45 gifts for even the pickiest men on your holiday list

Yes, it’s already time to start checking everyone off your holiday shopping list again. To help you find the best holiday gifts as soon as possible, we’ve rounded up our absolute favorite gifts for the men in your life.

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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ still draws fans to movie theaters – decades after its release

CNN— The one-time lost Christmas classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” staged an unlikely comeback in the 1970s and 1980s by becoming a December TV staple, after underperforming at the box office and failing to win big at the Oscars when it debuted in the ’40s

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American journalist Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup

Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup, sparking an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world. He was 49.

Here’s a link to the story at CNN.

Cal Thomas: Trump should leave the stage — he’s toxic for GOP

Former president Donald Trump recently announced another run for president. Perhaps it should be on the grievance or revenge ticket.

Here’s a link to the editorial at the Southern Illinoisan.

Federal appeals court bars Biden administration from forcing Catholic groups to provide transgender care

A federal appeals court on Friday permanently blocked the Biden administration from requiring religious doctors and hospitals to perform transgender medical services that violate their conscience, becoming the second court to do so.

Here’s a link to the story at Fox News.

One year after tornado killed 6 at Amazon warehouse in Illinois, lawsuits remain pending

EDWARDSVILLE — For six area families, Saturday marks the first anniversary of the day they lost loved ones when an EF-3 tornado struck an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville.

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McDermott: Trump has always hated the Constitution. The GOP is just now figuring that out?

It says something about today’s Republican Party, and not something good, that those rare GOP members of Congress who have condemned Donald Trump for seeking the “termination” of the U.S. Constitution are being credited with unusual courage. Such condemnation should be a baseline for any elected official, not a novelty.

Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

No. 17 Illinois loses to Penn State 74-59, falling to 0-2 in the Big Ten

CHAMPAIGN — Andrew Funk and Myles Dread combined for 11 3-pointers to give Penn State a 74-59 win over No. 17 Illinois on Saturday.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

Willson Contreras wanted to be a Cardinal because of Albert Pujols, even when he was still on the Cubs

On Friday afternoon, the St. Louis Cardinals introduced their newest player and Yadier Molina’s replacement behind the plate: Willson Contreras.

Here’s a link to the story at CBS Sports.

We worked for Dr. Ben Carson. We know Dr. Ben Carson. Canceling him is just not right

Education is the gateway to opportunity. It’s the medicine that cures most ails, and it is the means by which we equip our next generations with the tools they need to confront the challenges of the future.

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