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Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi’s move to the UK is reportedly linked to their marital struggles marriage, as they hope for a “fresh start.”Reports had earlier claimed the couple fled the country in response to the result of the recently held US presidential election.However, a source has now shared that Ellen DeGeneres’s career scandal seemingly tested her marriage with Portia de Rossi, prompting them to relocate to “freshen things up.”Article continues below advertisementEllen DeGeneres And Portia de Rossi ‘Fought’ To Keep Their MarriageMEGADeGeneres and de Rossi reportedly faced marital strife before they relocated abroad, but the couple…

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DUBAI: Hamas said it had information that Israel intended to carry out a hostage rescue operation similar to one conducted in Gaza’s Nuseirat camp in June and threatened to “neutralize” the captives if any such action took place, according to an internal statement seen by Reuters on Wednesday (Dec 4).In the statement dated Nov 22, Hamas told its operatives not to consider what the repercussions of following the instructions might be and said it held Israel responsible for the fate of the hostages.The statement, which a senior Hamas source told Reuters was circulated to its factions by the intelligence unit…

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Over the past month, American and international media has offered a myriad of analyses and opinions on the US elections and Donald Trump’s victory. Pundits have pinned the blame for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’s loss to various communities who supposedly refused to vote for her or to the Democratic Party for failing to address their grievances. Certainly, the Harris campaign could have done more to push a consistent message reaching out to some of these communities, but the idea that the Democrats lost this election because they ignored the Americans’ concerns about the economy, immigration or “woke” politics does not…

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Many members of the NFL community said during the summer that the Buffalo Bills would take steps in the wrong direction after the club lost multiple noteworthy veteran players on both sides of the ball this past offseason. Buffalo has instead won 10 of its first 12 games of the season, and quarterback Josh Allen would probably be the Most Valuable Player if award winners were announced this week. For a piece published Wednesday morning, ESPN’s Dan Graziano shared how one change made by Allen earlier this year helped the Bills remain legitimate Super Bowl contenders through yet another season. “Bills players I spoke to last…

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A Chinese cyberattack has likely stolen data from more than 1 million customers, reports ABC News. The spies exploited weaknesses and hacked into the communications of AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies customers. In some cases, officials believe the hackers listened to live conversations and read private texts.It is believed that the intent was to start wide and narrow down the focus to spy on prominent political figures. ABC notes that leaders in Trump and Harris’s campaigns were targeted. However, due to the unprecedented scope of the attack, security experts are urging all Americans to use encrypted messaging apps.Related: Starbucks Forced…

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Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin, editor of anthologies set in the Wild Cards universeParas Griffin/Getty Images December is traditionally a quiet month in publishing, and that holds true this year, with fewer than the usual number of new books out to tempt us sci-fi nerds. There are some novels that sound like a lot of fun, though – Makana Yamamoto’s debut, described as a “swashbuckling love letter” to Hawai’i by its publisher, for one. And less fun but equally tempting is Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Jane Rogers’s new collection of short stories, which are all climate fiction…

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Potential homebuyers are responding to lower mortgage rates and a higher supply of homes for sale. That fueled mortgage demand last week, as consumers looking to refinance pulled back.Total mortgage application volume rose 2.8% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. An additional adjustment was made for the Thanksgiving holiday.The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 6.69% from 6.86%, with points falling to 0.67 from 0.70 (including the origination fee) for loans with a 20% down payment. That is the lowest rate…

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It’s an experience we’ve all had: Whether catching up with a friend over dinner at a restaurant, meeting an interesting person at a cocktail party, or conducting a meeting amid office commotion, we find ourselves having to shout over background chatter and general noise. The human ear and brain are not especially good at identifying separate sources of sound in a noisy environment to focus on a particular conversation. This ability deteriorates further with general hearing loss, which is becoming more prevalent as people live longer, and can lead to social isolation.However, a team of researchers from the University of…

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law” on Tuesday without providing clear reasoning. Sources say that Yoon fears impeachment from the opposition party and this declaration is merely a way for him to buy time. “To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements… I hereby declare emergency martial law,” Yoon announced. Parliament overturned the measure within three hours. What happened was absolute pandemonium. One member of Parliament live-streamed himself climbing over the gates of parliament with the military behind him to cast his vote.…

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