‘Elio’ Trailer: Pixar’s Next Movie Has Aliens Abduct a Child Who Pretends to Be Earth’s Leader

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Ingrid Lewis-Martin, NYC Mayor Eric Adams' top advisor, retires
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who has worked with Mayor Eric Adams for years, announced her retirement on Sunday.
AFP
Riding subway cars of 1930s New York, and dressing the part
Nearly a century after the New York subway introduced its iconic "R1-9" fleet, the agency is putting some of the railcars back into service -- and city residents are jumping on board.Though the R1-9 train cars were widespread for decades since being introduced in the 1930s, they were fully withdrawn from service by 1977.
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Fiji says seven 'stable' after drinking hotel cocktails
Seven guests hospitalised after drinking cocktails in a luxury Fiji hotel -- including four Australians and an American -- are in a stable condition, the Pacific island government said Monday."We are reassured that their condition this morning was stable, and we do hope their condition continues to improve," said a joint statement by Fiji's health and tourism ministries.
AFP
Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat
The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted territory -- and scientists are still trying to figure out why.- 'Uncharted territory' - When burned, fossil fuels emit greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide that trap heat near the Earth's surface.
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Top South Korean court begins Yoon impeachment trial
South Korea's constitutional court kicked off proceedings on Monday over the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been suspended from office over his failed bid to impose martial law.The head of Yoon's ruling People Power Party (PPP), who has not been linked to the martial law bid and expressed support for impeachment, said on Monday he would resign.
CNN
Experts explain phenomenon of adults who leave their lives behind
At face value, Ryan Borgwardt, Hannah Kobayashi and Luigi Mangione lead distinct lives and come from disparate backgrounds. Yet, they all made the same unexpected decision: disappear from their jobs, routines, friends and family.
AFP
'Bali Nine' drug ring prisoners 'relieved' on return home
The five remaining members of the Australian "Bali Nine" drug ring say they are "relieved and happy" over their return home after 19 years in jail in Indonesia."These Australians spent more than 19 years in prison in Indonesia.
AFP
Five years on from the pandemic, long Covid keeps lives on hold
Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started to make it impossible for her to even take short walks.Vanek tries to be careful not to exert herself to avoid another "crash", which for her is marked by debilitating muscle weakness and can last for months, making it hard to even open a bottle of water.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Hegseth has pledged to release accuser from confidentiality agreement
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, promised to release the woman who accused him of sexual assault from a confidentiality agreement.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders says Biden should 'very seriously' consider pre-emptive pardons
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday described President-elect Donald Trump's threat to jail members of the House Jan. 6 Committee as "an outrageous statement" and said President Joe Biden should consider pre-emptive pardons for committee members.
AFP
Libya farmer breaks new ground with outlier date variety
In the Libyan countryside, farmer Ismail Ben Saoud has launched an agricultural experiment, banking on Mejhoul dates -- a premium variety cherished across the Arab world but untested in such a humid coastal climate.For Libyans and others across the Arab world, dates are a treasured food.
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Filipino woman who was on death row in Indonesia will return home after almost 15 years in prison
A Filipino woman who was on death row in Indonesia — and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015 — was moved late Sunday to a female prison in Indonesia’s capital, from where she will be flown back to her home country. Mary Jane Veloso, who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking, was allowed to return home after Indonesia and the Philippines signed a “practical arrangement” deal on Dec. 6, after a decade of pleading from Manila.
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Biden, Harris thank major Democratic donors and urge them to stay engaged after tough loss to Trump
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums in last month's election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and urged them not to lose hope and to remain politically engaged. Biden and Harris, along with their spouses, in remarks at the Democratic National Committee holiday reception sought to buck up key donors who the Democratic Party needs to stay committed as it tries to pick up the pieces.
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South Korean investigators push to summon impeached President Yoon, as court set determine his fate
South Korean law enforcement authorities are pushing to summon impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree as the Constitutional Court began its first meeting Monday on Yoon’s case to determine whether to remove him from office or reinstate him. A joint investigative team involving police, an anti-corruption agency and the Defense Ministry said it plans to convey a request to Yoon’s office that he appear for questioning on Wednesday, as they expand a probe into whether his ill-conceived power grab amounted to rebellion. Yoon was impeached by the opposition-controlled National Assembly on Saturday over his Dec. 3 martial law decree.
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Israeli strike kills Al Jazeera photojournalist on one year anniversary of colleague’s death
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed an Al Jazeera photojournalist on Sunday – exactly one year to the day after an attack killed one of his colleagues.
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"Hazardous drone operation" leads to two arrests in Boston
Two people were arrested Saturday night in Boston for what police describe as a "hazardous drone operation."
The Conversation
Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally
Errors don’t necessarily mean your mind is faulty. They may actually be a sign of a cognitive system with limited capacity working efficiently.
CNN
Xi brought down powerful rivals in the military. Now he’s going after his own men
In the early years of Xi Jinping’s war on corruption, the Chinese leader consolidated control over the world’s largest military by taking down powerful generals from rival factions and replacing them with allies and proteges loyal to himself.
Popular Science
Bronze Age butchery and cannibalism unearthed in England
Archeological discoveries can reveal the brighter sides of humanity. Collecting tchotchkes, our ancestors potentially comforting or sheltering one another in the face of a cataclysmic disaster, or building owl toys for children show how caring we can be as a species. However, other findings can reveal our darker side. That more bleak part of human […]
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German chancellor faces confidence vote likely to lead to snap elections
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote on Monday he is expected to lose, paving the way for which will likely to put Germany on course for a snap election early next year, after the collapse of his governing coalition plunged the country into uncertainty.

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