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Who is the billionaire buying a stake in Manchester United?
Sky News - 24 Dec 2023 21:00
The UK's second-richest person is committing £245m of his multibillion-pound fortune to Manchester United as part of a deal to acquire a 25% stake.
For the Billionaire Who Has Everything, Consider an Island in the San Francisco Bay
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2023 12:02
Red Rock Island, a big outcropping several miles from San Francisco, has been listed for $25 million. A visit finds, well, not much.
In Campus Protests Over Gaza, Echoes of Outcry Over Vietnam
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2023 16:31
The war in Vietnam ignited a protest movement that helped define a generation. Is the war between Israel and Hamas doing the same thing?
Thousands of migrants cross into the US across southern border in year-end surge: 'Humanitarian crisis'
New York Post - 24 Dec 2023 00:01
A huge group of about 600 migrants gave themselves the gift of a new life in Eagle Pass, Texas Saturday as part of a year-end surge across the border with Mexico.
The week in theatre: Macbeth; Stranger Things: The First Shadow; Ulster American - review
The Guardian - 24 Dec 2023 12:30
Donmar Warehouse; Phoenix theatre; Riverside Studios, LondonDavid Tennant and Cush Jumbo wire you into the Macbeths' innermost thoughts; Stranger Things takes theatrical spectacle to the next dimension; and Woody Harrels...
Santa swim and yoga at sunrise: the weekend before Christmas in photos
The Guardian - 24 Dec 2023 16:38
The Guardian's picture editors select photographs from around the world
Rachel Roddy's panettone 101, for Christmas and beyond
The Guardian - 24 Dec 2023 13:00
Soft and sweet, this festive bread is the Christmas treat that keeps on giving, so long as you know how to fashion the leftovers into ongoing treats ... Two dough hooks are moving rather like tweezers, lifting and droppi...
Airports had 19 near-misses that could've been catastrophic this year -- most since 2016, startling report finds
New York Post - 24 Dec 2023 02:57
The staggering number of near misses marks a dramatic increase in narrowly averted airline crashes -- the most since 2016.
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira showed behavior similar to Unabomber, known by colleagues as 'the active shooter kid': report
New York Post - 24 Dec 2023 04:01
Jack Teixeira, the young Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who leaked dozens of classified military documents online, was called "the active shooter kid" by his colleagues.
Low water level at Panama Canal could delay Christmas cheer for some
Fox News - 24 Dec 2023 13:00
A brief look at the history of one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and how unusually low water levels at the Panama Canal could delay Christmas gifts.
For many, the case for assisted dying is clear. But life - and death - is often not so simple | Martha Gill
The Guardian - 24 Dec 2023 10:00
Diana Rigg made a compelling argument because she had terminal cancer, but recent experiences abroad suggest a more complex reality As it grows older, more liberal and less religious, the west is changing its mind about ...
Anti-war candidate Yekaterina Duntsova barred from running against Putin in election
New York Post - 24 Dec 2023 06:59
Members of the central electoral commission voted unanimously to reject her candidacy, citing "numerous violations" in the papers she had submitted in support of her bid.
Iran appears to have struck ship off Indian coast with UAV: US Official
Fox News - 24 Dec 2023 03:55
Iran appears to have hit a ship that was located off the Indian coast with an unmanned aerial vehicle, a U.S. official told Fox News on Saturday.
Premier League festive predictions: Chris Sutton v Future Islands frontman and Everton fan Samuel T Herring
BBC - 24 Dec 2023 20:12
BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Future Islands frontman and Everton fan Samuel T Herring to make predictions for the festive Premier League fixtures.
'Mixed feelings' from fans as Man United confirm sale of 25% stake to British billionaire
Sky News - 24 Dec 2023 17:25
Manchester United has confirmed the sale of a 25% stake to the British billionaire petrochemicals tycoon Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Kim Jong UN bans Christmas, but activists send gifts of Bibles, food and messages of hope
Fox News - 24 Dec 2023 15:00
Amid Christmas being banned in North Korea, activists are gathering to send bottles with messages of hope, faith and freedom to those in the country under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un.
Border Deal Is Kyrsten Sinema's Toughest Test
Wall Street Journal - 24 Dec 2023 12:00
The Arizona senator, facing a fight for re-election, says efforts toward an immigration deal are the "hardest thing we've done."
Antisemitism and Holocaust denial are rife, just look at Stephen Fry's X trolls | Karen Pollock
The Guardian - 24 Dec 2023 11:31
Backlash to Channel 4's alternative Christmas message is part of alarming rise in anti-Jewish hate since Hamas attacks on Israel Last week it was announced that Stephen Fry would be delivering this year's alternative Chr...
Trump Asks Appeals Court to Toss Election Case on Immunity Grounds
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2023 06:59
The court filing was the latest development in a battle between Mr. Trump and the special counsel, Jack Smith, over whether the former president can be prosecuted for his actions while in office.
A decline in Santa's salary and rising cost of turkeys: Is this the bleakest Christmas on record?
Sky News - 24 Dec 2023 06:50
Santa Claus is coming to town - well, some of them are.
Lyin' George Santos rants about Delta experience, claims airline transports undocumented migrants: 'This is bulls-t'
New York Post - 24 Dec 2023 05:00
Disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos whined about Delta's boarding process and called out CEO Ed Bastian over unfounded claims the airline is transporting undocumented migrants.
Biden admin planned to keep Chinese spy balloon news a secret from the public -- and even Congress: report
New York Post - 24 Dec 2023 02:41
The Biden administration planned to keep the Chinese spy balloon that traveled across North America this year a secret from the public and even from Congress.