It’s a con even more elaborate than “Oceans 11.” A French woman who thought she was in a romantic relationship with Hollywood star Brad Pitt handed over 830,000 euros ($855,000) to scammers as part of an elaborate, year-long con that involved an AI-generated version of the “Moneyball” actor. To add insult to injury, when she discussed her misfortune on French …
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Kate Middleton announces her cancer is in remission 02:12 As TikTok ban looms, users turn to other Chinese-based platforms 02:47 Bitter cold grips much of US, creating dangerous travel conditions 03:01 Now Playing South Korea’s president detained by anticorruption investigators 01:46 UP NEXT Cause of …
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Inside the world’s most valuable sports league, perhaps the most impactful decision a team can make is deciding who will play its most important position: quarterback. And for the NFL season’s first 17 weeks, Minnesota’s decision to sign Sam Darnold to a one-year, $10 million contract last spring looked like one of the league’s best bargains. Originally intended to be …
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Israel and Hamas appeared to be on the verge of agreeing a ceasefire deal Wednesday that would end 15 months of devastating fighting in the Gaza Strip, even as the Israel military continued to launch airstrikes in the enclave and families of Israeli hostages begged for their safe return. American, Egyptian and Qatari delegations have been working for 15 months …
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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, got into a heated exchange at a House hearing Tuesday that culminated with Mace challenging Crockett by asking whether she wanted to “take it outside.” The war of words came during a discussion of civil rights and transgender rights, with Crockett calling for re-establishing a subcommittee on civil rights and criticizing …
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Cuba said it will release 553 political prisoners after the Biden administration announced Tuesday it is removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and taking other “goodwill” actions. The Catholic Church had been negotiating with the communist-run government over the release of the prisoners. Most of them were jailed following unprecedented islandwide protests in July 2021. A …
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One week after the Palisades Fire rushed down a mountainside, swallowing whole communities and killing at least eight people, its cause remains unknown. The answers, when they emerge, will most likely be found on a scorched and blackened ridgeline in western Los Angeles overlooking a Pacific Palisades neighborhood that includes a popular hiking trail — an area that was also …
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Ride along as Cal Fire monitors Los Angeles wildfire from the sky 03:50 UP NEXT Effort underway to preserve Altadena’s African American history 01:32 Biden offers condolences to victims of Los Angeles wildfires 01:15 Altadena resident whose house was spared experiences both relief …
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WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is laying down a highly ambitious timeline to approve President-elect Donald Trump’s big-ticket legislative agenda, vowing House passage in the next three months. “We’re targeting April for final passage,” Johnson, R-La., told NBC News on Tuesday. He reiterated that the House plans to pass Trump’s policy wishes on border security, domestic energy and taxes in …
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LOS ANGELES — Just weeks ago, the 9ThirtyLA venue in downtown’s Arts District was known as a trendy spot for events, its wooden beams and concrete floors serving as the perfect backdrop for concerts, corporate parties and more. But after fires began to devastate the Los Angeles region, community organizers and a wave of volunteers turned an industrial venue into …
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