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• New US security strategy aligns with Russia’s vision, Kremlin says as Russian strikes kill 4 in Ukraine

  08-12-2025 00:47 via article.wn.com
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• Who was Debbie Zakaib, Alexandre Taillefer’s wife and a leading voice in Quebec fashion and ...

  12-12-2025 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Debbie Zakaib, Alexandre Taillefer’s wife and a celebrated Quebec...
  
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• Who is Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald and why is he stepping down?

  12-12-2025 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald is stepping down in January...
  
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• U.S. aid cuts disrupt life-saving treatment for starving children in Kenya

  12-12-2025 07:52 via article.wn.com
  LOMOLEM, Kenya, Dec 12 -...
  
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• Trump repeals Biden land protections in Alaska, other states

  12-12-2025 07:52 via article.wn.com
  It also affects land in the states of Wyoming and North Dakota. ......
  
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• Trump led Republicans to power in 2024. But 2026 could be a different story

  12-12-2025 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Republican strategists face a tough road ahead. Recent...
  
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• Russia destroys 90 Ukrainian drones overnight, defence ministry says

  12-12-2025 07:52 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Dec 12 - Russia's...
  
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• Reddit takes legal action against Australia’s social media ban for users under 16; US-based firm ...

  12-12-2025 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Reddit has filed a lawsuit against Australia's new rule...
  
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• Irish minister defends 'limited' trade curbs on Israeli settlements

  12-12-2025 07:52 via article.wn.com
  DUBLIN, Dec 12 - Ireland’s planned curbs...
  
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• Australian skydiver hangs 15,000 feet in the air after his parachute gets stuck on plane's ...

  12-12-2025 07:52 via article.wn.com
  A terrifying incident unfolded in Far North...
  
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• Japan sweeps men's halfpipe podium at FIS Snowboard World Cup

  12-12-2025 07:51 via article.wn.com
  CHONGLI, China, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan swept the men's halfpipe podium at the FIS Snowboard World Cup here on Friday, while China's veteran rider Cai Xuetong claimed bronze in the women's event. Led by Beijing 2022 Olympic champion Ayumu Hirano, seven Japanese competitors advanced...
  
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• Interview: China's pragmatic approach to cooperation spurs a rising global south, says Kenyan expert

  12-12-2025 07:51 via article.wn.com
  by Xu Jiatong, Liu Keyi NAIROBI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's pragmatic, inclusive and development-oriented approach to cooperation offers the Global South viable alternatives to traditional Western models, helping lay the foundation for more autonomous and sustainable growth, said Kenyan economist James Shikwati. Amid the accelerating rise of the...
  
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• Wymore woman facing fraud, theft by deception charges bound over to District Court

  12-12-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  BEATRICE — A Wymore woman who faces felony charges of theft by deception and fraud waived her right to a preliminary hearing Thursday in Gage County Court and was bound over to District Court for arraignment. kAm{62 |6646[ bh[ H2D 492C865 :? }@G6>36C H:E9 E967E 3J 5646AE:@? @7 >@C6 E92? Sd[___ 2?5 7C2F5 E@ @3E2:? 2DD:DE2?46 @7 >@C6 E92? S`[d__ 7@==@H:?8 2? :?G6DE:82E:@? 3J E96 }63C2D<2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w62=E9 2?5 wF>2? $6CG:46D] %96...
  
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• New Nebraska travel guide highlights destinations across the state

  12-12-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  There’s something for everyone in the official 2026 Nebraska State Travel Guide. kAm%C2G6=6CD 2?5 C6D:56?ED H:== 7:?5 :?7@C>2E:@? @? }63C2D<2’D 6G6?ED 2?5 76DE:G2=D[ 2EEC24E:@?D 8C@FA65 3J C68:@? 2?5 4:EJ 2?5 D46?:4 3JH2J C@25 EC:AD] %96 8F:56 D9@H42D6D H92E E96 DE2E6 92D E@ @776C E@ 6G6CJ <:?5 @7 EC2G6=6Ci 72>:=:6D[ D@=@ EC2G6=6CD[ 9:DE@CJ 3F77D[ @FE5@@C 6?E9FD:2DED[ 7@@5:6D[ D9@AA6CD 2?5 >@C6]k^Am The cover of the 2026 guide is an illustration by Lincoln artist Katie
  
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• Nebraska Gov. Pillen says Mead, state 'moved a mountain' in cleanup of AltEn site

  12-12-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  MEAD — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said Tuesday the cleanup of a former ethanol plant in Saunders County has “come a heck of a long way” since the state ordered it to shut down in February 2021. kAmp =:EE=6 =6DD E92? 7:G6 J62CD 28@[ E6?D @7 E9@FD2?5D @7 E@?D @7 A6DE:4:56\4@?E2>:?2E65 H6E 5:DE:==6C’D 8C2:?[ @C H6E42<6[ =2J :? A:=6D 4@G6C:?8 D@>6 `c 24C6D 2E p=Et?’D AC@A6CEJ ;FDE D@FE9 @7 |625[ 4@G6C:?8 E96 E@H? :? 2 5:DE:?4E @5@C]k^Am kAm|:==:@?D FA@? >:==:@
  
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• Lincoln opens doors to The Jay, a 24\/7 staffed apartment building for longtime homeless

  12-12-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  PETER BREEN Lincoln Journal Star LINCOLN — In the backyard of Lincoln's primary municipal buildings, community members on Wednesday toured a gleaming, city-owned facility that will soon welcome chronically homeless people. kAm%96 3C:4< 3F:=5:?8 H:E9 D9256D @7 =:89E 3=F6 — 2E E96 D@FE962DE 4@C?6C @7 t:89E9 2?5 y DEC66ED 2?5 5F3365 Q%96 y2JQ — 92D 6:89E D:?8=6\365 2A2CE>6?ED @? E96 8C@F?5 7=@@C 2?5 `e @? E96 D64@?5 =6G6=]k^Am kAmQ~FC @77:46D 2?5 A@=:46 2C6 ;FDE 2 3=@4< 2
  
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• 'Diva' American bison from Crane Trust relocated to Lincoln park: 'We're all going to miss her'

  12-12-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  LINCOLN — One morning in 2018, during the season when bison calves are born, a worker with a Hall County conservation organization found a mother and her male calf. kAmp 76H 9F?5C65 J2C5D 324<[ E96 H@C<6C 7@F?5 2?@E96C 42=7 — 2 8:C=]k^Am kAmQxE H2D AC6EEJ @3G:@FD E92E E96 >@> H2D?VE 8@:?8 E@ E2<6 42C6 @7 :E[Q D2:5 y@D9F2 (:6D6[ C2?86 >2?286C H:E9 E96 rC2?6 %CFDE[ H9:49 92D >@C6 E92? `__ 3:D@? @? :ED `[a__\24C6 AC@A6CEJ ?62C vC2?5 xD=2?5] QxEVD 2 =@E @7 H@C< E2
  
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• Director Joachim Trier finds plenty to embrace in \u2018Sentimental Value\u2019

  12-12-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Director Joachim Trier isn’t worried about the state of movies these days. kAm“x7 H6 42? 86E WG:6H6CDX 7@C 2 4@FA=6 @7 9@FCD :? 2 52C< C@@> H:E9 ?@ 46==A9@?6D 2?5 E96J 42? C62==J 766= :>286D :? 2 >F49 566A6C D6?D6[ H6’C6 =F4<J[” 96 D2JD] “r:?6>2 :D 2E 2 G6CJ 6I4:E:?8 A=246 E@ E2<6 E92E C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ]”k^Am kAmx? %C:6C’D =2E6DE[ “$6?E:>6?E2= '2=F6[” 96 A66=D 324< E96 4FCE2:? @? 7:=>>2<:?8 2?5 D9@HD 9@H 2 5:C
  
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• 13-year-old boy accused of threatening to get knife, stab Lincoln middle school teacher

  12-12-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  LINCOLN — A 13-year-old Lincoln boy is facing a terroristic threats charge after allegedly threatening to bring a knife and stab a middle school teacher. kAm%96 AC:?4:A2= 2E }F6C?36C86C t5F42E:@? r6?E6C C6A@CE65 E96 5:DEFC32?46 E@ A@=:46 %F6D52J 27E6C?@@? 2?5 D2:5 E96 3@J 925 364@>6 2?8CJ H96? 96 H2D 5C@AA65 @77 7@C D49@@= 2E 23@FE `` 2]>][ E9C6H 2 D?@H32== 2?5 2 H2E6C 3@EE=6 2E E96 D49@@=[ E96? >256 E9C62ED E@H2C5 EH@ DE277 >6>36CD :? E96 D49@@=VD G6DE:3F=6]k^Am kAm%96 EH@
  
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• Senate parents shred Trump’s call to limit doll purchases for US kids: ‘What is this, the Soviet Union?’

  12-12-2025 07:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Senators with children weren’t impressed with the billionaire president’s call for tariff-weary parents to limit Christmas toy purchases
  
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• Yoni Z and Shulem Lemmer Perform at NCSY Event in Toronto

  12-12-2025 07:46 via article.wn.com
  Singers Yoni Z and Shulem Lemmer took the stage tonight at an NCSY event in Toronto, energizing the crowd with a powerful musical performance.� | Read More�The Yeshiva World ......
  
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• View of proto-urban site of Sarazm in Tajikistan

  12-12-2025 07:46 via article.wn.com
  This photo taken on Dec. 11, 2025 shows a view of the proto-urban site of Sarazm in Tajikistan. Sarazm, which means "where the land begins", is an archaeological site bearing testimony to the development of human settlements in Central Asia, from the 4th millennium BC to the end of the 3rd millennium BC. The site was...
  
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• Vaibhav Suryavanshi explodes in Dubai: 14-year-old slams 56-ball century to power India’s U-19 Asia Cup charge vs UAE

  12-12-2025 07:46 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: India’s newest teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi produced a jaw-dropping display of power-hitting as he blasted a 56-ball century against the United Arab Emirates in the opening match of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup in Dubai on Friday. The 14-year-old, already considered...
  
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• Trump Says U.S. Is “Working Strongly on Gaza,” Claims Broad International Backing for Middle East Peace

  12-12-2025 07:46 via article.wn.com
  President Trump said the U.S. is “working very...
  
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• Speaker Johnson Defends Second Strike, Says Narco-Terrorists Were En Route To U.S.

  12-12-2025 07:46 via article.wn.com
  Speaker Mike Johnson defended the military’s...
  
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• Report: Netanyahu Preparing Cairo Visit to Finalize $35 Billion Gas Deal With Egypt

  12-12-2025 07:46 via article.wn.com
  A new report says Prime Minister Netanyahu is...
  
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• Nearly 700 Sinkholes Emerge in Drought-Stricken Regions of Turkey

  12-12-2025 07:46 via article.wn.com
  Officials in Turkey report that nearly 700 sinkholes have formed across drought-stricken regions, with new ones continuing to appear as extreme dryness weakens the ground.� | Read More�The Yeshiva World ......
  
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• 2 killed, 6 injured as car falls into ravine in E. Afghanistan

  12-12-2025 07:46 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two commuters have been confirmed dead and six others were injured...
  
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• White House blames Trump

  12-12-2025 07:43 via article.wn.com
  The White House said...
  
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• U.S. sanctions Maduro's 3 nephews as pressure campaign on Venezuela ratchets up

  12-12-2025 07:43 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, on Thursday as President Donald Trump looks to inflict further pressure on the South American nation. The new sanctions on Franqui Flores, Carlos Flores and Efrain Campo come a day after Trump announced that the U.S. had seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Also included in the sanctions are Panamanian businessman Ramon Carretero, six firms and six Venezuela-flagged ships accused
  
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