1 hour ago ’Baby Driver’ actor Hudson Meek, 16, dies after fall from moving vehicle

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said. Meek, 16, was hurt on Dec. 19 while on a street in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham. He died two days later, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The Vestavia Hills […]

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3 hours ago More than 10,000 migrants died this year trying to reach Spain by sea: Report

Spain’s interior ministry says more than 57, 700 migrants reached Spain by boat until Dec. 15 this year, a roughly 12 per cent increase from the same period last year.

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7 hours ago Adam Zivo: Ontario Liberal Bonnie Crombie tries to shed her Queen NIMBY past

New housing plan signals move to the political centre

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13 hours ago Toronto house on busy retail strip keeps slashing price but just won't sell

You know that one lone house on Bloor St. that's between the Native Youth Resource Centre and the Korean restaurant Damda? Yeah, I was also wondering what the deal with that house is. Mostly because it looks super out of place among all the businesses along Bloor St. W., but also because has been for sale for the better part of two years. So, here's the tea on the last house standing.A bedroom. The old Toronto home has been the private residence of the same family for over 80 years. The main staircase and wood panelled hallway. Which, side note, good on them for staying in their house through the re-development of that neighbourhood, including the massive Honest Ed's teardown and the buildout of the subsequent Mirvish Village complex. An aerial shot of the neighbourhood. Honestly, it's kind of a shock that it's still a private residence, given all the changes that have happened on Bloor St. W in the last 80 years. However, it's ...

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17 hours ago Beyonce’s performance highlighted Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day

Beyonce provided more excitement than either game during Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day. Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday. She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform Sweet Honey Buckiin and Post Malone joined […]

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17 hours ago Jackson breaks QB rushing record, accounts for 3 TDs as Ravens run over Texans

HOUSTON — Lamar Jackson broke the NFL career rushing record for quarterbacks in Baltimore’s 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans on Wednesday, bolstering his case for MVP as the Ravens moved closer to the AFC North title. Jackson threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 87 yards and another score. He pushed […]

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23 hours ago A baby froze to death overnight in Gaza as Israel and Hamas trade accusations of ceasefire delays

JERUSALEM (AP) — A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind down the 14-month war. The 3-week old baby was the third to die from the cold in Gaza’s tent camps in recent days, said doctors. The deaths underscore the […]

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24 hours ago Adrien Brody reveals PTSD, eating disorder after starving himself for ‘The Pianist’

Adrien Brody is opening up about his experience from filming The Pianist more than two decades ago, saying he developed post-traumatic stress disorder and an eating disorder. Brody may have won an Academy Award for his role as a Holocaust survivor in the 2003 Roman Polanski film, but the dramatic weight loss took quite a […]

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28 hours ago 1 dead in Scarborough house fire, another critical after Toronto blaze

One male is dead following a house fire overnight in Scarborough while an elderly woman was critically hurt in a separate blaze in Toronto. Toronto Police said on social media site X that officers were called to Birchmount Rd. and Hwy. 401 at 2:39 a.m. for a “large house fire.” Police said a man was […]

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31 hours ago Solar burgers: How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy

CALGARY — Jason Bradley spent 20 years of his career as ranch manager at a 50,000-acre grazing operation in west-central Alberta, so he understands why people react with skepticism to the idea of raising a herd of cattle on a working solar farm. “The first thing people think is, ‘You can’t put cattle on (a […]

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39 hours ago Richard Perry, record producer behind You’re So Vain, other hits, dies at 82

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain, Rod Stewart’s The Great American Songbook series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died Tuesday. He was 82. Perry, a recipient of a Grammys Trustee Award in 2015, died […]

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