Jennifer Coolidge Is Classic in Lace Little Black Dress and Pointy Pumps for ‘Jimmy Fallon’

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South Carolina to carry out first US execution of 2025
A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Friday, the first execution in the United States this year.There were 25 executions in the United States last year.
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Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in next ceasefire swap
Hamas and Israel will conduct their next swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with three Israelis including the father of the youngest hostages to be freed in return for 90 people held in Israeli jails.The fragile ceasefire hinges on the release of a total of 33 hostages in exchange for around 1,900 people, mostly Palestinians, in Israeli jails.
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Environmental workers race to clear toxic debris left by LA fires
Now, amid the ruins of homes burned to the ground in the Los Angeles area blazes this month, workers are starting the massive, delicate task of removing hazardous debris as a prelude to rebuilding. And they are racing against the clock: President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week to expedite the removal of contaminated debris. Workers in white hazmat suits, hard hats and other protective gear picked through the rubble of a home in the badly damaged community of Altadena on Thursday, plucking out paint cans and batteries by hand.
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Slovakia bans Georgian volunteer, 9 others, from entry as Fico ramps up coup plot accusations
Slovakia on Friday banned a Georgian military volunteer who has been fighting in Ukraine and nine other people from entering the country, saying he was involved in an opposition plot to overthrow the government. Prime Minister Robert Fico named Mamuka Mamulashvili, the commander of the Georgian Legion fighting for Ukraine against Russian forces, of being involved in plans to depose him through a campaign of public protests. "We can confirm that, in the background of organising protests in Slovakia...is the Georgian National Legion," Fico told a press conference.
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Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow rise as investors embrace Apple earnings
Solid results from Apple are buoying spirits, as investors brace for PCE inflation and weigh Trump's renewed tariff threat.
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Uganda's top court bans military prosecution of civilians
Uganda's top court said on Friday that trying civilians in military courts was unconstitutional and ordered any ongoing prosecutions to stop immediately. The ruling will offer relief to a key opposition figure, Kizza Besigye, who has been undergoing trial by the country's general court martial, his lawyer Erias Lukwago said, adding that the defendant would now not appear in court on Monday as originally scheduled. "All charges or ongoing criminal trials or pending trials before the courts martial involving civilians must immediately cease," Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo said, reading the lead judgement of a panel of Supreme Court justices.
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Centuries-old Algerian indigenous tradition champions sharing
In a village nestled in the mountains of northeastern Algeria, locals and visitors gathered under a cold winter sky to celebrate Tamechrit, a centuries-old Berber tradition rooted in sharing.Baroudi said most of those sites are in mountainous regions, adding to the "spiritual dimension" of Tamechrit.
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Why this 50-year old restaurant chain has a stock that's smoking Nvidia's
Brinker International CEO Kevin Hochman is leading one of the hottest stocks on the planet.
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Calls for UK govt to allow bird flu vaccines for poultry
Several farming organisations on Friday urged the UK government to allow vaccinations for poultry against bird flu amid an outbreak of the highly contagious disease in the country.To date 27 farms have had confirmed cases of bird flu, most being in England and with one outbreak discovered in Scotland.
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About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds
More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands if they are struggling with obesity or have a health condition tied to weight, but they are not broadly supportive of teens who have obesity using the medications, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. When it comes to ages 12 to 18 who are dealing with obesity, Americans are divided: About one-third say the use of weight-loss drugs in this context is a “very” or “somewhat” good thing, a similar share say it's a bad thing and about 3 in 10 say it isn't good or bad. The popular weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, which were originally meant to treat diabetes, surged in popularity after the Food and Drug Administration approved them for weight loss in 2021.
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Black boxes found from crashed jet and FDA approves a new nonopioid painkiller: Morning Rundown
The D.C. plane crash renews concerns about air accidents in high-traffic areas.
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US labor costs rise moderately in fourth quarter
U.S. labor costs rose marginally in the fourth quarter, offering some comfort to Federal Reserve officials after progress lowering inflation stalled at the end of 2024. The employment cost index (ECI), the broadest measure of labor costs, gained 0.9% last quarter after rising 0.8% in the third quarter, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the ECI would climb 0.9%.
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3 endangered tiger cubs caught on camera in park for first time
The camera trap footage shows the three cubs scampering in a forest while their mother prowls around.
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Ford CEO: Trump's tariff threat 'will play out over the next couple months'
President Trump on Thursday reiterated his plans to put a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, where automakers build many of their products for sale in the US. Ford CEO Jim Farley believes Trump’s tariff gambit will be a policy issue that extends beyond February, however, but said that Ford has had a gameplan in place.
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Bogus scientific papers are enriching fraudsters and slowing lifesaving medical research
The world’s library of scientific papers is becoming contaminated as fraudsters use ‘paper mills’ to game scholarly publishing for profit.
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Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America
A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor. A program to provide mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth fleeing Venezuela was disbanded. In Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala, so-called “Safe Mobility Offices” where migrants can apply to enter the U.S. legally have shuttered.
The Conversation
Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about St. Isidore, a Catholic school in Oklahoma, could redraw lines around church and state in education
For years, the Supreme Court has been expanding the boundaries of government aid to religious schools. St. Isidore’s case pushes the debate into new territory.
The Conversation
Property and sovereignty in space − as countries and companies take to the stars, they could run into disputes
Space isn’t lawless, but the agreements governing it don’t cover everything nations will have to grapple with as they develop their space programs.
The Conversation
AI gives nonprogrammers a boost in writing computer code
Writing computer code is helpful for people in many disciplines, but learning to program is hard. Large language models can help nonprogrammers skip the difficult details.
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Mexico's Sheinbaum awaits US tariff deadline with 'cool head'
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday she will wait with a cool head for a decision from the United States ahead of a Saturday deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. Mexico and the United States are other's top trading partners. However, Trump said he would impose punitive tariffs by Saturday over demands Canada and Mexico take stronger action to halt the flow of illegal immigrants and the deadly opioid fentanyl and precursor chemicals into the United States.

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