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• 'I hope he keeps it up': Hear Fauci's praise for Trump

  26-12-2021 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Dr. Anthony Fauci praised Donald Trump for promoting vaccines and expressed dismay over a crowd booing the former president when he announced that he'd received his Covid-19 booster shot.
  
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• On GPS: How will 2021 go down in history?

  26-12-2021 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  Historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham join Fareed to reflect on 2021 and how it compares to decades past.
  
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• The future of democracy in America

  26-12-2021 21:58 via cnn.com
  
  Fareed asks historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham whether the US would face a constitutional crisis if Donald Trump ran for president again.
  
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• South African president Ramaphosa pays tribute to Desmond Tutu in address to the nation – video

  26-12-2021 21:50
  
  Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, paid tribute to the late archbishop Desmond Tutu in a televised address to the nation on Sunday. Calling him a leader with 'compassion, dignity, humility and grace', Ramaphosa highlighted Tutu's activist approach to peace and alleviating poverty.Tutu was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the late 1990s and in recent years was hospitalised on several occasions because of infections associated with his treatment. He died peacefully in the early hours of
  
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• Windsor Castle intruder with crossbow detained under Mental Health Act, police say

  26-12-2021 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  An armed 19-year-old man arrested Saturday morning for trespassing at Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II is staying for Christmas, has been detained by police under the Mental Health Act, London's Metropolitan Police said Sunday.
  
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• Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea: Jorginho and Romelu Lukaku goals give Thomas Tuchel's side three points

  26-12-2021 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jorginho scores two penalties as Chelsea fight back from a goal down to beat Aston Villa and move level on points with second-placed Liverpool.
  
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• Russia withdraws 10,000 troops from Ukrainian border ahead of planned negotiations next month

  26-12-2021 19:40 via foxnews.com
  
  The Russian military has said the troops have returned to their permanent bases after participating in "months-long drills" near the border.
  
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• Holland America cruise skips Mexico stop after positive Covid tests

  26-12-2021 19:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Holland America cruise ship was on its way back to port Saturday after it was rejected by Mexican health officials following positive Covid-19 tests on board.
  
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• Saka scores twice at Norwich as Arsenal continue winning run

  26-12-2021 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal secure their fourth Premier League victory in a row as they run out comfortable winners at struggling Norwich.
  
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• Kane scores as Tottenham boost top-four hopes with victory over Palace

  26-12-2021 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says Harry Kane is "difficult" to rotate after the striker scored his second goal in as many Premier League games.
  
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• WATCH: Getting home after Christmas: When to leave to avoid delays

  26-12-2021 19:21 via abcnews.go.com
  
  ABC News’ Zachary Kiesch gives the scoop on when to hit the road to avoid the post-holiday traffic.
  
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• 'I'm not going to not do my job:' House Democrat responds to disturbing death threat

  26-12-2021 19:20 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell tells CNN's Dana Bash that "I'm not going to not do my job" despite the jarring death threats she receives.
  
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• Judicial misconduct 'undermines confidence' in the system. That's why it's often secret.

  26-12-2021 19:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  The public’s ability to scrutinize judicial conduct is crucial for transparency’s sake, and is as important as policing and prosecutorial overhauls, judicial ethics experts say.
  
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• Pfizer Covid pills may be risky with other medications

  26-12-2021 19:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pfizer Covid pills for symptoms may cause harmful reactions if taken with other prescription medications.
  
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• Rangers 2-0 St Mirren: Van Bronckhorst pleased with 'controlled' win from league leaders

  26-12-2021 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst says his side "go into the break in the place they want" after brushing aside St Mirren to maintain a commanding six-point Scottish Premiership lead.
  
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• 'Emily in Paris' Season 2 is your winter travel escape, from St-Tropez to Versailles

  26-12-2021 19:03 via cnn.com
  
  Virtual travel might be the safest way to travel at the moment.
  
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• Man found with crossbow at Windsor Castle sectioned

  26-12-2021 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A crossbow was found on the man after he was stopped on Christmas Day, police say.
  
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• Man City six points clear after winning thriller against Leicester

  26-12-2021 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City hold off an unlikely Leicester comeback to clinch a ninth successive Premier League win in thrilling style and move six points clear at the top of the table.
  
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• World's most indebted property developer reports progress completing homes

  26-12-2021 18:12 via cnn.com
  
  China Evergrande Group said on Sunday it had made initial progress in resuming construction work with its chairman vowing to deliver 39,000 units of properties in December, compared with fewer than 10,000 in each of the previous three months.
  
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• The world's most indebted property developer reports progress completing homes

  26-12-2021 18:12 via cnn.com
  
  China Evergrande Group said on Sunday it had made initial progress in resuming construction work with its chairman vowing to deliver 39,000 units of properties in December, compared with fewer than 10,000 in each of the previous three months.
  
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• Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South African anti-apartheid leader, dies at 90

  26-12-2021 18:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who helped lead the movement that ended white minority rule in South Africa, has died at age 90, the country's president said Sunday.
  
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• 'A generous, wonderful life': tributes pour in for Archbishop Desmond Tutu – video

  26-12-2021 18:02
  
  Leaders around the world have paid tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the cleric, social activist and giant of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid, who died on Sunday aged 90.
  Residents of Cape Town and the Soweto township in Johannesburg also described their feelings about 'the arch' who has been described as the moral conscience of his nation‘A patriot without equal’: world mourns death of Desmond Tutu Continue reading...
  
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• 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' pulls in $1 billion at box office

  26-12-2021 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  "Spider-Man: No Way Home" — the latest movie in the Marvel franchise — crossed $1 billion at the global box office, the film's studio Sony said on Sunday.
  
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• 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' pulls in $1 billion at box

  26-12-2021 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  "Spider-Man: No Way Home" — the latest movie in the Marvel franchise — crossed $1 billion at the global box office, the film's studio Sony said on Sunday.
  
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• Janice Long: BBC DJ and broadcaster dies at 66

  26-12-2021 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She was the first woman to have her own daily show on Radio 1 in a career that spanned five decades.
  
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• Snow reported in Seattle, California as parts of U.S. see unlikely white Christmas

  26-12-2021 17:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  A white Christmas arrived after all for parts of the western United States.
  
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• Dozens of nations were involved in the slave trade. How should they compensate descendants?

  26-12-2021 17:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  The call for reparations is being sounded beyond the  United States, with activists and political leaders demanding accountability for slavery and colonization
  
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• The charges against Ghislaine Maxwell in her federal sex trafficking trial, explained

  26-12-2021 17:05 via cnn.com
  
  Ghislaine Maxwell is charged with six counts in her federal trial in New York related to what prosecutors say are her efforts to groom and traffic underage girls to be sexually abused by her close companion Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Explaining the charges against Ghislaine Maxwell

  26-12-2021 17:05 via cnn.com
  
  Ghislaine Maxwell is charged with six counts in her federal trial in New York related to what prosecutors say are her efforts to groom and traffic underage girls to be sexually abused by her close companion Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Trump spokesman sues Jan. 6 panel over access to financial records

  26-12-2021 17:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Budowich said he complied with the committee's subpoena by providing roughly four hours of sworn testimony and 1,700 pages of documents.
  
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• WATCH: Improving mental health by participating in ‘cow therapy’

  26-12-2021 17:01 via abcnews.go.com
  
  ABC News’ Marcus Moore visits The Gentle Barn, a sanctuary where people can connect with rescued animals and participate in a wellness trend known as “cow hugging therapy."
  
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• 'A dark day': South Africans remember Tutu

  26-12-2021 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The archbishop, who was a driving force in the anti-apartheid movement, has died aged 90.
  
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• WATCH: Tips and tricks to make the most of your holiday returns

  26-12-2021 16:49 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Know the top three tips for keeping returnable holiday items organized, keeping in mind the return deadlines for major retailers.
  
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• Desmond Tutu: Obama joins tributes to South Africa anti-apartheid hero

  26-12-2021 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former US president praises the churchman who helped end apartheid, after his death aged 90.
  
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• Snow will impede post-Christmas travel across parts of United States

  26-12-2021 16:24 via cnn.com
  
  Snow and cold continue to blanket the western and northern United States, setting up hazardous post-Christmas travel conditions Sunday and into the final week of 2021.
  
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• The bipartisan friendship that could overcome 'toxic' year in Washington

  26-12-2021 15:35 via cnn.com
  
  Two Michigan lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle came together to urge the importance of unity and kindness after a "toxic" year in Washington and across the country.
  
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• The next Tesla is proving hard to find

  26-12-2021 15:10 via cnn.com
  
  Finding the next Tesla among electric vehicle stocks is proving to be difficult.
  
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• 'Great Resignation' hits schools across all positions

  26-12-2021 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  More than half of school administrators said staffing shortages had gotten more severe since the beginning of the school year.
  
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• Biden's struggles shouldn't eclipse GOP's year of dangerous falsehoods

  26-12-2021 14:05 via cnn.com
  
  America's running political conversation defaults to the sitting president. Today, Joe Biden's legislative struggles, pandemic management and weak approval rating drown out most everything else.
  
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• 'He loved, he laughed, he cried': Desmond Tutu: in his own words – video obituary

  26-12-2021 13:58
  
  Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu, the cleric and social activist who was a giant of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. Tutu, described by foreign observers and his countrymen as the moral conscience of his nation, died in Cape Town on Boxing Day.Excitable, emotional and charismatic, Tutu won the Nobel peace prize in 1984 and chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the controversial and emotional hearings into apartheid-era human rights abuses. T
  
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• Skier dies after being 'fully buried' in a Colorado avalanche

  26-12-2021 13:48 via cnn.com
  
  A backcountry skier near Cameron Pass in Colorado's Rocky Mountains died Christmas Eve after being "fully buried" in an avalanche, officials said.
  
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• Palestinian embroidery added to UNESCO list of cultural heritages

  26-12-2021 13:47 via cnn.com
  
  Bethlehem is where the Christmas story began. The Covid-19 pandemic has hurt the city's producers of traditional dresses, but amid the doom and gloom, Palestinian embroidery received an international seal of approval from UNESCO. CNN's Andrew Carey reports.
  
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• Putin to mull different options if West refuses guarantees over Ukraine

  26-12-2021 13:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday he would ponder a slew of options if the West fails to meet his push for security guarantees over Ukraine.
  
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• Sudan coup: Security forces accused of violence against protesters

  26-12-2021 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some 178 anti-coup demonstrators are reportedly injured in clashes near the presidential palace.
  
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• Archbishop Desmond Tutu: a life in pictures

  26-12-2021 13:05
  
  Described as South Africa’s moral compass, Desmond Tutu, the anti-apartheid Nobel peace prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, and retired Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, has died aged 90. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, Tutu worked tirelessly but non-violently for its downfallDesmond Tutu: in his own words – video obituary Continue reading...
  
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• Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid leader and voice of justice, has died

  26-12-2021 13:00 via cnn.com
  
  Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid in his native South Africa, has died. He was 90.
  
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• How to limit the heightened risk of infection during travel, according to an expert

  26-12-2021 12:41 via cnn.com
  
  For Americans traveling after Christmas and New Year's, getting their Covid-19 vaccinations or booster doses as soon as possible is critical to safely avoid serious illness, one health expert told CNN Saturday.
  
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• Flying home after the holidays? Getting vaccinated or boosted is the first step toward safe travel, expert says

  26-12-2021 12:41 via cnn.com
  
  For Americans traveling after Christmas and New Year's, getting their Covid-19 vaccinations or booster doses as soon as possible is critical to safely avoid serious illness, one health expert told CNN Saturday.
  
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• After five seasons, 'Insecure' leaves behind a long-lasting legacy

  26-12-2021 12:34 via cnn.com
  
  For the last five years, many Sunday scaries have been staved off by one thing: "Insecure."
  
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• The seven principles of Kwanzaa

  26-12-2021 12:27 via cnn.com
  
  Christmas might be over, but Kwanzaa is just getting started.
  
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