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• Watch: Truck carrying 134-foot concrete beam demolished by train

  20-12-2022 23:48 via cnn.com
  A train derailed in Tennessee after colliding with a truck that had stopped on the tracks due to a red light at the intersection.The driver of the truck was not injured.
  
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• WATCH: Santa ditches reindeer for helicopter to visit pediatric patients

  20-12-2022 23:44
  Santa’s visit to UPMC Children’s Harrisburg really lifted spirits!
  
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• Millions across US under 'bomb cyclone' winter weather alert

  20-12-2022 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  A fast-approaching arctic blast has put parts of the United States under a winter weather alert, with temperatures expected to drop to 50 degrees below zero in some areas. CNN's meteorologist Derek Van Dam reports.
  
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• White House planning for surprise Zelensky visit on Wednesday

  20-12-2022 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  • Live: Putin admits situation in four occupied Ukrainian territories is 'extremely complicated'
  • US to send precision bomb kits and Patriot missiles to Ukraine
  
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• Plans are underway for Zelensky to meet with Biden on Wednesday in what would be his first foreign trip since Russia's war against Ukraine began

  20-12-2022 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  Planning is under way for President Joe Biden to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on Wednesday in what would be a surprise visit that will coincide with the administration's intent to send the country a new defense assistance package that will include Patriot missile systems, according to two sources familiar with the planning underway.
  
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• Hear why Musk might be staying silent after Twitter poll

  20-12-2022 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  CNN media analyst Sara Fischer joins Victor Blackwell to discuss what's next for Elon Musk after the Twitter CEO created a poll asking whether he should "step down as head of Twitter."
  
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• James Cameron ends 'Titanic' door debate that had Keke Palmer up in arms

  20-12-2022 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  Director James Cameron put an end to the debate of whether Jack and Rose could have both survived on the floating door at the end of of "Titanic," a controversy that has plagued many, including actress and singer Keke Palmer.
  
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• The man who survived the 'Nazi typist's' concentration camp

  20-12-2022 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Manfred Goldberg was 13 when he was sent to Stutthof, where the entrance became known as Death Gate.
  
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• At least 2 dead as 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes California

  20-12-2022 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  A 6.4 magnitude earthquake was detected about 7.5 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, California, in Humboldt County, according to the US Geological Survey.
  
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• At least 2 dead as 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattles California

  20-12-2022 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  A 6.4 magnitude earthquake was detected about 7.5 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, California, in Humboldt County, according to the US Geological Survey.
  
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• Eight teenage girls charged with murder in Toronto stabbing death

  20-12-2022 22:31 via theguardian.com
  The suspects – ages 13 to 16 – were said to have met via social media before gathering downtown and allegedly ‘swarming’ victimEight teenage girls who appear to have met on social media have been charged with second-degree murder over the death of a 59-year-old man who was stabbed in downtown Toronto.Police allege that the girls assaulted and stabbed the man at a plaza near the main rail station in Canada’s largest city early on Sunday morning. Three of the girls ar
  
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• CNN anchor presses ex-US Border Patrol chief about Biden claim

  20-12-2022 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Ana Cabrera speaks with former US Border Patrol Chief Ron Vitiello about the rise in migrant surges at the US-Mexico border and the plan to address them laid out by the Biden administration.
  
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• The thing that would be so much worse for Trump than an indictment

  20-12-2022 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump response to Jan. 6 hearing and committee criminal referral to Justice Department and report shows why an indictment on insurrection would help him.
  
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• Their dog traveled with them to the US border. Then they had to leave her behind

  20-12-2022 21:26 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's David Culver revisits the journeys of families who have tried seeking asylum in the US the past few months.
  
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• More than 70,000 without power after 6.4-magnitude earthquake rattles Northern California

  20-12-2022 21:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked coastal Northern California early Tuesday, leaving thousands in the dark as officials warned that another major jolt could still be on its way.
  
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• Ex-officer Aaron Dean sentenced to more than 11 years in prison in the death of Atatiana Jefferson

  20-12-2022 21:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  A white former Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a window of her home in October 2019 was sentenced to 11 years and 10 months in
  
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• Texas A&M University student goes missing from apartment complex near campus

  20-12-2022 20:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Texas A&M student who was last seen near the university's main campus has been missing for four days, according to officials.
  
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• Scott Peterson is denied a new trial in the death of his pregnant wife

  20-12-2022 20:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Convicted murderer Scott Peterson was denied a new trial in the 2002 death of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, a judge has ruled.
  
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• The best and worst TV endings of 2022, from 'Better Call Saul' to 'Killing Eve'

  20-12-2022 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  To win a gold medal in Olympic sports like diving or gymnastics, the key last step is to stick the landing. That's also true for TV series, which, however popular they might have been at their apex, can leave a sour aftertaste if they mess up their finales.
  
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• Congress reaches deal to keep Puerto Rico's Medicaid program funded

  20-12-2022 20:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Members of Congress reached a deal Tuesday to fund Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program in a way that prevents it from running out of federal money by the end of the
  
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• Arctic blast to bring 'life-threatening' cold to parts of the U.S.

  20-12-2022 20:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  A bitter blast of Arctic air from Canada is expected to bring "life-threatening" cold to parts of the United States in the lead-up to the holidays.
  
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• Brother of top Mexican drug lord arrested in Jalisco state

  20-12-2022 20:20 via theguardian.com
  Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of cartel boss ‘El Mencho’, is third member of family to be arrested by Mexican authoritiesThe brother of one of Mexico’s top drug lords has been arrested, the Mexican military said, marking another high-profile capture amid a wave of violence that has overwhelmed the country.Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of the Jalisco New Generation cartel boss known as “El Mencho”, was arrested on Tuesday in the state of Jalisco by the Me
  
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• CNN visits Snake Island, the rocky Black Sea outcrop that became a Ukraine war legend

  20-12-2022 20:17 via cnn.com
  
  Snake Island has a special place in Ukraine's folklore, now more than ever. Its defiant defense -- when a Russian warship was famously told to "go f*** yourself" -- and then reconquest rallied a nation in the early months of the conflict with Russia, puncturing the myth of the invaders' superiority.
  
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• Twitter is hit with dozens of legal complaints by ex-employees

  20-12-2022 19:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twitter Inc on Tuesday was accused by 100 former employees of various legal violations stemming from Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, including targeting
  
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• Calls for UK newspaper to sanction Jeremy Clarkson over 'violent misogynist' Meghan article

  20-12-2022 19:32 via cnn.com
  
  A group of British lawmakers are calling for action to be taken against columnist Jeremy Clarkson after he wrote a "violent misogynist" opinion piece about Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex in the Sun newspaper, which was later retracted.
  
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• Russia plans to boost military links with Iran, says UK defence secretary

  20-12-2022 19:28 via theguardian.com
  Ben Wallace says Putin regime will supply military technology in return for drones used to attack UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesRussia plans to deepen its military cooperation with Iran in return for Shahed drones that have been used to bomb Ukraine’s cities and energy network since September, according to Britain’s defence secretary, Ben Wallace.The west must hold Russia’s “enablers to account”, he said, in a Christmas update in which he was also
  
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• Excavations reveal pilgrims’ lamps and inscriptions at ‘tomb of Salome’

  20-12-2022 19:22 via theguardian.com
  Finds at site west of Jerusalem named after woman said to have assisted at the birth of Jesus Christ Archaeologists have unveiled pilgrims’ lamps and other finds from the ”tomb of Salome”, a burial site named after a woman said to have assisted at the birth of Christ.The tomb was discovered by grave robbers in what is now Tel Lachish national park, west of Jerusalem, in the 1980s. Continue reading...
  
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• 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes California

  20-12-2022 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  A 6.4 magnitude earthquake was detected about 7.5 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, California, in Humboldt County, according to the US Geological Survey.
  
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• Second migrant this year dies by suicide in New York City shelter, officials say

  20-12-2022 19:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  A second migrant died by suicide in a New York City shelter last week, according to officials and NBC New York.
  
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• Sitiveni Rabuka to be Fiji’s new PM as Frank Bainimarama’s 16-year reign ends

  20-12-2022 19:05 via theguardian.com
  The People’s Alliance leader will take over after he secured the backing of the Social Liberal Democratic party to oust longstanding rivalFrank Bainimarama’s reign as leader of Fiji has ended almost 16 years after he instigated a coup in 2006 and installed himself as prime minister the next year.Cheering, singing and car horns filled the streets on Tuesday outside the office of the man who will be crowned Fiji’s new prime minister. Continue reading...
  
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• Taliban suspend university education for women in Afghanistan

  20-12-2022 18:55 via cnn.com
  
  The Taliban government in Afghanistan has suspended university education for all female students in the country, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education confirmed to CNN.
  
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• Taliban ban Afghan women from university education

  20-12-2022 18:49 via theguardian.com
  Higher education ministry issues indefinite order three months after thousands sat entrance examsAfghanistan’s Taliban rulers have ordered an indefinite ban on university education for the country’s women, the ministry of higher education said in a letter issued to all government and private universities.“You all are informed to implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females until further notice,” said the letter signed by the minister for higher educati
  
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• Government funding bill gives DOJ extra money for Jan. 6 prosecutions

  20-12-2022 18:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Congress' $1.7 trillion government funding bill includes needed extra money for the Justice Department to prosecute Jan. 6 cases.
  
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• Tom Cruise one-ups himself with new daring stunt

  20-12-2022 18:41 via cnn.com
  
  Tom Cruise does another do-it-himself movie stunt and this one is a doozy. CNN's Jeanne Moos has the behind-the-scenes video.
  
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• Inspector posing as intruder slips into Uvalde school during safety audit, superintendent says

  20-12-2022 18:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  An inspector posing as an intruder was able to access a school cafeteria during a safety audit of schools in Uvalde, Texas, this month, an unnerving revelation in a community still reeling after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in May.
  
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• Celebrities demand release of Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti

  20-12-2022 18:11 via theguardian.com
  Open letter signed by Emma Thompson, Mark Rylance and Steve McQueen expresses outrage at Oscar winner’s arrestFilm stars, playwrights, novelists and directors from across the world have rallied to the defence of the Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti, calling for her immediate release from the infamous Evin prison in Tehran.The Oscar-winning actor was arrested at her home on Saturday and has since told her family she is being detained in Evin. She has been asked to explain Instagram posts in
  
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• Met to investigate Tory MP Bob Stewart over alleged racial abuse

  20-12-2022 18:09 via theguardian.com
  Scotland Yard to look into footage in which Beckenham MP tells activist Sayed Alwadaei ‘go back to Bahrain’Police are to investigate an allegation of racial abuse after the Guardian revealed a confrontation in which the Tory MP Bob Stewart told an activist to “go back to Bahrain”.Scotland Yard has said it will investigate video footage after a complaint from Sayed Alwadaei, the director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (Bird), who had an angry exchange wi
  
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• Amazon to make big business changes in E.U. settlement

  20-12-2022 17:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon will make major changes to its business practices to end competition probes in Europe by giving customers more visible choices when buying products and,
  
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• 3 suicides in 1 week on same aircraft carrier were unrelated, Navy investigation finds

  20-12-2022 17:44 via cnn.com
  
  A US Navy investigation found that three suicides within one week in April among the crew of an aircraft carrier in Newport News, Virginia, were "not related or connected."
  
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• EU accepts Amazon commitments in antitrust agreement affecting data and sellers

  20-12-2022 17:21 via cnn.com
  
  The European Union has struck a deal with Amazon that will resolve multiple antitrust investigations into the company and impose binding restrictions on the e-commerce giant's business, in another major step by EU officials to rein in Big Tech.
  
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• These natural wonders aren't US national parks. But they should be

  20-12-2022 17:18 via cnn.com
  
  "National parks are the best idea we ever had," declared American writer and environmentalist Wallace Stegner. And like many great inventions, the park system became wildly popular.
  
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• A Texas superintendent ordered school librarians to remove LGBTQ books. Now the federal government is investigating.

  20-12-2022 17:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Texas superintendent ordered school librarians to remove LGBTQ books. Now the federal government is investigating.
  
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• Germany returns 21 Benin bronzes to Nigeria – amid frustration at Britain

  20-12-2022 16:51 via theguardian.com
  Artefacts looted in 19th century by UK soldiers and sold on, with many more still held by the British MuseumTwenty-one precious artefacts that were looted by British soldiers from the former west African kingdom of Benin 125 years ago have been handed over by Germany to Nigeria amid laughter, tears, and some audible frustration with the ongoing silence of the country that first stole them.The objects from the haul of treasures known as the Benin bronzes, including a brass head of an oba (king),
  
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• Allegations against Rep.-elect George Santos aren’t only embarrassing for Republicans

  20-12-2022 16:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Republican is in the hot seat over claims that he may have lied about his past, but it is the Democrats 'oppo' team who may have egg on its face.
  
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• What these Impressionist paintings reveal about breastfeeding in the 19th century

  20-12-2022 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  The history of breastfeeding reveals uncomfortable truths about women, work and money. An unlikely place where the history of nursing is clearly visible is in Impressionist paintings.
  
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• Rare portraits of women breastfeeding shed light on 19th-century practices

  20-12-2022 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  The history of breastfeeding reveals uncomfortable truths about women, work and money. An unlikely place where the history of nursing is clearly visible is in Impressionist paintings.
  
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• Wells Fargo agrees to $3.7 billion federal settlement for an array of alleged consumer abuses

  20-12-2022 16:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Improperly repossessing cars. Erroneously denying mortgage loan modifications. Wrongfully freezing or closing customers' accounts.
  
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• Man who threatened to kill CDC head pleads guilty to charges

  20-12-2022 16:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Mississippi man who threatened to kill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has pleaded guilty to making threats in
  
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• As Twitter backlash grows, rival Mastodon reaches 2.5 million monthly users

  20-12-2022 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter rival Mastodon has grown eight times its size in a matter of weeks, going from approximately 300,000 users in October to 2.5 million in November, according to a blog post by the platform's founder, Eugen Rochko.
  
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• Congress releases $1.7 trillion spending bill with election reforms to prevent another Jan. 6

  20-12-2022 16:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Congressional leaders released a bipartisan government funding bill that includes a rewrite of federal election laws aimed at preventing another Jan. 6.
  
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