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#christmas-eve

When Jim Vinicky attended a traditional Swedish Christmas Eve dinner at his high school girlfriend's house in Hinsdale, he brought a jar of giardiniera.It was an audacious move.The spiced and brined vegetables clashed with the family's admittedly bland homemade sausage, pickled herring and hunks of cheese.

NEWNAN, Ga.An off-duty first responder survived a terrifying crash after his accelerator got stuck while driving in Newnan.On Christmas Eve, James Bennefield was traveling in his 2006 GT Mustang when the car's accelerator got stuck.He tried pressing the brake, shifting the gears and he even tried pulling the key out of the ignition, but nothing worked.

The smell of melted butter and muscovado sugar is curling its way through the kitchen and up the stairs.Vanilla extract and warm oats hang in the air and now again there is the fizz of lemon zest little clouds of citrus among the mellow notes of biscuits baking.The kitchen is as warm as toast, its surfaces dusted with flour, its windows fugged up.

The Dallas Cowboys started the offseason off with a bang, as Dan Quinn informed the organization he's returning for a third season.Quinn had head coaching opportunities with Arizona, Carolina, and Denver, and secured a second interview with the Cardinals and Panthers.It's massive news for the Cowboys.

I'm going to hit you with the analogy that no one asked for and it's the tale of two Christmas lists.My eight year old's Christmas list consisted of specific Lego sets either new or discontinued, obscure items that needed to be ordered from small online vendors that would take two months to ship, and the hottest video games of the moment.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A police officer is under criminal investigation following the death of a carer who was hit by a police car on Christmas Eve.Rachael Moore, 22, died after she was struck by the Merseyside Police vehicle in the Kensington area of Liverpool, just after 8pm on December 24.

A man has been charged with the murder of beautician Elle Edwards who was fatally shot while at a pub on Christmas Eve.Connor Chapman, 22, has also been charged by detectives with two counts of attempted murder, and three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

Police hunting the Christmas Eve killer of beautician Elle Edwards have warned the families of organised crime gang members: You have blood on your hands too if you're a bystander or if you want to live off the profits.Deputy Chief Constable Ian Critchley appealed for information on the gun used to shoot the 26-year-old at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village, Wirral.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The father of beautician Elle Edwards who was fatally shot outside a pub on Christmas Eve has said he is not putting up with it any more as he joined a campaign to end gun and knife crime.

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a beautician outside a pub last Christmas Eve.Ellie Edwards, 26, was shot at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey, the Wirral, on December 24 2022.

Building your life around close friendships rather than family or romance is a joyous and necessary act of rebellion, and governments should put in place friendship ministries to radically rethink the way society is organised, a key French philosopher has argued.Geoffroy de Lagasnerie this week publishes a manifesto for friendship, 3 Une Aspiration au Dehors, detailing his close friendship with two other writers, Didier Eribon and Edouard Louis.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Elle Edwards, who died following a shooting at a pub on Christmas Eve.Connor Chapman, 22, appeared at Wirral Magistrates' Court on Friday morning and was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday.As well as murder, he was charged with two counts of attempted murder, of Jake Duffy and Kieran Salkeld, and three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, of Harry Loughran, Nicholas Speed and Liam Carr.

Dacina Crasnanic and Traian Alexandru had never met before they independently took 23andMe DNA tests in recent years hoping to learn more about their family health histories.Instead, they got the surprise of a lifetime: the results revealed they are long-lost siblings.The pair, who are both in their 50s, coincidentally live less than a 30-minute drive away from each other despite both hailing from Eastern Europe.

7 years ago in my Brooklyn apartment, I found my French husband (then-boyfriend), rummaging through my kitchen for ingredients and cooking utensils."I have to make crêpes," he said."Well, we can just order," was the naïve, automatic response from this New Yorker.To which he said " Non mais chérie, c'est la Chandeleur! " "Chandel... Chandler Bing, what?!!" I replied.

Former big league pitcher and Cubs general manager Ed Lynch chatted with MLBTR readers for more than two hours this morning.You can read the transcript here, and read up on his fascinating career below: Before he became GM of the Cubs, Ed Lynch was a pitcher.He was drafted by the Rangers out of the University of South Carolina in the 22nd round back in 1977.

It was with great joy that the senior Church of England cleric the Rev Dr Jill Duff, the bishop of Lancaster, announced Philip North's appointment as the next bishop of Blackburn this week.Thrilled by this news, she wrote the ostensive message that the appointment is good news for women in the church.

Carlos Correa has his third deal of the winter.Abbie Parr/AP Never have the words "the deal is pending a physical" carried such a heavy load.Carlos Correa has agreed to his third free agent deal of the winter, this time with the Minnesota Twins, according to an ESPN report.Here's where the news really stings for Correa and agent Scott Boras.

The funeral of a beautician shot at a pub on Christmas Eve will be held on Wednesday.Elle Edwards, 26, was celebrating Christmas with friends when a gunman opened fire at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, shortly before midnight.She is not believed to have been the intended target of the attack, which also hurt four men.

Family and friends of a 26-year-old who was shot outside a pub on Christmas Eve have gathered to pay their respects at her funeral.Elle Edwards was celebrating Christmas with friends when a gunman opened fire at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, shortly before midnight.She is not believed to have been the intended target of the attack.

A grieving father whose daughter was shot dead in a Merseyside pub while celebrating on Christmas Eve said her life was only just beginning.Tim Edwards said he hopes a foundation in the name of his daughter, Elle Edwards, 26, will combat gun violence in the region.Ms Edwards was shot while out celebrating Christmas with friends, when a gunman opened fire on the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village on the Wirral, shortly before midnight on December 24.

A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of Elle Edwards on Christmas Eve.Merseyside Police said they have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and assisting an offender on Thursday in the Barnston area of Wirral.He has been taken to a police station for questioning.

Since March 16, 2020, when the state first temporarily closed indoor dining, hundreds of new restaurants have opened, including a kebab spot uptown, an Los Angeles restaurant import, seafood boutique now with sandwiches.Here's a roundup of the restaurants and bars that opened in January.This list will be updated weekly.

Dak Prescott's five-touchdown performance is what everyone is talking about considering how he's viewed among the NFL media, but the Dallas Cowboys' defense turned in their best performance in recent memory in Monday's Wild Card win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Cowboys fans were taken for a spin pregame, however, when Dallas' inactives list featured cornerback Nahshon Wright.

The Vikings defense has been the team's Achilles' heel all season.Minnesota ended the season ranked 31st in total defense and tied for 28th in scoring defense.But most of the season, the Vikings were able to overcome any deficiencies and find a way to win.They were 11-0 in one-score games in the regular season, including a 27-24 victory over the Giants on Christmas Eve.

Giants coach Brian Daboll has said that playoff experience is overrated.That hasn't stopped his inexperienced playoff quarterback from getting any information he can about what to expect.The quarterback of the team's first playoff game since 2016 has contacted the quarterback who last led the Giants to the playoffs, in 2016.

The Dallas Cowboys' Christmas Eve win over the Philadelphia Eagles was anything but pretty.In order to pull out the victory, Dallas had to overcome two separate double-digit deficits, and the defense continued leaking oil to the tune of allowing backup Gardner Minshew to throw for 355 yards and two touchdowns.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones was fined for multiple unnecessary roughness violations, including his low hit on Bengals CB Eli Apple.Mac Jones didn't escape punishment for his actions during the Patriots loss to the Bengals on Christmas Eve.The NFL levied a fine against the quarterback, docking him $23,976 for two separate infractions, per Tom Pelissero.

The Dallas Cowboys have everything at their disposal to win a Super Bowl.Between boasting an elite offense, piloted by maybe the best QB in the entire NFC, and a defense that's forced the most takeaways in the NFL, anything less than an appearance in the Conference Championship Game would be a failure.

Jalen Mills would be among the reinforcements arriving Friday for the New England Patriots.The veteran cornerback returned from the groin issue that sidelined him for four consecutive starts and since being downgraded during the final practice of Week 15.He now stands among five questionable to face the Miami Dolphins.

Britain's rail networks are at a standstill once again as more than 40,000 members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) across Network Rail and 14 train operating companies start a 48-hour walkout on Tuesday in a dispute over pay and conditions.Train bosses who want to cut 1,900 jobs argue that the railway has not recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, is currently losing millions of pounds a day and is in desperate need of modernisation and hence cannot grant the wage rises demanded by the RMT, despite the hardship that means for its staff.

A man has been charged with drink driving after a 15th-century barn suffered "catastrophic" damage.Lloyd Lambert, 33, is due to appear in court in early January following his arrest on Christmas Eve.Emergency services were called to the scene near Colchester, Essex after a blue van collided with the converted building.

A Los Angeles woman killed on Christmas Eve by a hit-and-run driver while dropping off toys at a shelter was described by her niece as a selfless person.Trina Newman-Townsend was a community activist who "lived a life of humanitarian aid and social justice," Maryann Payne-Benjamin told The Times.

Police have arrested a third person in connection with the shooting of a young woman in a pub on Christmas Eve.Merseyside Police said officers have detained a 31-year-old man from Tranmere on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, following the death of Elle Edwards, 26, at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral.

The Patriots once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in Week 16.With New England's secondary beat up, the Cincinnati Bengals marched down the field on the opening drive for a quick Tee Higgins touchdown.This set the tone, and it was all Cincinnati in the first half, as they led 22-0 at the break.

The New England Patriots are entering their must-win matchup versus the Miami Dolphins on Sunday with some injury questions on both sides of the ball.They did receive some positive news recently, though: tight end Hunter Henry and running back Rhamondre Stevenson are both good to go despite being listed as questionable for the game, according to a report by ESPN's Dan Graziano.