Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 24, #866 Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Oct. 24, No. 866. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been...

Fifa accuses Malaysia of faking players' citizenship recordsFifa has accused Malaysia of falsifying citizenship documents so seven foreign-born players could play for the national team.Football's world governing body had fined and suspended the players in late September and on Monday released a report justifying its action.Fifa said the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had forged birth...

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One dead and 10 injured as sudden tornado hits Paris suburbsA tornado tore through Val-d'Oise, north of Paris, on Monday, toppling construction cranes, damaging properties and uprooting trees in its path.One person was killed and four others critically injured, authorities said.The town of Ermont, about 20 km (13 miles) northeast of Paris was hardest hit by the sudden twister, which caused...