Move aside, Santa Claus - Amy Schumer also knows how to make a Christmas miracle. The holiday came early for the 35-year-old comedian’s father, Gordon, when she revealed on Monday that she had bought back the farm the family previously owned. When Schumer was a child, her father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her family went bankrupt. Schumer then posted an adorable home video taken by her father that shows her younger self trying to run away from home.
Entertainment WeeklyShe won her fifth consecutive game in an episode that was broadcast on Monday night, bringing her winnings to $80,002. Her shows started taping on August 31, just three weeks after she auditioned and revealed to a producer that she wanted to compete, but only had about six months to live. She died on December 5, and the first episode she appeared in aired December 13.
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Yahoo BeautyDonald Trump surpassed 270 Electoral College votes this afternoon, meaning that he has the required number of votes to be elected president. The milestone came when electors in Texas cast their votes. There were 10 electors who did not cast ballots for the candidate they were expected to vote for: eight who were supposed to vote for Hillary Clinton and two who were supposed to vote for Trump but voted for other candidates.
Good Morning AmericaA stone slab found off the coast of Israel has finally revealed the name of the ruler during one of the most iconic moments in Jewish history: the Bar Kokhba revolt. The slab dates to the second century A.D., a bloody time in Jewish history when a fiery leader named Simon bar Kokhba led a failed revolt against Roman rulers . The huge chunk of stone was found at an underwater site called Tel Dor, located about 18 miles south of the city of Haifa. [Photos: 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument in Israel] The area once housed the Biblical city of Dor, which was occupied until the fourth century. Over the last 70 years, the site has yielded a treasure trove of pottery , anchors and other artifacts from ancient
Fox NewsThe Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was shot and killed while attending an art exhibit in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara. The shooting was caught on dramatic, graphic video. The shooter was also killed. Karlov had been ambassador since July 2013. He was 62 years old.
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As we discovered last week, celebrities love dressing up in sexy Santa suits. Over the past decade, the majority of pop stars have worn some sultry variation of the Christmas classic. The 18-year-old shared an Instagram cuddling up to her rumored boyfriend Levi Meaden calling him “My Christmas” in her “man crush Monday” Christmas-themed post. The two wore playful cheery outfits with Meaden in a Santa cap with “naughty” written across the brim, and Winter in a super-short variation of Santa’s iconic red suit, which would definitely land her on the naughty list.
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