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3 political winners for 2024
The end of the year is a natural time to look back on the previous 12 months, and 2024 was one for the political record books.
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Stuck behind a VPN wall? Let’s find a way around it
A virtual private network (VPN) allows computer and smartphone users to mask an IP and create a secure, encrypted connection between a device and the internet.
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Kazakhstan plane crash survivors say they heard bangs before aircraft went down
Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day say they heard at least one loud bang before the aircraft crashed.
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Pro-Luigi Mangione punks vandalize Jeffrey Epstein’s former NYC mansion with message found on alleged assassin’s bullets
Across the front door, the goons scribbled the three words now synonymous with Mangione's name.
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Shaikin: By re-signing Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers raise the financial stakes even higher
Leveraging their big-market status, the Dodgers continue to show their willingness to spend, taking on $45 million in new financial commitments for 2025.
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Valerie Bertinelli encourages followers to ‘forgive yourself and begin again’ in the new year
Valerie Bertinelli is looking forward to starting fresh in the new year.
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Fantasy football owners should make sure to have WR backup plan this week
Just when you thought the road to the championship would be an easy one, the fantasy gods are here to pull the rug right out from under you.
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Ken Jeong Says ‘Community’ Movie Script Made Him ‘Emotional’: “It Just Brought Me Right Back”
"That’s all I’m legally allowed to say," he concluded.
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Star snaps of the week: Christmas cheer with Olivia Rodrigo & more
Olivia Rodrigo nabs a furry prize at London’s Hyde Park Winter Wonderland carnival and more holiday cheer.
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Ukraine Destroys Russian Kamikaze Drone Facility Deep Behind Front Line
Ukraine said it had struck the site in Oryol Oblast where Shahed attack drones were being maintained and repaired.
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Actor & director Denzel Washington | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2016, Bill Whitaker sat down with Denzel Washington to discuss his role as both director and lead actor in the film adaptation of August Wilson's "Fences," a performance which earned him an Oscar nomination.
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The Uplift: A Secret Santa
Steve Hartman takes us on the road to meet a man who remains anonymous while bringing gifts and joy to people in need around the holidays. Plus, we go to a small South Dakota – with a population of two – where David Begnaud introduces us to a man who transforms the town into a Christmas destination each year. And, more heartwarming news stories.
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Woman who 'hated' $30K wedding finds happiness, relief, in $1K renewal of vows
A Florida woman described "hating" her $30,000 wedding as she felt "stressed" and "anxious." In contrast, she and her husband recently renewed their vows on a "beautiful day."
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Ohio State's 'silver bullet' defense eager to avenge loss to Oregon
Ohio State's defense has been formidable all season and is eager to avenge its performance during a one-point loss to Oregon earlier this season.
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Joe Biden, the Presidency and the Messiness of Being Human
Blame is simplistic. Might I suggest that there is another way to understand what happened with the president? A more humane way?
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What It Would Take to Get Me to Fly for Fun Again
The aviation industry should get serious about direct air capture so that its emissions never reach the atmosphere.
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Woman Heads Off On 3-Hour Hike—Keeps What Happened Next Secret From Parents
Lauren Wood is a dive master and skydiver, unafraid of being outside her comfort zone, but even she was "panicking" that day.
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Hollywood loves #diversity — except when it comes to Israel and Jews
Hollywood came relatively late to the culture wars. It wasn’t until 2016 — when all 20 Oscars acting nominations went to white performers for the second year in a row — that the Academy Awards began to take diversity seriously. By the following year, black actors received nods in every major acting category, a result...
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How to watch UConn vs. North Carolina in the 2024 Fenway Bowl for free
The Huskies look to continue their winning ways over the slumping Tar Heels.
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Six bold predictions for women’s college basketball in 2025
With this year coming to a close, here are six bold predictions for women’s college basketball that may or may not happen in 2025.
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2024 Most Memorable Pop Culture Moments: December 28, 2024
Choose between Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, Blockbuster hit Deadpool & Wolverine, or Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Tour.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Delay TikTok Ban So He Can Weigh in After He Takes Office
The request came as TikTok and the Biden Administration filed opposing briefs to the court.
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DAVID MARCUS: Big-brained Ramaswamy, Musk pick fight they can't win
Columnist David Marcus writes that Vivek Ramaswamy's criticism of the American worker, echoed by DOGE partner Elon Musk, started an internecine civil war in the GOP all for nothing.
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CIA 'Greatly Complicated' Havana Syndrome Treatment: Senate
While a Senate report has brought renewed attention to Havana Syndrome, many questions remain unanswered.
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Most Republicans don't want to hear celebrities' political opinions: Poll
Only a small percentage of Republicans care about famous people sharing their opinions about politics, while the rest either don't care or disapprove, an AP/NORC poll showed.
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Fantasy football: 49ers’ Jauan Jennings may be fit for owners with roster hole
If all the injuries weren’t bad enough, we have unintentionally cursed the rise of Jauan Jennings multiple times this year.
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Trump’s Greenland grab and more: Letters to the Editor — Dec. 29, 2024
NY Post readers discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland as US territory.
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Donald Trump should NOT block port automation to score points with Big Labor
President-elect Donald Trump is playing with fire if he continues down this International Longshoremen's Association-appeasing path.
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Good for NYPD boss Jessica Tisch for cleaning house: Fixes can’t come soon enough
The need for major house-cleaning at the Police Department was painfully obvious even before the bombshell sex-for-overtime scandal erupted last week.
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These are the billion-dollar disasters of 2024
The amount of damage caused by billion-dollar disasters reached an unprecedented amount in 2024
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Your Best Advice of 2024
As we start to look ahead, here’s the best advice that readers of The Morning received this year.
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Suspect arrested in deadly Santa Monica hit-and-run that killed Vietnam veteran
Rod Sharif was arrested five days after the crash, which took place at Wilshire Boulevard and Chelsea Avenue, the Santa Monica Police Department said.
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Letters to the Editor: Remember when Trump picked Matt Gaetz to be attorney general?
The House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz calls into question Donald Trump's ability to vet his Cabinet nominees.
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Windy wonderland: Gusty conditions expected at Mammoth Mountain this weekend
A storm forecast to hit this weekend is expected to bring strong winds with gusts of up to 70 mph at the summit of Mammoth Mountain, according to the National Weather Service.
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Android 15's new Private Space feature puts an end to app snooping
Android 15's latest feature, Private Space, is like a private vault helping to keep your personal or sensitive apps away from prying eyes.
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The 10 biggest liberal media controversies of 2024
From NBC's brief hiring of Ronna McDaniel to ABC's $15 million payout to Donald Trump, the liberal media has been engulfed in controversy throughout 2024.
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Letters to the Editor: Readers support free tuition at state colleges -- but with conditions
Free tuition is popular, but readers also want funding for vocational education, more access to classes for students and less administrative bloat.
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D.C.-area forecast and updates: Waves of rain Saturday, then gusty downpours late Sunday
Rain today is of the steady soaking type. Sunday could be drier until a front whips up showers and storms later in the day.
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An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump's political coalition
An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in the president-elect’s political movement into public display
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10 books to add to your reading list in January
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising new titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider in January.
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Peyote, sacred to Native Americans, is threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
Poaching, excessive harvesting and other factors are endangering the slow-growing peyote plant, which is used in Indigenous prayer and ceremony.
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This cancer vaccine should spare future generations from ordeals like my wife's
A cluster of cancers caused by HPV are now preventable, but the vaccine is under constant siege from politicians.
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‘Ghost stops’: Lieutenant claims LAPD officials were warned about troubled gang unit
An LAPD lieutenant whose officers are accused of trying to cover up illegal traffic stops and thefts by turning off their body-worn cameras has filed a lawsuit claiming he was "set up to fail" and unfairly punished after the scandal became public.
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Former Van Nuys doctor, others agree to pay $15 million to settle kickback allegations
Mohammad Rasekhi and associates agree to pay in connection with Medicare kickback scheme.
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Letters to the Editor: Questions over Israel-Gaza coverage as the war rages
Readers on all sides express concerns with media coverage of the Israel-Gaza war, which is in its second year after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack.
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California's piers may not be able to withstand climate change
Climate change continues to worsen the coastal storms that batter California's aging piers. The result is frequent and expensive repairs.
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Top political gaffes of 2024
The 2024 presidential election generated many political gaffes this year, including President Biden calling Trump supporters "garbage" before Election Day.
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