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Where to Stream Catherine O’Hara’s Best Movies and TV Shows
Catherine O’Hara in Home Alone. Photo: 20th Century Fox The world isn’t as funny as it was last week. Before yesterday, Catherine O’Hara seemed to be near the apex of her comedic powers, landing two Emmy nominations just last fall for her incredible work on The Studio and the beloved adaptation of The Last of Us. Now, to everyone’s shock,…
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A quiet change in everyday foods could save thousands of lives
Lowering sodium levels in packaged and prepared foods could lead to major improvements in heart health and prevent large numbers of heart attacks, strokes, and premature deaths in France and the United Kingdom. That is the conclusion of two new studies published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association. In France, researchers found that cutting salt in baguettes…
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‘Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
A community member films federal agents conducting an immigration enforcement action in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on 27 January 2026. Photograph: Seth Herald/Reuters On Monday night, nearly 80,000 people hopped on a video call to learn how to “observe ICE”, a non-violent and constitutionally protected practice of documenting federal immigration agents’ activities in public. Some wrote in the chat where they…
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US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here’s what the US, and world, will lose
The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration – a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on inauguration day of his second term declaring that he was doing so. He first stated his intention to do so during his first term in 2020, early in the…
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Defense minister says US needs Europe
Skip next section Dog sledding competition kicks off in Bavaria 01/31/2026January 31, 2026 Dog sledding competition kicks off in Bavaria More than 100 teams featuring over 500 dogs gathered at the southern border of Germany and Austria for an international dog sledding competition that drew race enthusiasts from across Europe. The race will take place over the weekend, with a course…
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US Embassy in India pauses social media operations amid govt shutdown
Amid the partial shutdown of the US government that started on Saturday, January 31, the social media account of the US Embassy in India announced that it will pause its operations, except for urgent updates, till the funding resumes. “Because of the lapse in appropriations, this account will not be updated regularly until full operations resume, with the exception of…
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21 Movies and Shows to Watch with Your Kids for Valentine’s Day (from Cartoon Love Stories to BFF Adventures)
Cubby and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Credit: DREAMWORKS SKG/Ronald Grant Archive/Mary Evans Without fail, Valentine’s Day always sneaks up on me as a parent. It feels like the entirety of the fall and early winter includes weeks of preparation for the marathon of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. When…
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Wife of accused claims she was sexually harassed
Dehradun: A day after a shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 17-year-old Kashmiri youth with an iron rod in Uttarakhand, his wife has come forward claiming the attack was triggered after the teenager and his friend made suggestive remarks and used “bad language.” “Two boys came to my shop and asked for some snacks. I could not understand their…
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Pakistan’s Murree Brewery is exporting beer : NPR
A worker stands stands in the factory where beer is produced at Murree Brewery on Nov. 29, 2025 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Betsy Joles for NPR hide caption toggle caption Betsy Joles for NPR RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Inside Murree Brewery’s factory, green-and-red cans move down a conveyor belt to get filled with frothy golden beer. Every month, more than 1 million…
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‘Worst-case scenarios’: How Democratic election officials are preparing for potential Trump intrusion in the midterms
Washington — Democratic election officials are preparing for potential federal government intrusion in the midterms, as President Donald Trump’s appointees escalate their efforts to find evidence for his long-debunked election fraud claims. The potential for federal government intervention in state elections “is now in a category, like a weather event, like a bomb threat, like a power outage” that officials…
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