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A church in the Midwest has become a symbol for a cherished Catholic tradition that originated in Mexico and is being celebrated by millions of U.S. Catholics, predominantly Mexican Americans. Thousands of people have made a pilgrimage to Des Plaines, Ill., to honor Mexico’s patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe. The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated on Dec. 12. “Whether it’s rain, sleet, snow, blizzard, freezing cold, they’ll come, they’ll keep coming,” said the Rev. Esequeil Sanchez, rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Des Plaines. “We really know what this means at the…

Lionel Messi gives Argentina a “special advantage” as they prepare for their 2022 World Cup semi-final against Croatia, says defender Nicolas Tagliafico.Messi, 35, is likely playing his last World Cup and is bidding to lift the trophy for the first time.He has proved an influential figure so far in Qatar, scoring four goals and providing two assists across five games.World CupHas Messi won a World Cup before? Is this his last one? How many did Maradona win?AN HOUR AGOArgentina might require two more big displays from Messi as they look to overcome Croatia and then either Morocco or France in…

T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, May 2021. MediaPunch/Shutterstock Where things stand. Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes didn’t return to GMA3 for the Monday, December 12, episode — and an insider exclusively tells Us Weekly that ABC still hasn’t made a decision about the duo’s future. “T.J. and Amy are not on camera currently because ABC wants to make sure it’s able to do a full review of their relationship before bringing them back on air,” the source says of the 20/20 coanchor, 49, and the former CNN reporter, 45. The duo have not appeared on GMA3: What You Need to…

Ronnie O’Sullivan has said the “sky is the limit” for Ben Mertens after the teenager pushed him hard in the first round of the English Open.Current world champion O’Sullivan looked set for a comfortable evening at the Brentwood Centre in Essex when racing into a 3-0 lead despite not playing at his best.But his scrappy play allowed Mertens to get a foothold in the contest, and the 18-year-old grew in confidence after getting a frame on the board against the seven-time world champion.English Open’I couldn’t feel my hands or feet’ – O’Sullivan, Trump feel chill at English Open7 HOURS AGOMertens…

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has issued advice on what to do if you witness someone falling through ice, after three boys died in SolihullA charity has issued safety advice following the death of three boys who fell into a frozen lake on Sunday. The children aged 11, 10 and eight were pulled from the water and taken straight to hospital where they were pronounced dead. A fourth boy, aged six, is fighting for his life following the tragedy on Babbs Mill Lake in Solihull. One of the boys who died has been named as Jack…

A Brooklyn Democrat is taking aim at fossil fuel companies over climate change with a proposed bill that critics say might help lawyers more than Mother Earth. The new legislation introduced by State Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn) would allow people to sue big oil companies and other polluters over damage caused by fossil fuels — in a way similar to a controversial Texas law allowing individuals to sue abortion providers. The bill would target companies that demonstrate “negligence” while “storing, transporting, refining, importing, exporting, producing, manufacturing” products such as petroleum and natural gas, according to the legislative language. A legislative…

The $1.1-million price tag attached to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon‘s eight-day trip to the Middle East earlier this year is “similar” to costs of other high-level visits of this nature, MPs heard on Monday. That’s according to chief of protocol of Canada Stewart Wheeler, the civil servant tasked with overseeing official, state and diplomatic visits at home and abroad, who made the comment during a House of Commons government operations and estimates committee meeting.“I can reassure the committee that the overall cost … of this visit was in line with similar costs for high-level visits of this nature in the…

A Pennsylvania school board member who refused to vote for “the only cis White male” on the board to serve as president has decided to resign from her position at the start of 2023.Upper Moreland School District board member Jennifer Solot made the comments during an open school board meeting on Dec. 6, just before a vote was held to appoint a new board president. Solot led the motions as acting president during the board’s reorganization meeting. Two names were up for the seat of president: April Stainback and Greg D’Elia.PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER REFUSES TO VOTE FOR ‘CIS WHITE…

Perhaps one of the best examples comes from the première dame of high-low fashion: stylist Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele. The famed French stylist famously put model Michaela Bercu on the cover of the November 1988 issue of Vogue, wearing a bejeweled Christian Lacroix cropped black sweater and a pair of stone-washed Guess jeans. Denim, to Cerf de Dudzeele, is the perfect canvas for flashy variables like a great bag or piece of glinting jewelry, afterwards. In a fantastic Moda Operandi in a series titled Fashion Firsts, Cerf de Dudzeele recalls that styling moment and speaks about jeans as if they are the lifeforce of the wardrobe, yelling:…

A Brooklyn man was beaten to death by a guy who accused him of stealing, cops said Monday.  Arthur Fleschner, 60, was gravely wounded when Danny Quiles, 52, punched him several times and knocked him to the ground on Hegeman Avenue near Chester Street in Brownsville around 9:15 a.m. Dec. 4, authorities said.  Quiles attacked Fleschner because he believed the older man – who he knew from their affordable-housing building about two blocks away – had taken his “personal property,” cops said.  Fleschner was discovered lying on the sidewalk with head trauma and was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital and…