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An old story about glass goes something like this: A glassmaker, presenting his wares to the Roman emperor Tiberius, handed over a bowl for inspection. After studying it, Tiberius returned the bowl to the man, who promptly hurled it to the ground. Rather than smash to pieces, the glass merely…

0:50 | November 29, 2020 Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two TDs and 257 yards to help the Miami Dolphins beat the New York Jets 20-3. Read More

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A federal appeals court in Pennsylvania has delivered a strongly worded repudiation of Donald Trump’s latest attempt to overturn his presidential election defeat, dismissing his challenge to the state’s results as without merit, and backing a district judge who likened the president’s evidence-free and error-strewn lawsuit to “Frankenstein’s monster”.On Friday,…

The 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was a welcome — but atypical — sight. Though no crowd could be in attendance, 20.7 million TV viewers tuned in from 9 a.m. to noon, when it averaged a 5.3 rating among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen. Those numbers made the Thanksgiving parade…

US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump (left) and her husband Jared Kushner. — AFP/FilesUS President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have decided not to move back to New York as  the incumbent president's term ends. The Trumps know that after Donald Trump's controversial and divisive…

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices moved for the first time late Wednesday to block a governor’s COVID-19 restrictions, ruling that New York’s attempt to control rapidly spreading infections in churches and synagogues had violated constitutional religious freedoms.Newly seated Justice Amy Coney Barrett cast a key vote in a pair of…

In October 1978, in what remains one of the worst episodes in the program’s history, Frank Zappa appeared on Saturday Night Live. The rock musician and controversialist worked through a trio of musical numbers, delivered a flat monologue, and hammed his way through a Coneheads sketch. The episode’s centerpiece was…

Dorothea G. Petrie, who won an Emmy award for the Hallmark drama Love is Never Silent, died at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 24 at age 95. Her family confirmed the death, which they said was by natural causes. Petrie began her career in New York as…

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices rose on Wednesday after data showed an unexpected fall in U.S. crude stockpiles last week. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for January delivery gained 80 cents to settle at 45.71 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent…