KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s capital suffered what officials said was Russia’s largest drone attack of the war on Saturday, leaving five people wounded as the rumble of air defenses and explosions woke residents at sunrise. The attack began hitting different districts of Kyiv in the early hours of Saturday, with …
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Black Friday is officially here, and retailers are offering notable discounts on vacuums during the event. Many of these sales run through Cyber Monday, and you can also find deals on other home items, including furniture and kitchen products. We compiled the best deals on vacuums that you’ll want to …
Read More »What our expert shoppers bought
It’s official: the busiest shopping season of the year is upon us and almost every retailer is offering deals on home goods, tech, beauty products and more. Whether you’re shopping online or braving stores in-person this year, Select has you covered with this collection of products our staff loves. They’re …
Read More »Victims of Niagara Falls crash identified as husband and wife from Western New York
The two victims who died on Wednesday in a deadly explosion on the U.S.-Canada border have been identified as a married couple from Grand Island, New York, said Niagara Falls Police. Monica and Kurt P Villani, both 53, crashed on Wednesday morning while driving down Rainbow Bridge, which leads into …
Read More »The best Black Friday deals under $25
Black Friday is officially here, and retailers are offering notable discounts under $25 across all categories during the event. Many of these sales run through Cyber Monday, and you can also find deals on beauty and wellness, home and kitchen and tech. We compiled the best deals under $25 that …
Read More »The five ‘extremely excruciating’ weeks of talks that led to the Hamas hostage deal
It took weeks of secret negotiations involving U.S., Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials, the heads of the CIA and the Mossad, and the personal intervention of President Joe Biden to convince a reluctant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a four-day cease-fire that is expected to free 50 hostages …
Read More »Biden calls for national unity on Thanksgiving Day
NANTUCKET, Mass. — President Joe Biden called upon a deeply divided U.S. to “stop the rancor,” as he continued a longtime family tradition of celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday on this island off of Cape Cod. Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, phoned in to NBC News’ Al Roker before the …
Read More »One of the only places that can claim to host the First Thanksgiving rejects the label
“Maine is trying really hard to be aware,” said Truluck, who described her job as sometimes having to navigate between the treacherous shoals of “tone-deafness” on one side and “performative allyship” on the other. That means including Indigenous voices in its events and lecture series and following the maxim of …
Read More »Jamie Foxx sued by woman over alleged sexual assault in 2015
Jamie Foxx, the Academy Award-winning actor and musician, is being sued by a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her at a rooftop bar in August 2015. The suit, filed in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday, alleges Foxx fondled the unnamed woman and further violated her after he stuck …
Read More »No sign of terrorism in blast that killed 2 at U.S.-Canada border in Niagara Falls, governor says
Two people were killed in an explosion at the Canadian border where an “airborne” car crashed into a checkpoint at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, officials said. So far, there are no immediate signs of terrorism, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters. “At this time, there is …
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