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Fire in Swiss Alps Leaves Dozens of New Year’s Revelers Dead
About 40 people celebrating at a ski resort bar were killed, and 115 were injured, many of them young, the authorities said.
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Happy New Year 2026 from Chaz Ebert and Everyone at RogerEbert.com
I was out at dinner with a group of friends who were experts in various fields when one observed that whether you are talking about psychology, photography, astrology or cryptology, 2025 proved to be a very strange year indeed. He continued with more hope, however, opining that 2026 is already giving glimmers of vast improvements…
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The Unloved, Part 145: I’ll Do Anything
With the whole world taking the Ella McCay challenge in whatever state they were born and raised, let’s take a fond look back at his first major upset, the wonderfully ambitious “I’ll Do Anything,” in which the WASP romcom was given a one-of-a-kind remake, which scared people so bad they ran into the arms of…
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This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors
Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the hidden biology that makes this possible.
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New York to Phase In Protections for Horseshoe Crabs
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will ultimately ban the catch and biomedical use of the crabs.
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Russia Asks United States to Stop Pursuit of Fleeing Oil Tanker
The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although the U.S. authorities say it is a stateless vessel.
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Toby Morton, a Comedy Writer, Owns the Trump Kennedy Center URL
A comedy writer bought the web domain TrumpKennedyCenter.org and the satirical site he created is drawing attention amid the backlash over the institution’s renaming.
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Help! We Got Bedbug Bites in France, and the Luxury Hotel Won’t Admit It.
A country resort near Paris refused to cover $800 worth of medical and cleaning bills for a couple who woke up covered in bites. They’d like their stay comped, too.
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Repeat Moviegoers Help Hollywood Eke Out a Slightly Better 2025
Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.
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Help! We Got Bedbug Bites in France, and the Luxury Hotel Won’t Admit It.
A country resort near Paris refused to cover $800 worth of medical and cleaning bills for a couple who woke up covered in bites. They’d like their stay comped, too.