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Dozens Confirmed Dead in Fire at New Year’s Party in Swiss Alps
The local police said that their preliminary toll was about 40 dead, with roughly 115 injured, in the early morning blaze at a bar in the resort town of Crans-Montana.
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Guinea’s Coup Leader Wins Election After Barring Leading Opponents
Gen. Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power more than four years ago, took over 80 percent of the vote, according to a government-controlled agency that he set up.
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Iran Protests Turn Deadly as Violence and Anger Spread
Financial pressures have fueled a fifth day of demonstrations around Iran, with at least one person killed in the protests so far, according to the authorities.
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Venezuela Frees Dozens of Political Prisoners
At least 80 people were released, including one with U.S. ties, though more than 800 remain detained in Venezuela for opposing President Nicolás Maduro’s rule, rights groups say.
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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.