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Pelosi’s ‘unhelpful’ press tour is upsetting Democrats who want her to take a back seat to younger leaders
Pelosi, 84, is one of the most powerful Democrats in Washington, DC
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Sarah Hadland’s Strictly Couple’s Choice sent an empowering message to women everywhere
There’s always one celebrity who has a transformative week in Strictly’s Blackpool special — and this year, it’s Sarah Hadland, writes Rachel McGrath
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Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts
Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its Machinists union
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Flash bombs fired into garden of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel home
It comes as Israel attacks killed six people, including three children, in Eastern Lebanon according to the Lebanese health ministry
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Paul Mescal applauds Saoirse Ronan for ‘spot on’ viral comment on Graham Norton
‘Gladiator II’ star went silent following Saoirse Ronan’s honest remark on ‘The Graham Norton Show’
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Bishop who forced Welby to resign warns senior clerics put job promotion ahead of tackling abuse
The Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley has spoken out against the culture of silence in the Church of England
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Strictly 2024 leaderboard: The scores from week nine of the BBC dance competition
Look back at what the judges thought of the ‘Strictly’ couples’ Blackpool performances
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Strike by workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip enters 2nd day
A walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip entered its second day with union members willing to undergo the financial hardships of being out of work as they wait for a new contract
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Emily Blunt’s reaction after husband John Krasinski is named 2024 Sexiest Man Alive
Blunt had funny response to learning her husband was world’s most desirable male
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Olav Thon: Norwegian billionaire famed for bright red cap dead at 101
Olav Thon went from selling leather and fox hides to building one of Norway’s biggest real estate empires
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Prosecutors accuse Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of trying to obstruct justice from jail
Judges ruled Diddy is a risk to flee
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Boy Scouts sell off famed Norman Rockwell paintings and earn $3.7m to compensate sex abuse victims
The Boy Scouts filed for bankruptcy in 2020 and auctioning off the art is a bid to survive the barrage of sexual abuse claims
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XL Bully ‘lunged for baby’ strapped to mother amid surge in dangerous dog attacks
‘Step up before someone dies’ South Yorkshire Police urges dog owners amid pressure on the force
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Jake Paul believes he can fight for a title, and Mike Tyson won't say he's finished at 58
Jake Paul believes he can fight for a championship belt within two years
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John Fetterman says Democrats need to quit ‘freaking out’ about Trump
Fetterman said Trump’s decision to pick former Congressman Matt Gaetz as his attorney general was ‘nothing but trolling’
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'The Bear' has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show's star Jeremy Allen White
More than 50 contestants turned out in a Chicago park to compete in a lookalike contest to portray actor Jeremy Allen White — star of the Chicago-based television series, “The Bear.”
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Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after July killing of Black woman
The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy
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Lighting of Vienna town hall Christmas tree marks start of Yuletide season in Austrian capital
A flip of the switch, some oohs and ahhs from a crowd of onlookers, and a giant decorated Christmas tree went up in lights on Vienna’s town hall square as the Yuletide season got rolling in Austria’s capital
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Elon Musk says he wants ‘super high IQ’ workers for DOGE — but they may not be paid
Musk said working for the DOGE would be ‘tedious’ and that compensation would be ‘zero’
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Jeremy Allen White fans praise lookalike contest winner for actually ‘nailing’ resemblance
The winner of the Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest in Chicago received a ‘$50 cash prize plus some cigarettes’
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‘He’s like the sleeper’: Lara Trump details Barron’s influence over his father
Lara Trump talked about how the NYU student stayed in the shadows when it came to the 2024 presidential campaign
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Family hunt for tourists who handed in backpack of hiker missing from Giant’s Causeway
Lester McLennan vanished on a hike on the Giant’s Causeway
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Strictly Come Dancing viewers divided over ‘brutal’ score for Pete Wicks’ ‘mesmerising’ Cha Cha
‘Pure evil but I have to laugh,’ one person said
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Olav Thon: Norwegian billionaire famed for bright red cap dead at 101
Olav Thon went from selling leather and fox hides to building one of Norway’s biggest real estate empires
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Fake nurse oversaw dozens of patients at multiple hospitals, investigators say
Amanda Leeann Porter, 44, is facing identity theft, grand theft, and false impersonation charges
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Strictly’s Sarah Hadland in tears as she explains meaning behind Couples Choice dance
‘I didn’t know this is what I needed,’ the ‘Miranda’ star said
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Drake ‘curse’ strikes again: Rapper loses big bet on Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight
Rapper would’ve cashed in on more than $1m had he won the bet
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Mpox: America reports first case of new form of rare disease
The new variant, known as Clade 1b, appears to spread more easily
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Florida mom tricked teenager who was texting her 13-year-old daughter to meet at a Popeyes. He was then shot by police
Cerry Banks arranged to meet the child at a fast food restaurant in Jacksonville, unaware that he had been conversing with the girl’s mother
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William Hague discusses running for Oxford University chancellor against Peter Mandelson and the future of conservatism
In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Lord Hague discusses with Geordie Greig his campaign to win election as Chancellor to the University of Oxford. The former foreign secretary explains his opinions on what the statue of Cecil Rhodes, his love of history and how his experience as a student shapes his view on opening Oxford to more state-educated students.