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Lotto and Israel-Premier Tech have declined their invitations to race at Paris-Nice in 2025, race organisers announced on Tuesday, with both of the top-ranked ProTeams teams highly focused on earning a return to the WorldTour.2025 will bring the final season of the current three-year WorldTour promotion and relegation cycle to a close, with teams already carefully curating their calendars to ensure they score efficiently. Lotto have been known to opt out of race invites despite being one of the two top-ranked second-division teams – who automatically get invited to every WorldTour race – since they were relegated in 2022. They’ve skipped…

It’s the start of the new year, and you might need some essentials to cook a big dinner or kick back and have snacks to ring in 2025. Image Credit: Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag As the new year begins, consumerism never ends. Now that it’s 2025, everyone celebrates New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day their own way. Whether it’s just a day off, a normal work day or a whole day to hang out with family and friends, you might need to go shopping for a few essentials. However, shoppers should be careful this season — the…

As 2025 begins, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a perilous challenge to retain his gavel. When the House votes on Friday, Johnson can only afford to lose one Republican representative. The problem? Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has already vowed to oppose him, likening Trump’s endorsement of Johnson to his controversial backing of former Speaker Paul Ryan. Meanwhile, others, like Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), remain undecided. To say that Johnson is teetering on the edge of a political abyss would not be an overstatement. For those of us in the chattering class, the prospect of New Year congressional…

Genetic tests on charred bodies found near an Ecuador military base confirm they are those of four boys taken by soldiers three weeks ago, officials said Tuesday.The disappearance of the boys, aged between 11 and 15, sparked protests in the South American nation, which is in the throes of an armed struggle between narco gangs and security forces.Saul Arboleda, Steven Medina, and brothers Josue and Ismael Arroyo were playing soccer in the western city of Guayaquil on Dec. 8 when they went missing.”The results of genetic forensic tests confirm that the four bodies found in Taura correspond to the three…

Find hints, solutions, and everything you need to know about the New York Times game. Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images The famous New York Times word game, “Wordle,” has become a global addiction. All players have six tries to guess the five-letter answer for each day’s “Wordle” in the games section of the publication. So, what was today’s Wordle answer? See the hints for the January 1, 2025, Wordle and the answer by scrolling all the way down below. What Is Today’s Wordle Hint? The Wordle hint for January 1, 2025, is: A feeling of courage or strength. What Letter Does Today’s Wordle Start With? Today’s Wordle starts with…

At least 10 people were killed early Wednesday when a vehicle plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The popular tourist district would have been busy in the early hours of New Year’s Day.Witnesses told CBS News reporter Kati Weis that a truck crashed into a crowd on Bourbon Street at high speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire. The City of New Orleans said in a statement posted online that 30 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries and 10 people were confirmed dead. Weis saw…

Solve today’s ‘Connections’ game from ‘The New York Times’ here with our hints and the final answer. Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s a new year! Welcome 2025 with The New York Times addictive yet educational word game, Connections. Since Connections is one of the publication’s most popular games, the answer for today, January 1, 2025, proved to be a tricky one. Don’t worry — we’ve got the hints and the final solution to today’s puzzle! How to Play ‘Connections’ “Connections” begins with a set of 16 words in a grid, and players have to separate the words into…

A new treatment protocol for the most common form of childhood cancer has “instantly” changed how doctors treat pediatric leukemia — and provided a first-in-decades boost for the long-term survival and health of young patients.“This happens once in several generations,” said Dr. Lia Gore of Children’s Hospital Colorado. Gore co-authored a paper published earlier this month describing the effects of the treatment.“We’ve now moved this outcome so that the vast majority of children with this type of leukemia will have a 96% cure rate,” she said.The breakthrough, described in a New England Journal of Medicine paper and presented at a conference…

Nio may not have the widespread recognition of Tesla or fellow Chinese EV maker BYD, but it has launched two new EV brands within the past year to drive sales by offering lower-priced EVs compared to its premium models. The second of these brands, the youth-oriented Firefly, was formally launched on Dec. 21 during the Nio Day 2024 gathering held in Guangzhou, China. It follows the launch of the family-oriented Onvo brand in May, whose debut model is the Tesla Model Y-rivaling L60 compact crossover. Firefly has been launched with a subcompact hatch that doesn’t yet have a name but…

The Food and Drug Administration may ban Red No. 3 in the coming weeks. Find out more about this synthetic coloring, derived from oil, and its potential health effects. Image Credit: Getty Images Red food coloring is found in many of the products we enjoy and love, but not all of them are safe for consumption, like Red No. 3. Find out more about this synthetic dye, its health effects, and alternative dye options below. What Is Red No. 3? Red No. 3, also known as Erythrosine, is a synthetic red dye commonly used in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It…