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• Mysterious 80-Foot Structure Unearthed in Florida After Hurricane Erodes Beach

  24-12-2022 23:30
  After two hurricanes walloped Florida, a mystery emerged along Daytona Beach Shores in Volusia County as erosion revealed a massive long-buried object.
  Hurricane Ian lashed the state, followed by Hurricane Nicole, with devastation followed by mystery and eventually, discovery.
  “This erosion is unprecedented at this point. We haven’t seen this kind of erosion in a very long time. I’ve been on the beach probably 25 years and that’s the first time I’ve seen it exposed,
  
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• Trump White House spokeswoman learned mid-lunch about the Capitol riot, new transcript shows

  24-12-2022 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  A newly released transcript of Kayleigh McEnany's interview with the January 6 committee revealed how the Trump White House press secretary learned, while eating lunch in her office, that the situation at the US Capitol had become violent.
  
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• If You Think You Have a Long Flight This Holiday Season, Think Again: 1 Bird Had a Mind-Boggling Nonstop Migration

  24-12-2022 23:00
  Imagine, if you will, being able to fly nonstop across the Pacific Ocean from cold Alaska to warm and sunny Tasmania, Australia.
  Since the summer Down Under runs from December through March, it’s the perfect place to escape the Northern Hemisphere winter, with high temperatures in Tasmania usually ranging from 62 to 73 degrees.
  Now imagine no airport lines, no luggage fees, no Transportation Security Administration, no layovers. And it’s free!
  Well, that is, if you happen to be a bir
  
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• Trump lawyer weighs in on January 6 panel's criminal referrals

  24-12-2022 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  The January 6 committee's criminal referrals to the Justice Department, urging the prosecution of Donald Trump, are "worthless," one of the former president's lawyers told CNN on Saturday.
  
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• Roman Emperor's Secret Code Finally Cracked After 5 Centuries - Mysterious Note Reveals Significant 'Concerns'

  24-12-2022 22:20
  French scientists have finally decoded a cryptic letter written by one of the most powerful rulers of Renaissance Europe.
  France’s Stanislas Library announced that a three-page coded letter written by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was finally decoded last month, according to Insider.
  French cryptographer Cecile Pierrot learned of the document’s existence in the Stanislas Library’s basement during a dinner party in the city of Nancy three years ago, according to the BBC.
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• Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tunnel in Egypt That Could Lead to Monumental Historical Discovery

  24-12-2022 22:00
  Discovery of a massive underground tunnel has renewed hopes among archeologists that they might yet find the tomb of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.
  The tunnel was found 40 feet below the Temple of Tapozeris Magna, just west of Alexandria, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced ln early November, according to the New York Post.
  The tunnel stands about six and a half feet high and runs for nearly a mile, according to Mustafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Counci
  
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• A 16-foot reticulated python was rescued in Austin, Texas after being missing for months

  24-12-2022 21:39 via cnn.com
  
  An "unhappy" 16-foot albino reticulated python was rescued by an animal shelter in Austin, Texas on Monday -- after being missing for months.
  
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• Can You Spot Jesus' Face in This Log? Father Makes Shocking Discovery While Chopping Wood

  24-12-2022 21:30
  A British man chopping wood recently for a Christmas fire was surprised when the profile of a split log looked to him like the face of Jesus.
  Phil Buckley, 44, told The Sun, “I chopped through one piece and thought, ‘Oh my God, that looks just like Jesus!'”
  He added: “I couldn’t bring myself to burn it — especially not over Christmas.”
  “We’re going to show it off to family over the festive period,” Buckley said. “It’s a bit
  
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• 116 Years Ago, This Christmas Song Was the First Broadcast on Radio

  24-12-2022 21:00
  What is considered to be the first radio broadcast occurred at 9 p.m. Christmas Eve, 1906, from Brant Rock, Massachusetts, and featured “O Holy Night” on the violin, followed by a reading of scripture.
  The broadcast could be heard perhaps 12 miles away, according to The Washington Post.
  The transmission — and violin playing — was done by radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden who had made improvements on what had been radio telegraphy by his invention of voice transmission.
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• We Know Where the REAL St. Nicholas Was Buried, And He Was a Warrior for Christ

  24-12-2022 20:45
  Santa Claus is a modern icon of the Christmas season, but not many people know the true history of the figure behind the corporate mascot.
  Many people know that Santa was popularized by a 1931 Coca-Cola advertisement complete with the red and white suit, rosy cheeks, white beard, warm smile and plump figure that we associate with Santa Claus today.
  However, what is less commonly known is the historical figure this persona was based on.
  The illustrator of the Coca-Cola ad, Haddon Sundblom, got hi
  
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• Harris Faulkner Opens up on Prayer and Miracles in Her Life: 'I've Been Put Here as a Witness'

  24-12-2022 20:30
  You might not have known that longtime Fox News journalist Harris Faulkner is a woman of faith.
  Faulkner talked about her relationship with God in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network in November.
  Her new book, “Faith Still Moves Mountains: Miraculous Stories of the Healing Power of Prayer,” features accounts from individuals who have experienced traumatic events, such as the 2012 theater mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, and the catastrophic 2010 earthquake in Haiti
  
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• Barber Offers Haircuts in Exchange for What He Has More Faith in Than Money: 'God Is Real'

  24-12-2022 20:15
  Some might consider a mobile barbershop to be a unique, but perhaps clever business idea.
  However, the primary thing that sets Premier Mobile Cuts apart from other Texas barbershops is how the business is helping some customers enjoy the Christmas holiday season while also strengthening their relationship with the Lord.
  David Lopez is the owner of the barbershop, and as Christmas approaches, he’s willing to cut hair for a prayer — prayed out loud — as one of the forms of paymen
  
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• 68-Year-Old Fends Off Attack from 12-Foot Tiger Shark After Having 'Chunk' Bitten Straight from Body

  24-12-2022 20:00
  A 68-year-old swimmer was forced to defend his life against a large shark that attacked him not far from shore, multiple sources report.
  After having a “chunk” bitten from his hip and buttocks area, the frequent beach-goer fought the shark off with a diving knife.
  According to KITV, emergency crews were dispatched to Anaehoomalu Bay at the Lava Lava Beach Club in Waikoloa Village just after 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday. They arrived to find an unnamed man who was lucky to be alive.
  The man h
  
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• Explorers Believe They've Found Mt. Sinai, Complete with Charred Top Where God Gave Moses 10 Commandments

  24-12-2022 19:30
  Scholars believe they may have found the place where Moses met with God and received the Ten Commandments, and it’s located in Saudi Arabia.
  Ryan Mauro, president of the Doubting Thomas Research Foundation, told The Sun last year, “One of the main reasons certain scholars claim that the Exodus is a myth is because little to no evidence for what the Bible records has been found at the traditional Mt. Sinai in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.”
  “But what if these scholars have
  
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• Will This Become Normal in the American West? Entire Arizona Community Set to Have Faucets Turned Off Due to Drought

  24-12-2022 19:15
  An entire community in Arizona is set to lose its water supply in a troubling development that could precede even more water insecurity in the desert state.
  Rio Verde Foothills is an unincorporated community bordering the larger city of Scottsdale.
  The City of Scottsdale is set to end a longstanding arrangement in which it trucked in water to 500 residents of the community who don’t have access to their own wells, according to NBC News.
  Scottsdale decided to end the water shipments last ye
  
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• Liberal City Enacts Anti-Pollution Order - You Can No Longer Burn a Wood Fire to Stay Warm

  24-12-2022 19:05
  The leftists running San Francisco don’t want to merely throw their citizens back to the Middle Ages with their new “air quality” rules, they want to throw them back to before the Stone Age by banning the burning of wood to warm houses.
  On Thursday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced that it was issuing a “Spare the Air” alert to last through Christmas Day which would ban the burning of wood to heat residents’ homes, supposedly due to &ldqu
  
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• 93-Year-Old Woman Left on Floor With Broken Hip for 25 Hours as UK Health System Collapses - Soldiers Being Prepared for Major Action: Report

  24-12-2022 18:50
  A horror story out of the United Kingdom shows just how close the British healthcare system is to collapse.
  On Tuesday, the UK Daily Mail printed a horrific story about a 93-year-old woman in Wales who broke her hip and was left lying on the ground for 25 hours while waiting for help.
  According to the report, Elizabeth Davies fell and broke her hip, and lay on the floor screaming in pain for 25 hours while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.Mike reacts emotionally to the story of 93-year-old Eli
  
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• There's still time to play Mega Millions before tomorrow's $565m drawing

  24-12-2022 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  There's still time to win big at the lottery before the year is up.
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $565 million -- sixth-largest jackpot in the game's history

  24-12-2022 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  There's still time to win big at the lottery before the year is up.
  
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• Australian Journalist Speaks Out About Her 'Living Hell' After Getting COVID Vaccine

  24-12-2022 18:37
  An Australian journalist inspired by another woman’s announcement has publicly stated that she experienced health problems that she said were linked to the COVID vaccine.
  “Inspired by ⁦@drkerrynphelps today I want to say I too have been in a living hell with pericarditis because of the Covid vaccine,” Eleni Roussos wrote in a tweet. “Vaccine injuries are real and serious and I sincerely hope more people will speak up.”
  Eleni Roussos is a journalist in the Darw
  
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• American Couple Could Face Death Penalty in Uganda - They Are Already Looking at a Life Sentence

  24-12-2022 18:30
  An American couple living in Naguru neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda, could face the death penalty over an aggravated child trafficking charge, lawyers said.
  Police arrested Nicholas Spencer and Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer — both 32 and hailing from South Carolina — on December 9 over allegations that they had tortured a ten-year-old HIV-positive boy they had fostered in the country, according to an Uganda Police Force news release.
  The Spencer’s were subsequently charged wi
  
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• Op-Ed: The First Radio Broadcast of a Human Voice Was a Message the Whole World Needs to Hear

  24-12-2022 17:47
  I was recently studying the history of the hymn “O Holy Night” and found an interesting story.
  On Dec. 21, 1906, a 33-year-old university professor and former chief chemist for Thomas Edison, Reginald Fessenden, decided to try something that others thought impossible. He used a new type of generator and a microphone and, for the first time in history, broadcast a voice over the airwaves.
  What did he read? Was it The Wall Street Journal? No. Instead, this young chemist read the most i
  
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• Waste Service Truck Picks Up Dumpster and Dumps it, Then Driver Spots Person in Hopper Camera

  24-12-2022 17:37
  On Monday, an employee with Republic Waste Operations in Huntsville, Alabama, was able to save a life after realizing a man had been sleeping in the dumpster he’d just picked up.
  Republic Services Operations Manager Chuck Cantrell said the driver wanted to remain anonymous, but quickly shut down the truck and helped the homeless man out.
  After getting him away from the trash compactor, the driver called his supervisor and they worked to help the man above and beyond saving his life.
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• No, Christmas Isn't a Pagan Holiday and Yes, It Is 100% About Jesus' Birthday

  24-12-2022 17:30
  Every now and then around Christmas, I’ll run into someone particularly cynical who points out that Christmas is really just a dressed-up ancient winter solstice festival and that bringing greenery into the home honors that paganism.
  I’ve seen both Christians and non-Christians zealously note this, and they always seem to think they’ve won an important battle against the scourge of misguided joy.
  “Yes, yes,” they say, “those ancient Christians maliciously took
  
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• Report: DOJ Caught Snooping on Congress, Trump Staff During GOP Investigation of FBI - Here Are the Docs

  24-12-2022 17:26
  The Department of Justice allegedly spied on the House Intelligence Committee officials to find out what they knew about the FBI’s wrongdoings in their Russia collusion probe, according to documents obtained by Just the News.
  The outlet reported that the DOJ used grand jury subpoenas to obtain email and phone data of at least two House Intelligence Committee investigators who were working to collect evidence of FBI abuses in their probe of Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with Russia
  
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• NATO Hit With Shocking Mass Failure, Every Piece of Armor Headed to Rapid Response Force Impacted

  24-12-2022 17:19
  The mass-scale failure of a German infantry fighting vehicle is raising new questions about Germany’s role in the NATO alliance.
  All 18 units of the Puma infantry fighting vehicle used in a training drill broke down earlier this month, according to Politico.
  The Puma is considered a primary vehicle of NATO’s Very High-Readiness Joint Task Force, according to Defense News. The drill in question was intended to prepare a German tank brigade for service in the formation.
  Crews of the mi
  
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• Texas Abortion Law Saved This Baby's Life, and His Mom is Glad She Didn't Abort Him

  24-12-2022 17:07
  Proponents of infanticide claim that pro-life Christians care only about babies being born but do nothing to support the life once they are outside the mother’s womb, but recent events in the life of Texas resident Tamara Nelson tell another story.
  Nelson, a struggling single mother of three children already, had considered aborting her fourth, but was prevented from doing so by the Texas Heartbeat Act, according to LifeNews.
  Nelson described feeling overwhelmed and unsupported when she fi
  
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• 'Nothing But Death': 20,000 Bodies Buried Under One of New York City's Busiest Parks

  24-12-2022 16:31
  New York City’s Washington Square Park has always been known for drawing crowds.
  In the 1820s, the area was a parade ground, according to the city’s parks department. After it became a public park in 1827, wealthy families flocked there to build homes nearby as they fled the disease and congestion of downtown Manhattan.
  In the decades that followed, the Greenwich Village green space attracted a steady stream of protesters and performers in addition to the day-to-day pedestrians.
  But
  
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• Air Emergency: Passengers Thought Man Was Sleeping Peacefully - Then Disturbing Reality Sets in

  24-12-2022 16:21
  Trying to sleep on a plane can be nearly impossible for some people and no problem at all for those who are heavy sleepers.
  But no one on a flight last month expected the shock of what actually had taken place.
  On Nov. 17, passengers aboard an EasyJet flight from Cyprus to London’s Gatwick Airport became concerned when one of their fellow passengers wasn’t waking up, according to MSN.
  When the flight crew looked into the situation, it was discovered that the man, who was in his 50s,
  
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• 'Duck Dynasty' Star Deploys His 'Deer Magnet,' Stunning Hunting Ranch: 'We Had No Idea'

  24-12-2022 16:03
  Si Robertson might be retired from his reed-making career at Duck Commander, but he still knows his stuff when it comes to a trophy hunt.
  The former Duck Dynasty superstar brought his “deer magnet” out to Three Eagles Ranch in Texas and the Robertson team pulled in a massive buck.
  That level of success is par for the course for the ranch, but it’s not normal for the deer magnet herself to make the perfect shot.“When @sirobertson and the @officialduckcommander team says he
  
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• Did He Take This Proposal Too Far? Man Slammed for Where He Chose to Pop the Question ... And Where It Left His Girlfriend

  24-12-2022 15:50
  Australian feminist writer Clementine Ford criticized a man seen proposing to his girlfriend at her graduation ceremony in Melbourne, Australia, in a viral video.
  Ford’s tirade began with a video of the man walking up to his fiancée as she walked off the stage, diploma in hand. He then tells her, “I love you with all my heart,” before falling on his knees to propose as the audience claps.
  “Stop it. Stop doing this,” Ford said to the camera in a Dec. 16 video
  
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• Heated Carjacking: Concealed-Carry Hellcat Driver Has Gun Skills Tested By 2 Punks

  24-12-2022 15:45
  A carjacking went sideways last week when two men attempted to steal a Dodge Charger Hellcat from a legal gun owner who returned fire and shot one of the carjackers.
  One of the suspects, identified as 27-year-old Damon Lamar Currie, was shot during the attempted carjacking, which occurred last Tuesday in Eastpointe, Michigan.Dec. 13, 2022: Two would-be carjackers in Eastpointe, MI, had the tables turned on them by a concealed carry permit holder who fought back when they tried to steal his car a
  
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• Hollywood Actor Gets Painful Lesson After Trying to 'Control Bees'

  24-12-2022 15:40
  Hollywood goofball and A-lister Chris Pratt felt “inspired” to interact with bees after watching a beekeeper on social media.
  It didn’t go well.
  The “Guardians of the Galaxy” star took to Instagram to fill his followers in on his latest painful escapade.
  As reported by Page Six, Pratt explained that he had been watching Instagram beekeeper Erika Thompson and had become convinced he could handle the bees as well.
  “So I’ve been following this bee lady on I
  
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• 18 Million Views: 'One-in-a-Million Occurrence' Caught on Camera in Alaska - 'Dude, You've Got to Watch it for Yourself!'

  24-12-2022 15:36
  A Ring camera caught the footage of a lifetime when it recorded some wildlife leaving a present for Alaska residents Tyra Bogert and her husband.
  This video, which has garnered more than 18 million views on TikTok between the original posting by Bogert and one shared by her brother in law, depicts a hyper-rare occurrence: a moose shedding both his antlers simultaneously.
  As Bogert later said, you’ve got to watch it for yourself:@tyrabogert Moose dropping antlers at my house! #moose#antler#
  
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• 'The View' Has Rough Year, Issued 36 Legal Notices: Hosts Forced to Make Multiple Retractions On-Air

  24-12-2022 15:32
  This liberal talk show might set a record for inaccuracy.
  “The View” issued three dozen on-air notices clarifying or retracting statements made on the ABC broadcast in 2022 alone, according to Newsbusters.
  Many of the retraction-style statements were issued in the wake of commentary that leveled wild allegations against conservatives.
  Five different clarifying statements walked back language alleging that Ginni Thomas had led people into the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion
  
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• One-Time Internet Celebrity Tried His Gimmick at the World Cup, Gets Brutal Notification from US Sports League

  24-12-2022 15:27
  “Salt Bae” can forget about showing his face at next year’s U.S Open Cup.
  The Turkish celebrity chef Nusret Gokce netted a one-year ban from the American tournament for his actions in the aftermath of the World Cup final earlier this month.
  Gokce managed to obtain access to the pitch at Lusail Stadium in Qatar after Argentina’s finals victory over France, according to Sports Illustrated.
  The chef — most known for a viral internet meme involving him sprinkling salts
  
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• Dem Calls for $25/Hour Minimum Wage, Then How Much She Paid Campaign Staff Is Exposed

  24-12-2022 15:24
  A former Democratic politician and activist has taken to Twitter calling for a higher minimum wage, but it has since been revealed that she is not willing to put her money where her mouth is, literally.
  Nina Turner is a progressive Democrat and a former state Senator from Ohio. Last year, she lost to a more moderate Democrat in the primary for Ohio’s 11th congressional district.
  On Wednesday, she took to Twitter to promote one of the progressive left’s central talking points, raising
  
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• Skier Collapses, Dies Suddenly While Going Down Slope at Utah Resort

  24-12-2022 15:14
  A skier collapsed and died Tuesday morning in Park City, Utah, at the Deer Valley Resort, according to reports.
  The deceased skier’s name was not released.
  After his collapse, which reportedly took place around 10:45 a.m., ski patrol and emergency workers provided first aid, but the man was pronounced dead in an ambulance en route to the hospital.
  The cause of his death is reportedly unknown.
  “Members of the resort’s ski patrol provided medical response and transported the skie
  
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• Is a Biden Recession Coming in 2023? One Odd Holiday Indicator Says Yes

  24-12-2022 15:09
  It’s apparently not a very happy Honda days this Christmas season — and that could spell trouble for the White House in 2023.
  You’re undoubtedly tired of them by now — whether it’s Lexus’ “December to Remember,” Chevrolet’s “Red Tag Sales” or, yes, the “Happy Honda Days” ads, they all blend together. On Dec. 25, outside an implausibly expensive modernist house, in a snowstorm so obviously generated by computers you can
  
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• Shock: Taliban Turns Riot Control Weapon on Women

  24-12-2022 14:02
  The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn’t wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. They also separately banned women from attending religious classes at the mosques in the capital of Kabul.
  The bans are the latest restrictive moves by Afghanistan’s new rulers against women’s rights and freedoms, coming just days after the Taliban banned female
  
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• Five major bills Congress passed in 2022

  24-12-2022 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  It was a busy year for Congress, which passed a slew of consequential bills, most of which enjoyed support from both parties.
  
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• At Least 8 Killed and 50 More Injured as Truck Transporting Liquid Fuel Violently Explodes

  24-12-2022 13:27
  A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas exploded Saturday in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, killing at least 8 people and injuring 50 others, officials said.
  The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the explosion, according to emergency services officials.
  Video footage shared by residents on social media showed the dramatic explosion, with pedestrians running away from the blaze and cars dramatically speeding away. Several houses a
  
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• Idaho professor sues TikToker over allegations in the killing of 4 university students

  24-12-2022 13:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  A University of Idaho professor who says she's been wrongly accused of ordering the unsolved killings of four college students last month is alleging
  
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• I can't control the abundance of gifts others buy for my kids. But here is what I can.

  24-12-2022 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  I grew up poor and happy. During the holidays, I stress the latter to my kids because it's crucial they understand the difference between a 'want' and a 'need.'
  
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• Five LGBTQ activists who stood out for speaking up for themselves and their community in 2022

  24-12-2022 13:00
  As more young people identify as LGBTQ, teen advocates stepped up for their rights in 2022, from transgender health care to the "Don't Say Gay" bill.      
  
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• During the holidays, I remind my kids that I grew up poor — and happy

  24-12-2022 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  I grew up poor and happy. During the holidays, I stress the latter to my kids because it's crucial they understand the difference between a 'want' and a 'need.'
  
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• Christmas spirits lifted as Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic

  24-12-2022 12:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  The biblical town of Bethlehem is gearing up for what residents hope will be a merry Christmas, with thousands of visitors expected to descend upon the
  
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• All the bad things that were supposed to happen in 2022 — but didn’t

  24-12-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  2022: A year that Covid, Trump, Russia, movie theaters and Tom Brady could have made worse.
  
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• Something Amazing Is Happening at Christ's Birthplace of Bethlehem

  24-12-2022 11:25
  The biblical town of Bethlehem marked what was shaping up to be a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors expected to descend upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic.
  Tourism is the economic lifeblood of this town in the occupied West Bank, and for the past two years, the pandemic kept international visitors away.
  This year, visitors are back, hotels are full and shopkeepers have reported a brisk business in the runup to the holiday.
  
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• Shanghai asks residents to stay in on Christmas as China Covid surges

  24-12-2022 10:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shanghai authorities urged residents to stay at home this weekend, seeking a toned-down Christmas in the nation’s most populous city as Covid-19 rages
  
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