Yahoo Movies Actor Lance Kerwin dead at 62
Kerwin was best known for his roles in the TV series ‘James at 15’ and the Steven King miniseries ‘Salem’s Lot.’
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Yahoo TV UKZoe Ball’s emotional goodbye to Radio 2 friends who ‘held me up at my lowest’
The BBC Radio 2 breakfast host has signed off for the final time after six years hosting the morning show.
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Snow Blankets Green Bay as Winter Storm Takes Hold
Snow blanketed Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday, December 19, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter storm warning for the area.Footage posted to X shows snow coming down, covering cars, rooftops, and trees.According to NWS, the winter storm warning would remain in effect until 9 am Friday, making for potentially hazardous morning commutes. Credit: @DragoWolf920 via Storyful
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US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad’s ouster earlier this month are now in Damascus to hold talks with the country’s new leaders and seek information on the whereabouts of missing American journalist Austin Tice.
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‘Absolutely Sickened!’: GOP Rep Defies Trump With Furious Rant Against His Own Party
Rep. Chip Roy accused his fellow party lawmakers of not having “an ounce of self-respect” in a fiery tirade on the House floor Thursday for backing a bill to raise the debt ceiling by trillions as Donald Trump demanded. The Texas representative was one of 38 Republican lawmakers who ultimately joined Democrats in opposing the Trump-backed bill that would have increased the borrowing limit as part of a funding plan to avoid a shutdown starting Saturday. Roy had said he wouldn’t support raising th
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Prince Andrew Set to Flee England for Controversial Secret Palace Overseas
Prince Andrew may have been frozen out of the British royal family yet again, but another royal family seems keen to adopt him. The prince has been gifted the use of a palace in Abu Dhabi by the country’s autocratic elite, the royal historian and freedom-of-information campaigner Andrew Lownie will claim in a hotly anticipated biography of the prince to be published next year, The Daily Beast can reveal. The Daily Beast reported this week that several of Andrew’s friends say he could “do a Harry
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Out-of-control invasive species has met its match: Cute and hungry otters
West coast states are spending millions to protect their inland waterways from invasive crabs. In some places, otters are just eating them.
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Top US officials in Damascus to meet new Syrian rulers, State Department says
WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Top U.S. diplomats were expected to hold Washington's first in-person official meetings with Syria's new de facto rulers led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus on Friday, hoping to gauge how the former al Qaeda affiliate plans to run the country. The United States, other Western powers and many Syrians were glad to see militias led by HTS topple President Bashar al-Assad, but it is not clear whether the group will impose strict Islamic rule or show flexibility.
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These criminals exploited kids and the elderly. Biden just let them go. | Opinion
President Joe Biden bailed out criminals who held positions of power and used their influence to enrich themselves while inflicting harm on others.
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Sigourney Weaver flails in an odd and narratively unclear take on The Tempest
2/5 As Prospero, the ‘Alien’ star does not have the necessary charisma (or costume) to anchor this fanciful story
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The Supreme Court should ban TikTok. It's a national security threat. | Opinion
The motive of the TikTok ban legislation is not to limit speech, but rather to protect Americans from data privacy violations by China.
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It's beginning to look like another record for holiday travel
Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it's beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S.
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Her pulsing eye was a medical mystery. A scan showed her brain was sagging.
A Dallas woman suffered from migraines and a pulse in her eye. New York City doctors discovered her brain was sagging through a hole in her skull.
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Congo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in its east rages on
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the armed forces chief and several other top military officers in a major reshuffle amid the ongoing fight against rebels in the country's eastern region, state media announced late Thursday.
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'Willie Makeit': Dental Hygienists Prank Dentist with Fake Patient
A dentist in Pittsboro, North Carolina, was pranked by her colleagues recently when they brought in a fake, shy patient named Willie Makeit.A video from Avery Headen shows the setup, with “Willie” ready in the dental chair, wrapped in a blanket.“He was placed on the schedule with a fake x-ray attached to his appointment,” Headen told Storyful. “One of our assistants preheated the doctor about the patient being very anxious and in a lot of pain.”In the video, Dr Quiznonez is not deterred by her patient’s one-word answers, asking, “Is there anything I can do for you to make you feel more comfortable?”When the prank was revealed, Quiznonez seemed impressed, saying, “That was too good. You guys did good.” Credit: Avery Headen via Storyful
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Will the Supreme Court save TikTok? What's ahead in the final legal showdown.
TikTok has a tough task of convincing the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's ruling that national security risks outweigh free speech infringements.
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2024 white Christmas forecast predicts what parts of USA will see snow
With only five days until Christmas, weather forecasters now have a pretty good idea of who will wake up to a blanket of snow on the big day.
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UK drivers warned not to travel on busiest Christmas traffic day
The RAC urged drivers to avoid travelling on the roads over a six-hour period.
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Snowfall Creates Festive Scene at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Visitors to Brookfield Zoo Chicago in Illinois were treated to a festive display as snow blanketed the grounds on Thursday, December 19.Footage released by the zoo shows snow falling on various Christmas decorations around the zoo, including a Christmas tree and a light-up snowman.The National Weather Service said that snow accumulation was expected in northern Illinois from Thursday evening through to Friday. Credit: Brookfield Zoo Chicago via Storyful
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New research reveals how you can save up to £360 in airport car parking
New analysis by consumer group Which? found savings of hundreds of pounds just hours ahead of arrival
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Franco Colapinto F1 seat update for 2025 after Sergio Perez dropped
Exclusive: Williams boss James Vowles provided an update on the future of the Argentine driver