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“Being a parent myself, the power of Santa is pretty strong and being able to share that joy with kids and families around the world is pretty unique,” Canadian Army Major Andrew Hennessy of NORAD’s public affairs told Newsweek. For more than 60 years, NORAD has served as Santa Claus’ official guide as he travels around the globe on Christmas Eve. In 1955, a misprinted phone number in a newspaper caused a child to call NORAD’s predecessor in an effort to get in touch with Santa....

Truck of the Year was won by the electric Ford F-150 Lightning. Car of the Year went to the Acura Integra and the Utility of the Year was awarded to the Kia EV6. Last year’s winners included the Ford Maverick for truck, the Ford Bronco for sport utility and the Honda Civic for Car of the Year. “This year showed the unprecedented variety of vehicles on sale today, including reborn models of iconic nameplates, numerous electric vehicles, thrilling high performance or off-road vehicles, impressive luxury products and even all-new manufacturers,” said NACTOY President Gary Witzenburg in a press release....

The Republican-led bill would ban women from getting an abortion on the basis of sex, race or prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. It passed by a vote of 27-20. The bill was opposed by state Senate Democrats, including Sarah Crawford, who worked with children and adults with disabilities during her time as the head of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities. Crawford told AP that the bill would force women to carry out pregnancies they are not prepared for....

The Bison (23-9, 12-4 Summit), who were picked in the preseason to finish fifth in the league, are in the NCAAs for the second consecutive year and the third time overall. Last year they upset Oklahoma in the round of 64 before losing to San Diego State in the round of 32. They lost to Kansas in the first round in 2009. MORE: Field of 68 update | Automatic bids | Printable bracket...

The John Abraham-owned side have won just one match out of seven they have played so far. They have lost five, the most among the 10 teams, and drawn one, and are at ninth spot in the league table spot with four points “Joao de Deus and his assistant (Joao Pinho) have been sacked after the side’s dismal show in the league,” a team official told PTI on condition of anonymity....

In Northeastern’s game against College of Charleston, that’s exactly what happened to Devon Begley. He steals in and performs a crafty euro-step to evade the pesky mop boy. At least Begley did the honorable thing and decided not to posterize the kid. MORE: Seed scramble | Davidson player puts on dunking show | Basket nearly decapitates Central Michigan player The mop boy definitely has to work on his defense if he’s going to be on the court....

What counts now for his career is how well his debut album, “Cortes,” sells abroad. In Britain at least, where it’s being released this month, Cortes has the home-court advantage; his mother is British, and the tenor himself spent a few years at a British boarding school. Audiences got a taste of his classical side last autumn when he toured the country with the popular Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins. Critics have hailed him as a stunning new talent embodying the “spirit of Pavarotti” with a robust range and heartfelt resonance; Einar Bardarson, the managing director of Cortes’s record label, Believer Music Group, thinks Cortes has the goods to become a major crossover star....

The helmet, gloves and cleats have red splattered accents that give the uniforms a rough worn-out look. (Photos via @DarrenRovell) But Northwestern won't be the only program honoring service men and women: Minnesota: Northern Illinois: Middle Tennessee: Texas-San Antonio: Utah:

Solberg was fined 20,000 Norwegian crowns, or $2,352, for organizing her 60th birthday party with 13 family members at a mountain resort in late February. A spokesperson for District Police Chief Ole Saeverud confirmed in an email to Newsweek on Friday that Solberg accepted and will pay the fine. “The number of participants was in conflict with the current national corona rules,” the spokesperson said. “Based on information that came to light in the media, and through statements from the Prime Minister herself, it was decided to investigate if the events constituted a violation of the current rules....

Farke leaves Borussia Dortmund II and has signed a two-year deal at Carrow Road, along with his assistant Edmund Riemer. Under the leadership of the 40-year-old, Borussia Dortmund II finished second in Regionalliga West last season, with Farke having replaced current Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner in the role. Farke succeeds Alex Neil, who was sacked by the club last season as their promotion hopes faded, with Alan Irvine taking temporary charge until the end of the campaign....

The plan was actually kind of cool: Yahoo! would give citizen editors (you, me, the odd, nervous fellow next door) access to raw footage of the eight Democratic presidential candidates separately answering debate questions on Iraq, health care and education and then allow them to splice, dice, overdub, caption and spread their new Frankenvideos as they saw fit. The interviews taped Wednesday and, after a brief delay–Yahoo! initially prevented users from doing anything but arranging the clips, playlist-style, by candidate or topic–they went live the next day on Jumpcut, Yahoo’s video editing site, with Arianna Huffington offering to highlight the best submissions on the Huffington Post’s homepage....

The pattern is similar all over the world. In the United States and Britain, half of the new cases of diabetes in children are type 2, compared with just 4 percent in 1990. In China, where 90 percent of the children who have contracted the disease are now type 2, experts say the incidence has been rising by 9 percent each year since 1992. Between 1975 and 1995 in Japan, cases of type 2 in children increased fourfold....

While Sporting News is tracking all the players released by team, here are many of the standout familiar names who are now free agents looking for jobs to extend their careers — or facing the end of the line, as either veterans or rookies: Notable 2021 NFL cuts Cam Newton, QB, Patriots The Patriots chose to clear Newton out of the way for rookie first-round Mac Jones, settling on Jarrett Stidham as the top young backup instead....

It’s hard to imagine that any company releasing its first smartphone could generate the hype that Nothing has for the Phone (1), but hype can be a double-edged sword. The trickle of teasers certainly built excitement and anticipation, and the 100,000+ people who signed up to the waitlist to buy the phone prove it converted into sales, but has it put impossible pressure on a device that is, ultimately, just a phone?...

The ATP rankings have been frozen since the scheduled start of the now-cancelled Indian Wells Masters - 16 March 2020. The ATP announced their new ranking system a couple of days ago, where points would be calculated over a period of 22 months rather than the traditional 52 weeks. This aims to safeguard every player on tour, even if they skip some tournaments owing to health and safety concerns....

WINGERT: One of the surprises in the book is that you recommend discussing the benefits of tobacco with kids. SCHWEBEL: We need to stop pretending that tobacco and other drugs don’t feel good. People use tobacco and other drugs to meet their needs. We have to show that we get it, that we understand it’s tempting, and then help them think more clearly about it. Tell them about the health risks, but also stress the more immediate negatives, that their clothing will smell, their teeth will get yellow, their breath will be terrible, that most teens prefer to date nonsmokers....

After all the negative reception Spectre earned, the easy thing to do would have been to just ignore it altogether and create a completely unrelated story for Daniel Craig’s last outing as James Bond. However, No Time To Die director Cary Joji Fukunaga instead decided to embrace the previous film’s story, and endeavored to improve on its mistakes instead of pretending they never happened. And this approach is particularly noticeable in regards to one specific character: Bond’s primary love interest Madeleine Swann, played by Death Stranding star Léa Seydoux....

Goals from Fabian Schar and Sean Longstaff sealed the victory at St James’ Park, which moved the Magpies seven points clear of the relegation zone. Even if 18th-place Southampton beat fellow strugglers Fulham on Wednesday, Newcastle will still have a six-point cushion to the drop zone due to Cardiff City’s 3-0 defeat at home to Everton. Benitez, though, does not think their battle to stay up is over yet....