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WSFA Celebrates 70 with former anchor Tonya Terry
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Former “Today in Alabama” anchor Tonya Terry discusses her lifelong connection to WSFA 12 News and how coming to work here was like coming home.
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Big Bear glows with big stars photo of the day for Dec. 31, 2025
Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Markarian 178 (Mrk 178) is one of over 1500 “Markarian galaxies,” a class defined by their unusually strong ultraviolet emission first…
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Bottled water from Waitrose recalled over risk it contains glass
A bottled water sold at Waitrose could contain glass and should be returned to the store, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) warned.
The 750ml No1 Royal Deeside Mineral Water and the sparkling variety are being recalled “because of the possible presence of glass fragments upon opening the bottles,” which the FSA said “may cause injury and makes it unsafe to drink”.
Waitrose apologised and said it was recalling “some” bottles as a precaution.
The supermarket is asking customers not to use the bottles and to take them back to Waitrose or contact the company for a full refund.
“If you have bought any of the above products do not drink it,” the FSA said in its recall notice.
It added that the supermarket would be putting up notices in its shops warning customers.
Deeside water is produced in Scotland from natural springs in the Cairngorms national park.
The firm produces special batches for Waitrose, which are affected by the recall. Each bottle costs around £1.60p at Waitrose stores.
It is not clear exactly how many bottles have been sold and what proportion of bottles are affected.
The batch codes for the recalled mineral water are: NOV 2027 28, DEC 2027 01, DEC 2027 02, DEC 2027 10, DEC 2027 11 and DEC 2027 16, with best before dates of November and December 2027.
The batch codes for the recalled sparkling water are: DEC 2027 01, DEC 2027 03, DEC 2027 12, DEC 2027 15 and DEC 2027 25, with a best before date of December 2027.
The FSA advised people contact Waitrose Customer Care on 0800 188 884, choosing option 4.
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Starry Starry Night: Enjoy the ‘river ride’ | Lifestyle
Greetings! And welcome to the new year! Although we’ve lost Mercury from the early morning sky, you can still…
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IMS Filled to Brim in Rare Indianapolis 500 Sellout
The Penske Entertainment editorial staff is looking back at the 10 biggest moments of 2025 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in this year-end series, with one installment appearing on the site per day in countdown fashion from Dec. 22-31.
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‘Being annoying is worse than being evil’: the high-octane, low-culture genius of indie duo Getdown Services | Music
It’s a Saturday night in Camden, London, and Getdown Services’ fans are getting the beers in before “Britain’s best band” play one of their final gigs of the year. The Electric Ballroom is heaving, despite this being their second show…
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Saudi Arabia’s digital economy sees expansion in GDP share
The core digital economy contributed 2.7% to GDP, while the narrow digital economy accounted for 2.4%. The broad digital economy made up the largest portion, representing 10.9% of GDP.
Survey findings showed that operating revenues in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector reached SAR249.8 billion in 2024. Wired and wireless telecommunications activities led the sector with revenues of SAR133.9 billion, followed by computer programming activities at SAR31.1 billion.
Operating expenditures in the ICT sector totaled SAR122.2 billion, while employee compensation amounted to SAR29.2 billion. Wired and wireless telecommunications activities accounted for the highest share of employee compensation at SAR16.1 billion.
In terms of foreign trade, imports of ICT goods rose from SAR54.9 billion in 2023 to SAR67.9 billion in 2024, marking a 23.5% increase. Communications equipment led imports, valued at SAR36.8 billion. Meanwhile, exports and re-exports of ICT goods surged to SAR25.8 billion in 2024, up from SAR11.8 billion the previous year, representing growth of 118%.
Previously, Qazinform News Agency reported Saudi unemployment falls to 7.5% amid strong gains in female workforce participation.
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China’s supply chain digitalization reduces urban pollutants and carbon dioxide emissions locally
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