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Australians are expected to spend a record $2.5 billion during the annual Boxing Day Sales. The Australian Retailers Association predicts the whopping amount will be spent in less than 24 hours, nearly a four per cent increase from the same figures last year.

GoFundMe has refunded thousands of dollars to people who donated money to a homeless man it says was running a scam.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Blood Institute is teaming up with the Oklahoma City Thunder to encourage Oklahomans to support their team and save a life. On Saturday, Dec. 29, Thunder fans can give blood from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center as part of the ‘Holiday Blood Drive.’ In addition to getting a free long-sleeved Thunder t-shirt, donors can also be automatically entered to win a pair of lower-level tickets to a Thunder home game. […]

I'm watching Swan Lake by accident and it's fabulous. The athleticism of the dancers is incredible, and of course, the music is superb.

CALL THE MIDWIFE is well-known for its emotional and tear-jerking Christmas Specials on BBC One, and this year was no exception, as fan-favourite Barbara Hereward returned in the most unexpected way.

It was a Christmas meet-and-greet, a toy giveaway, and a warm meal with all the trimmings at the National Action Network in Harlem.

Excitement is building ahead of the start of the annual Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Eighty-five crews will battle it out for line honours and the chance to win the Tattersall Cup. Wild Oats XI will today seek redemption for last year’s performance, in which a one-hour penalty saw Comanche handed line honours for their record-breaking finishing. Image: News Corp Australia

D.J. Swearinger has gone from one non-playoff team to another. The former Washington safety, cut after repeatedly bad-mouthing the coaching staff, has indicated on social media that he’s returning to Arizona. A second-round pick of the Texans in 2013, Swearinger was waived after two years in Houston. The Buccaneers gave him a landing spot until [more]

The senator described financier William Browder as "the man who became the first to turn lies about Russia into an instrument of state policy, which is hostile to us"

The No. 1 argument, not only today but throughout history, against the existence of God is this: “If there’s a loving and all-powerful God, how can He allow the human race – His children, made in His image – to suffer so terribly?” This question has often been called “the rock of atheism.” In “Letter […]

Serie B 2018/2019 - Matchday 9 - Played 27-Oct-18 - Posted by Hce

As an imprisoned Donald Trump becomes ever more likely, people on the other side of the criminal justice system debated what it would take to get him there — and why he would deserve it. “He went out and got himself a real mob lawyer in [Rudy] Giuliani,” an imprisoned Chicago man w...

Staff Film Report 67-2 showing Christmas in South Vietnam with the troops and locals.

American pleads for Donald Trump as Israeli Jets attack Damascus Syria on Christmas.

At least 8 dead, 22 injured

Hard to believe this was over 50 years ago, damn!

A proposed law in Massachusetts would bar employers from firing workers for using marijuana legally on their own time. While recreational marijuana use is legal for adults in the states, … Click to Continue »

"I don't see why we can't if we keep playing like that."

Police officer killed during traffic stop by impaired driver on Christmas Eve  ABC News

A police officer in Kentucky was killed by a driver allegedly under the influence while she was conducting a traffic stop on Christmas Eve. Detective Deidre ...

With the ever-increasing emphasis on T20 cricket, it is important to take a step back and divert a little bit of the focus towards Tests.

With the winter transfer window upon us, we take a look at four PL players which Real Madrid could consider buying.

1. 23 Nasty Tesla Charts  CleanTechnica
2. These were the 13 biggest car stories of 2018  Business Insider
3. Cheat Sheet: 2019 Tesla Model 3 Mid Range Vs. Chevy Bolt Premier  Forbes
4. Tesla Ensures Full Tax Credit to Customers If It Misses Delivery  HYPEBEAST
5. Elon Musk promises Tesla will pay customers who miss federal tax credit - Autoblog  Autoblog
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A man was killed Tuesday on a Martinez road when a woman in another car crossed into incoming traffic and hit his vehicle, police said. The crash happened on Cummings Skyway just north of Highway 4 around 10:45 a.m., said Officer Sean Wilkenfeld, a California Highway Patrol spokesman. The road remained closed as of noon Tuesday, and there was no estimated time for it to reopen. The woman, driving a Ford sedan, appeared to have drifted off the road and onto a dirt shoulder, then overcorrected and... Читать дальше...

Even a holiday greeting from newly-elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sparked controversy when she compared refugees to the baby Jesus. “Joy to the World! Merry Christmas everyone – here’s to a holiday filled with happiness, family, and love for all people. ????(Including refugee babies in mangers + their parents.),” the self-described Democratic Socialist wrote in a...