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The players are out there. England go into a huddle, then disperse. And here comes the most significant element on the scene: Travis Head’s moustache.

“And merry Christmas to you!” says Gareth Wilson. “If I can gently disagree with Andrew Benton, what is most galling, and slightly puts your lovely stat on runs difference to bed, is that Australia have not been amazing. They haven’t needed to be. Sure – one Travis Head innings, one Alex Carey Test, and some good Starc, but none of those by themselves should have been enough to go 3-squat up.

”England have faced a historically poor Aussie team and STILL blown it. It’s depressing, but hey, 0-0 right?

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© Photograph: Robbie Stephenson/PA

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison put the nail in the coffin of the Detroit Lions' playoff hopes. The Vikings won Thursday's game, 23-10.

A post on social media revealed that defense attorney Scott Danks said grand jurors did not indict his client, Jacob Lee Bard, for the Dec. 9 shooting at Kentucky State University.

Yes, the kids are now 90% Adam’s apple. Yes, Winona Ryder has been unforgivably sidelined. And yes, some characters are trapped in a room filling with yoghurt. But despite our misgivings, this show still absolutely slaps

Listen, this isn’t the place for newcomers. Stranger Things has been around for almost a decade, and it has spent almost all this time building a mythology that has grown so unwieldy that trying to explain it would cost me my wordcount and my will to live.

However, in fairness, this new penultimate batch of episodes gives it a good try. The content of these new episodes can neatly be split into three categories. There’s action, which is high-octane and fun, and probably why you’re watching. Then there’s dialogue, which is less successful because it causes characters to stop moving and emote at each other, even though they should probably be concentrating on the imminent end of the world.

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© Photograph: Courtesy Of Netflix/Netflix

© Photograph: Courtesy Of Netflix/Netflix

The Duffer Brothers continue to pull their punches, clearly saving the real drama for New Years Eve's grand finale.

Tatum Dale had worked with the congressmen since 2012, and most recently served as the campaign manager for Barr’s 2026 Senate bid to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell.

There’s a long way to go this offseason, but already there are clear winners.

Karl-Anthony Towns was on the bench when the Knicks changed the course of the game. 

By the time the fire was put out around 4:30 p.m., the right side of the house was charred beyond recognition, and some deck boards had burned to the point where they shriveled up.

King Charles III called for what a palace spokesperson described as a “digital detox" in his Christmas speech, urging people to slow down and focus on family and community.

President posts on social media that the defence department ‘executed numerous perfect strikes’

Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, 47, published a personal essay on her website on Christmas Day on how much of a toll it has been on her emotionally since her husband was diagnosed with dementia.

The Giants did not practice Christmas Day, but their projected injury report does not bode well for their offensive line continuity for Sunday’s game against the Raiders in Las Vegas.

Santa was pulled over for speeding in Ohio and told a deputy he had a concealed carry permit. Hilarious bodycam footage shows Christmas magic meeting reality.

It’s a shame that stupid wasn’t given Christmas week off.

The Cowboys built a big early lead, then leaned on Dak Prescott’s 307-yard, two-touchdown performance to squeeze past the Commanders despite a late rally.

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy

Myanmar is preparing to go to the polls for the first time since its military seized power in a coup in 2021, but with its former leader behind bars, its most successful political party disbanded and roughly a third of the country either disputed or in rebel hands, few believe claims by its military rulers that its 28 December election will be “free and fair”.

“This is not for the people, this is for themselves,” says Pai, 25, who fled Myanmar after the military seized power. “They [the ruling junta] are looking for a way out of the trap they are [in].”

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Project Recover uses advanced underwater technology to locate missing service members from past conflicts. The nonprofit has repatriated 24 Americans.

Lee said he drove from Los Angeles to Riverside after a viral TikTok video showed Chase homeless and living on the street.

President claims strikes targeted militants in country’s north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communities

Donald Trump has said the US carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in north-west Nigeria on Thursday, after spending weeks decrying the group for targeting Christians.

The president said in a post on his Truth Social platform: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!

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© Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Katie Couric says people don't want to hear "the facts" in the current state of media and called out how "bothsidesism" is used in news coverage.

Woods and Towns started dating in 2020 after meeting through mutual friends and they purchased a Los Angeles home together last September.

Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.

The Western Conference foes are meeting for the third time this season.