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Blind date: ‘The glare of the Christmas lights made his eyes look really beautiful and I just had to tell him’
Ash, 38, a photographer, meets Darren, 39, a TV producer. What were you hoping for? To meet someone intelligent that I could have good conversation and a laugh with. Continue reading...The Guardian - 1h -
Ukrainians hope for a New Year prisoner exchange with Russia
There have been just ten exchanges of prisoners of war in 2024 but families want their loved ones back.BBC News - 1h -
Quiz of the Year, Part 3: Which dance moves made Raygun famous?
Test your memory of 2024 in our four-part Christmas quiz. What happened in June, August and September?BBC News - 5h -
Severe storms snarl post-holiday travel rush to cap busiest year ever for flyers
Millions of Americans are hitting the roads and passing through airports as they head back home ahead of the New Year. And with just a few days left in 2024, this has been America's busiest year ...CBS News - 6h -
Chelsea slip up against Fulham, Manchester United display lack of leadership & New Year’s resolutions!
Christian and Alexis react to Chelsea’s shock last minute loss to Fulham. Then, Christian and Alexis break down the other Boxing Day fixtures including Liverpool’s win to Leicester City. Later, ...Yahoo Sports - 10h -
Final year for the current New Year's Eve ball in Times Square
The New Year's Eve ball that will usher in 2025 for the thousands celebrating in New York City's Times Square will be retired after January 1. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.CBS News - 11h -
See our best illustrations and photographs that captured the year's biggest stories
See our best illustrations and photographs that captured the year's biggest storiesNBC News - 14h -
Here are 12 climate resolutions to take with you into the new year
These small but meaningful changes can have a big impact when it comes to reducing your carbon footprint in 2025. Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to ...The Guardian - 17h -
Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Should Involve Your Interpersonal Relationships
Experts share how shifting from self-focused goals to thinking about others can have a positive impact on the year ahead.The New York Times - 1d -
The Stock Market is Entering its Best Stretch of the Year
The Santa Rally could push the S&P 500 to its best return of the last 20 years.Inc. - 1d -
The week's bestselling books, Dec. 29
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
News Review of the Year 2024
Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson look back at the year with Today presenters past and present.BBC News - 4d -
What to wear for a New Year’s Eve party
Staying in or going out, it’s always nice to make a bit of an effort. And you can’t go wrong with a little black dress, little black boots, a velvet suit or simply a red lip Continue reading...The Guardian - 1h -
Biden to decide on Nippon Steel acquisition of U.S. Steel
President Biden has just over a week to decide how he wants to move forward on Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more on that ...CBS News - 14h -
Libraries across the U.S. offer more than books with new services
Many local libraries are expanding beyond books to offer music classes, food assistance, and even hand tools. Meg Oliver reports on how libraries are becoming hubs of innovation and community support.CBS News - 16h -
Japan’s Nikkei index heads for best year-end close since 1989
Equity markets have finally surpassed bubble-era levels during rally led by domestic investorsFinancial Times - 1d -
'How I became the chimpanzee in the new Robbie Williams biopic'
Jonno Davies says he was doing children's parties before getting the call to play Robbie.BBC News - 1d -
‘I thought it was fake news’: secrecy around North Koreans fighting in Kursk
As reports of battlefield casualties emerge, Russian locals say presence of soldiers sent by Pyongyang is barely noticed. At dusk one afternoon last week, two dozen wounded North Korean soldiers ...The Guardian - 1d -
What’s the biggest financial mistake you’ve ever made?
FT writers and readers confess their money blunders, bad investments and inane purchasesFinancial Times - 1d -
Deciding to read a book a week was the best new year resolution I ever made | Katie Cunningham
I read 52 books that year and I’ve kept the habit up in the years that followed, the routine now firmly established. More summer essentials I’ve always been a reader. In primary school, I’d ...The Guardian - 1d -
'I had a life to live': Survivors recall tsunami 20 years later
It has been 20 years since the deadliest tsunami ever recorded, one that devastated communities around the Indian ocean and killed more than 200,000 people. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer spoke with ...NBC News - 1d -
Soccer's best of 2024: Players of the year, best goal, games, more
Luis Miguel Echegaray picks the best of soccer in 2024, including top players, best goals, games and much more.ESPN - 1d -
Flossing, saving money and eating more donuts: new year resolutions that actually stuck
What separates a good resolution from a bad one? Guardian readers agree: it has to be something you care about. For some, new year resolutions are an opportunity to grow. For others, they’re a ...The Guardian - 1d -
ABC News' 'The Year: 2024' reminds us of year's highs and lows
"Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts leads ABC News correspondents in discussing 2024's most memorable stories and trends.ABC News - 1d -
‘It was like I was reborn’: Sednaya prison’s former inmates adapt to a new Syria
Former prisoners endured hearing fellow inmates being executed – but they are the lucky ones, with 100,000 people still missing. Of all the horrors Mohammed Ammar Hamami remembers from his time in ...The Guardian - 1d -
36-year-old self-made millionaire: This is 'my No. 1 investing philosophy'—it's 'a great way to get started'
Wealth with Tess founder Tess Waresmith suggests starting with a portfolio of low-cost index funds before branching out into other assets.CNBC - 1d -
The Year in News
An election. A shooting. A solar eclipse. Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.The New York Times - 1d -
I’m 12 years from retirement, the future looks like a ‘train wreck’ and I want out of the market. Should I sell?
Don’t ignore your feelings, don’t do anything rash, and take these three pieces of adviceMarketWatch - 1d -
I spent a week working, exercising and relaxing in virtual reality. I’m shocked to say it finally works | Ed Newton-Rex
Bar some glitches, I think a tipping point has been reached – except when it comes to virtual gigs. I’m writing this from a room that’s slowly orbiting the Earth. Behind the floating screen in ...The Guardian - 2d -
At 94, She Had One of Her Best Years (and Made Sure Her Friend Did, Too)
Betty Gordon enjoyed reconnecting with a famous former paramour. But her favorite part of 2024 was helping out a friend in trouble.The New York Times - 2d -
NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.NBC News - 3d -
Ranking best freshmen in college basketball: Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears earns Freshman of the Week honors
A look at the top performing freshmen in college basketball last week and for the 2024-25 seasonCBS Sports - 3d -
Champagne-soaked sex and slow-burn longing – was this the swooniest year of TV ever?
Be it the understated romance of Japanese epic Shōgun, Danny Dyer’s tree sex in Rivals or Adam Brody risking his career for love – this was the year TV stole hearts. ‘I’m going to declare this an ...The Guardian - 3d -
The best of the long read in 2024
Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the year. Nicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread ...The Guardian - 4d -
After a breakup, can you ever be happy living alone? I moved countries to find out | Carolin Würfel
I left Berlin for a flat overlooking the Bosphorus – and after a decade with a partner, found even Christmas could be joyful. Recently I found this note in my 2021 diary: “Moved into this apartment ...The Guardian - 4d -
The Christmas that went wrong: I had a massive abscess and spent my first ever night in hospital
The year already ranked among my very worst – then I wound up on a tinsel-draped drip, while my family texted fun photos from the pub. It hadn’t been a vintage year. I was in the middle of a ...The Guardian - 4d -
Your Call: Should a team ever willingly flex into a short week?
The Broncos agreed to flex their game against the Chargers to Thursday night ... and lost. Was that the wrong call?Yahoo Sports - 4d -
I asked a 105-year-old when middle age starts: Her answer delighted me—and made me feel better about turning 40
Before I turned 40, Shirley Hodes, who was then about to turn 105, gave me her take on when "middle age" begins, and it was not at all what I expected.CNBC - 4d -
Baby mammoth in Russia is the ‘best-preserved’ ever found
The 50,000-year-old female, nicknamed Yana, is one of only seven whole remains discovered in world. Russian scientists have displayed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a baby mammoth found ...The Guardian - 4d -
Truly, the Best Mashed Potatoes I’ve Ever Had
Potatoes and olive oil come together in this simple yet extraordinary dish.The New York Times - 4d