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Somali-owned daycare in south Minneapolis burglarized
A south Minneapolis day care that caters to the Somali community reports that someone broke through a wall and stole sensitive documents early Tuesday morning, heightening fear in the community. The break-in at Nokomis Daycare Center, which is run by Somali owners, occurred between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. several days after right-wing influencer Nick Shirley posted a video on…
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8 Movies Where the Two Best Scenes Are the Start and the Ending
It’s easy to point out movies with amazing endings, because obviously Casablanca, Cinema Paradiso, and The Shawshank Redemption all end fantastically, but the ways those movies begin? That’s a little harder to recall. And it’s not a flaw or anything, because once you do remember how they start, you realize they kicked off in perfectly fine ways, but you remember…
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Almost half of all Germans want a ban on fireworks – DW – 12/30/2025
In the early hours of Monday, December 29, residents in the state of Thuringia called the police out to a local supermarket, warning that thieves were trying to break in. But when the authorities arrived, they found a group of young men, armed with hot tea and blankets, who just wanted to be first in line when the supermarket opened. December…
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50,000 gig workers participate in strike in Hyderabad, unions claim
Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union Hyderabad: About 50,000 of the total two lakh gig workers in Hyderabad participated in the strike called on Wednesday by the unions demanding better payouts and improved working conditions, TGPWU president Shaik Salauddin claimed. He said roughly 50,000 took part in the strike till 8 PM though demand on New Year’s eve peaks during…
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Novo Nordisk beyond weight loss has investors wary, scientists hopeful
Ozempic is medicine for adults with type 2 diabetes that along with diet and exercise may improve blood sugar. (Photo by Steve Christo – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) Steve Christo – Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images Novo Nordisk has had a difficult year: a tumbling stock price resulting in the biggest leadership shakeup in the company’s 100-year history…
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The Essential Indiana Jones Knock-Offs of the 1980s
Something seems familiar as we take a look at a selection of essential Indiana Jones imitators from the 1980s… In cinema, if something works once, studios will naturally assume it could work again. Die Hard, aside from spawning four sequels, also inspired innumerable rip-offs. The same goes for Mad Max, Conan the Barbarian, Jaws, The Terminator, Alien, Star Wars, and…
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New Year’s Eve in NYC’s Times Square: Everything to know about the ball drop, how to watch, and more
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — As the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world will turn to Times Square for the dropping on the New Year’s Eve ball. The Ball Drop tradition dates to 1904, with the first ball dropped in 1907. Built by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr, the 700-pound (318-kilogram), 5-foot- (1.5-meter-)…
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$205M federal health grant kicks off flurry of policy work for Wyoming
Health care advocates are celebrating Monday’s announcement that Wyoming will be awarded $205 million in federal Rural Health Transformation Project funds in 2026. But the announcement is only step one in a process that will require drafting contracts, hiring staff, crafting bills and gaining legislative approval. State workers, contractors and healthcare providers will have to hustle to lay the groundwork…
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Photos of New Year’s celebrations across the globe
People across the world celebrate the start of 2026, with New York’s iconic Times Square ball descending 18 hours after the South Pacific greeted the new year. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Fireworks…
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Cheetah project logs 12 cub births in 2025, India’s count now 30
Bhopal: The three-year-old cheetah reintroduction project moved ahead with full steam in 2025, a year which saw the birth of 12 cubs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) – three of them did not survive – taking the number of the big cats in India to 30, an official said on Wednesday. However, six cheetahs, including three cubs, died…
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