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Five-time world chess champion quits event after refusing to change out of jeans

December 29, 2024

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of a pair of jeans, a direct violation of the International Chess Federation’s rules.source

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Scottie Scheffler injures hand on a broken glass, withdraws from PGA Tour opener

December 29, 2024

Scottie Scheffler injured his right hand on a broken glass preparing Christmas dinner, forcing the top-ranked player to withdraw from the PGA Tour’s season-opening event in Hawaii.source

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Actress and model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

December 29, 2024

Actress Dayle Haddon died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning Friday at the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home of her son-in-law, actor Marc Blucas.source

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Fire rips through one of Gaza’s last hospitals; Israel detains director

December 29, 2024

Israel has detained the director of one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, Gaza’s Health ministry said Saturday after Israeli forces “forcibly” removed patients and staff, and fires burned across the hospital.source

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Olivia Hussey, star of 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73

December 29, 2024

LONDON — Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died, her family said on social media Saturday.source

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Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan over ‘tragic’ plane crash, but stops short of taking responsibility

December 29, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to the president of Azerbaijan for the crash of the civilian airliner that killed 38 people, the Kremlin said Saturday, stopping short of admitting responsibility.source

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North Korean soldiers kill themselves to avoid capture in Ukraine, U.S. says

December 29, 2024

Russia is deploying “human waves” of North Korean soldiers, the U.S. said, and one soldier captured by Ukraine died of his injuries. Others died by suicide.source

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Greg Gumbel, longtime CBS Sports broadcaster, dies at 78

December 28, 2024

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS Sports broadcaster, has died of cancer, his family said Friday.source

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Trump urges Supreme Court to hit pause on a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. next month

December 28, 2024

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on Jan. 10. The law is set to take effect on Jan. 19, one day before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.source