The US is urging Americans to leave 14 Middle Eastern countries amid the Iran conflict. Here's what's happening in each.

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Flight radar shows planes avoiding Middle Eastern countries amid Iran conflict.
The US State Department is urging Americans in over a dozen Middle Eastern countries to "depart now."

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The Bride! review: Maggie Gyllenhaals Frankenstein is a riot

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Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley play Frankenstein's monster and his bride in

What Maggie Gyllenhaal has done in her reimaging of The Bride of Frankenstein is utterly deranged. And thank God. 

TikTok doesnt end-to-end encrypt your DMs

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TikTok logo on a smartphone on top of a colorful background.

TikTok doesn't encrypt your direct messages like other platforms including

I ate an RFK-approved diet for a week. It sparked a food fight.

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Photo collage featuring Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., squished tomato, thumbs down, and a comment that reads

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There is no "right" way to eat. You wouldn't know that, though, given how much we scrutinize each other's diets.

Big Law thought it won its battle with Trump. That lasted a day.

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The Justice Department walked back its decision to drop an appeal of four judges' decisions to strike down President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting Big Law firms.

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Bill Clinton says he can only remember sending 2 emails in his life

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Former President Bill Clinton
Clinton said in a House deposition that he's "not sure I've sent one" email since the 1999 Kosovo War.

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Zohran Mamdani is rolling out his first wave of free childcare. See which NYC neighborhoods get free 2-K this fall.

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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani interacts with children during his visit to a childcare center in Manhattan, New York, U.S., on December 11, 2025.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a childcare center before getting sworn in.

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Trump in phone call: Iran is 'running out of launchers'

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President Donald Trump

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My best friend and I went our separate ways after college. We reconnect every year on a trip we call 'bestiecation.'

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The author (right) travels with her best friend yearly.

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33 'Bridgerton' couples ranked by their chemistry

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Benedict and Sophie in "Bridgerton" season four.

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