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In three districts of the Kyiv region, eight private houses, two cars and a shop were damaged by the wreckage of downed Russian drones. The head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Ruslan Kravchenko posted this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “We continue to eliminate the consequences of the night attack on the Kyiv region. Damage was recorded in three districts of the region,” Kravchenko said. According to him, eight private houses were damaged by the debris of the downed Russian targets. Windows and doors were smashed, facades and roofs were cut. A fire in a warehouse in Boryspil district has…

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Volkswagen has a redesigned Tiguan headed to U.S. showrooms next year The new compact crossover skips the third row of the outgoing model The sole powertrain at launch will be a 2.0-liter turbo-4 rated at 201 hp Volkswagen late on Wednesday revealed its new Tiguan compact crossover for the U.S. market. It makes its formal debut this week at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show, and is expected to start sales next summer as a 2025 model. The newcomer is lighter and more powerful than the model it replaces, and its cabin has a much more upmarket look and feel.…

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Telo’s MT1 electric pickup truck measures just 152 inches long, or about the same as a Mini Cooper The MT1 is currently scheduled for launch in early 2025 The MT1 promises up to 500 hp and more than 350 miles of range Pickup trucks have grown in size with each generation, but an electric vehicle startup called Telo wants to reverse that trend with the MT1. Unveiled last year, the 152-inch-long MT1 is a tiny electric truck that has a similar footprint to a Mini Cooper but enough space for five adults and a 60-inch bed, which is larger than…

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By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical WriterPresident-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists at a press conference Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club.Trump said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services who has been an anti-vaccine advocate, would look into the reasons for rising autism rates.Trump, seeming to respond to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s defense of the polio vaccine, called himself “a big believer in it.”“You’re not going to lose the polio vaccine,” Trump said.A look at autism rates and…

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The Nissan GT-R earned its nickname of Godzilla The nickname was given to the R32 GT-R by Wheels magazine in 1989 The Australian Touring Car Championship series changed rules in 1993 effectively banning the GT-R from competing U.S. car enthusiasts have embraced the nickname “Godzilla” for the Nissan GT-R, but the moniker originated in Australia. And as Nissan’s Australian division explained in a video, it was well-earned. After a 16-year hiatus, Nissan revived the Skyline GT-R in 1989 with the R32 generation. This was long before the GT-R came to the U.S. as a dedicated model, rather than a derivative of…

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Cynthia Anderson/Shutterstock Christmas actually doubles as a birthday for some of our fave stars! Hailie Jade, Helena Christensen, and more all have birthdays on December 25. Merry Christmas – and Happy Birthday! For some celebrities, they serve up a slice of birthday cake with gingerbread houses and candy canes. Some of your favorite stars were born on December 25, which only means one thing: double presents! And for those of you who celebrate your birthday on December 25, know you’re in good company. Here is a list of stars who ALSO came into the world on this day! From actors…

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Morayo Ogunbayo | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionYou probably have a cabinet full of rapid COVID-19 tests you’ve accumulated. The expiration dates have come closer and closer, with some tests even reaching them.The Food and Drug Administration, however, has said those expiration dates are subject to change, providing a list of the tests that have had their dates extended.COVID-19 rapid antigen tests allow people to check for SARS-CoV-2 infections without help from professionals. They provide positive or negative results for the virus, typically within 15 minutes.Rapid COVID tests list their shelf life — how long the test should work as expected…

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Hakeem Jeffries slams ‘laughable’ spending bill from Donald Trump and Elon MuskSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailHouse Republicans reached their third deal this week as they came to a short-term agreement to fund the government, which will need Democratic support. Speaker Mike Johnson said that there will not be a government shutdown. “We will not have a government shutdown and we will meet our obligations for our farmers who need aid, for the disaster victims all over the…

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Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million Catholic faithful to Rome.Traversing the Holy Door is one way that the faithful can obtain indulgences, or forgiveness for sins during a Jubilee, a once-every-quarter-century tradition that dates from 1300. On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis knocked on the door and was the first to enter through it, inaugurating the 2025 Jubilee that he dedicated to hope. Groups of pilgrims enter St. Peter’s…

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