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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 5, Volume 2 of “Stranger Things, now streaming on Netflix. The biggest show of the streaming era is turning out to be, in large part, about one young man’s coming out process. In the final episode of Volume 2, released on Christmas Day, Will By…
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Bristol 36-27 NewcastleVisitors lose after leading 27-17 but four tries earn first pointIn the end Bristol had too much. A display of equal parts grit and skill by Newcastle threatened a huge festive upset in the freezing-cold south-west, but two tries by the elusive Louis Rees-Zammit and some class…
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Somali officials and the African Union on Saturday blasted Israel for recognizing Somaliland as an independent state and allegedly undermining Somalia's sovereignty. "The federal government of Somalia warns that illegitimate actions of this nature seriously undermine regional peace and stability, ex…
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If Antoine Semenyo is in his final days as a Bournemouth player, he departs a club with problems. Andoni Iraola’s status as a hot property has chilled amid difficult winter months. Bournemouth are the latest club to struggle after selling players to offset harsh financial winds. Of the Premier Leagu…
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Winner carries huge weight to success at ChepstowCheltenham Gold Cup on horizon after brave victoryIt is seven years and counting since Native River became the last horse trained in Britain to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, but the beleaguered home team has conceivably emerged from the first two days …
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Stardew Valley is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Fans of the farm life simulator, specifically those who already own it for the Nintendo Switch 2, can download a free upgrade that introduces new features and multiplayer modes. However, fans have reported some bugs following the free release, a…
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President Trump's plan to allow 600,000 Chinese students to study at U.S. universities could generate $43 billion for the U.S. economy, while a 17 percent decline in international student enrollment could cost the U.S. economy $18 billion and widen the existing gap in STEM talent.
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⚽ Updates from the 5.30pm Premier League kick-off⚽ Scores | Table | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Will hereUnai Emery has made two changes to the side which beat Manchester United last time out, Emi Buendía and Donyell Malen swapping in for Amadou Onana and Ollie Watkins. It’s not often Watkins has en…
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Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data showsMore than 20% of the videos that YouTube’s algorithm shows to new users are “AI slop” – low-quality AI-generated content designed to farm views, research has found.The video-editing company…
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Neutrinos may be nearly invisible, but they play a starring role in the Universe. Long-standing anomalies had hinted at a mysterious fourth “sterile” neutrino, potentially rewriting the laws of physics. Using exquisitely precise measurements of tritium decay, the KATRIN experiment found no evidence …
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For Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, the North's civil rights story has lived too long in the shadows. The noted civil rights organization's new museum in Harlem is its push to bring that history into the light — permanently.Why it matters: The Urban Civil Rights Museum will be N…
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Stanford scientists have uncovered how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can very rarely trigger heart inflammation in young men — and how that risk might be reduced. They found that the vaccines can spark a two-step immune reaction that floods the body with inflammatory signals, drawing aggressive immune cell…
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A few minutes before half-time in a contest that swung entirely one way and then briefly the other, Brighton threatened what was then a rare foray into Arsenal territory. For the briefest of moments, the visitors seemed certain to muster their first shot of an afternoon that had hitherto been misera…
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An international team of scientists, including the University of Wollongong (UOW), has found compelling evidence that a changing climate played a role in the extinction of the early human species Homo floresiensis, also known as "hobbits." Their research, published in Communications Earth & Environm…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved himself into front-runner status for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, emerging from a pack of contenders to clear leading status. It was a strong year for Newsom, whose combative approach to taking on President Trump resonated with Democrats and won …
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UBC Okanagan researchers have uncovered how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural compound linked to anti-cancer effects. By identifying two key enzymes that shape and twist molecules into their final form, the team solved a puzzle that had stumped scientists for years. The discovery could mak…
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A report out Saturday (December 27) has sought to catalogue some of the most significant extreme weather events of the year. UK charity Christian aid found that heatwaves are pushing the limits of human adaptation, hurricanes and typhoons are breaking records and extreme rainfall, and droughts are d…
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Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic tangles overwhelm normal repair pathways, cells flip on a fast but error-prone emergency fix that helps them survive. Some cancer cells rely heavily on this backup system, even tho…
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Nearly 15,000 flights were canceled or delayed as both states declared weather emergencies after snowstormA mix of snow and ice bore down on the US north-east early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emerge…
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Samara Joy burst onto the jazz scene in 2021, earning major praise as a "classic jazz singer from a new generation," and gaining popularity on TikTok. The young artist has already won five Grammy Awards, and her album "Portrait" is now up for Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year. Here's Samara Joy perf…
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Yohan Roche scores only goal in first halfBotswana out after second group lossBenin kept alive their hopes of staying in the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory over Botswana in Rabat in Group D. It ended a run of 15 games – five draws and 10 defeats – without a win in the competition.Two minut…
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Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not settle into an ordered pattern and continue to fluctuate, even at extremely low temperatures. This state is characterized by high entanglement, a quantum effect that causes part…
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Deputy defence minister says new air defence systems will be completed in 24 monthsPoland plans to complete a new set of anti-drone fortifications along its eastern borders within two years, a top defence official has said, after a massive incursion of unmanned Russian aerial combat vehicles into Po…
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Raphael Sallinger made two crucial stoppage-time saves as Hibernian held off a late fightback from Hearts to defeat the Scottish Premiership leaders 3-2 in the Edinburgh derby at Easter Road.Hibs were three up and seemingly coasting early in the second half after Kieron Bowie added to first-half goa…
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President Trump on Saturday touted low national crime statistics and his immigration agenda while claiming his tariffs have resulted in "no inflation" as the first year of his second term comes to a close. "Crime in the United States is at its lowest levels on record," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "…
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Trump is using the presidency as a branding opportunity. He’s slapping his name on as many buildings, monuments and government projects as he canIn 2011, Donald Trump published a book with the self-help guru Robert Kiyosaki titled Midas Touch. It’s a typical self-empowerment manual in which the pair…
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The year 2025 saw a Swift engagement, a rapid rollback of rights and a slow release of the heavily redacted Epstein filesThe year 2025 would have been far better if we could have sent a few billionaires and world leaders into intergalactic exile. Instead, we had to make do with Katy Perry spending 1…
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A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less than a meter beneath the surface, close enough to be harvested for water, oxygen, and fuel. The location strikes a rare balance between sunlight and cold, helping preserve the ic…
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Suze Lopez found out she was pregnant only days before giving birth, due to fetus hiding behind 22lb ovarian cystA California family is celebrating their first holiday following the delivery of their latest child, a baby that had been growing outside of the mother’s womb.Suze Lopez, a 41-year-old em…