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Al Jazira could be on course for a monumental upset after taking a shock 1-0 lead over Real Madrid in the Club World Cup semi-finals. Goalkeeper Ali Khaseif was predictably kept busy in the early stages and was equal to everything Madrid threw at him, producing a string of spectacular saves to keep the scoreline goalless. Madrid had two goals disallowed - one for a push by Cristiano Ronaldo and the second for offside against Karim Benzema, a decision arrived at via VAR. Al Jazira attacks were rare... Читать дальше...

Four-year-old Zion Alexander was playing outside with his cousin on December 8 when tragedy struck.

Jason Heaver had one shot at a buck this year, but it was worth the wait in McHenry and he earns Buck of the Week honors.

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• McDonald's is giving away free Chicken McNuggets on Wednesday. 
• You can order your free nuggets for delivery through UberEats. 

UberEats is delivering free Chicken McNuggets from McDonald's.

From 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time on Wednesday, UberEats is delivering free 10-piece chicken nuggets from McDonald's, while supplies last. 

All you have to do is open UberEats and go to the McDonald's page. Add the special, free 10-piece Chicken McNuggets to your cart ... Читать дальше...

The EU agreed new fishing quotas for the North Sea and the Atlantic for 2018 after all-night talks Wednesday, the last limits before Britain and its large fleet leave the bloc.

Rep. Peter King let loose on Steve Bannon earlier today on CNN's News Day, calling for the GOP to dump him from the national stage.

A new season of 'Grace and Frankie' and the latest 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie are among the offerings.

La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France (dpa) - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States have pledged a total of 190 million dollars to five countries in Africa‘s Sahel region to strengthen regional security forces in the fight against Islamist terrorism.The pledges came during a special conference hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron outside of Paris on Wednesday to discuss the fight against terrorism with the presidents of Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad.The so-called... Читать дальше...

Peppa Pig gets her face buzzsawed by Venom. A grown-ass man talks like a 3-year-old as he sucks on a Minion-shaped ice cream. An infant cries loudly when Princess Jasmine’s head is placed on Aladdin’s body. These are not Bob Iger’s fever dreams, they’re videos recently deleted from the YouTube Kids platform after the video service was found serving up gobs of questionable content to unquestioning kids. The scandal, dubbed #ElsaGate, took parents by surprise with many shocked and concerned because, well, it’s disturbing stuff. Читать дальше...

Flames from Southern California’s Thomas Fire blazed through Romero Canyon in Montecito, California, on Tuesday, December 12, as firefighters continued to work to contain the blaze. The fire, which had been burning for over a week by Tuesday night, had grown marginally from the previous day, reaching 237,500 acres with firefighters achieving 25% containment. Thousands have been evacuated with over 900 buildings destroyed and thousands more in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties threatened since the blaze began, an official fire report said. Читать дальше...

If you want a statistic on the tremendous reach and widening scope of Facebook Messenger, here’s a fairly impressive one: the chat app logged a total of 17 billion video calls in 2017. That’s double the number from the year prior. Facebook launched group video chat in Messenger last December, further positioning the app as a direct alternative to Skype and WhatsApp (which Facebook owns).

Adjust your hot election takes accordingly.

Doug Jones’s victory over Roy Moore Tuesday night in Alabama’s special election for US Senate was enough of a shock that most political pundits didn’t have ready-made explanations for why it happened. So in the aftermath, they’re poring over what little data they have to determine which groups of voters helped push Jones over the top by showing up to vote for him, and who hurt Moore worst by staying home.

The easiest way to draw these conclusions... Читать дальше...

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Un homme de 39 ans originaire de Québec est mort après que le canot à glace dans lequel il se trouvait a chaviré mercredi sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent, en face du port de Québec. Les quatre autres occupants ont été secourus.

On December 6, US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital despite international pressure. The decision triggered bloody clashes in Israel, mass protests all over the world and even prompted Hamas to declare the beginning of the third Intifada, that is, struggle of Arabs (mainly in Palestine) against the Jewish state.

Berlín, 13 dic (dpa) - El responsable del Gobierno alemán para las víctimas del atentado terrorista perpetrado hace un año en un mercado navideño de Berlín exigió hoy a las autoridades del país que, en el futuro, den un trato más humano a los familiares de los afectados por este tipo de tragedias. Durante la presentación hoy en Berlín de un informe sobre el ataque yihadista más mortífero que hasta el momento ha sufrido la potencia europea, el comisionado Kurt Beck criticó la actuación de algunos... Читать дальше...

Mark Hamill has said he used the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry’s visit to The Last Jedi set as an opportunity to pose a burning question he had about his character Luke Skywalker.

Maybe, just maybe, Alexa's new alarms can make you actually enjoy getting up in the morning. 

Pineda and Smyly are both now off the board.

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• How the A’s are handling Bruce Maxwell situation after ‘unfortunate incident’...
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on Gov. Mark Dayton's appointment of a replacement for Minnesota Sen. Al Franken (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Minnesota Sen. Al Franken says Tina Smith will be an "excellent" U.S. senator in his place. But Franken still isn't setting a date when he'll step down. Franken aid last week that he would depart "in coming weeks" after he was accused by several women of improper conduct. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday appointed Smith, his lieutenant governor, to... Читать дальше...

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 

Economy and business

Related articles

• 13 December 2017: Apple, Inc. confirms acqusition of Shazam
• 29 October 2017: CMHC: housing market in Canada 'highly vulnerable'
• 25 September 2017: Uber London to lose operator licence after September
• 21 September 2017: US toy retail giant Toys R Us files for bankruptcy in US, Canada
• 1 August 2017: Anthony Scaramucci leaves role as US White House communications director after ten days

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The Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano, today donned full police gear to launch a yuletide security initiative in the state, tagged ‘Operation Udoka’.

The Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano, today donned full police gear to launch a yuletide security initiative in the state, tagged ‘Operation Udoka’.