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The world is still reeling from the tragic and shocking assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey — and now we know the late gunman has been identified as Mevlut Mert Atlintas. CNN reported that Altintas, 22, was a police officer from the Soke district of the western province of Aydin. According to Turkish news outlet the Hurriyet …

In a study that is sure to rile male doctors, Harvard researchers have found that female doctors who care for elderly hospitalized patients get better results. Patients cared for by women were less likely to die or return to the hospital after discharge. The study, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, was the first to examine how gender differences …

A truck plowed through a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, killing at least nine and injuring dozens of people, Berlin police said. Around 50 others were injured, including four seriously, and the suspected driver has been arrested, possibly close to the city zoo. A passenger reportedly died in the crash which happened at the popular market outside the …

Zsa Zsa Gabor — the woman who probably inspired the term “famous for being famous” — died on Sunday, according to multiple media outlets. She was 99 years old, just two months shy of her 100th birthday. “We tried everything, but her heart just stopped and that was it,” said husband Frederic von Anhalt. “Even the ambulance tried very hard …

Leah Remini says Tom Cruise thinks she’s “literally the devil” for leaving Scientology, the actress said in an interview on “Larry King Now” on Friday. When asked hypothetically what the Jack Reacher: Never Go Back star might say to Remini now if given the chance, the actress responded that he wouldn’t dare speak to her because of the church’s striking …

Princeton’s men’s swimming and diving team has been suspended from competition for the duration of the 2016-17 season, effective immediately, according to a Princeton University press release. Athletic Director Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91 announced the suspension Dec. 15. According to a University release, a complaint made earlier this week alerted administrators to content that was “misogynistic and racist in nature,” …

The first road-going 2017 Ford GT is finally here, and it’s just as wonderful as you’d expect. According to Ford, Multimatic in Markham, Ontario finished the first 2017 Ford GT today, marking a major milestone in the company’s reborn supercar program. And Ford Executive Vice President of Global Product Development and Chief Technical Officer Raj Nair was on hand to …

It’s not exactly the most shocking news of the year to find out Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL has signed a licensing agreement with BlackBerry that will see the former design and produce phones for the latter. TCL, who designed the DTEK50 and DTEK60, will be able to produce, market, and sell BlackBerry branded phones, as well as provide customer service. …

The second week of the Winnipeg police festive checkstop program has turned up 10 more impaired driving charges. In total, 1,860 vehicles were stopped by police during the week, with one of the impaired driving arrests being made for drug use. Four 72-hour driver’s license suspensions were also handed out, as were 38 tickets for various other offences.

A research by science boffins at Imperial College London has revealed that lowering cholesterol to less than 50 milligrams per decilitre is beneficial. Cutting cholesterol to the levels we were born with reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study found. Scientists analysed data from over 5,000 people taking part in cholesterol-lowering trials.

Facebook is going to start fact-checking, labeling, and burying fake news and hoaxes in its News Feed, the company said Thursday. Facebook is making a bid to stem the “fake news” phenomenon in which critics have suggested the social-media giant has played no small part. The company said it would partner with ABC News, Snopes.com, FactCheck.org and PolitiFact, and use …