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At the age of 91, internationally acclaimed author Barbara Taylor Bradford passed away quietly at home on Thursday, according to confirmation from her publishing business. In a Facebook post, HarperCollins UK stated that the author was accompanied by loved ones when she passed away after a brief illness. "Barbara Taylor Bradford was a truly exceptional writer," HarperCollins CEO Charlie Redmayne stated. "For 45 years, she was a huge part of our company and a great, great friend we will miss her so much." Most people may know Bradford from her first book, "A Woman of Substance." According to HarperCollins UK, the book, which was published in 1979, moved from bestseller to super seller in its first year and remained on the New York Times list for forty-three weeks. Throughout her life, she a...

Following warnings of choppy waters, a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea, leaving at least 17 people missing, Egyptian officials reported Monday. According to Red Sea region governor Amr Hanafy, 28 passengers were rescued from the ship south of the seaside town of Marsa Alam, and others were evacuated for medical care. According to Hanafy, there were 14 staff members and 31 tourists of different nationalities on board. Shortly before sunrise on Monday, the governorate was notified of a distress call from the yacht, which had departed Marsa Alam for a five-day voyage. The cause of the four-deck, wooden-hulled motor yacht's sinking was not immediately apparent. However, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority issued a warning on Saturday about strong waves and turbulence in the Red Sea, and it...

Choosing when to buy gifts for the holidays may be a never-ending source of anxiety. Should you buy in advance, start your shopping around the major Thanksgiving discounts, or wait until the last minute? Through the end of the year, NBC News is monitoring the online costs of five well-liked holiday presents across key categories in an effort to provide answers to those queries. We examined everything from TVs and kitchen appliances to Bluetooth headphones, toys, and shoes, focusing on five items that, in the opinion of Consumer Reports, Wirecutter, and Wired experts, are likely to be best-sellers in their respective categories: General electronics: Apple AirPods Pro 2 Toys: Magna-Tiles Kitchen appliances: Ninja 12-cup programmable coffee brewer App...

London He called the government of one American ally fascist and another leader an idiot. In addition to supporting calls for a new election and promoting a video from a far-right activist who is now in jail, Elon Musk has now called Britain a tyrant police state. At a time when the United Kingdom is worried about its reputation with the incoming U.S. administration, Musk, the richest man in the world and a major advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, has been at odds with Prime Minister Keir Starmer for months. The software mogul escalated his feud over the weekend, wondering why far-right leader Tommy Robinson had been imprisoned and insulting the new center-left leader of the United Kingdom over declining approval ratings. Musk wrote on his X platform, "The people of Britain have h...

The sale of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company to the satirical journal The Onion was contested by a pro-Jones bidder who paid twice as much money, and a federal judge is scheduled to evaluate the transaction on Monday. Jones' flagship platform, Infowars, is up for auction this month, with the majority of the earnings going toward compensating the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims for defamation judgments they were given. After Jones frequently referred to the murder in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 20 children and six staff members, as a "hoax" on his Infowars program, the families filed lawsuits against him in 2022. Following the approximately $1.5 billion in court awards, he filed for bankruptcy in his native state of Texas. Foll...

Instead of anticipating stress-free travel this week, Americans set out with hope as storms, snow, delayed flights, and strike action are all predicted during what may be the busiest holiday travel period on record. Much of the country might see travel congestion due to two large storm systems that could dump snow and rain on major towns and communities. Since Friday, bad weather has caused 17,000 flights nationwide to be canceled or delayed. Boston was the most severely impacted transportation hub, with just 110 delays and four cancellations recorded early Monday on the FlightAware website's real-time air travel tracker, also known as the "misery map." However, there will likely be a lot more interruption later Monday and throughout the week. After voting to go on strike Friday, service e...

A batch of raw milk sold in California retailers has been found to have bird flu, and the state's public health department warned the public on Sunday not to drink it. When a batch of cream top, whole raw milk from Raw Farm, LLC was tested, the virus was discovered. At the state's request, the company has voluntarily recalled the batch, which has a Best By date of November 27. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported that no one has been ill or contracted the disease from this lot of raw milk. However, a news release stated: "Out of an abundance of caution, and due to the ongoing spread of bird flu in dairy cows, poultry, and sporadic human cases, consumers should not consume any of the affected raw milk." Raw milk has not been pasteurized, which involves heating it to a ...

Pakistan's Peshawar As supporters of imprisoned former leader Imran Khan marched into the capital of Pakistan on Monday to demand his release, the city was placed under lockdown. Following days of deadly confrontations between opposing sectarian factions, this is the most recent upheaval to strike this ally of the United States with nuclear weapons. An uncomfortable agreement between warring Sunni and Shia Muslim factions put an end to the violence on Sunday, but tales of skirmishes from the nation's frequently restless, mountainous northwest persisted. However, as that crisis subsided, police in the capital, Islamabad, started to battle with supporters of Khan, a former cricket star who is now the prime minister, and authorities rushed to block highways with shipping containers and rest...

Game 1 of the World Chess Championship began Monday morning with defending champion Ding Liren defeating 18-year-old sensation Gukesh Dommaraju in one of the largest athletic events in the world. Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the five-time champion who chose not to defend his title in 2022, is still missing from the world championship, which is still regarded as chess's main event. Grandmaster David Howell, Carlsen's close friend and one of the official match commentators in Singapore, said this year's world championship is remarkable but still has a special place in the chess world. According to Howell, it has long been the only element that distinguishes what has otherwise been a very haphazard tournament system. The world championship often has a great track record of identifying and honor...

According to Macy's, a former employee hid shipping costs of up to $154 million over almost three years. Ahead of its third-quarter earnings release, the department store operator announced Monday morning that the individual who allegedly concealed the money was no longer employed by the company. A request for comment was not immediately answered by the corporation, whose statement on the subject did not specify when the employee departed the position. According to Macy's, the problem was found during the preparation of its financial report for the three-month period that ended on November 2. It was supposed to release its findings before the opening of the U.S. stock markets on Tuesday, but it has postponed doing so until December 11 in order to give an independent probe time to complete....