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  • Starbucks workers' union strikes across US as talks hit impasse

    (Reuters) -Some members of the Starbucks workers' union that represents more than 10,000 baristas walked off their jobs in multiple U.S. cities on Friday, citing unresolved issues over wages, staffing and schedules. The five-day strike, which began on Friday and closed Starbucks cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, will expand to Columbus, Denver, and Pittsburgh through Saturday, the union said in a statement. At Starbucks, the Workers United union, which represents employees at 525 stores across the U.S., said late on Thursday that walkouts would escalate daily, and could reach "hundreds of stores" nationwide by Christmas Eve.

  • Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incident

    Two US Navy pilots were recovered alive after their aircraft was shot down over the Red Sea early on Sunday in what the US military described as "an apparent case of friendly fire". The military earlier said it struck Houthi targets in Yemen, hours after the Iran-backed militia fired a missile at Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv. Two US Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the US military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten t

  • Russian defence ministry says it downed 42 Ukrainian drones overnight

    Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday its air defence systems destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones over five Russian regions during the night. Twenty drones were shot down over the Oryol region, eight drones each were destroyed in the Rostov and Bryansk regions, five in the Kursk region and one over Krasnodar Krai, the ministry said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. One attack triggered a fire at a fuel infrastructure facility in the village of Stalnoi Kon, said Andrei Klychkov, the governor of Oryol.

  • Sunday with Jeff Stelling: ‘I won’t have more than two beers’

    The sports anchor talks about his two dogs and eight cats, boring breakfast, trips to Hartlepool and prep for Monday morning

  • Zheng Qinwen withdraws from United Cup to focus on Australian Open

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen has announced she will not play at the United Cup mixed-teams tournament starting later this month, opting instead to focus on preparations for the 2025 season’s first Grand Slam.

  • Predators beat the Kings 3-2 in OT

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nick Blankenburg scored at 1:03 of overtime to help the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

  • Fallen French football hero Pogba gets an inkling of Corinthian spirit from Brazil

    Paul Pogba's quest to resurrect his football career following an 18-month ban for doping took a strange twist this week after the directors of an escort agency in Brazil said they wanted to help finance a deal to bring him to Corinthians in Sao Paulo. Pogba, 31, has been linked with several clubs since the Italian giants Juventus said last month that they no longer wanted his services when his punishment ends next March.The Fatal Model agency said on social media that it was in talks with Corint

  • Artefacts relocated to state-of-the-art facility

    The collection will be more accessible to the public, the council says.

  • Ohio State cruises past No. 4 Kentucky

    NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Thornton scored 22 of his career-high 30 points in the second half and Ohio State cruised to an 85-65 victory over No. 4 Kentucky on Saturday in the CBS Classic at Madison Square Garden.

  • Second body found after mudslide last weekend hits B.C. coastline

    VANCOUVER — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of a second person whose home was hit by a mudslide last weekend in British Columbia's Sea to Sky region.

  • Rickey Henderson captured our imagination and rebuilt a franchise. He was one of a kind.

    Rickey Henderson's debut in 1979 will be remembered as one of the most consequential in MLB history.

  • Why isn't Manchester United vs Bournemouth live on TV in UK today?

    Red Devils supporters cannot watch Ruben Amorim’s team look to bounce back

  • Eyeshadows in strong shades for a big impact

    Eyeshadow is an easy way to experiment with colour – it’s surprisingly effortless and it looks fabulous

  • Martin Short Has A Comedic 'Prescription' For Trump And Friends In 'SNL' Monologue

    The "Only Murders in the Building" star didn't hold back as he made jabs at the president-elect's Cabinet picks.

  • France's Mayotte struggles to recover as aid trickles in a week after cyclone

    One week on from a devastating cyclone that battered France's Indian Ocean territory, aid is still only trickling in to the worst-affected areas in Mayotte, where emergency workers are scrambling to restore essential services and aid a beleaguered population. One week after its worst cyclone in nearly a century, and days after a testy presidential visit, France’s impoverished Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte is still grappling with counting the dead, restoring essential services and aiding a st

  • Vigil honors the more than one hundred lives lost in Sacramento's unhoused community this year

    On Saturday night, they were honored with a candlelight vigil in downtown Sacramento.

  • Electrolytes are everywhere. But do they actually work?

    IN FOCUS: If you’re having a boozy December, the chances are you are already pairing your nights in the pub with a quick boost of electrolytes – the new wellness trend that helps rehydrate the body. But what exactly are electrolytes? And do many of the products that contain them do more harm than good? Olivia Petter gets the low-down

  • Mark Cuban uses Elon Musk’s own AI chatbot to shoot down his praise of far-right German party

    Musk said that ‘only the AfD can save Germany’ in a post on X on Friday night that provoked widespread backlash from politicians at home and overseas

  • Uduje scores 22 as San Jose State beats Kennesaw State 89-65

    SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Josh Uduje scored 22 points as San Jose State beat Kennesaw State 89-65 on Saturday night.

  • ‘SNL’: Bowen Yang Sings ‘Defying Gravity’ Dressed as New Jersey Drone

    During the year’s final episode of “Saturday Night Live,” cast member Bowen Yang appeared at the “Weekend Update” desk dressed as one of the drones that have been sighted over the skies of New Jersey — which, as co-anchor Michael Che explained, caused the FAA to issue “temporary flight restrictions” over the state. “Wow, indoors,” Yang …