Singer Gal Costa, an icon in the Tropicalia and Brazilian popular music movements who enjoyed a nearly six-decade career, died on Wednesday. She was 77. Her death was confirmed by a press representative, who provided no further information. The soprano, with wild curls of dark hair, was best known for...

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On Friday, President Joe Biden decided to channel the ghost of Brian Williams’ career. The president was in Carlsbad, California, trying to make the closing argument for the Democrats by talking up the CHIPS and Science Act. While he gave the speech at the corporate headquarters of Viasat, he regaled...

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Adidas may have cut ties with Kanye West over an anti-Semitic tweet, but it's hoping that doesn't mean the company can't still profit from the controversial rapper's designs. Adidas severed its business relationship with West, who now goes simply by Ye, on Oct. 25 over unspecified "disputes," which apparently came...

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The Russian military is pulling out from the strategic city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, according to multiple media reports Wednesday, signaling a major potential loss for Russia. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the decision to pull troops from Kherson in televised remarks Wednesday after the highest commander for...

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WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was convicted in August of smuggling drugs into Russia and sentenced to nine years in prison, is being moved to a Russian penal colony, her attorneys said Wednesday. “We do not have any information on her exact current location or her final destination," Griner's attorneys,...

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A few hours before the polls opened on Election Day, an arsonist set several fires in Jackson, Mississippi. Calls started coming in around 2:45 Tuesday regarding fires in the area, according to WAPT-TV in Jackson. Two of the fires targeted predominately black churches -- Greater Bethlehem Temple Church and Epiphany...

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While all eyes were on the midterm elections yesterday, Walt Disney Co. reported some bad earnings news to shareholders. Quarterly losses from Disney+ more than doubled year-over-year, forcing executives to commit to cut expenses in the company's streaming platform, according to The Wall Street Journal. But it got worse for...

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As the votes from the midterm election continue to be counted, the race for New York's 17th district House seat has been particularly close, but has been called in favor of Republican Mike Lawler. "NEWS: Sean Patrick Maloney, the chairman of the DCCC, just called Republican Mike Lawler to concede...

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First there was no water. Then there was too much of the wrong kind. Attendees of this year's U.N. climate conference in Egypt found themselves stepping over streams of foul-smelling fluid Wednesday after a pipe or tank holding liquid waste appeared to have burst near one of the venue's main...

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The Parole Board of Canada has allowed a child rapist in British Columbia to be released for good behavior. According to the Vancouver Sun, the board canceled the suspension of a long-term supervision order against 59-year-old Brian Edward Abrosimo on the grounds that he had made "some good progress." Abrosiamo...

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Former Navy SEAL Eli Crane has defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Tom O’Halleran in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, according to new reports. As of 3 p.m. ET Wednesday, Bloomberg, citing ABC and NBC, announced that Crane was the winner. CNN has also projected that Crane will be the winner. According to...

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Compared to this guy, John Fetterman is the picture of health. Democratic Rep. Tony DeLuca, Pennsylvania’s longest-serving lawmaker, won a convincing victory Tuesday over a radical Green Party challenger despite one of the biggest handicaps any politician could carry in an electoral contest. He died four weeks before voters went...

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There was no red wave. There was no red tide. There was no red trickle. There was a fizzle. The 2022 midterm election fundamentals would have suggested a ringing Republican victory: an unpopular president of the opposing party, deep public unhappiness with the state of the economy, unified Democratic control...

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Questions have been raised in the mysterious death of a wealthy Turkey-based Tiffany & Co. jewelry distributor, who somehow plunged to her death while on a cruise vacation in the South Pacific with her Swiss partner. According to the Daily Mail, Dilek Ertek, 71, a distributor of the luxury jewelry...

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A woman who died nearly two weeks before Election Day was re-elected by Tennessee Democrats anyway. Tennessse state Rep. Barbara Cooper died on Oct. 25 at the age of 93. (WATN insisted on calling her death "unexpected," but, come on. I don't mean to be either flippant nor unkind ......

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Kayla Stoecklein's life seemed like a charmed one from the outside looking in -- wife of a successful megachurch pastor and mother of 3 beautiful children -- but underneath the happy exterior, pain and despair loomed large over the household. Heavy expectations were placed on Kayla's husband Andrew when his...

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I recently came across a study by the Barna Group called “How Concerned Are Christian Parents About Their Children’s Faith Formation?” I must say, the data grieved me. One of the questions posed was, “As a parent, how concerned are you about your child's/children's spiritual development?" Of practicing Christians, 51...

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New York Republican George Santos flipped a U.S. House seat Tuesday night in what was part of a very good night for GOP congressional candidates in the Empire State. Santos defeated Robert Zimmerman, taking the 3rd congressional district on Long Island with approximately 54 percent of the vote to the...

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Maricopa County, Arizona, experienced an unfortunate technical issue at various polling places on Election Day, sparking controversy and backlash from candidates and the voting public. According to Fox News, voters ran into serious problems due to malfunctioning tabulation machines shortly after the polls opened on Election Day, preventing many from...

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The hoped-for red wave did not materialize for Republicans on Tuesday, but the election was still very good for the GOP, especially in Ohio, where an extremely important ballot measure was voted in with a huge majority. Buckeye State residents were thrilled that Republican J.D. Vance, author of the best...

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As the midterm election results are pouring in and the midterm season is finally coming to a close, many are already gearing up for the launch of 2024 presidential campaigns and the hypothetical contest between former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is already taking the spotlight. It...

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