‘Wonka’ ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best
NEW YORK (news agencies) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the ...
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California law banning most firearms in public is taking effect as the legal fight over it continues
LOS ANGELES (news agencies) — A California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places will take ...
American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead
Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades. A sitting ...
US forces shoot down ballistic missiles in Red Sea, kill gunmen in attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
BEIRUT (news agencies) — The U.S. military said Sunday it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ...
Revelers prepare to pack into Times Square for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop
NEW YORK (news agencies) — The confetti has been tested for airiness. The giant numerals – 2 0 2 4 ...
Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants
BAGHDAD (news agencies) — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria Saturday near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six ...
Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as Biden administration approves new weapons sales to Israel
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (news agencies) — Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as ...
Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo
BILLINGS, Mont. (news agencies) — Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, ...
California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (news agencies) — More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free health care ...
Bollywood celebrates rocking year, riding high on action flicks, unbridled masculinity and misogyny
NEW DELHI (news agencies) — Bollywood has made a financial comeback this year worthy of one of its traditional singing-on-top-of-the-hills ...
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Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says
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Sweater weather in UAE: Morning temperatures dip below 18°C
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Best photos of December 22: Vietnam’s lotus-shaped skylight to Romania’s ‘The March of Heroes’
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‘An ethical crisis of its own making’: Democrats blast Supreme Court ethics
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Turkish FM denies Trump claim of ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye in Syria
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A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, as Palestinians mourn 19 dead in Gaza
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No checkpoint for music
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Is Feroze Khan’s second marriage over?
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Russia’s Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader
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UAE introduces five year residency visa for retired residents over 55
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