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Russia reportedly attempted to make the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in to the sea by refusing permission to let it land after a missile attack before jamming its navigation system. A Russian surface-to-air missile struck the flight on Christmas Day, causing the airliner to crash in Kazakhstan – a tragedy which claimed the lives of…
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Happy holidays, and prepare for the greatest gift: tennis returns tomorrow, December 27. In the spirit of looking back on the previous season and remembering all the moments big and small that defined it, here is a compendium of tennis stories of all kinds from The Athletic’s tennis writers, Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, with…
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In the end, “Squid Game” season 2 manages to be both exciting and underwhelming. The new season moves at a steady clip, running through new twists and turns and unleashing more deadly games. But coming in at seven episodes, as opposed to season 1’s nine-episode run, this second season frequently feels like little more than table-setting for…
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A major supermarket has insisted its supply chain does not use a controversial cattle additive that has seen customers vow to boycott its rival Coles. Coles announced in November 2023 some beef suppliers would expand the use of Bovaer in cattle feed, after two trials found the supplement lowered methane emissions by ‘at least 50…
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A sharp, anxious intake of breath, followed by a round of applause that carries a mixture of quiet admiration and, more than anything, relief. On other occasions, it ends with supporters shaking their heads and asking why. We are talking about the crowd reaction to — and I’m borrowing this description from a colleague who…
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Paramount Akiva Goldsman has had many highs and many lows in his Hollywood screenwriting career. The scribe won an Academy Award in 2001 for writing “A Beautiful Mind,” but he had previously been nominated for Razzies (honoring the worst in filmmaking) for writing the screenplays to “A…
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Elon Musk‘s new Tesla Optimus robots appeared in a dystopian Christmas card-themed advertisement as the SpaceX founder moves forward with his plans to create a new Texas town. In a Christmas Eve post on X, two of the Optimus robots were seen wearing a Santa Claus hat and Christmas sweaters – including one featuring a…
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Sports stars, celebrities, and even cryptocurrency all have rookie cards… but does Santa Claus? It’s a question you may ask yourself after consuming a little too much nutmeg. And since the season of giving is officially here, I want to spread some holiday cheer by highlighting Christmas-themed trading cards, which is a bigger niche than…
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Hallmark If you watch a lot of Hallmark holiday movies (and believe us, it’s scary easy to get hooked on them from October to December once you get started), you’ll notice faces that reappear over and over again. Hallmark is nothing if not reliant on safe, predictable…
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A Las Vegas mother has settled with her local school district after her 15-year-old daughter was forced to memorize and read out a sexually-explicit monologue in front of her theater class. Candra and her husband, Terrell Evans, filed a $50,000 lawsuit against the Clark County School District and superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara last year, alleging they…