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A Bride Being Mad Other People Walked On "Her" Aisle Runner And 11 Other Of The "Worst Weddings" People Have Been To

"During the ceremony, he turned to my son and said, 'Do you take her as your awfully wedded wife?'"

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Older Adults Are Revealing The "Hard Truths" About Aging That No One Prepared Them For, And As A Millennial, I Was Shocked To Hear Some Of These

"That voice inside your head doesn't change, but what you see in the mirror does."

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Todd Archer

Cowboys cut Zeke to give him chance at playoffs

The Cowboys have waived running back Ezekiel Elliott to give him a chance to land with a playoff contender.

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NBA suspends Rockets' Thompson, Heat's Rozier

Houston's Amen Thompson and Miami's Terry Rozier were each suspended, while four others were fined a total of $145,000 for their actions in Sunday's game.

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Lisa Friedman

Trump Wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. It’s About Climate.

Global warming is making both places more important to global shipping and trade.

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Anatoly Kurmanaev

Putin Declares ‘Everything Will Be Fine’ Despite Russia’s Growing Challenges

Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve message that did not address casualties in Ukraine or rising inflation at home.

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Marc Santora

On E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East

Stepped up attacks by Russia are heightening longstanding concerns over how Ukraine manages its military and countering assumptions that Moscow’s offensive would slow, soldiers and military analysts say.

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Every foldable iPhone and iPad rumor weve heard so far

Apple is apparently working on some foldable devices. Let's talk about it.

Rumors have been snowballing around the internet for months (if not years) about Apple joining the foldable fray that companies like Samsung have found success in over the past few years. There have been so many rumors and so much idle speculation on top of those that it would be impossible to cover everything in one article, but the latest and most credible reports point to two foldable devices coming out of...

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Rockets-Heat fight results in NBA suspensions after Tyler Herro thrown to floor

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The NBA announced its suspensions and fines in the aftermath of the Tyler Herro-Amen Thompson fight.

An argument between Tyler Herro and Amen Thompson escalated into a full-blown brawl between the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets on Sunday night. Five players and one coach were ejected in the aftermath of the scuffle, and now the NBA has announced their suspensions for those involved.

Thompson, Jalen Green, head coach Ime Udoka, and assistant coach Ben...

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Paolo Uggetti

Boise State is ready to shock the world again

With a Heisman finalist running back and a new head coach, the Broncos reached the playoff, but there was a lot more that went on behind the scenes.

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I'll Pinpoint Your Birth Order Based Solely On Taylor Swift Songs

Let's just call it Swiftie science!

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The best cheap laptops: 6 models under $1,000 that we tested and approved

When it comes to shopping for the best cheap laptops, you can do a lot with $1,000. (Heck, even $500 cuts some mustard nowadays.) But you'll probably have to make some compromises along the way to stay below that price point.

That doesn't mean you have to settle for a total clunker that doesn't tick any of the boxes on your must-have specs list. It just means you have to shop a little smarter than someone with unlimited funds.

That's where we come in. The Mashable team is constantly reviewing...

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Get a leg up on tax time with 30% off TurboTax Deluxe 2024 at Amazon

SAVE $24: As of Dec. 31, get a copy of TurboTax Deluxe 2024 for just $55.99, down from its usual price of $79.99. That's a discount of 30%.

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Sarah Bregal

Medicare’s new $2,000 drug cap promises hefty savings

Seniors with high medication costs stand to significantly reduce their annual out-of-pocket spending when the cap starts in 2025.

Going into the new year, seniors who take prescription drugs and receive Medicare benefits are likely to shell out less for those treatments. That’s due to a provision in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, set to begin in 2025, which will cap out-of-pocket costs on prescriptions at $2,000 annually. 

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Sarah Bregel

Massive outage hits Puerto Rico, leaving over a million in the dark

Authorities say a failed underground power line triggered the shutdown, with restoration efforts underway despite holiday challenges.

 massive power outage struck Puerto Rico early Tuesday, leaving more than 1.2 million out of 1.4 million in the U.S. territory without power. The outage appears to be from a failing underground power line. 

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Tracy Brown Hamilton

Quadrantid fireballs expected to light Friday’s sky

The shower draws its name from a vanished constellation and could unleash over a hundred meteors per hour for early-rising observers.

The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major meteor display of 2025, will peak on the night of Friday, January 3. The annual event offers skywatchers a chance to see bright meteors streak across the sky, with the possibility of observing up to 120 meteors per hour at its peak.

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Dartmouth hoops players end attempt to unionize

The Dartmouth men's basketball team dropped its attempt to become the first college sports team to unionize.

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49ers' Purdy has bruised elbow, likely out Sunday

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy avoided a serious injury to his right elbow but is unlikely to play Sunday against the Cardinals.

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