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Solve today’s ‘Connections’ game from ‘The New York Times’ here with our hints and the final answer. Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images Leave it to The New York Times to have an addicting yet educational word game to crack! Since “Connections” is one of the publication’s most popular games, the answer for today, January 4, 2025, was a tough one to solve. Luckily, we’ve got the hints and the final answer 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 four related groups.…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) kept his gavel amid a threat from the right flank of the House GOP, but managing the House GOP is not going to get any easier from here. The dramatic Friday Speaker vote on the House floor – in which three Republicans nearly kept Johnson from the gavel before two of them reversed course to support him – showcased the challenges ahead as Johnson aims to usher President-elect Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda through a razor-thin House majority. Around a dozen Republicans had withheld support for Johnson ahead of the vote, demanding that Johnson make commitments on spending…
2024 was studded with record-setting scientific discoveries. From tracing the origins of glow-in-the-dark animals to developing the world’s fastest microscope, these superlative feats captured our imagination. Ancient Airburst Some 2.5 million years ago, an asteroid combusted in Earth’s atmosphere before it could hit the ground and leave a crater, making the event the oldest known midair explosion. That conclusion is based on a chemical analysis of nearly 120 microscopic rocks buried deep underneath Antarctic ice. The ancient pebbles are rich in olivine and spinel minerals, which suggests the specimens are the asteroid’s remnants, scientists say. Chemical analysis of microscopic bits…
Jacobson, best known for her work in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’, passed away on Sunday at the age of 70. Find out more about her personal life. Image Credit: FilmMagic Jill Jacobson, who was best known for projects such as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, passed away at Culver West Health Center in Culver City, California, on December 8, 2024, according to multiple reports. She was 70 years old. Jacobson’s manager, Ben Padua, also confirmed the news of her death to Entertainment Weekly, telling the outlet: “We are incredibly sad to say goodbye to our beautiful, soulful, hysterically…
About 9:30 on Saturday, Januaty 4, a Russian drone released an explosive payload on a 65-year-old civilian man in the suburbs of Kherson. The man suffered moderate injuries, says the chief of the municipal military administration, Roman Mrochko, Ukrinform saw. “Another injured in Antonivka sought medical attention. A 65-year-old man suffered a mine-explosive injury and shrapnel wounds to both legs as a result of an enemy drone attack at 9:30,” Mrochko wrote. Read also: Russian army hits Chernihiv region 32 times as 100 blasts recorded Read original article here News Summary: Civilian injured as Russian drones continue manhunt in Kherson…
Washington — President Biden is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Hillary Clinton and 18 others “who have made America a better place,” the White House announced Saturday. Clinton, who served as first lady, senator, secretary of state, and was the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party, “made history many times over decades in public service,” the announcement said. Other recipients include actors Michael J. Fox and Denzel Washington, U2 frontman Bono, Inter Miami soccer star Lionel Messi and billionaire philanthropist George Soros.Those receiving the award posthumously are…
Ski lift technicians may be dying breed, new effort to train next generation Ski lift technicians may be dying breed, new effort to train next generation 02:35 Hundreds of skiers had to be rescued by helicopter on Christmas Eve after chairlifts at two different resorts in the French Alps broke down.Dramatic video shows skiers at SuperDevoluy resort in Dévoluy hanging below a helicopter near a motionless chairlift. One of the resort’s chairlifts broke down around 1 p.m. local time Tuesday due to an electrical problem with one of its motors, reported Nouvelle Republique.About 240 skiers were evacuated from the lift…
Dogecoin is consolidating gains above the $0.380 resistance against the US Dollar. DOGE is holding gains and eyeing more upsides above $0.400. DOGE price started a fresh increase above the $0.3750 resistance level. The price is trading above the $0.3800 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a short-term contracting triangle with resistance at $0.390 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could continue to rally if it clears the $0.400 and $0.4080 resistance levels. Dogecoin Price Eyes More Upsides Dogecoin price remained supported above the $0.350 level…
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… A powerful and noble ruler requires an equally noble gift, right? In the 1700s world of politics and international relations, this was the norm – to present important rulers with lavish and expensive gifts. The Topkapı dagger is an ideal example of this practice. Incredibly expensive and truly magnificent, this decorative weapon was intended to be a part of a peace offering between two very powerful realms at the time – the Empire of Iran and the Ottoman Empire. Rich in details and expensive jewels, it was one of the finest daggers ever created.…
It’s holiday moving streaming season, and Roku has an entire collection of free offerings to make your season bright (and warm, and funny, and delicious). There’s nothing like curling up under a toasty blanket with a warm cup of hot chocolate and losing yourself for 90 minutes or so in a movie that’s both predictable and perfectly entertaining for a holiday. Yeah, I mean holiday movies. And shows. And even the odd reality TV offering. Roku gets it, so for your holiday enjoyment, the company put together the Season’s Streaming Collection. It’s a collection of movies and shows designed to…