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Getting ahead financially is mainly about what you earn at work, not what you make from investments. Researchers found that promotions, skills, and better jobs drive most upward income movement. But when people slip backward, falling investment income is usually the main reason. Labor builds income …
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Epstein Files Transparency Act mandated full disclosure of all files by 19 December with certain exemptionsDonald Trump’s justice department was hit with legal threats and scathing outrage after authorities released a limited, heavily redacted trove of Jeffrey Epstein files in an apparent violation …
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An instrument aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft captured rare ultraviolet observations of an interstellar comet while Earth-based telescopes were blinded by the Sun. The spacecraft’s unique position provided an unprecedented look at the comet’s dust and plasma tails from an unusual angle. Scie…
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Emma Thompson’s quiet suffering in the hit Christmas movie helped me to realise that I didn’t need to stay with someone who had betrayed meI was 12 when Love Actually came out. In the eyes of my younger self it was a great film – vignettes of love I could only imagine one day feeling, all coloured b…
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It’s not a derby but there is needle and passion as teams meet in League Cup quarter-finals a week after tasty 3-3 draw in WSLManchester United against Tottenham can never be labelled a derby. The 200-plus miles between their home grounds will see to that. Watch their six-goal thriller in the Women’…
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US President Donald Trump refused to rule out going to war with Venezuela in an NBC interview published on Friday, days after he ordered a naval blockade of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving Venezuela. The Trump administration also imposed sanctions on family members and associates of Nic…
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Emphasis this year is on nostalgia as present day feels ‘a bit more uncertain’, say trend expertsTinsel, DIY tree decorations, deep burgundy drapes – and Home Alone on VHS. Christmas has gone retro on TikTok, and in people’s living rooms.The app has reported a surge in Christmas decor videos, with a…
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Russian missile strikes on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, killed eight people and left 27 wounded, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said Saturday morning. The strikes came as Russian envoys are set to travel to Miami to hold talks with US negotiators aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. E…
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For years, scientists thought Saturn’s moon Titan hid a global ocean beneath its frozen surface. A new look at Cassini data now suggests something very different: a thick, slushy interior with pockets of liquid water rather than an open sea. A subtle delay in how Titan deforms under Saturn’s gravity…
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Public exhibition, featuring billboard-sized portraits projected onto buildings, calls attention to Trump administration’s attacks on civil libertiesEach evening, drivers on the busy 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles pass billboard-size portraits of Angelenos that flash across the side of a buildi…
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Spokesperson said ex-president, pictured in some photos released by justice department, cut ties with Epstein in 2005A spokesperson for Bill Clinton accused the White House late on Friday of using him as a scapegoat after pictures of the former president with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislai…
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The Justice Department released thousands of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including photos featuring people like former President Bill Clinton and Mick Jagger. However, survivors are concerned with how much information was redacted from the files.
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Weighing up a last-minute present but perplexed by in-game currencies? Here’s how to give gifts for Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite and moreWhile cash or a voucher to spend at a local shop used to be a welcome gift, nowadays many young gamers would rather receive virtual currencies under the tree.V-Buck…
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President Trump, while speaking to reporters in North Carolina on Friday, boasted about his claim against the federal government requesting a large payout in taxpayer money over legal battles he faced after leaving office in 2021. Turmp submitted two claims against the Justice Department (DOJ) seeki…
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James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is already setting the domestic box office ablaze. “Fire and Ash,” the third installment in Disney’s sci-fi saga, grossed $36.5 million from 3,800 North American theaters on Friday. The film is on track to reach between $90 million and $105 million domestically…
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Venezuela is testing President Trump's blockade of sanctioned oil tankers by letting two crude-laden vessels motor out from the South American nation's ports — including one with a military escort.Neither tanker has been sanctioned by the U.S., so technically they're not running Trump's blockade.Why…
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With less than a week to go until Christmas, hosts everywhere are finalising plans for their festive meal, whether it’s dinner or lunch depending on where they celebrate. Amid the abundance of advice, we’re turning to the best, as food guide and restaurant critic Andy Hayler joins us live from Londo…
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We caught up with REI AMI (singing voice for ZOEY) from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ at the TikTok Awards and she shares what side of TikTok she’s on, if she sees herself on her own For You Page and more! Tetris Kelly: So first of all, the fact that I get to see her twice in […]
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On an overcast morning, hundreds of Bondi lifeguards lined up on the beach, looked out at the sea and remembered the lives lost in the massacre at the Hanukkah celebration almost one week ago. Charlotte Lam reports.
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Russian missile strikes on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, killed eight people and left 27 wounded, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said Saturday morning. The strikes came as Russian envoys are set to travel to Miami to hold talks with US negotiators aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. F…
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Company settles allegations it failed to honor shelf prices in multiple states, and customers anywhere in US may be eligible for repaymentsDollar General, the retail giant that promises “convenience, quality brands and low prices”, has agreed to pay at least $15m to settle claims that it overcharged…
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Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in dark forest undergrowth. Scientists surveying rare populations across East Asian islands uncovered how its cellular machinery shrank but didn’t disappear, revealing unexpected …
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Are you stuck at the last minute for a Christmas gift? Wondering how to “wow” your child when they open their presents? Well, Beijing might have a solution for you: The world’s first consumer robot shopping centre. New this year, it has everything. From robot baristas to football-playing humanoids, …
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10-man leaders shrug off illness crisis to earn pointBlackburn beat Millwall to ease relegation worriesCoventry shrugged off an illness crisis and a half with 10 men as the Championship leaders secured a 1-1 draw at Southampton. Frank Lampard – having been abused throughout the match by home support…
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A woman's early career pregnancy decision may shape her financial future for decades, according to new research co-led by Eden King, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Psychology at Rice University, and Nicola Lawrence-Thomas, a lecturer in work psychology at the University of Sheffield. The study, …
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Defense department will still allow stabbing and burning, and ‘weapon wounding’ on animals to test weaponsThe US military will stop its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone, ending an exercise made obsolete by simulators that mimic b…
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Bari Weiss is touting a new debate series at the network as the billionaire Ellisons’ media power growsHas feminism failed women? I know that may seem like a silly question to ask when women’s rights are declining around the world thanks to rightwing authoritarian politics, but trust me, OK? The pro…
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YouTuber stopped in sixth after four knockdownsTrump weighs in on fight from Air Force OneVictor eyes Fury after hospitalizing Paul with broken jawWomen’s boxing shines on Miami undercardJake Paul v Anthony Joshua – as it happenedAnthony Joshua did what he was meant to do on Friday night in Miami: h…
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Attack brings total numbers of Palestinians killed by Israel to 400 since October ceasefire took effectIsrael Defense Forces killed five Palestinians, including a baby, who were in a school that sheltered displaced people in Gaza City on Friday, hospital officials have said. The attack brings the nu…
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More than five years ago, I wrote in these pages of a growing trend on the left toward compelled speech — the forcing of citizens to repeat approved views and values. It is an all-too-familiar pattern. Once a faction assumes power, it will often first seek to censor opposing views and then compel th…
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The second series of the Tom Hiddleston-fronted drama is first le Carré adaptation not based on author’s own workIt was in a market square in the Colombian city of Cartagena when Georgi Banks-Davies wondered if she had bitten off more than she could chew.The director of The Night Manager’s second se…
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Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations were quashed in May and should therefore not be usedThe Metropolitan police have been using powers they no longer have to crack down on pro-Palestine protests, according to legal experts.Based on evidence obtained by the Guardian and Liberty Investig…
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We present the first spatially resolved map of methanimine CH2NH in the prestellar core L1544 using the IRAM 30m telescope. The 20,2-10,1 line at 127 GHz was mapped with 20″ resolution (∼2800 au), revealing extended CH2NH emission across the core. The peak line intensity coincides with the well-know…
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Patrice Motsepe reveals change on eve of tournamentCaf event held every two years since inception in 1957The Africa Cup of Nations will be held every four years instead of every two from 2028, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced. The tournament, which brings in an estimated 80%…
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WASHINGTON — Israeli officials have grown increasingly concerned that Iran is expanding production of its ballistic missile program, which was damaged by Israeli military strikes earlier this year, and are preparing to brief President Donald Trump about options for attacking it again, according to a…
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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a lead co-sponsor for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, said Friday that lawmakers were mulling possible impeachment moves after the Justice Department (DOJ) released a tranche of heavily redacted files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Khanna rais…
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⚽ Updates from Saturday afternoon’s big matches⚽ Scores | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail EmilliaChampionship games (3pm unless otherwise stated)Preston North End 1-1 Norwich City FTBlackburn Rovers 2-0 Millwall FTSouthampton 1-1 Coventry City FTHull City v West BromBristol City v Middlesbrough…
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Elements from the group of rare earth metals are of great importance today, also in technical applications. The Bioinorganic Chemistry group at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) is conducting diverse research into these elements. The group has now published two studies in the scientific jou…
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Maria Farmer, among the accusers of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, rejoiced Friday after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released swaths of files tied to its probe of the disgraced financier. Farmer, who detailed reporting Epstein's crimes to the FBI in 1996, said authorities "hung…
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As two beloved presenters stand down, speculation is rife over who may take up the ‘very sparkly baton’After more than two decades with Strictly Come Dancing, Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are approaching their last tango.The much-loved presenters will present the show’s live final on Saturday nig…
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Batter accepts ‘uphill battle’ to keep Ashes series aliveCrawley backs Ollie Pope after dismissal for 17 in AdelaideZak Crawley has promised England will still be hunting for victory on the fifth day of the third Test in Adelaide, despite slipping to 207 for six in pursuit of a record fourth-innings…