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Every December, families dust off the classics: Home Alone , Love Actually , It’s a Wonderful Life. But for a growing number of fans, the holiday season doesn’t officially begin until Bruce Willis crawls barefoot through air ducts to rescue hostages at Nakatomi Plaza. Yes, Die Hard is a ChristmasContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. President Traitor 47 spent most of 2025 hacking away at large parts of the federal government. His administration fired, bought out, or otherwise ousted hundreds of thousands of federal employees. Entire agencies were gutted. By so many metrics,Continue Reading

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It’s not quite burning-scientists-at-the-stake bad, but it’s close — or at least feels that way. President Traitor 47’s administration is openly waging war against universities, closing independent science review panels, funding fewer grants, and shutting down or raising concerns about the closure of important centers of government research (even though in some cases, they’re probably not supposed to). The evidence is now clear thatContinue Reading

Geminid meteors streak under green sky | Space photo of the day for Dec. 19, 2025

Every December, Earth plows through a dusty lane of debris in space, and the night becomes illuminated by streaks of meteors. This year’s Geminids meteor shower peaked around Dec. 13, with generally favorable viewing thanks to a relatively dim moon. The beauty of the Geminids was captured by astrophotographers worldwide, including well-known astrophotographer Josh DuryContinue Reading

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CTV News Edmonton cameras were kept away from a house fire on Gordon Crescent in St. Albert on Friday. There was a large police presence at the scene. All officials would say about the situation was that everyone was safe. #yeg #edmonton #alberta #stalbert Subscribe to CTV News to watchContinue Reading

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Officials say suspect, who died after falling from a building during police chase, carried out ‘indiscriminate attacks’., Officials say suspect, who died after falling from a building during police chase, carried out ‘indiscriminate attacks’. At least three people have been killed and five injured after a knife-wielding attacker went onContinue Reading

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Lawyer Taqbir Huda says Sharif Osman Hadi’s killing and violence in Bangladesh signal a shift and security failure, Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis InvestigationsContinue Reading