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Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91Dec 28, 2025 10:04 am - Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.
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Derrick Henry’s virtuoso performance helps Ravens stay alive with 41-24 win over PackersDec 27, 2025 10:45 pm - Derrick Henry rushed for a season-high 216 yards and matched a career high with four touchdown runs as the Baltimore Ravens kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating the Green Bay Packers 41-24 on Saturday night.
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NHL-worst Blackhawks snap 6-game skid with a 4-3, shootout victory over the StarsDec 27, 2025 10:24 pm - Rookie Nick Lardis scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.
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Texans clinch third consecutive playoff berth with 20-16 win over ChargersDec 27, 2025 6:55 pm - C.J. Stroud threw for two long touchdowns on Houston's first two drives of the game, and the Texans went on to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16 on Saturday and clinch a third consecutive playoff berth for the first time in franchise history.
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College football bowl game roundup: Penn State ends season with win over ClemsonDec 27, 2025 6:13 pm - A roundup of Saturday’s college football bowl games.
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Chilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talksDec 27, 2025 5:51 pm - Barefoot children played on chilly sand as Gaza ’s thousands of displaced people prepared threadbare tents on Saturday for another round of winter rain.Some families in the central town of Deir al-Balah said they had been living in tents for about two years, or for most of the war between Israel and Hamas that has devastated the territory.
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Hundreds mourn in Syria’s Homs after deadly mosque bombingDec 27, 2025 3:58 pm - Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday in the rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs for the funeral of eight people killed in a bombing, as an imam warned that the attack could spark more sectarian violence.
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Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisisDec 27, 2025 3:52 pm - For 10 hours a day, Rahimullah sells socks from his cart in eastern Kabul, earning about $4.50 to $6 per day. It's a pittance, but it’s all he has to feed his family of five.Rahimullah, who like many Afghans goes by only one name, is one of millions of Afghans who rely on humanitarian aid, both from the Afghan authorities and from international charity organizations, for survival.
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Winter storm snarls US holiday travel across Northeast, Great LakesDec 27, 2025 2:52 pm - More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to U.S. roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s.
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Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meetingDec 27, 2025 2:43 pm - Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States, authorities said.