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From the archives: A New Mexico monastery meets the internet

The purpose of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Northern New Mexico, is to be a place where people can experience the divine. But as Charles Osgood reported in this May 19, 1996 "Sunday Morning" report, it was also branching out to the internet, as both a business and to educate others abou…

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This is how we do it: ‘Even after 16 years I only have to look at him and I’m ready to go’

Ally and Jason met when she was 25 and he was 47. After more than a decade apart, they’re back together and their sexual connection is stronger than ever• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyAlly notices the occasional looks people give us, and her response is to ask me to…

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From the archives: A visit to Seneca Falls

In this Dec. 25, 2011 "Sunday Morning" report, Bill Geist visited Seneca Falls, N.Y., a small town which claims it's the inspiration for Bedford Falls, the setting of Frank Capra's holiday classic, "It's a Wonderful Life" – and who could argue?

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There are reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026. Here are four | Heather Stewart

Be it better prospects for consumer spending or the tentative signs of rising productivity, the doom and gloom of 2025 could be behind usStalling growth, sticky inflation and fragile bond markets, the UK’s economic record in 2025 has hardly been one to inspire cheer. But in the spirit of the festive…

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Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge

Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice

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Robert Mnuchin, Goldman Sachs Block Trading Pioneer, Dies at 92

Robert Mnuchin, a pioneer of block trading during a 33-year career at Goldman, Sachs & Co. who had a second career as a prominent art dealer and whose son served as US Treasury secretary during the first term of President Donald Trump, has died. He was 92.

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Thousands of candidates sit for government exam on airstrip in India

More than 8,000 candidates sat for a government exam on a runway in Odisha in India.

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Italy: Thousands of dinosaur footprints discovered near Winter Olympics site

Thousands of dinosaur footprints, dating back over 200 million years, have been discovered on a mountain wall in the Italian Alps, just a short distance from the site of February’s Winter Olympics. Peter O’Brien reports on this Jurassic-era find.

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Michele Singer Reiner: A Life Rooted in Activism and Listening to Others

Michele Singer Reiner was the guiding force in the lives of her family, stressing the need to help and respect one another.

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8 Best Planners of 2026: Roterunner, Hobonichi, Kokuyo

Digital tools are not always superior. Here are some WIRED-tested paper agendas and notebooks to keep you on track.

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How a child bride escaped Afghanistan and became a bodybuilding champion

She left Afghanistan as a teenage mother. Now bodybuuilding champion Roya Karimi has a message for the Taliban.

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Boy, 11, who lost legs after abuse takes families to Lapland

Tony Hudgell was joined by 26 families, including 61 children, on the "trip of a lifetime".

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A vegetarian Christmas: Chantelle Nicholson’s French mushroom pie, caramelised pear pud and more

Blue cheese and honey gougeres, roast squash soup with melting brie, mushroom and celeriac pithivier, roast miso brussels sprouts, and a caramelised pear and rosemary puddingChristmas for me began as a summertime celebration in New Zealand, with long days and warm evenings. Twenty-plus years on, the…

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Winners of the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2025 – in pictures

The winners and runners-up of this year’s RSPCA Young Photographer Awards have been announced with an image of a stag lit up in the darkness by Thomas Durrant, 17, from London, named the overall winner Continue reading...

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I started dancing at the age of 60 - I'm 102 and still going

Inspired to dance like Fred Astaire, Josie in York says she took up tap and ballet when she was 60.

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After three years of long-distance, my partner and I aren’t sure if we should stay together

These types of relationships can be challenging – you need to have an honest conversation about what you both wantMy partner and I are professionals in our early 30s. We’ve been together for five years, and long-distance for the last three, but have just moved back in together.While we were long-dis…

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How two girls called Hollie became best friends after transplants

The girls from Daventry and Bangor had lung transplants in the same week in the same hospital.

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‘I’m going to scream!’: how to survive (and maybe even enjoy) your family Christmas

From preparing safe topics to taking silly games, we ask the experts how to avoid falling out with your nearest and dearest – before, during and after the big day• I threw a potato. Mum brandished a knife – would whole-family therapy save our Christmas?Plan breaks in your schedule
Spending time wit…

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Hurdle hints and answers for December 21, 2025

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

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Winning numbers announced for estimated $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot

Saturday's jackpot has an estimated cash value of $686.5 million, Powerball said. It's the game's seventh-largest among U.S. lottery jackpots.