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Wave of bomb threats forces emergency landings across Europe amid fears of hybrid attacks
A fresh wave of bomb threats forced airliners across Europe to divert and make emergency landings Thursday, the second such barrage in a single week, as authorities warn of widespread hybrid threats on the continent. The threats targeted more than a dozen flights departing from Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan, Warsaw and other cities, the…
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Iowa Democrat Eric Armstrong wins state House race despite dropping out in September
Democrats can’t lose for winning. An Iowa candidate came out on top in his race for state legislature Tuesday despite dropping out of the contest in September to address unspecified “personal health issues.” Eric Armstrong, a retired railroad executive, was projected to defeat Republican Keith Jones by about nine percentage points in the Hawkeye State’s…
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Dozens of orcs and wild men, 12 horses and one ring: How ‘Rings of Power’ created Season 3’s battles
LONDON — It’s a hot summer day on Tilsey Farm, a private estate in Surrey, and there are orcs everywhere. They lean casually against the trailers, finding respite in the shade, and line up at the catering tent, which is still serving breakfast. Deeper into the woods, where “The Rings of Power” is shooting a battle scene…
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An unexpected winner of the midterm election: Animals
In this week’s midterm elections, many Democrats won n a landslide. Also on the winning side of many ballot decisions: animals. First, voters in Washington, DC, and Denver, Colorado, decisively supported a ban on the sale of foie gras — duck liver made by force-feeding the animals. In Colorado, voters opposed a constitutional amendment that…
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Shake-up coming to White House after election debacle: ‘Somebody’s gotta take the fall’
Following the midterm wipeout for Republicans, which appears to have been a referendum on Donald Trump’s second term, change at the White House is now on the table. Axios reported that the first head on the chopping block may be Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as Trump insiders look for someone to blame for Tuesday night’s…
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The ‘Ocarina of Time’ Remake Is Finally Here, but Why Does Link Look so Yassified?
After 28 years, the gamer’s game is getting a big remake. A fully redone version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time arrives Thursday exclusively on the Switch 2. Nintendo has been releasing trailers and screenshots in the run-up to the launch, and the imagery, while whetting appetites, has also left fans with an…
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Fireballs and a supermoon: SoCal stargazers should brace for a busy month of astronomical events
Southern Californian stargazers should get ready for a month packed with astronomical events, starting with fireballs and ending with a supermoon. The Southern Taurid meteor shower put on a show early Thursday morning. But those who missed it still have the Northern Taurid shower in store, peaking overnight on Nov. 11, said Tim Thompson, the…
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Assault charge dropped against U.S. citizen ICE allegedly shot from behind; lawyers say this isn’t over
Federal prosecutors have dismissed an assault charge against a man whose lawyers say he was shot from behind by an immigration agent last year. The decision Monday to drop the charge against Carlos Jimenez, a U.S. citizen, of assault on a federal officer came after a prolonged effort by the Ontario man’s lawyers to get…
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Multiple flights in Europe diverted because of bomb threats
Multiple flights in Europe made emergency landings on Thursday after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said. Finnair said that Flight 1761 from Helsinki to Rome was targeted by a bomb threat, but nothing out of the ordinary was found on the plane after it landed normally in the Italian capital, Finnish broadcaster Yle…
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‘Hunger Games’ actress Mckenna Grace rejects Hollywood nudity, ‘hypersexual’ roles
Rising Hollywood star Mckenna Grace has drawn a firm line against participating in on-screen nudity, and separately revealed that her dream is to one day play a Disney princess. Speaking with Cosmopolitan, Grace explained that she respects actors who appear in explicit scenes but said those roles do not align with her personal career goals.…