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• Delta flight makes emergency landing on Alaskan island due to 'a potential engine issue'

  25-12-2018 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Delta Air Lines passengers faced a Christmas Eve scare when a Seattle-bound flight made an emergency landing on a small Alaskan Island.
  
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• Syria state media says Israeli planes attack targets near Damascus

  25-12-2018 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli war planes attacked with missiles unspecified targets near Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Tuesday and injured three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media quoted a military source as saying."Our air defenses confronted hostile missiles launched by Israeli war planes from above the Lebanese territories and downed most of them before reaching their targets," themilitary source said.The nature of the Israeli missiles targets was unclear.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II riffs on wisdom, family's busy year

  25-12-2018 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II wove personal reflections into the latest edition of her annual Christmas message, saying she hoped her long life brought a measure of wisdom and noting her grandchildren's contributions to Britain's royal family.
  
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• Stealth No More?: China Claims It Can Track U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors

  25-12-2018 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Is Beijing lying?
  
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• Mega Millions drawing could deliver biggest Christmas lottery gift ever

  25-12-2018 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Americans who included Mega Million tickets on their holiday shopping lists have a shot at winning more than $300 million in Tuesday's drawing, the largest Christmas Day jackpot in the history of the multi-state lottery.The grand prize has grown to $321 million after a nine-week spell without a winner.Combined with a $294 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs on Wednesday, the holiday week could deliver prizes worth more than $600 million.
  
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• Steady, Not Strong as Southeast Asia Faces Growth Risks in 2019

  25-12-2018 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Federal Reserve is set to keep everyone on edge as it navigates an even trickier interest-rate path in 2019, while the trade war between the U.S. and China is already hurting exports in the region.The Philippines might eke out a small gain in growth in 2019, if their bets that inflation will diminish come to fruition.“Asean growth and inflation look set to soften in 2019,” said Tamara Henderson at Bloomberg Economics.
  
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• Trump praises Mnuchin but hits Fed again on rate rises

  25-12-2018 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump expressed confidence in Steven Mnuchin amid worries over the economy and a stock market slump but repeated his criticism of the Federal Reserve.
  
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• The Latest: Tsunami toll now 429 dead, thousands homeless

  25-12-2018 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  SUMUR, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on the tsunami that hit parts of Indonesia (all times local):
  
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• Evidence in Case of Missing Colorado Mother Found 800 Miles Away in Idaho

  25-12-2018 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Police investigating the disappearance of a 29-year-old Colorado woman have revealed they found evidence in Idaho – nearly 800 miles away from her home.
  
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• In tsunami-ravaged parts of Indonesia, a somber Christmas

  25-12-2018 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Communities in Indonesia still reeling from a tsunami that killed 429 people and swept away homes and businesses marked a bleak Christmas on Tuesday.
  
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• Christmas across the globe: Tradition and tensions amid turbulent times

  25-12-2018 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  At the Vatican, the pope called for unity. In the U.S., a federal government shutdown cast a pall. So dawned Christmas Day 2018.
  
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• 8-Year-Old Boy Dies on Christmas Morning in Border Control Custody

  25-12-2018 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the unidentified boy died in the early hours of Christmas Day after showing “signs of potential illness” on Monday. CBP said the boy, accompanied by his father, was taken to a hospital Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
  
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• Shutdown stories: Federal employees share anxiety via Twitter

  25-12-2018 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal employees and others have taken to Twitter to share their experiences via #ShutdownStories.
  
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• Syrian army reinforced close to front with Turkish-backed forces

  25-12-2018 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Syrian government troops backed by Russian forces have sent extra troops toward the city of Manbij in coordination with the militia that controls it, a militia spokesman said, as Turkish-backed Syrian rebels said they were preparing to attack it.The deployment was coordinated with the U.S.-backed militia in Manbij, the spokesman for the Manbij Military Council said."The battle will soon start," Major Youssef Hamoud,spokesman for the National Army, the main Turkish-backed rebel force in the area,
  
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• Russia says the mysterious hole in its Soyuz rocket may have been sabotage

  25-12-2018 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  We already knew that Russia was in the midst of an incredibly deep investigation into the origins of a strange hole that was found in a part of its Soyuz space vehicle earlier this year. The part of the ship that was damaged is no more -- it was jettisoned during reentry and burned up -- but samples taken from the damaged area are now being studied by Russian authorities as they try to explain how such a thing happened.Sergei Prokopyev, one of the cosmonauts that rode back down to Earth last wee
  
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• Still believe in Santa at your age? Trump ignites Twitter storm

  25-12-2018 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump set off a Christmas social media storm when he asked whether a 7-year-old was too old to believe in Santa Claus, capping a week of plunging stocks, a government shutdown and the U.S. defense chief's unceremonious departure.Twitter lit up like a Christmas tree after Trump made his remark during a holiday event with first lady Melania Trump, taking calls from children calling the North American Aerospace Defense Command Santa tracker.
  
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• Destruction of tunnels from Lebanon 'nearly done': Netanyahu

  25-12-2018 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the Israeli army's operation to locate and destroy cross-border tunnels dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon was near completion."The IDF (Israeli army) briefed us on its actions in neutralising the tunnels," Netanyahu said.
  
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• Russia expands economic sanctions on Ukraine

  25-12-2018 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Russia on Tuesday expanded its economic sanctions on Ukraine, adding more than 250 people and businesses to a blacklist first announced at the start of November.According to a decree by Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, 245 individuals and seven companies, mostly in the energy and defence sectors, were sanctioned by Moscow.Relations between Moscow and Kiev have deteriorated since a pro-Western government came to power after the 2014 revolt against a pro-Russian leader, Moscow's annexation of the C
  
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• Venezuela calls U.S. comments on Guyana dispute 'interventionist'

  25-12-2018 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's foreign ministry on Tuesday described as"interventionist and disrespectful" U.S. comments on a weekend incident in which the country's navy stopped two ships exploring for oil for Exxon Mobiloff Guyana's coast.In response to the event, the U.S. State Department said Venezuela had behaved "aggressively" and called on the country to "respect international law and the rights of its neighbors.""It is evident that the U.S. government is interfering in a matter that is not at all incumbent
  
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• Trump says U.S. government shutdown to last until agreement on border wall

  25-12-2018 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the partial shutdown of the federal government was going to last until his demand for funds to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border is met.The U.S. government partially shut down on Saturday, and there is not yet any sign of tangible efforts to reopen agencies closed by a political impasse over Trump's demand for border wall funds."I can't tell you when the government is going to reopen," Trump said, speaking after a Christmas Day video conference wi
  
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• President Trump, on Christmas, Vows Government Shutdown Will Last Until He Gets Wall Funding

  25-12-2018 18:07 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump says parts of the government will stay shut as long as Democrats refuse to build the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
  
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• Sheriff's Deputies Comfort Each Other After Police Dog Is Killed Taking Down Murder Suspect

  25-12-2018 18:04 via news.yahoo.com
  A police dog serving the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was killed Monday in a shooting, authorities said.
  
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• Trump offers holiday greetings to US troops

  25-12-2018 17:59 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday wished U.S. troops stationed around the country and the world a merry Christmas.
  
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• Turkey 'determined' to drive out Syrian Kurdish forces

  25-12-2018 17:57 via news.yahoo.com
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey said Tuesday it is working with the United States to coordinate the withdrawal of American forces but remains "determined" to clear U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters from northeastern Syria.
  
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• These Sonos deals will make your next Christmas party so much better than this year

  25-12-2018 17:50 via news.yahoo.com
  We're not trying to suggest that your Christmas party this year is bad, but if you're being honest with yourself then you know there's room for improvement. For one thing, playing background Christmas music on a tiny little portable Bluetooth speaker isn't doing anyone any favors and you know it. Amazon is running a great sale on several different Sonos speakers right now, and taking advantage of these deals will ensure that next year's Christmas party is way better than your party this year. Yo
  
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• Global Stock Angst Snowballs as Nikkei 225 Enters Bear Market

  25-12-2018 17:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Shares in China, the other major Asian market open on Tuesday, also declined as investors shrugged off a pledge by the government to do more to support companies.Investors got mixed signals from Washington heading into the resumption of U.S. stock futures trading at 6 p.m. New York time.President Donald Trump said a partial U.S. government shutdown will continue until funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall is secure.
  
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• Trump vows no end to shutdown until wall funded

  25-12-2018 17:37 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday he would not reopen the government until he gets $5 billion to fund his border wall, as the partial government shutdown dragged into a fourth day.Trump's demand for a physical barrier on the US-Mexico border -- a pillar of his election platform -- has been rejected by Democrats and some Republicans.In retaliation, Trump refused last week to sign a wider spending bill, temporarily stripping funding from swaths of the government.
  
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• Suspect shot, police dog killed near Fla. mall

  25-12-2018 17:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Deputies are investigating an officer-involved shooting near a South Florida shopping mall that also left a K9 officer wounded. A Sheriff's Department dog was killed. At least two suspects were taken into custody. (Dec. 25)
  
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• Turkey determined to push east of Euphrates "as soon as possible"

  25-12-2018 17:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey said this month it would launch a new military operation to sweep the YPG Kurdish militia from northern Syria, but put that on hold after the United States said it would pull its troops out.Ankara regards the YPG as terrorists and has been infuriated by U.S. support for the group in the fight against Islamic State.President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to pull troops out of Syria has handed the fight against Islamic State over to Turkey - and effectively given Ankara the green light to
  
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• Militants attack Libya's Foreign Ministry, 3 killed

  25-12-2018 17:03 via news.yahoo.com
  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A suicide bomber targeted the entrance of Libya's Foreign Ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing three people, including a prominent militia leader, according to security officials.
  
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• Who needs the Chevy Camaro COPO lottery when there's this?

  25-12-2018 17:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Chevrolet's lottery for the 50th anniversary COPO Camaro has only 69 places, chosen at random – so we'd suggest getting this certified original L72 COPO Camaro instead!
  
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• Nissan's Kelly released on bail as Tokyo court rejects prosecutors' plea

  25-12-2018 16:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Kelly and Carlos Ghosn, the automaker's ousted chairman, were detained upon arrival in Japan on Nov. 19 on suspicion of understating Ghosn's income in financial statements for several years.The arrests jolted the global car industry and strained Nissan's alliance with French car maker Renault SA. Ghosn remains in custody.
  
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• Nissan executive linked to Ghosn case released on bail

  25-12-2018 16:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Japanese authorities Tuesday released on bail a Nissan executive accused of a key role in the financial misconduct case involving auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, who remains in detention.Greg Kelly, wearing a casual zip-up jacket and looking tired, walked out of the Tokyo Detention Centre more than a month after his arrest and got into a waiting taxi without speaking to the media.
  
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• Pope Francis Calls for Stronger Bonds of Brotherhood Across the World in Christmas Message

  25-12-2018 16:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different nations, cultures, faiths, races or ideas.
  
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• Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Greet Onlookers Together on Christmas

  25-12-2018 15:41 via news.yahoo.com
  To great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth's house they go
  
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• The best-selling Instant Pot cooker is discounted today in all three sizes

  25-12-2018 15:12 via news.yahoo.com
  If you didn't get the Instant Pot you had been hoping for as a Christmas gift this year, it's time to give yourself the gift you've been waiting for. The Instant Pot Duo is the company's best-selling model ever, and it just so happens that it's on sale today on Amazon in all three sizes. That means you can pick up a 3-quart Instant Pot Duo Mini for just $67.99, the medium-sized Instant Pot Duo 60 is on sale for $76.49, and the large 8-quart Instant Pot Duo 80 is $50 off at just $89.99. That's $1
  
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• First Trailer For Jordan Peele's Horror Movie Us Is Here, And It Is Terrifying

  25-12-2018 15:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Jordan Peele's next horror movie is just right around the corner, and since his last film Get Out was such a huge success, Us should be on everyone's "must watch" radar. Today, on Christmas Day, the very first trailer was released for the upcoming film, which releases in March.In the first trailer, which you can see above, the movie follows a family who goes on vacation. They quickly find themselves being stalked by a deranged family. However, these psychopaths has something peculiar about them.
  
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• First Trailer For Get Out Director's New Horror Movie Is Terrifying

  25-12-2018 15:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Jordan Peele's next horror movie is just right around the corner, and since his last film Get Out was such a huge success, Us should be on everyone's "must watch" radar. Today, on Christmas Day, the very first trailer was released for the upcoming film, which releases in March.In the first trailer, which you can see above, the movie follows a family who goes on vacation. They quickly find themselves being stalked by a deranged family. However, these psychopaths has something peculiar about them.
  
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• Indonesia tsunami survivors hold vigil at Christmas mass

  25-12-2018 14:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Instead of holding festivities and exchanging presents, Pastor Rusman Anita Sitorus led a tearful vigil at a mass in her small church."We were planning on holding a Christmas celebration every year, but this year is different due to the tsunami," Sitorus said, as churchgoers lit candles and cried while praying.The occurrence of the disaster during the Christmas season evoked memories of the Indian Ocean tsunami triggered by an earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, which killed 226,000 people in 14 countr
  
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• See differences as asset, not danger, pope says in Christmas message

  25-12-2018 14:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Security has been tight around the Vatican for the Christmas season, with military jeeps stationed at key access routes and tourists undergoing metal detector and bag searches.Last week police in southern Italy arrested a Somali man suspected of having been a member of Islamic State and who had threatened to bomb churches in Italy, including St. Peter's.In his address, in what appeared to be a reference to the shrill political climate in a number of countries, Francis called for "fraternity amon
  
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• Daily Digit: Americans spent a lot of money on Christmas trees this year

  25-12-2018 14:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Forty-one percent of American households bought real or fake Christmas trees this year, with many Americans choosing to cut down their own tree.
  
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• Russia-US relationship 'practically non-existent', Moscow's UN ambassador says

  25-12-2018 14:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Russia-US relations are “practically non-existent” with little prospect of improvement while Donald Trump is president, Moscow’s UN ambassador has said.Vassily Nebenzia said the current situation between the two superpowers was bad not only for Washington and Moscow but also for the rest of the world.“Given the vulnerabilities that drift around this administration, I don’t see too bright prospects for improving [relations] any time soon,” Mr Nebenzia said in a
  
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• ASH NYC Lovingly Transforms an Old Church Complex Into a Charming Hotel

  25-12-2018 14:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Located in NOLA's Marigny neighborhood, Hotel Peter and Paul is filled with Old World antiques and rich color palettes
  
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• All I want for Christmas is a Supreme Court victory for public Christmas displays, crosses

  25-12-2018 14:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court should clearly establish that governments don't have to shy away from celebrating the most wonderful time of the year.
  
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• Under duress, Israel's Netanyahu still election front-runner

  25-12-2018 13:58 via news.yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A day after snap elections were called in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged as the overwhelming early front-runner Tuesday, with rivals and commentators alike pinning their primary hopes of unseating him on a potential corruption indictment.
  
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• Death toll from attack in Afghan capital climbs to 40

  25-12-2018 13:55 via news.yahoo.com
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from an attack in the Afghan capital has climbed to 40, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, as police and rescue workers combed through the smoldering public welfare building where the gunmen held out for eight hours against security forces.
  
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• After the holidays, your Christmas trees can be a gift to goats

  25-12-2018 13:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Consider it a call to out to bleating-heart environmentalists: Your after-holiday tannenbaums can go to feed some hungry goats and sheep.
  
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• 'Run to the hills': Tsunami fears spark chaos in Indonesia town

  25-12-2018 12:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Hundreds of panicked residents, many sobbing and clutching small children, tried to flee Sumber Jaya village Tuesday as word spread that another tsunami was about to smash into the shattered Indonesian community.Police and search-and-rescue workers tried to help get people out, but the local mosque soon calmed the chaos over its loudspeaker: the rising waterline was just a regular tidal surge, not a repeat of Saturday's killer tsunami.The desperate exodus underlines the level of fear along Indon
  
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• Prayers, fear in tsunami-struck Indonesian towns as toll tops 400

  25-12-2018 12:40 via news.yahoo.com
  A small Christmas service was held near a stretch of Indonesia's tsunami-struck coastline Tuesday, as panicked residents in one coastal town tried to flee after rumours spread that another deadly wave was about to smash into the coast.It turned out to be a false alarm, but widespread fears about a repeat disaster -- and warnings that clean water and medicine supplies were running low -- rippled across the region as the death toll from Saturday's volcano-triggered disaster topped 400.Thousands mo
  
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• 3 shot during Christmas Eve home invasion in Wayne County

  25-12-2018 12:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Three people were shot during a Christmas Eve home invasion in Wayne County.
  
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