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2 sailor deaths result in muted celebrations on winning yacht in Sydney to Hobart race
Champagne corks often pop and loud, boisterous cheers are usually heard around Constitution Dock when the Sydney to Hobart line honors winner finishes in the Tasmanian state capitalABC News - 3h -
How Team USA's U20 team picked its goal celebration song
The rock anthem from 1973 played 10 times in Team USA's 10-4 win over Germany on Thursday.ESPN - 9h -
How NASA Astronauts Celebrated Christmas 250 Miles Above Earth
The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating contest and built a reindeer from storage bags.The New York Times - 1d -
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Blue Origin Is Ready to Launch New Glenn Rocket After Critical Test
The company, owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, also received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to launch the vehicle to orbit.The New York Times - 3h -
Lakers' LeBron James calls out NFL while defending NBA's Christmas Day tradition: 'Our day'
The NBA's Christmas slate lived up to the billing on Wednesday with five entertaining gamesCBS Sports - 1d -
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and the Brute Force of Celebrity P.R. Tactics
On the internet, the truth and the manufactured lies about celebrities are hard to sort through.The New York Times - 1d -
What is Boxing Day? All about the celebration's origin and traditions
Boxing Day 2024 is here, but not all Americans understand the meaning of the holiday celebrated in countries like the U.K. and Canada.CBS News - 1d -
20 years after a devastating tsunami, a survivor celebrates what the disaster has given him
The Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami began with a 9.3-magnitude earthquake. A series of waves devastated coastal communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand.NBC News - 2d -
China’s EV sales set to overtake traditional cars years ahead of west
Volumes forecast to rise 20% next year, smashing international projections and Beijing’s official targetsFinancial Times - 2d -
How the holidays are being celebrated around the globe
Jericka Duncan takes a look at how Christmas and Hanukkah are being marked around the world and even aboard the International Space Station.CBS News - 2d -
Amid Gaza war, another year of subdued Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem
For a second straight year, the war raging in Gaza has kept pilgrims and tourists away from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, where Christmas tourism makes up about 70% of the city's economy. ...CBS News - 2d -
From Katy Perry's comeback to the Joker sequel: 15 celebrity flops and fails of 2024
Dynamic pricing, Katy Perry's comeback album, Joker 2 and Eurovision were among the biggest fails of 2024.BBC News - 2d -
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How your favorite celebrities are celebrating Christmas
From matching pajamas to a baby's first Christmas, here's a look at how your favorite celebrities are spending the holiday.ABC News - 2d -
Celebrated Indian author MT Vasudevan Nair dies at 91
A prolific writer and filmmaker, MT Vasudevan was the doyen of Malayalam-language literature.BBC News - 2d -
Royal family celebrates Christmas with no sign of Prince Andrew
King Charles III was joined at Christmas services by close members of the royal family, including Prince William and Kate — but Prince Andrew was notably absent.CBS News - 2d -
Inside Windsor Castle's history of Christmas traditions
Get an exclusive inside look into Windsor Castle to see how the British royal family played a large role in shaping Christmas traditions under Queen Victoria, including Christmas trees and holiday ...NBC News - 2d -
The Animal Celebrities Who Surprised, Soothed and Screamed at Us in 2024
Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, Flaco the escaped eagle-owl, Charlotte the maybe-pregnant stingray — they distracted us from the messy human world but were also clear reflections of it.The New York Times - 2d -
Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel's war in Gaza
Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians continue to be killed.NBC News - 2d -
King Charles set to focus on healthcare workers in traditional Christmas message
King Charles III is expected to use his annual Christmas message to highlight health workers, at the end of a year in which both he and the Princess of Wales were diagnosed with cancerABC News - 3d -
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A Christmas Gnome Tradition, More Than 1,000 Strong
The writer Andrew Solomon recounts his enduring love for the cheerful little heroes of Swedish folklore, handed down from his late mother.The New York Times - 3d -
How e-commerce is disrupting traditional seasonal work in retail
Online shopping sales reached a record $41.1 billion this holiday season. The shift to e-commerce has continued to transform the seasonal work landscape.CNBC - 3d -
Grey Dawning bids to follow in Desert Orchid tradition for King George glory
The Dan Skelton-trained chaser is hoping to follow in the hoofprints of great greys at Kempton on Boxing Day. A bold-jumping grey in the King George at Kempton: for a dozen years from the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Juve Stabia fans appear to celebrate goal by Mussolini’s great-grandson with fascist salutes
Romano Floriani Mussolini scored winner against Cesena Italian football federation launches investigation The Italian football federation has opened an investigation after supporters of the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Christians in Gaza, Huddled in Churches, Celebrate Christmas
Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain those who have fled will ever feel safe enough to return home.The New York Times - 3d -
You can keep your rigid Christmas traditions – I’ll be tucking into my Boxing Day carbonara | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
We’ve started building up our own yearly rituals, and asking what we really want to get out of the festive period. When people ask what I’m doing for Christmas this year, I’ve been replying, with ...The Guardian - 3d -
'Nosferatu' continues Christmas horror tradition
'Nosferatu' continues Christmas horror traditionNBC News - 3d -
Skiing, wool baubles, ice-cream: how Antarctic scientists celebrate Christmas
From the Flask glacier to King George Island, intrepid researchers expect good cheer, snow and penguins. Many of us will not get a white Christmas this year, but a group of scientists are ...The Guardian - 4d
