure drove a hidden mental health crisis of which …

Russian authorities have for many decades exonerated people who were wronged during the Soviet era. Vladimir Putin has not only abandoned this programme but put it into reverse. The president’s move has puzzled many outside Russia but it’s all part …

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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the toppling of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was a “humiliation” not just for the deposed president himself, but for the Russian and Iranian regimes who supported him. No decision has yet been made on …

Google has unveiled a powerful new quantum computer chip that it says takes five minutes to solve a problem that would currently take the world’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete – more time than the universe has existed. …

For a sun-drenched winter break, it has to be the Caribbean. Home to more than 7,000 islands and islets spanning a diverse terrain from lush rainforests to active volcanoes and pale sandy beaches, it’s the type of place you can …

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What happened Police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Monday after identifying him as the suspect in last week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel. Manhattan prosecutors charged Mangione …

What happened A New York City jury Monday found Daniel Penny, a former Marine and architecture student, not guilty of negligent homicide in the 2023 choking death of Jordan Neely. Penny, 26, had put 30-year-old Neely, a Black homeless subway …

What happened A Nevada commissioner denied a request by Rupert Murdoch and his oldest son, Lachlan, to amend their family’s irrevocable trust so the patriarch’s other three eldest children — Prudence, Elisabeth and James — have no control over the …

This fall brought a bounty of funny, educational and insightful podcasts that helped podcast fans power through the autumn season. They include hilarious expert advice on life’s strangest questions and exposes on both New York’s finest and American college campuses. …

The insurance industry was rattled on Dec. 4 by the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The 50-year-old was gunned down in Manhattan on his way to a health care conference; police believe his death was a targeted assassination, with …

‘Is there a right to die? Don’t look to liberals for an answer.’ Shadi Hamid at The Washington Post The “assumption is that more individual autonomy is automatically better,” but the “desire to extend and expand the scope of euthanasia …

Nestled about an hour east of Crete’s Heraklion airport lies the sleepy town of Elounda. More of a coastal village, really, it’s stretched out around a quiet, sweeping bay, protected from the wind and sea by a couple of islands …

All across America, people are turning off the news. Some of them are liberals still traumatized by the election, for whom the idea of hearing about President-elect Donald Trump’s latest ALL-CAPS pronouncement is just too triggering. Some are right-leaning bros, …

Springdale, Utah (Image credit: Courtesy image) Ten minutes from Zion National Park, this three-bedroom contemporary lodge is surrounded by red-rock mountains. The furnished house features an open great room with 10-foot-high glass pocket sliders, stained-concrete floors, and striated-stone fireplace surround; …

About two-thirds of Greenland lies above the Arctic Circle, so while it remains a popular tourist destination for cold-weather lovers, getting there has never been easy. Until now. The territory unveiled a renovated airport in November that will serve as …

A former anchor for the far-right One America News Network (OAN), Natalie Harp, will serve in a key, though yet-to-be-specified communications role for the Trump White House. She is thought to already be a critical information gatekeeper to President-elect Trump …

What happened Donald Trump discussed his plans for the beginning of his presidency on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, saying he would pardon most Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on his “first day” in office and try to end constitutionally guaranteed …

What happened Taylor Swift performed the final show of her Eras Tour Sunday night in Vancouver, Canada. Since the tour opened in March 2023, Swift has performed 149 concerts in 51 cities on five continents. Who said what “Vancouver, I …

‘How JD Vance could become the most powerful VP in American history’ Jeff Mayhugh at The Hill J.D. Vance “might be the most powerful vice president in American history,” says Jeff Mayhugh. Vance “could use his intellectual prowess, congressional and …

Christmas party season has arrived but that doesn’t have to mean knocking back the booze. A YouGov survey earlier this year revealed that 44% of 18 to 24-year-olds occasionally or regularly order low or non-alcoholic drinks, with 39% drinking no …