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16 Best White Elephant Gifts (2025): Coffee Pot Mug, Legos, Sushi Magnets, and More
Bring the gift everyone will want to win from this year's holiday party, from a cute jacket for a beer can to magnets they'll wish they could eat.
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All about the baby cheeses: how to curate a festive cheeseboard to remember
Perfection is a hard, a soft, a blue, a sheep and a goat’s, say our panel of experts, but three to four generous wedges will do the trickWhat should I serve on my Christmas cheeseboard?David, via emailIt will come as no surprise that Mathew Carver, founder of Pick & Cheese, The Cheese Barge and Rind…
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15 Best Office Chairs of 2025— I’ve Tested Nearly 60 to Pick Them
Sitting at a desk for hours? Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy WIRED-tested seats.
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'Best of our country': Australian PM visits Bondi hero in hospital
"Your heart is strong", Anthony Albanese tells the father-of-two, calling him "a true Australian hero".
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Community swimming program for Black youth boosts skills, sense of belonging, study finds
Black youth in the United States disproportionately experience fatal drowning at rates up to five times higher than their white peers. These statistics relate to historical and structural barriers Black youth face in learning to swim.
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Country diary: Here’s the charm of the goldfinch – we want them to be near us | Mark Cocker
Hogshaw, Derbyshire: They’re in our paintings, in our folklore. A little opportunistic planting and I’ve got them in my gardenAs I cleared our garden of dead vegetation, including many old teasels, I realised that the latter were still shedding seeds and luring goldfinches to them. Not wishing to de…
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What we know about Ahmed al-Ahmed, ‘hero’ who disarmed Bondi attacker
A GoFundMe page has been launched for Ahmed al-Ahmed, injured when bravely tackling one of the Bondi Beach attackers.
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Grand Canyon hotels on South Rim reopening after water pipeline repaired
Hotels and lodges will welcome back visitors to the Grand Canyon's South Rim after the national park fixed multiple breaks in a water pipeline that led to the halting of overnight stays for more than a week.
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A Flurry of Ribbon Cuttings Illustrates Everglades Restoration Milestones
Critical Milestone in Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir Timeline
Audubon Florida joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and restoration partners in late September to celebrate the signing...
Audubon Florida joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and restoration partners in late September to celebrate the signing...
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Celebrating 2025 Working Lands for Tricolored Blackbirds
When nesting Tricolored Blackbirds choose a triticale field on one of the San Joaquin Valley’s working dairy farms, Audubon shows up. And this year, when one adventurous flock broke their usual...
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Ian Rush returns home from hospital after spell in intensive care with flu
Liverpool great understood to be recovering wellClub thank hospital for giving ‘the best care possible’Ian Rush has been released from hospital having spent two days in intensive care last week with flu.The former Liverpool and Wales striker was admitted to the Countess of Chester hospital with brea…
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Thousands of Christmas trees to be reused and recycled in North Somerset festive scheme
North Somerset Council and Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm are aiming to repurpose up to 4,000 Christmas trees this winter, expanding a long-running partnership designed to reduce seasonal waste and support environmental and community initiatives. Thousands of Christmas trees are set to be given a second life i…
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Libya looks to its past to build a new future as national museum reopens
It is hoped the institution can help foster new bonds in a fractured nation, but such optimism will be a stretch for someIt was a night at the museum like no other. As the staccato sound of firecrackers and explosions rang out across Martyr’s Square in the heart of Tripoli, for once it was not Libya…
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I opened a bookshop. It was the best, worst thing I’ve ever done
Chloe Fox shares the hopes and heartache of fulfilling a life-long dream
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BBC visits flower-lined Bondi Pavilion after attack
Crowds of people have left flowers and candles as a tribute to the 15 people who were killed in the attack in Sydney.
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Joe Ely, Pioneer of Texas’ Progressive Country Sound, Dies at 78
Ely blended genres and opened for The Clash and Rolling Stones.
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At a Dark Moment, Jews in New York Celebrate the Festival of Lights
After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community.
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New research shows it's never too late to help students learn to read—even in high school
Learning to read is a complex process. It requires children to master and integrate multiple skills, from mapping abstract symbols to the right speech sounds to understanding what all the words mean. This is why reading is one of the first and most important things children are taught in the early y…
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At Fort Worth Zoo, scientists gather to fight deadly elephant herpesvirus
On a cool December afternoon at the Fort Worth Zoo, Lady Bird splashes her tiny trunk in a watering hole while her mother, Bluebonnet, and honorary aunt Angel flank her like bodyguards. To zoogoers watching the fuzzy, 3-foot-tall and over 650-pound elephant calf, she's a pure delight.
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Are Online Casinos Legal in Switzerland? Understanding the Current Regulatory Framework
For years, Switzerland maintained a somewhat grey area regarding online gambling. However, the landscape shifted dramatically in 2019 with the enactment of the Federal Act on Money Games (BGS). For expatriates, tourists, and Swiss residents alike, the question remains frequent and pressing: Is onlin…
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