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5+ min ago (206+ words) A good puffer coat is like a good piece of armor: reliable, resilient, resistant to sudden shocks and attacks (of rain, snow, sleet, wind and other weather-related terrors). But the best puffer is easy, rich and impossibly elegant, too. Or maybe we should say the best puffers, plural. That's because Max Mara " the storied coat maker behind the oversized, double-breasted and iconic 101801 style and the adorable Teddy Bear Icon coat that Taylor Swift wore to her appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" this week " makes a few dozen variations of these winter wonders. They're part of the brand's The Cube collection: an integrated system of outerwear and accessories centered around the perfect padded jacket. The collection now includes quietly luxurious camel bombers in "water-repellent taffeta," a cropped black nylon swing jacket with ladylike bracelet sleeves and iridescent vests…...

17+ min ago (498+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 798 The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that it carried out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah sites, including a training facility used by the terror group's elite Radwan Force. It marked the second time in the past week that the IDF has struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon. According to the military, the Radwan Force "training and qualification compound" was used by the terror group to plan and advance attacks against Israel. In addition, the IDF said it struck other Hezbollah sites in several areas of southern Lebanon. "Holding military drills and establishing terror infrastructure for activity against Israel constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and a threat to the State of Israel," the military said. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that the "heavy raids" on Friday hit around…...

19+ min ago (418+ words) A group of Anaheim High School track athletes was struck by a suspected drunk driver during routine training on Wednesday afternoon, leaving as many as eight students injured. The collision occurred in broad daylight on a busy street in Anaheim. Parents rushed to check on their children after reports of the incident circulated. MORE NEWS: Minneapolis Police Chief Threatens to Fire Officers Who Don't Confront ICE During Arrests [WATCH] "It's heartbreaking. The first thing I did was call both of my boys to make sure they were all right. I know most likely they are going to know some of the students," one father told KTLA. According to a news release from the Anaheim Police Department, the team had been waiting near a crosswalk when the driver suddenly swerved onto the sidewalk and collided with the students. The car, an…...

20+ min ago (1116+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 798 THE HAGUE, Netherlands " Judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are struggling to live and work under far-reaching, unpredictable financial and travel restrictions imposed by the United States earlier this year. Nine staff members, including six judges and the ICC's chief prosecutor, have been sanctioned by US President Donald Trump for pursuing investigations into officials from the US and Israel, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two countries aren't among the 125 member states of the court in The Hague, Netherlands. Typically reserved for autocrats, crime bosses and the like, the sanctions prevent the ICC officials and their families from entering the US, block their access to basic financial services and extend to the minutiae of their everyday lives. Among the others who have been hit with the sanctions are Russian President Vladimir Putin and, before…...

21+ min ago (404+ words) Three years after it was hatched, the Grant Thornton Invitational, where PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players come together to trade putts in a true mixed-team showdown, feels more apropos in a world where women's sports are inching closer to the same footing as men's. That future is already taking shape at the highest levels: coed golf will debut as a medal event at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles'a watershed moment for the format and one that mirrors golf's evolving recreational participation patterns. According to the National Golf Foundation, female participation recently hit a record high' with women now accounting for 28% of the golf population, a number set to grow considering the female cohort has driven 60% of the sports growth since 2019 and young women are the game's fastest growing segment. That wave of new participation has been filtering from…...

21+ min ago (319+ words) Some students at Massachusetts" elite liberal school, Amherst College, say they were forced to sit through a "disgusting" orientation performance where people mimicked sex acts on stage and showered condoms "like confetti" on the crowd. Footage obtained by the Washington Free Beacon captured students pretending to have sex, moaning loudly and thrusting under blankets during the annual performance that all first-years are apparently urged to attend. Isabella Niemi, a junior, told the outlet she was so disturbed by the "grossly sexual" skit that she was desperate to leave. "I thought about leaving 10 minutes in. I"m not someone who breaks rules or skips mandatory events, but it was disgusting enough it almost forced me to leave," Niemi said. The graphic performance known as "Voices of the Class," which is sanctioned and funded by the $92,400-a-year private school, is said to…...

22+ min ago (514+ words) Home security camera footage captured the moment an explosion rocked a neighborhood in Haywood, California that injured six people and destroyed homes. (Credit: Christian and Brittany Maldonado) Six people were hospitalized in California following a devastating home explosion caught on video." Footage from a doorbell camera at a home near Hayward in the San Francisco Bay Area showed a property being blown up Thursday, sending debris flying into the air. Sirens could then be heard as a fire broke out." "It was scary," Christian Maldanado,"who took the video, told KTVU. "It was like a scene from Hollywood. It was unreal." " The Alameda County Fire Department said 75 firefighters battled the three-alarm blaze, while the explosion and fire left three buildings destroyed and adjacent houses damaged. " Six people were taken to local hospitals and the cause of the incident is under…...

27+ min ago (285+ words) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released a report saying that the nine largest lenders in the U.S. made "inappropriate distinctions" that it used to restrict services among certain customers. Following the signing of an executive order by President Donald Trump in August of this year, the OCC began reviewing all banks for any current or past practices that effectively barred customers on the basis of political or religious belief. Wednesday, the OCC released its report, saying that it had found conclusive proof that nine large banks had policies that either refused services to some industries or required higher levels of scrutiny that exceeded the actual financial risks between 2020 and 2023. BREAKING: The U.S. Comptroller of the Currency has found conclusive proof that 9 large financial institutions actively engaged in debanking. The financial institutions named are: " @JPMorgan " @BankofAmerica " @Citi " @WellsFargo…...

28+ min ago (353+ words) Andy Sullivan and Jason Lange Friday, 12 December 2025 07:09 AM EST President Donald Trump appears to be easing concerns among his core Republican supporters over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, even as most Americans remain skeptical, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll, completed on Monday, found'Trump appears to be easing the concerns of his supporters: 53% of Republicans said they approved of the way he was handling the issue, up from 44% last month. That is still well below the 85% approval rating Trump enjoys overall among Republicans. However, the poll found'that most Americans believe Trump's administration is covering up information about the late sex offender, including his 2019 death and his ties to rich and powerful people, and do not believe Trump's claim that he was unaware of Epstein's alleged trafficking of teenage girls when the two were friends decades…...

31+ min ago (303+ words) It's been 50 years since Godfrey Wade arrived to the United States from Jamaica at the age of 15 with his mother, moving to New York with a green card that granted him permanent residency. The Black man enlisted in the U.S. Army a few years later, spending eight years in the service, where he was primarily stationed in Germany before he received an honorable discharge. He then began a civilian life in Georgia while raising a family, working as a fashion designer, master tailor, tennis coach and chef over the years while staying out of trouble. That is, until September, when he was pulled over in Conyers, Georgia, for failing to use a turn signal, which was when police discovered he was driving without a license and arrested him. He was then handed over to ICE for deportation and has been in…...