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RT by @mikenov: Azerbaijan’s parliament has approved a defence agreement with Türkiye that commits both countries to provide military assistance to each other in the event of armed attack. pic.

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Grateful Dead fans rally for former members amid medical and financial crises

Two Bay Area benefit concerts for Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten are highlighting medical struggles among members of the band’s former circle.
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The Pioneer Woman’s 10 favorite make-ahead Christmas dishes

From mashed potatoes to eggnog pie, these holiday heroes belong on your Christmas menu.
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6 tortillas pulled from stores for dangerous ingredients

It is always better to make tortillas at home. Of course, for convenience, store-bought tortillas are easy and often tasty. However, these tortilla brands have been pulled over the years for toxic ingredients.
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Republicans are quiet quitting on Trump

The White House chief of staff says the president has “an alcoholic’s personality”
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Walmart cuts ties after racist T-shirt backlash

“The trust of our customers and the integrity of our platform remain paramount.” With those words, Walmart’s director of global communications, Blair Cromwell, confirmed that the retail giant had pulled a controversial T-shirt from its online marketplace and canned the third-party seller responsible. The move came after a social media firestorm over the shirt’s imagery, […]
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Meet T&G Santa’s helpers for Wednesday, Dec. 17

Thanks to donations from our readers, as well as local businesses and civic organizations, T&G Santa purchases toys for children in need who are identified by some 20 partner organizations. This year, the fund will provide gifts for nearly 10,000 youngsters in our community. The United Way of Central Massachusetts is a main partner in the effort. T…
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NASCAR faces Michael Jordan’s ‘gun to your head’ ultimatum in $100M antitrust trial

A courtroom fight in Charlotte, North Carolina, is testing how much power NASCAR can wield over the teams that fill its starting grid. Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Bob Jenkins’ Front Row Motorsports claim the series’ business model leaves race teams deeply underpaid and structurally insecure, even as drivers “risk their lives” across a 38-race schedule. Their federal antitrust case challenges the financial and governance system built around…
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This hockey mom exposed a youth-sports theft. Then came the attacks.

Retaliation is rampant in the lucrative world of youth sports. A hockey mom who exposed a youth hockey leader’s theft faced it firsthand.
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New footage shows Brown University shooting person of interest as suspect remains at large

Authorities have released new surveillance footage of a person of interest in the deadly shooting that happened at Brown University on Saturday. Police in Providence, Rhode Island, are leading the manhunt for a suspect, with assistance from the FBI.