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The Canadian PressTaylor Swift tells rapturous Vancouver fans why she chose city to end Eras Tour
VANCOUVER — Pop megastar Taylor Swift said there was a reason she chose Vancouver and Canada as the final stop of her 149-show Eras Tour, a sequin-sparkled cultural juggernaut that has spanned five continents.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla release 2024 Christmas card - with unexpected photo
King Charles and Queen Camilla have shared their Christmas card for this year and it has a sentimental meaning
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King Charles’ incredible gift to Kate Middleton weeks before Christmas
King Charles had a very special gift for Kate Middleton ahead of Christmas this year. See special gesture.
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Airline Passenger Refuses to Switch Seats to Appease Child Having a Tantrum, Despite Parents' Pleas
"At this point, the dad leaned over and asked, 'Would you mind switching seats with her? She’s just a kid,' " the passenger says
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NYC mayor says suspect identified in UnitedHealth executive's murder, NY Post reports
"The net is tightening," Adams told reporters at a Police Athletic League holiday party in Harlem, according to the Post. Thompson, 50, who became CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit in April 2021, was shot in the back around 6:45 a.m. ET (1145 GMT) on Wednesday in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait. The shooting sparked a massive manhunt for the gunman, who fled on foot wearing a hooded jacket, balaclava and gray backpack before mounting an electric bike and riding into Central Park, police said.
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Putin Minister Accidentally Hints At Daunting Ukraine War Stat Which Kremlin Has Tried To Keep Secret
Her colleague quickly pleaded to viewers: "I earnestly ask you not to use these figures anywhere."
- Bloomberg
Syria’s Assad is Under Siege and Is Making Overtures to US
(Bloomberg) -- With Syrian rebels edging ever-closer to the capital, President Bashar Al-Assad is making a last-ditch attempt to remain in power, including indirect diplomatic overtures to the US and President-elect Donald Trump, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.Most Read from BloombergA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride
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US Military Alarmed by Russian Nuclear Weapon Platform in Orbit
A Russian spacecraft launched higher than most satellites has long had the Pentagon worried — and new revelations about what it contains onboard have made those concerns all the greater. Launched in early 2022, Russia's Cosmos 2553 spacecraft is nominally built to test out "newly developed onboard instruments and systems." According to new reporting from the New York Times, however, the mysterious satellite system contains a "dummy warhead"
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This Clip Of Barron Trump's Accent In 2024 Is Truly Letting People Down
We'll always have "sootcase" <3
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Ex-Oilers Goalie Makes Debut With New Team
One former Edmonton Oilers goalie made their season debut on Friday night.
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'Oppenheimer' Star Nick Dumont Comes Out As Transmasculine, Nonbinary
A spokesperson for Dumont, who starred in Christopher Nolan's 2023 blockbuster as Jackie Oppenheimer, confirmed their identity to TMZ.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Directly Addresses Pete Hegseth Alcoholism Allegations
President-elect Donald Trump gave his strongest endorsement yet of his defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in which he addressed allegations of Hegseth’s drinking habits in an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker. The clip was posted as a sneak preview of Trump’s first one-on-one interview since winning the November election, with the full interview set to air on Sunday. Trump told Welker that he remains unfazed by reports that Pete Hegseth, a military veteran and former Fox News host, had suf
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No, Jared Goff's knee being down during Dan Campbell's gutsy 4th down call wasn't missed by refs
Um, no offense NFL fans, but make sure to check your rulebook. As you might have seen on Thursday night, Dan Campbell made a truly gutsy call on fourth down with under a minute to go in the Detroit Lions' eventual 34-31 win over the Green Bay Packers. Instead of ki
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Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Spotted Driving in Los Angeles as They Spend More Time Together
The exes, who share three kids, also spent Thanksgiving together as a family last month
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James Middleton's wife Alizée Thévenet wows in festive figure-hugging suit
Princess Kate's sister-in-law Alizée Thévenet dazzled in a velvet look during the Christmas carol service as she joined her husband James Middleton at Westminster Abbey – see photos
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Paris Jackson Engaged to Music Producer Justin Long: ‘I Couldn’t Dream of Anyone More Perfect’
Michael Jackson’s only daughter is set to marry her bandmate, who she sweetly nicknames 'Blue'
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Mohamed Al Fayed ‘should have been prosecuted like a Nazi general’, says son
Since the latest publicity around the case, 90 alleged victims have contacted the Metropolitan Police to say they fell prey to Al Fayed.
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Gregory Peck's 5 Children: All About His Sons and Daughter — and Why They Say the Golden Age Actor Was Just Like His Most Famous Role
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ star Gregory Peck had five kids: Jonathan, Stephen, Carey, Anthony and Cecilia
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Russian bases in Syria threatened by insurgent advance, say Moscow's war bloggers
(Reuters) -Two strategically-important Russian military facilities in Syria and Moscow's very presence in the Middle East are under serious threat from rapidly advancing insurgents, Russian war bloggers have warned. With Russian military resources mostly tied down in Ukraine where Moscow's forces are rushing to take more territory before Donald Trump comes to power in the U.S. in January, Russia's ability to influence the situation on the ground in Syria is far more limited than in 2015 when it intervened decisively to prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Rapid advances by the insurgents threaten to undermine Russia's geopolitical clout in the Middle East and its ability to project power in the region, across the Mediterranean and into Africa.
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Windsor, Ont., widow says husband died after law enforcement mistook medical emergency for drunkenness
A Windsor woman says her husband is dead after Canada Border Services Agency officials and Windsor Police Service officers mistook his symptoms of medical distress for drunkenness and arrested and detained him without offering medical attention.Rose Grey says her 63-year-old husband, Colin, lived with Type 2 diabetes and had diabetic neuropathy in his feet, making it difficult for him to walk. He was also being treated with intravenous antibiotics for infections in his feet."I need to get justic