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  • Turkey arrests journalist over social media post on prosecutors

    An Istanbul court late on Saturday formally arrested a Turkish journalist over his social media posts on prosecutors investigating a mayor from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), his lawyer said. Furkan Karabay, a reporter with news website 10Haber, was detained early on Friday after writing on X the names of prosecutors conducting an investigation into the mayor. Ahmet Ozer, the mayor of Istanbul's Esenyurt district, was arrested on Oct. 30 after prosecutors accused him of having ties to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned as a terrorist group in Turkey.

  • Opinion: American voters just gave Trump a get-out-of-jail-free card. Like it or not.

    Trump is going to pick a new attorney general and has repeatedly vowed to use that person and the Department of Justice to punish political enemies.

  • Giants coaching candidates: 8 options if New York fires Brian Daboll

    The Giants aren't guaranteed to fire Brian Daboll, but if they do, Bill Belichick will be among the most interesting names to watch for their opening.

  • Thousands take to streets of Tel Aviv to demand deal to release hostages

    Thousands of protesters took the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand a deal to release the remaining hostages being held in Gaza. Relatives of those taken and others blamed Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for not doing enough to reach a deal to bring their loved ones home, 13 months after the attack by Hamas militants which killed 1,200 people, triggered the war and saw 250 people taken to Gaza.

  • Notes on chocolate: time for a nice spicy cup of hot chocolate or three

    All you need is the comfy socks to slip into first

  • Ahead of Remembrance Day, poll suggests most Canadians don't know much about their history

    As people gather to remember those who fought and died to protect this country in past wars, a new poll suggests many Canadians know little about their country's history.That's likely because high school students in most provinces and territories are not required to take a Canadian history class before graduating, experts say.Many Canadians are in the dark about the people who helped build this country and the seminal moments that define its past and could inform its future, according to an Ipso

  • In brief: Who Owns Football?; The Caretaker; The Land in Winter

    A deep dive into football’s puppet masters; an evocative slice of Americana; and another tour de force from Pure author Andrew Miller

  • ‘Rachel had been ready to leave me if our IVF hadn’t worked’: writer Jack Thorne on how his family’s fertility struggles inspired his new film

    The screenwriter behind hit TV dramas National Treasure and Kiri, as well as the Harry Potter stage play, talks about his new, more personal project created with his wife - a feature film, Joy, celebrat​ing the birth of IVF

  • I’m a CEO: Five Traits You Should Look for in a Boss To Maximize Your Success

    Finding a good job isn't just about the money. Evaluating your potential boss is critical in a job market where the average time to land a job is three to six months from start to finish. GOBanking...

  • South Carolina Woman Surprised When She Finds Snake Behind Her Toilet

    It is not clear how the ball python got into her apartment, nor where the snake came from

  • Standout Stats | Juventus Women-AC Milan

    The Juventus Women’s First Team marched on at the top of the Serie A table as the regular season reached its midway point on Matchday 9, beating AC Milan 3-0 in Biella to remain unbeaten in the leag...

  • Ottawa faces uphill battle to get support for asylum seeker centre

    As the director of Refugee 613, Louisa Taylor knows better than most what people seeking refuge in Canada are facing. Federal policies have contributed to a surge in asylum seekers in the nation's big cities, including in Ottawa, where they make up 60 per cent of people in emergency shelters. "There are more than 330 people sleeping on mats and cots in community centres, in hockey arenas. The majority of those are newcomers, and many of those newcomers are refugee claimants," Taylor said. "There

  • AI-generated images creating unrealistic expectations, hairdressers say

    Clients have been showing their hairdressers photos of celebrities like Jennifer Aniston for decades. Now, they're also bringing in AI-generated images too.Dean Allan, owner and stylist at the Beauty Parlour on Whyte Avenue in Edmonton, said it's more and more commonplace that when a client comes in for a haircut, they show him a photo that was generated by artificial intelligence. He says most people can tell that it's not real — for now."I think they're just gonna get better," Allan told CBC's

  • Prince William 'hopeful' Catherine, Princess of Wales will undertake royal tours in 2025

    Catherine, Princess of Wales will "hopefully" be well enough to embark on royal tours next year, her husband Prince William has said.

  • Tens of thousands declare early to avoid Toronto's vacant home tax

    Toronto's redesigned vacant home tax rollout has begun, with over 45,000 people filing their paperwork in the first week.Some councillors say they were left responding to complaints about the rollout, after the city's online declaration portal experienced technical problems shortly after launch.The city's chief technology officer, Sonia Brar, said for two to three hours last Monday the city's online system would not accept form submissions, which is how city residents would make their declaratio

  • Discover the latest homes changing hands in Lexington area

    These are the properties that sold and the prices they sold for in the Lexington area

  • Forcing people into drug treatment is on the political agenda. Here's what the evidence says

    As the toxic drug crisis continues to claim thousands of lives each year — fuelling perceptions that existing measures are failing — the notion of involuntary treatment is gaining political traction. Across Canada, there's a growing number of political leaders proposing to force people into treatment for drug addiction, even though a recent research review found inconclusive evidence about whether it's effective. Some experts in addiction medicine warn against seizing on forced treatment as an e

  • Olivia Colman too emotional for social media

    Olivia Colman won't use social media because reading negative comments would upset her.

  • NEWS OF THE WEEK: Liam Gallagher insists fans will be 'blown away' by new music from Oasis

    The 52-year-old rocker stunned fans earlier this year when he and his brother Noel Gallagher, 57, announced they had reformed to tour in 2025. Now the star has teased that fans will be able to hear a full new Oasis album - claiming he and his brother have already completed the record. Back in September, Liam teased that he and Noel had recorded new songs while fielding questions from fans on X. When one fan asked, "Is it true that Oasis will have a new album???"

  • Standout Stats | Juventus-Torino

    Juventus took city honours once again in the Derby della Mole, beating rivals Torino 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday night.Read up on all the night’s interesting facts:STAR BOY | Kenan Yildiz...