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• Santa Claus is coming to Tehran

  24-12-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tehran might not seem like the most obvious pitstop for Santa Claus, but Iranians love the chintzy side of Christmas and it is also one of the safest places in the Middle East for Christians. "It's really interesting and attractive for us," said Niloufar, a Muslim women in her thirties who was out shopping with her husband on Christmas Eve.
  
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• Donald Trump vows to shut controversial Trump Foundation

  24-12-2016 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump promises to dissolve his Trump Foundation charity, which is still under investigation.
  
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• Pope Francis: Christmas has been ‘taken hostage’ by materialism

  24-12-2016 23:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Birth of Jesus should remind world of the suffering of children today, pontiff says in Christmas Eve address at Vatican
  Pope Francis said Christmas has been “taken hostage” by dazzling materialism that puts God in the shadows and blinds many to the needs of the hungry, the migrants and the war-weary.Francis, leading the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas for the fourth time since his election in 2013, said in his Christmas Eve homily in Vatican City that a world
  
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• Donald Trump to dissolve his charitable foundation after mounting complaints

  24-12-2016 23:42 via theguardian.com
  
  President-elect released statement saying he would dissolve Trump Foundation to avoid ‘even the appearance of any conflict with my role as President’Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will shut down his charitable foundation, a response to mounting complaints over conflicts related to the president-elect’s charitable and business interests.In a statement released by his campaign, Trump said the Donald J Trump Foundation would be “dissolved” to avoid “e
  
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• How the Soviet Union ceased to be

  24-12-2016 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back at the steps that led to the demise of the Soviet Union 25 years ago.
  
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• Bowles returns from hospital stay, coaches Jets in 41-3 loss

  24-12-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jets coach Todd Bowles arrived in New England a day later than planned, saying gallstones and kidney stones kept him from taking the team flight.
  
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• Sinkhole forces evacuations of some Detroit-area homes

  24-12-2016 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FRASER, Mich. (AP) — A sinkhole forming north of Detroit forced the Christmas Eve evacuations of more than a dozen homes and the closure of a busy roadway that was expected to collapse due to a possible sewer problem.
  
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• The Latest: Trump says UN vote on Israel complicates peace

  24-12-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest news from President-elect Donald Trump (all times local): 5:05 p.m. Donald Trump says the decision by the United Nations to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem "will ...
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu lashes out at Obama over UN vote

  24-12-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a "shameful ambush" at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he ...
  
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• Trump says he plans to dissolve his charitable foundation

  24-12-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - U.S President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he intends to dissolve his charitable foundation, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, which is currently under investigation by the New York attorney general. Trump gave no timeline for winding down the foundation, but said in a statement that he wanted "to avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as President." He takes office on Jan. 20. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in October directed the foundation to stop
  
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• The Latest: Titans QB Mariota out with broken right fibula

  24-12-2016 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on week 16 of the NFL season on Saturday (all times local):
  
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• Terminally ill Dutch child raises £2m with nail-painting challenge

  24-12-2016 23:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Famous people including DJs and politicians across the Netherlands respond to six-year-old Tijn Kolsteren’s charity appeal A terminally ill six-year-old Dutch boy, who hoped to raise a few hundred euros by daring people to paint their nails, has raised more than €2.5m (£2.1m).
  Tijn Kolsteren, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in May, launched the appeal just three days ago, but it fired the imagination of the Dutch public. The charity drive ended on Saturday. Continue reading.
  
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• Military helping kids follow Santa's fabled flight

  24-12-2016 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Children from around the world are calling the North American Aerospace Defense Command to ask where Santa is, and they're getting a cheery answer about the mythical route. The wildly popular NORAD Tracks ...
  
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• Explosion rocks east Aleppo in Syria as residents return

  24-12-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion rocked eastern Aleppo on Saturday as some residents were returning to their homes after the government assumed full control of the city earlier this week, state TV reported while fresh airstrikes on a rebel-held town near Aleppo killed at least five people.
  
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• 'Star Wars' Actress Carrie Fisher in Intensive Care After Heart Attack

  24-12-2016 23:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Fisher was rushed to a local hospital after suffering cardiac arrest on a plane, law enforcement sources told NBC News.
  
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• Patriots close in on AFC top seed with 41-3 win over Jets

  24-12-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots gave away home-field advantage in the playoffs last season with back-to-back losses to the Jets and Dolphins.
  
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• Israel to ‘reassess’ ties with UN, says Benjamin Netanyahu

  24-12-2016 23:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Prime minister stops funding to some UN bodies, after security council resolution demanding end to Israeli settlement building in occupied territoriesIsrael will reassess its ties with the UN following the adoption by the security council of a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced. The vote was able to pass the 15-member council on Friday after the US broke with a longstanding approach of diplomatically shielding Israel
  
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• Trump Foundation to be dissolved, President-elect says

  24-12-2016 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump will dissolve the Trump Foundation, the charitable foundation in his name, as part of efforts to untangle himself of conflicts of interest in the weeks before he is sworn into office, he announced Saturday.
  
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• Donald Trump to shutter eponymous foundation

  24-12-2016 22:56 via cnn.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will dissolve the Trump Foundation citing concerns about having the appearance of a conflict of interest. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports.
  
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• Christmas gift: Browns get first win, beat Chargers 20-17

  24-12-2016 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — On the verge of infamy and more embarrassment, the Browns triumphed.
  
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• Franks' field goal seals Dolphins' 34-31 OT win over Bills

  24-12-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Jay Ajayi ran for 206 yards and broke loose for a 53-yarder in overtime to set up Andrew Franks' 27-yard field goal with 47 seconds left to lead the Miami Dolphins to a 34-31 win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday.
  
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• A&E scraps KKK series after learning of cash payments

  24-12-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A&E is scrapping plans for an eight-part documentary series about the Ku Klux Klan after finding out that some participants of the hate group were paid for their work on it. The network said Saturday it ...
  
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• UN vote and how Trump will treat Israel

  24-12-2016 22:50 via cnn.com
  
  It's Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu against the world.
  
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• It's Netanyahu and Trump against the world

  24-12-2016 22:50 via cnn.com
  
  It's Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu against the world.
  
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• In Christmas message, pope laments children in war, poverty

  24-12-2016 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus by thinking about the plight of today's children, bemoaning how some must escape bombs or flee in migrant boats and how others are prevented from being born at all.
  
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• Winter Storm Brings Heavy Rain, Blizzard Warnings

  24-12-2016 22:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  It's going to be a white Christmas for much the Rockies and the Midwest this holiday weekend, while parts of the West Coast got a drenching.
  
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• Inmate Makes Agonizing Choice to End Decades on Death Row

  24-12-2016 22:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  His murder conviction was tossed out, but James Dennis didn't want to gamble with a retrial. So he took a path he knew would keep him from execution.
  
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• Santa Claus on track to deliver gifts despite storm: U.S. military

  24-12-2016 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A powerful Christmas Eve snowstorm descending on much of North America will not slow Santa Claus as he delivers presents to good girls and boys, U.S. military officials who track his annual flight said on Saturday. "Santa is an excellent pilot and since he lives on the North Pole he knows how to navigate through adverse weather conditions," said John Cornelio, spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), based at Peterson Air Force Base
  
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• Rodgers, Nelson shred Vikings as surging Packers win 38-25

  24-12-2016 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns, Jordy Nelson shredded Minnesota's secondary for 154 yards and two scores, and the resurgent Green Bay Packers beat the Vikings 38-25 on Saturday.
  
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• Israel rejects 'shameful' UN resolution amid criticism of Netanyahu

  24-12-2016 22:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Israel orders steps against a number of countries that backed motion calling for halt to building of settlements in occupied territoriesIsrael has responded furiously to a UN security council resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, recalling two of its ambassadors to countries that voted for the motion and threatening to cut aid.The security council adopted the landmark resolution demanding Israel halt all settlement building and expansion in the occupied territori
  
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• Ricky Martin thanks fans for support over father's illness

  24-12-2016 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Pop star Ricky Martin thanked his fans Saturday for their support following the hospitalization of his father, Enrique Martin.
  
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• Inspired Jaguars knock out Mariota, rout Titans 38-17

  24-12-2016 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Blake Bortles' best game of the season helped the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 38-17 on Saturday and end a nine-game losing streak.
  
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• Guitarist for seminal rock band dies

  24-12-2016 22:04 via cnn.com
  
  A quintessential rocker with tight blue jeans and long hair, Britain's Rick Parfitt died of an infection just two months after quitting Status Quo, the band that launched him into stardom.
  
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• Joey Boots of "The Howard Stern Show" found dead at home

  24-12-2016 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A popular member of "The Howard Stern Show" known to fans as Joey Boots has been found dead in his New York apartment. Joseph Bassolino was 49.
  
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• In Christmas Eve speech, king urges Spaniards to stay united

  24-12-2016 21:45 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  In his Christmas Eve speech, King Felipe VI of Spain urges respect for the rule of law and calls on Spaniards to remain united.
  
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• Carrie Fisher: Friends and family wish recovery after heart attack

  24-12-2016 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Star Wars actress is in intensive care after a major heart attack on a London-LA flight.
  
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• Malian authorities say Swiss aid worker abducted in Gao

  24-12-2016 21:31 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Authorities in northern Mali say a Swiss aid worker has been abducted in the town of Gao.
  
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• Baby Dies Days After Parents' Suspected Drug Overdoses

  24-12-2016 21:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  An infant died in her bassinet of dehydration and starvation days after her parents died from suspected drug overdoses, authorities said.
  
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• Tampa Bay RB Martin sits in coach's decision vs. New Orleans

  24-12-2016 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will try to keep their playoff hopes alive without running back Doug Martin.
  
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• Mexico's 'Volcano of Fire' erupts

  24-12-2016 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eruptions from the Colima volcano in Mexico have sent ash billowing miles into the sky.
  
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• Christmas Eve around the world - in pictures

  24-12-2016 21:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Scenes from Montreal, Lagos, Bethlehem and beyond as people all over the world prepare to celebrate Christmas Continue reading...
  
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• The Latest: Tom Brady heads to bench; Matt Ryan's lucky 13

  24-12-2016 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Latest on week 16 of the NFL season on Saturday (all times local):
  
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• Israel settlements: Netanyahu orders UN ties review

  24-12-2016 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israel's PM orders a re-assessment of ties with the UN after the vote against settlement building.
  
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• Israel on defensive after landmark UN vote

  24-12-2016 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israel scrambled Saturday to contain the fallout from a UN vote demanding it halt settlements in Palestinian territory, lashing out at US President Barack Obama over the "shameful" resolution. The Security Council passed the measure Friday after the United States abstained, enabling the adoption of the first UN resolution since 1979 to condemn Israel over its settlement policy. By deciding not to veto the move, the US took a rare step that deeply angered Israel, which accused Obama of abandoning
  
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• Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass after year of peace pleas

  24-12-2016 21:00 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis is celebrating Christmas Eve Mass in a packed St. Peter's Basilica, rounding out a year marked by his pleas for the world to better protect the innocent people caught up in wars, migrations and abject poverty.
  
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• Reporter's Notebook: Christmas in a terror-stricken Berlin

  24-12-2016 20:57 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Berlin. Christmas in Berlin is a bit different this year. The German capital has now been touched by the same deadly Islamist terror that other cities in Europe and ‎the US have felt.
  
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• Israel to re-assess U.N. ties after settlement resolution, says Netanyahu

  24-12-2016 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israel will re-assess its ties with the United Nations following the adoption by the Security Council of a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. The vote was able to pass the 15-member council on Friday because the United States broke with a long-standing approach of diplomatically shielding Israel and did not wield its veto power as it had on many times before - a decision that Netanyahu called "shameful". "I instructed t
  
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• Investigators seek supply network for slain Berlin attacker

  24-12-2016 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — Investigators on Saturday worked to determine if the Berlin Christmas market attacker got any logistical support to cross at least two European borders and evade capture for days before being killed in a police shootout in a Milan suburb.
  
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• Obama Cracks Dad Jokes in Final Holiday Address

  24-12-2016 20:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  In the four-minute address, the first couple thanked the military families and imparted the idea that in America, we "are our brother's keeper."
  
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• Tunisia arrests Berlin attacker's nephew

  24-12-2016 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tunisia on Saturday said it had arrested the nephew of Anis Amri, the suspected Berlin truck attacker gunned down by Italian police, as Germany searched for the jihadist's possible accomplices. Tunisia's interior ministry said the nephew and two other suspects, aged between 18 and 27, were detained on Friday and were members of a "terrorist cell" connected to Tunisian-born Amri. It made no direct link between the trio and the Berlin assault on Monday, when Amri is believed to have hijacked a tru
  
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