Noah Schnapp in character as Will Byers in the fifth season of Stranger Things NetflixThis new article contains spoilers for the fifth season of Stranger Things. Noah Schnapp has claimed that anyone who studied the latest Stranger Things might have deciphered one of season five’s biggest twists before the new storyline even got underway. The former child star reprises his performance as Will Byers in the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, the first instalments of which premiered on Netflix last week. During an interview with Glamour, it was pointed out that Will’s outward gaze in the poster mirrors that of Eleven, who he’s also positioned directly above. The fifth season of Stranger Things has so far received a somewhat mixed response from critics, but has proved hugely popular with Netflix users, topping the platform’s most-watched shows list as soon as it premiered.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGIn the wake of a report in The Washington Post, lawmakers from both parties are raising concerns about a deadly boat strike carried out by the administration earlier this year. “I think it’s very possible there was a war crime committed,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md. “The Committee has directed inquiries to the Department, and we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to the circumstances,” Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Similarly, House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said on Saturday that they’d be conducting their own inquiry. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is under scrutiny following reports about his handling of a strike on an alleged drug boat in September.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO BEIRUT, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state, reaffirming the Vatican’s position. “We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, but we see it as the only solution,” Leo, the first U.S. pope, told journalists on a flight from Turkey to Lebanon during his first in-flight press conference. Pope Leo said on Sunday that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state, reaffirming the Vatican's position. via Associated PressIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed opposition to a Palestinian state after even its biggest ally the U.S. indicated support for Palestinian independence. Leo praised Turkey as an example of religious co-existence.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGSen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) defended President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez. In March 2024, Hernandez was convicted on a drug trafficking and weapons charge, conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison. AdvertisementHernandez served as president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022. “There was a direct message [in the post],” Mullin told Bash.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem deflected questions about whether the Trump administration had fully vetted the suspected National Guard shooter, an Afghan national, when it granted him asylum earlier this year, then repeatedly shifted the blame to former President Joe Biden. “Why did the Trump administration grant the suspect asylum in April? Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that former President Joe Biden was responsible for vetting the Afghan national tied to the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., despite the fact that the suspect received his asylum during Donald Trump's second term. “The Biden administration put people on airplanes, brought them to the United States without vetting them,” Noem said. Welker went on to grill Noem over the exact type of vetting that the Trump administration did before giving asylum to Lakanwal.

The previously unreported concerns offer the clearest picture yet of how he was struggling in his new life in the United States. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to share undisclosed details while cooperating with the FBI in its investigation. West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in the shooting, and Staff Sgt. The community member, in an interview, spoke of becoming worried that Lakanwal was so depressed that he would end up harming himself. But the community member did not see any indication that Lakanwal would commit violence against another person.

Health: If You Sleep In This 1 Position, Doctors Say You Need To Stop ImmediatelyLuckily, there’s one easy thing you can do to combat this: stretch your hip flexors. “Stretching may counter that process and maintain a more natural range of motion.”A bridge can help you stretch and strengthen your hip flexors. SrdjanPav via Getty ImagesThe Best Stretch To Help With Your Hip FlexorsTo directly balance out the normal hip flexion position (think: curling in a ball at night or sitting rounded forward during the day), Brusovanik suggested doing hip extensions. Doing this stretch is “paramount to counter loss of disc height that is due to disc degeneration,” according to Brusovanik. Breathe out and add a little more stretch, continuing for 30 seconds and repeating twice on each leg.

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In a new dementia report published in The Lancet journal by researchers who are part of The Lancet Commission, two new modifiable risk factors have been identified: high cholesterol after 40 and untreated vision loss. Health: If You Sleep In This 1 Position, Doctors Say You Need To Stop ImmediatelyIn 2020, these same researchers determined 12 modifiable risk factors that are known to put folks at higher risk of developing dementia. Researchers determined these two new risk factors by looking at recent meta-analyses and studies on the topics; they looked at 14 papers on vision loss and 27 on high cholesterol. Health: Researchers Have Discovered 2 New Dementia Risk Factors. But someone who is diagnosed with dementia or mild cognitive impairment can benefit from managing these risk factors, too.

Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said the children killed in Saturday’s shooting were ages 8, 9 and 14. She said a 21-year-old also was killed in the attack at a banquet hall in the city of Stockton. AdvertisementThe victims who died ranged in age from eight to 21, said Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office. If you are this individual, turn yourself in immediately,” San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas said. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. inside the banquet hall, which shares a parking lot with other businesses.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump reportedly granted clemency to David Gentile, a private equity executive, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of victims in a $1.6 billion scheme. Gentile, 59, was granted clemency just a few days into his seven-year prison sentence, according to The New York Times, and was released from prison Wednesday, according to prison records. AdvertisementGentile and his co-defendant, Jeffry Schneider, were convicted in August 2024 on conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and securities fraud. The GPB funds raised more than $1.6 billion collectively from investors. Gentile was sentenced in May to seven years in prison, and Schneider was sentenced to six.

AdvertisementIn a statement Sunday the prime minister’s office said that Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President. AdvertisementThe request comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel to pardon Netanyahu. Netanyahu’s pardon request consisted of two documents — a detailed letter signed by his lawyer and a letter signed by Netanyahu. AdvertisementLegal experts say the pardon request is not able to stop the trial. Netanyahu’s request sparked an immediate response from the opposition, which urged the president not to give in to his request.