COVINA, Calif. – Family and friends of one of the victims of last week’s California mass shooting are expected to gather for an outdoor funeral service Thursday afternoon. Yvette Velasco was a San Bernardino County environmental health specialist.
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At the very least, the War on Christmas is not being waged on television. As streaming and technology tear apart so many rules that governed television for decades, one tradition has endured, and might be stronger than ever: With December here, viewers are …
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Laurel is to be left devastated this Christmas when she confesses her feelings for ex-husband Ashley, only for him to reveal that he’s suffering with dementia. “The news comes completely out of the blue for Laurel,” says actress Charlotte Bellamy.
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Its second choice is a comedy by Simon Mendes da Costa who in 2005 wrote an amusing Ayckbournish piece, Losing Louis, that managed to find fun in funerals. This new piece tackles the perils of internet dating with similar angst-ridden gaiety. The hero …
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(CNN)Any old city can string up a few lights downtown and call it a holiday celebration. From Mexico to Malta, northern lights to sunny skies, these places are doing Christmas better than the rest this year. Malta Visiting presepju, or nativity scenes, is …
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The two young men walked up to the tree man of Broadway and 102nd Street and told him they wanted a Christmas tree — but not at Manhattan prices. The tree man, with his Canadian accent and his woodsman’s cheer, smiled and pulled out two scruffy five …
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LAKEVILLE, Minn. – Funerals have been set for two Lakeville South students killed in a crash Friday afternoon. The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office says 17-year-old Jake Flynn and 18-year-old Johnny Price, both of Lakeville, died after they were thrown from …
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If you’re a fan of Bill Murray’s brand of befuddled enthusiasm, the new Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas will delight you to no end. If you’re at all ambivalent … well, you’ll probably be pretty bored. The program is an homage to classic Christmas …
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50+ Appetizers That Near Guarantee a Jolly-Good Christmas Party Whether you’re hosting an ugly sweater party, a cocktail soirée, or something in between this Christmas, you’ll need to get your appetizer game on lock. Here, we’ve rounded up over 50 festive …
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Sony manufactured a robot dog (“Aibo”) from 1996 to 2006 for a legion of pet-fanciers, but now that supplies of spare parts and specialized repairers are dwindling, many of the beloved family “canines” are “dying” off. Not to worry, though, for many …
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