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- Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer who spawned alien archaeology, dies at 90
BERLIN (AP) — Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose bestselling books about the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him fame among paranormal enthusiasts and scorn from the scientific community, has died. He was 90. Von Däniken’s representatives announced on his website on Sunday that he had died the previous day in a hospital [...] Read More »
4 hours ago - Retouched images of Netanyahu’s wife, distributed by the state, ignite a fiery ethics debate
JERUSALEM (AP) — The photos seemed destined for posterity in Israel’s state archives. In the snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, as well as U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and a group of Israeli soldiers, as they light Hannukah candles at Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews pray. The leaders [...] Read More »
6 hours ago - Retouched images of Israel’s first lady, distributed by the state, ignite a fiery ethics debate
JERUSALEM (AP) — The photos seemed destined for posterity in Israel’s state archives. In the snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, as well as U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and a group of Israeli soldiers, as they light Hannukah candles at Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews pray. The leaders [...] Read More »
12 hours ago - The Golden Globes are tonight. Here’s what to look for and how to watch and stream the show
The Golden Globes bill themselves as Hollywood’s booziest bash. This year, is anyone ready to party? Political tension and industrywide uncertainty are the prevailing moods heading into Sunday night’s 83rd Golden Globes. Hollywood is coming off a disappointing box-office year and now anxiously awaits the fate of one of its most storied studios, Warner Bros. [...] Read More »
12 hours ago - Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, dead at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Walker Howe, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose “What Hath God Wrought” became a widely acclaimed chronicle of the vast technological and social changes in the U.S. in the first half of the 19th century, has died at age 88. Walker died on Dec. 25, according to a spokesman for the [...] Read More »
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