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We've decided to get the ball rolling on the Christmas season by giving away yet another whopper prize to our lovely audience. This time around we've got a gift voucher for an overnight stay at Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge including breakfast for one lucky winner and a guest, as well as a family pass to Dublinia in Christ Church. Have we got your attention? You'll find the four-star hotel, which was built in 1880 as a school and converted into a hotel in 2000, nestled among carefully landscaped gardens. Читать дальше...

A customer visiting a Liverpool, England, McDonald’s in the early hours of the morning didn’t react well to the restaurant’s lack of McNuggets. An employee was suspended after video of the ensuing fight surfaced that showed him head-butting a customer.

Who designed the Nigerian COAT of ARMS? What is the important meaning of the elements and what kinds of stories does it tell about who we are as Nigerians?

"You rose from the ashes / And survived all the crashes."

Tonya Harding is back in the pop culture conversation, with the critically beloved I, Tonya — a dark comedy in which Margot Robbie plays the embattled figure skater — in theaters this Friday. Harding walked the red carpet with Robbie at the film’s premiere, delighting fans.

And on December 5, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens released an ode to Harding, his “shining American star.”

“Tonya, you were the brightest / Yeah... Читать дальше...

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• Multiple wildfires are raging across Southern California, with thousands of people being evacuated and many homes being destroyed.
• They're getting close to the Getty Center, home to countless historic artifacts.
• The museum is uniquely safe from fires, according to the J. Paul Getty Trust's VP of communications.

Fires are ravaging the hills of Los Angeles, and the flames seem to be on the doorstep of the city's famous Getty Center. Читать дальше...

The Guardian reports today that a backlash is brewing against a startup called Yass, a planned coworking space in San Francisco that’s backed by FF Angel, the early-stage investment arm of Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. A vocal supporter of President Trump, whose administration has attacked LGBTQ rights, Thiel has historically been less than keen to associate himself …

“Quintsmas” is right around the corner!

This Christmas will be an extra special one for Briana and Jordan Driskell. In May, the Kentucky couple welcomed quintuplets after facing infertility struggles for years. Now, they’re celebrating their babies’ first Christmas with an adorable photo shoot.

“Over the years, I have gotten Christmas cards from friends and family who had kids and that was hard for me considering I always wanted to be a mom and was having so many troubles trying,” Briana tells PEOPLE. Читать дальше...

Former Speaker of the House and faux-family-values guy Newt Gingrich pretended to support Senator Al Franken in a bizarre tweet this morning, which got lots of action on Twitter.

60sUnited wrote:
Can't believe that there is any debate on the Ekuban v Lazyogga situation. I know he hasn't scored yet but its Ekuban without a doubt for me !!

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – Meet Griswold, an 8-year-old beagle looking for his forever home for what could be his last Christmas. Griswold, a shelter dog at the Richmond Animal League (RAL), was recently diagnosed with lymphoma. “While we are looking into some treatment options, it looks like there won’t be any long-term treatment that can help him,” Kaicee Robertson, special events coordinator at RAL, told WTVR. He also suffers from chronic dry eye and is recovering from some skin issues. […]

The left-wing mass-movement Momentum that helped to keep Jeremy Corbyn at the head of the UK Labour Party's leadership has been placed under investigation over alleged violations of campaign spending regulations in the lead-up to the 2017 British General Election.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prince George, BC – The Prince George Spruce Kings have added some local flavour to next year’s edition of the club, as forward Craig MacDonald (’00) has committed to the team for the 2018/2019 season. MacDonald is in his first full year with the Cariboo Cougars of the BC Major Midget League, where he has amassed 9 goals and 16 assists for 25 points in 20 games. The 5’9”, 170 lbs MacDonald has also played 2 games for the Spruce Kings as an affiliate player this season, and is... Читать дальше...

Winds up to 80 mph are expected Thursday, making fire containment nearly impossible.

Premier League leaders Valletta have acquired the services of forward Albert Prosa until the 2018/2019 campaign, in an attempt to bolster their offensive department as the commitments in both league and FA Trophy start to become more intensive.  Prosa, 27, is an Estonian international having represented his nation seven times and was recently on the books of FC Tallinn, with whom he scored 27 goals in 33 games in the 2017 championship.  He was part of the team which faced Malta champions Hibernians... Читать дальше...

Der südafrikanische Friedensnobelpreiträger Desmond Tutu hat die Jerusalem-Entscheidung der US-Regierung in scharfen Worten verurteilt.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and the allegations of sexual misconduct against him (all times local): 12:15 a.m. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he hasn't decided on a replacement for Al Franken. Franken says he'll step down in the coming weeks. He's facing allegations of sexual misconduct from several women. The Democratic governor says he expects to make and announce his decision in the next couple of days. Whomever he names will serve until a special the election in... Читать дальше...

Drivers in Japan's real-life Mario Kart tours are soon going to have to wear seat belts on the road, the Japan Times reports.

He would wander the streets of occupied Mosul by day, chatting with shopkeepers and Islamic State fighters, visiting friends who worked at the hospital, swapping scraps of information. He grew out his hair and his beard and wore the shortened trousers required by the extremists. He forced himself to witness the beheadings and stonings, so...

Missing two All-Stars, the Warriors forward provides the spark that leads the team to a shorthanded win over the Hornets

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the federal sentencing of a former South Carolina police officer in the death of an unarmed motorist (all times local): 12:15 p.m. A white former South Carolina police officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting an unarmed black motorist to death in 2015. A federal judge handed down the sentence for Michael Slager on Thursday. Slager pleaded guilty to violating Walter Scott's civil rights by unjustly shooting him in the back five times as he was running away from a traffic stop. Читать дальше...

The former MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor still faces sentencing in Ingham and Eaton counties in January.

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray defended the nation's top law enforcement agency before lawmakers Thursday, saying agents are "working their tails off" to keep Americans safe from terrorist attacks and other threats. "The FBI that I see is tens of thousands of brave men and women who are working as hard as they can to keep people that they will never know safe from harm,"  Wray said before the House Judiciary Committee. Wray's testimony comes after the FBI has been... Читать дальше...

The parliamentary budget officer estimates it will cost at least $3.2 billion in capital investment to bring First Nations water systems up to the standards.