51 minutes ago NBA Christmas 2024: Knicks hold off Wembanyama’s monster holiday debut

Bridges’ season-high 41 leads Knicks to 117-114 winWembanyama scores 42 in monster Christmas debutMikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points, and the New York Knicks overcame 42 from Victor Wembanyama in a monster Christmas debut to edge the San Antonio Spurs 117-114 on Wednesday.Wembanyama set a Spurs’ record for points on the holiday and added 18 rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots. The reigning Western Conference player of the week made six three-pointers. Continue reading...

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64 minutes ago Officials report 29 survivors and 38 killed as plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Aircraft carrying 62 passengers and five crew was en route from Baku to Grozny in Chechnya Twenty-nine people have survived after a passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines burst into flames as it crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after veering hundreds of miles off its planned route.The flight was carrying 62 passengers and five crew members with 38 killed in the crash, according to Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister, Kanat Bozumbayev. Continue reading...

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71 minutes ago Trump’s net worth rose by billions this year despite legal challenges and wild stock market. Here’s what it is now.

President-elect’s net worth, tied to the value of TMTG shares, fluctuated heavily during 2024

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2 hours ago US business leaders set to break record on donations to Trump inaugural fund

Donations, not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries seek favor with incoming administrationUS business leaders are spending big on Donald Trump’s second inaugural fund, which is predicted to exceed even the record-setting $107m raised in 2017.The donations, which are not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries and business leaders seek to curry favor with the incoming administration after the president-elect decisively won a second, non-consecutive term in November. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Wallace and Gromit 2024: Who does the voice of Wallace after since Last of the Summer Wine legend Peter Sallis died

Aardman legends Wallace and Gromit are back for 2024 Christmas special Vegence Most Fowl but key star, Last of the Summer Wine's Cleggy aka Peter Sallis does not voice him any more

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3 hours ago Secret network of Santa's helpers is bringing missing people home this Christmas

Every 90 seconds, someone goes missing in the UK, a secret network of 2,000 volunteers is quietly working behind the scenes this Christmas to help bring them home

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3 hours ago Human brains are 'ridiculously slow' and worse than computers or basic WiFi

Compared to the slowest possible WiFi speed, human brains are 'ridiculously slow' with the ability to shift date at a rate of just 10 bits per second – which is not very much

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4 hours ago Brave girl spends first Christmas she can remember out of hospital after lifesaving op

Amelia Bolter will be aged four on January 3 but had spent half her life in hospital awaiting a heart transplant surviving with the help of a mechanical heart

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4 hours ago Inside the Menendez brothers' Christmas in 'Disneyland' jail from luxe menu to wife visit

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are serving life sentences for the brutal killings of their parents, face a resentencing next year, meaning 2024 could be their last Christmas in jail

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4 hours ago Boxing Day 2024 supermarket opening times for Aldi, Tesco, Asda, M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury's

What time supermarkets close over Christmas on Thursday, December 26, and hours for all major UK stores

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