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Increasing ‘Christmas Typhoons’ Dampen Philippines Holiday Season

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A Beginner’s Guide to Kwanzaa

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Canada’s Trudeau to Shuffle Cabinet Amid Resignation Calls and Rising Discontent

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What to Know About Beast Games’ Controversial Sweepstakes Partner MoneyLion

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What to Know About the Debt Ceiling

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House Rejects Trump’s Government Funding Plan

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The CDC confirmed the United States’ first severe case of H5N1 avian influenza.

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Gisèle Pelicot’s Ex-Husband and Other Men Found Guilty in France Rape Trial

Gisèle Pelicot became a hero to many in France and beyond for courageously demanding that all the evidence be heard in open court.

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Adults grapple with the age-old holiday dilemma. (Spoiler alert!)

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Israel Strikes Yemen’s Rebel-Held Capital and Port City After Houthi Attack

The strikes further escalate Israel’s campaign against the Iranian-backed Houthis and risks further escalating conflict.

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Terrorism Law Used Against Luigi Mangione: What to Know

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Bipartisan Stopgap Government Funding Plan Collapses After Trump Intervenes

Trump’s sudden entrance into the debate and new demands days before a deadline to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown sent Congress spiraling.

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30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World

From uniquely American holiday activities to Welsh winter customs, here’s how different countries and cultures celebrate the festive season.

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2024 Winter Solstice: What to Know

The winter solstice is Saturday, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere.

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Indiana Executes Prisoner Joseph Corcoran in Unusual Secrecy

Officials announced they put the convicted killer to death via lethal injection early Wednesday without any independent witnesses present, raising concerns about transparency.

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Rayful Edmond, D.C.’s “King of Cocaine,” Dies in Federal Custody at 60

Edmond, who was arrested in 1989 and sentenced to life in prison, was once believed to control about a third of the cocaine trade in the nation’s capital during the ’80s.

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Trump Sues Des Moines Register and Selzer, Alleging ‘Election Interference’

The President-elect claims “brazen election interference” after the Register published a poll the weekend before the election that showed Kamala Harris with a surprising lead.

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A Top Russian General Killed in Moscow Bombing Claimed by Ukraine

A senior Russian general was killed by a bomb outside his apartment in Moscow. A Ukrainian official said the service carried out the attack.

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Judge Rejects Trump’s Bid to Toss Hush-Money Conviction

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