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• Jennifer Lopez refused to pay Bruno Mars’ ‘ridiculous’ $5 million performance fee, wedding planner says

  28-12-2024 23:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez called out Bruno Mars for his multi-million-dollar performance fee. During a podcast interview, celebrity wedding planner Marcy Blum shared Lopez’s reaction when she discovered how much it would’ve cost to book a performance with the "24K Magic" singer. "We were working with J.Lo and A-Rod before they broke up, and they were going through a list of musicians, and she goes, ‘What about Bruno Mars?'" Blum explained on "The Skinny Confidential Him & He
  
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• Israeli spy network uncovers Hezbollah commander's plans to marry his 4 mistresses

  30-12-2024 17:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli spy agencies have uncovered information about Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr's plans to marry his four mistresses over the phone, according to a report. The New York Times reported this week about its investigation into how deeply Israeli spies had penetrated Hezbollah leading up to the assassination of its top leader Hassan Nasrallah, as well as other commanders in the Iran-backed terror group. Israel announced in July that its forces had killed Shukur during what was, at the
  
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• Uncovering the atrocities of the Assad regime at its 'death factory' on the hill

  30-12-2024 16:36 via foxnews.com
  
  In the shadow of Syria’s brutal civil war, one institution stands as a chilling symbol of the regime’s systemic violence: Sednaya prison. Referred to as the "Death Factory" or the "Human Slaughterhouse," Sednaya became a site of unimaginable suffering. Around 100,000 individuals, according to reports, have disappeared into Assad'a prisons, where people, including thousands of women and children, were detained, tortured and killed."Rights groups have documented that at least 10%
  
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• South Korea deadly plane crash: US sends investigators to country still reeling from disaster that killed 179

  30-12-2024 13:49 via foxnews.com
  
  The death toll for what amounted to be South Korea's most fatal plane crash in decades stands at 179 people on Monday, a day after the disaster gripped the nation already in intense political turmoil. The United States is now sending investigators to help determine what caused the Jeju Air plane to crash-land at Muan airport and slam into a concrete barrier on Sunday.Meanwhile, South Korean officials are combing through more than 600 body parts, and the stench of blood remains in the air at
  
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• South Korea plane crash: country mourns as investigations into cause of Jeju Air disaster begin – latest updates

  30-12-2024 00:16 via theguardian.com
  
  After 179 die at Muan airport, a team of US investigators will join local authorities to look at possible causes of the flight 2216 accidentFull report: South Korea in mourningGlobal condolences flow following deadly air disasterCondolences are flowing from across the world following South Korea’s deadliest plane crash. As AFP reports, world leaders have expressed their sympathy as relatives of those on board gathered at the airport in grief.I express our deep condolences to the victims, s
  
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• More than 60 people dead after road accident in southern Ethiopia

  30-12-2024 00:07 via theguardian.com
  Incident at Gelan bridge in Bona Zuria Woreda ‘claimed lives of 66 people so far’, says Sidama health bureauMore than 60 people have died after a road accident in southern Ethiopia, the local health authority said on Sunday.Sidama state is in the south of Ethiopia, about 300km south of the capital Addis Ababa. Continue reading...
  
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• Jimmy Carter, former US president and tireless rights advocate, dies aged 100 – latest updates

  30-12-2024 00:01 via theguardian.com
  Former president, who spent decades after time in office campaigning for better global health and human rights, has passed awayFull report: Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100The former Georgia house of representatives minority leader Stacey Abrams called Carter “a giant who never saw anyone as smaller than himself” in a post on X.“Whether at a Boys & Girls Club banquet or when he sponsored a medical clinic for the uninsured in his corner of rural Georgi
  
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• ‘We lost a giant’: public figures pay tribute to Jimmy Carter

  29-12-2024 23:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Democrats and Republicans commemorate former US president after his death at age of 100Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 – latest updatesJimmy Carter – a life in picturesAfter news broke that Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died on Sunday at 100 years old, many fellow politicians, friends, and family members spoke out in remembrance of the longest-lived president in US history.Chip Carter, the former president’s son, called his father a “hero, not only to
  
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• Dense fog expected to cause flight delays at Gatwick till end of Sunday

  29-12-2024 23:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Temporary air restrictions in place for remainder of day because of low visibility, says air traffic control providerDisruption caused by dense fog was expected to continue at Gatwick airport until the end of Sunday – its busiest day of the holiday period.Nats, the UK’s main air traffic control provider, said temporary air restrictions were in place for the remainder of the day because of low visibility in airfields affected by fog. Continue reading...
  
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• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu completes prostate surgery after UTI diagnosis

  29-12-2024 22:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully underwent surgery on Sunday, Fox News has learned.The Israeli leader had his prostate removed after suffering a urinary tract infection, which had reportedly "stemmed from a benign enlargement of his prostate," according to Netanyahu's office.On Sunday, Netanyahu's office announced that the surgery "ended successfully and without complications.""The Prime Minister woke up from the anesthesia; his condition was good, and he was fully consciou
  
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• Air traffic controllers warned of bird strike minutes before Muan airport accident – as it happened

  29-12-2024 22:39 via theguardian.com
  
  This blog is closed. Follow the latest news on the South Korea plane crash in our new blog.South Korea plane crash – latest updatesDozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morningThe exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news agency Newsis. Fire officials ha
  
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• Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100

  29-12-2024 22:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of AfghanistanJimmy Carter dies aged 100 – latest updatesJimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, a broker of peace in the Middle East in his time, and a tireless advocate for global health and human rights, has died, it was announced on Sunday. He was 100 years old.“My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human right
  
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• US sends investigators to help establish cause of South Korea plane crash

  29-12-2024 22:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Team from NTSB, FAA and manufacturer Boeing to assist investigation of Jeju Air crash that killed 179South Korea plane crash – latest updatesThe US is sending air accident investigators to South Korea to help determine what went wrong with the Jeju Air plane that crash-landed at Muan airport and skidded in a barrier early on Sunday, killing 179.The team of investigators includes the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing, which man
  
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• Israeli official reveals how 'to truly defeat Hezbollah'

  29-12-2024 21:02 via foxnews.com
  
  An Israeli official said on Sunday that the return of normal civilian life in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon is the way "to truly defeat Hezbollah." "In order to truly defeat Hezbollah—because militarily, we have already won, and our victory is very clear—to truly win, to achieve long-term victory, is to have many residents living here (northern Israel), vast tourism, to reopen the restaurants and cafes that used to be here, to have people coming to cycle, agricul
  
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• Republican congressman says party should drop ‘food fight’ over leadership

  29-12-2024 20:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Mike Lawler says Mike Johnson should remain speaker as cracks appear between Trump’s team and far rightThe US House member Mike Lawler attempted on Sunday to tease out two pressing issues facing the new Congress beginning in 2025, telling an American political talkshow that this was not the moment for his fellow Republicans to have a “food fight” over leadership in Capitol Hill and that the country “needs an immigration system that works”.Both issues have dominated
  
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• Burning car linked to fatal shooting of man in western Sydney

  29-12-2024 20:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Man in 30s dies from gunshot wounds in Canley Heights and car set on fire in neighbouring suburbPolice are hunting for a gunman after a man was shot dead in a suburban street in western Sydney.Emergency services found the man in his 30s in Canley Heights on Sunday night after reports of shots being fired just before 7pm. Continue reading...
  
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• Charles F Dolan, founder of HBO, dies aged 98

  29-12-2024 20:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Media mogul launched Home Box Office in 1972 and started the US’s first 24-hour cable local news channel in New York Charles F Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent US media companies including Home Box Office Inc and Cablevision Systems Corp, has died at age 98, according to a news report.A statement issued on Saturday by his family said Dolan died of natural causes, Newsday reported late on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel orders remaining residents of Beit Hanoun to leave

  29-12-2024 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Order triggers new wave of displacement and there are reports of damage to two more Gaza hospitalsIsrael has issued new evacuation orders for all remaining civilians to leave Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza as part of a blistering three-month-old campaign that Israel denies is aimed at depopulating a third of the Palestinian territory, amid reports Israeli attacks have damaged two more struggling hospitals in Gaza City.The Israeli army forcibly evacuated Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia on Friday
  
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• South Korea plane's final moments captured on video before hitting concrete barrier, triggering explosion

  29-12-2024 19:40 via foxnews.com
  
  The moment a Jeju Air flight skidded off a runway before crashing into a concrete barrier and bursting into flames at an airport in South Korea was caught on camera.The crash on Sunday killed 179 people on board. Only two survived, a man and a woman who were both crew members. Footage aired by South Korean television channels showed the plane skidding — and apparently without its landing gear deployed. The jet overran the runway and hit a barrier, triggering a fiery explosion. Footage
  
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• South Korea in mourning after plane crash kills all but two onboard

  29-12-2024 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered from wreckage of Jeju Air flight 2216 at Muan airportSouth Korea plane crash – latest updatesDistraught family members gathered at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday after a plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok crashed, killing all but two people onboard, in the country’s worst domestic civil aviation disaster.Officials said all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members were killed when the Boeing 737-800 atte
  
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• Treasury must focus on prevention in UK public spending, says report

  29-12-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysts say ‘measurable, lasting outcomes’ require long-term planning after Tory cuts of up to 78% in some casesThe Treasury needs to rethink public spending to focus on prevention of the UK’s health, crime and homelessness problems after cuts of up to 78% under the Tories, a report from Demos and the Health Foundation has found.It said prevention spending should be carved out and protected just like capital spending was from the 1990s onwards so that departments are better ab
  
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• Seven people arrested after fatal stabbing of 18-year-old in Derbyshire

  29-12-2024 18:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Four 17-year-old boys held on suspicion of murder and others detained on suspicion of assisting an offenderSeven people have been arrested after a murder investigation was launched into the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man in Derbyshire, police said.East Midlands ambulance service contacted police at 8.20pm on Saturday to report that a man had been stabbed on Rose Avenue in the town of Ilkeston. Continue reading...
  
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• Heavy rain and snow to hit New Year’s Eve festivities, Met Office warns

  29-12-2024 18:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Travel disruption expected as forecaster issues weather warnings for almost all of UK from Monday to ThursdayRevellers could see their New Year’s Eve plans curtailed or cancelled as heavy rain, snow and strong winds are forecast to hit the UK, causing travel disruption for most of this week.The Met Office issued multiple yellow weather warnings for Monday to Thursday, with almost all of the country affected by at least one alert. Continue reading...
  
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• Kentucky police fatally shoot man while serving warrant at wrong home

  29-12-2024 18:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Doug Harless killed by police officers at home at 511 Vanzant Road despite search warrant intended for 489 Vanzant RoadPolice in Kentucky recently shot a man to death in his home while they executed a search warrant that appears to have been intended for a different address.Doug Harless, 63, lived in London, a southern Kentucky town of about 8,000 residents, and was killed by police officers at his home at 511 Vanzant Road on the night of 23 December. However, audio from local Laurel county emer
  
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• Cause of South Korea plane crash unclear as officials focus on bird strikes

  29-12-2024 17:37 via theguardian.com
  Experts say bird strikes are relatively common and should not have been enough to cause landing gear failureSouth Korea plane crash – latest updatesNo one knows for certain what caused Jeju Air flight 2216 to crash, killing all but two of its 181 passengers and crew. As darkness fell at Muan international airport in South Korea and officials fielded questions from distraught relatives of the dead, the most likely explanation was that the plane had been struck by one or more birds, triggeri
  
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• Safety checks ordered amid concern over thousands of postwar school buildings in England

  29-12-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Full structural surveys to be carried out on representative sample of about 100 system-built blocksMinisters have ordered intrusive structural surveys of a group of ageing, postwar school buildings in England amid mounting concern about hidden defects that could lead to structural failures.After the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) crisis, which closed schools and prompted mass inspections, the government is concerned about thousands of “system-built” school s
  
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• Rundown schools risk ‘irreparable’ harm to pupils, UK children’s laureate says

  29-12-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Frank Cottrell-Boyce says Conservative funding freeze over 14 years has created ‘enormous’ equality gapThe poor state of school buildings is exposing pupils to “irreparable” harm, the UK’s children’s laureate has said, after a Guardian investigation revealed that more than 1.5 million students in England were being taught in dilapidated schools.The award-winning screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce said the Conservative party’s decision to freeze
  
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• Azerbaijan president blames Russia for shooting down plane on Christmas Day

  29-12-2024 16:28 via theguardian.com
  
  President Aliyev says Moscow must ‘admit its guilt’ after downing plane, albeit unintentionally, with loss of 38 livesAzerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev said the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticised Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days.“We can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia … we are not saying that it was done intentionally, but it was
  
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• Azerbaijan president accuses Russia of 'absurd' plane crash cover-up, says flight was 'shot down'

  29-12-2024 15:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of executing an "absurd" cover-up after its air defenses allegedly "shot down" a passenger plane last week.Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the "tragic incident" this weekend, but the Kremlin has not formally stated that Russian air defenses shot down the plane. At least 38 people were killed in the incident."Our plane was shot down by accident," Aliyev told state television on Sunday. "Unfortunately, in the first three days we hea
  
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• China directs largest military build-up since 1930s Nazi Germany, expert warns, citing Pentagon report

  29-12-2024 15:44 via foxnews.com
  
  China is conducting the largest military build-up seen since that of Nazi Germany during the 1930s, one expert warns, after a new Department of Defense report detailed Beijing's operations including bolstering weapons and psychological warfare.In a piece for The Federalist, Chuck DeVore, chief national initiatives officer at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, referenced the Pentagon's annual report to Congress and warned that the United States has spent $5.4 trillion on its war on terror and fu
  
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