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• 'Like a mob movie': Tapper reacts to Hutchinson's Jan. 6 testimony transcript

  23-12-2022 23:34 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper breaks down insights revealed from transcripts of former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the January 6 committee.
  
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• Kalvin Phillips: Pep Guardiola says Man City midfielder was 'overweight' after World Cup

  23-12-2022 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Kalvin Phillips was "overweight" when he returned to training from the World Cup.
  
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• More than 100M COVID cases recorded in US

  23-12-2022 23:12 via abcnews.go.com
  On Thursday, the U.S. hit officially more than 100 million COVID-19 cases, but experts say this is likely an undercount of the true number of infections.
  
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• Winter storm strands Canadian family in RV in Texas

  23-12-2022 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Canadian Annick Ruedi wanted to spend Christmas on a Texas beach. Now its too cold to go outside.
  
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• ‘Once in a generation’ freeze for Christmas as bomb cyclone hits US

  23-12-2022 23:03 via theguardian.com
  Power outages leave more than 1.4 million homes and businesses in the dark, while thousands of US flights were canceledThe w​inter storm that forecasters dubbed Elliott intensified into a bomb cyclone near the Great Lakes on Friday, bringing high winds and blizzard conditions from the Northern Plains to western and upstate New York, along with life-threatening flooding, flash-freezing and travel chaos as it went.More than 4,600 flights were canceled as of 3pm, on top of 2,700 cancellations
  
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• Heavy snow and frigid winds leaves millions without power across the US – as it happened

  23-12-2022 23:03 via theguardian.com
  US faces ‘once in a generation’ freeze for ChristmasMigrants stuck on US-Mexico border as temperatures plummetSnowplow driver shortage threatens to leave Americans adriftOver 10,000 flights across the US have been impacted by the winter storm as of Friday afternoon. According to FlightAware.com, as of 3pm ET, there have been a total of 6,238 delays within, into, or out of the US today.Continue reading...
  
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• King's Christmas message to pay tribute to Queen's legacy

  23-12-2022 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Charles is set to include a tribute to his late mother in his first Christmas Day address.
  
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• King Charles chooses chapel at Windsor for first Christmas message

  23-12-2022 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Monarch expected to pay tribute to late mother during festive address from St George’s chapelKing Charles has chosen to broadcast his first Christmas message from St George’s chapel at Windsor Castle, where the committal service of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, was held three months ago.In a photograph released before the broadcast on Christmas Day, the king is seen standing in the quire for his inaugural festive address to the country and the rest of the Commonwealth. Continue r
  
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• A bizarre trend: Was 2022 the year of the cannibal?

  23-12-2022 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  Whatever you craved from the content gods in 2022, one thing that probably wasn't on your preferred menu: Multiple stories that focused on, explored, and even celebrated cannibalism. Yes, movies and TV shows about people eating people.
  
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• A bizarre trend: Cannibals were on the menu in 2022

  23-12-2022 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  Whatever you craved from the content gods in 2022, one thing that probably wasn't on your preferred menu: Multiple stories that focused on, explored, and even celebrated cannibalism. Yes, movies and TV shows about people eating people.
  
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• House passes $1.7tn spending bill to avert US government shutdown

  23-12-2022 22:23 via theguardian.com
  Bill will be signed by president after receiving Senate approval and passing the House mostly along party linesA $1.7tn spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House of Representatives on Friday as lawmakers raced to finish their work for the year and avoid a partial government shutdown.The bill passed mostly along party lines, 225-201. Having already received Senate approval, it is headed to Joe Biden’s desk for
  
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• Anchor says she didn't know reporter was in shot due to whiteout conditions

  23-12-2022 22:17 via cnn.com
  CNN's Polo Sandoval is barely visible standing about 40 yards from the news camera amid severe winter weather in Buffalo, New York.
  
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• These are Barack Obama's favorite movies and books of 2022

  23-12-2022 22:16 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama stuck to an annual tradition Friday, releasing a list of his favorites for the year of 2022, including movies and books.
  
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• 'Can I go back to my regular job?': Iowa sports reporter goes viral after complaining about covering blizzard

  23-12-2022 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  An Iowa sports reporter has gone viral for his vocal complaints after being asked to fill in for a weather reporter -- during a snowstorm.
  
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• Adnan Syed hired by Georgetown to advocate for prison reform

  23-12-2022 22:10 via theguardian.com
  Syed, whose case was subject of the podcast Serial, has begun as a program associate with the school’s Prisons and Justice InitiativeAdnan Syed, who spent 23 years in prison before he was freed from his conviction for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, has gotten a job advocating for prison reform at Georgetown University, according to the prestigious US school.Syed, whose case was the subject of the hit podcast Serial, began his role as a program associate with Georgetown&r
  
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• US couple accused of torturing foster son in Uganda could face death penalty

  23-12-2022 22:07 via abcnews.go.com
  An American couple living in Uganda accused of torturing their 10-year-old foster child could face the death penalty if convicted of child trafficking, prosecutors said.
  
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• Boiling water turns to snow in freezing US state

  23-12-2022 22:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Even boiling water is freezing as dangerously cold temperatures sweep large parts of the US.
  
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• Georgetown University hires Adnan Syed, exonerated after 23 years behind bars

  23-12-2022 21:47 via cnn.com
  
  Adnan Syed, recently exonerated after spending over two decades behind bars, is now working as a program associate for Georgetown University's Prisons and Justice Initiative, the school announced.
  
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• Adnan Syed, exonerated after 23 years behind bars, hired by Georgetown University

  23-12-2022 21:47 via cnn.com
  
  Adnan Syed, recently exonerated after spending over two decades behind bars, is now working as a program associate for Georgetown University's Prisons and Justice Initiative, the school announced.
  
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• Adnan Syed, exonerated after 23 years behind bars, hired by Georgetown to work on its Prisons and Justice Initiative

  23-12-2022 21:47 via cnn.com
  
  Adnan Syed, recently exonerated after spending over two decades behind bars, is now working as a program associate for Georgetown University's Prisons and Justice Initiative, the school announced.
  
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• WATCH: Adorable toddler begs her dad for a kiss under the mistletoe

  23-12-2022 21:38 via abcnews.go.com
  “Need a kiss,” 2-year-old Sarai told her dad.
  
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• Shell to pay $15.9 million settlement to Nigerian communities impacted by oil spills

  23-12-2022 21:35 via abcnews.go.com
  Shell has agreed to pay $15.9 million to communities in Nigeria impacted by four oil spills that occurred from its pipelines in the Niger Delta between 2004 and 2007.
  
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• Italian police use souped-up Lamborghini to deliver kidneys to transplant recipients

  23-12-2022 21:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Italian state police used a special Lamborghini to rush the delivery of two kidneys to transplant patients hundreds of miles apart.  The Polizia di Stato shared images on Tuesday of a Lamborghini Huracán being loaded with the organs. The luxury sports car was equipped with a unique compartment for the medical cool box that carried the organs.  "Traveling on the highway to deliver the most beautiful Christmas present: life," the Polizia di Stato wrote on Facebook, according to an
  
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• Clashes in Paris after three people killed in shooting at Kurdish centre

  23-12-2022 21:15 via theguardian.com
  French media say a 69-year-old opened fire on group of people, and government says incident seemed to have been racially motivatedClashes have erupted in Paris after three people were killed in a shooting at a Kurdish cultural centre that the French government said appeared to have been racially motivated.French media reported that a 69-year-old man opened fire on a group of people at the Ahmet-Kaya centre on Rue d’Enghien in the 10th arrondissement on Friday morning. Shots were also fired
  
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• CNN reporter barely visible just 40 yards from the camera amid storm

  23-12-2022 20:50 via cnn.com
  CNN's Polo Sandoval is barely visible standing about 40 yards from the news camera amid severe winter weather in Buffalo, New York.
  
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• The Sun apologises for Jeremy Clarkson’s column on Meghan

  23-12-2022 20:33 via theguardian.com
  Paper says that ‘as a publisher, we realise that with free expression comes responsibility’The Sun has apologised for Jeremy Clarkson’s column, in which he said he “hated” the Duchess of Sussex, but has not stated whether any action has been taken against him.Last week’s column has become the Independent Press Standards Organisation’s most complained about article, with more than 17,500 people contacting it over the piece as of Tuesday morning. Continue
  
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• Former YouTube star Jenna Marbles marries long-term boyfriend Julien Solomita

  23-12-2022 20:32 via cnn.com
  
  Former YouTuber Jenna Mourey, known by her channel name Jenna Marbles, has tied the knot with Julien Solomita, according to an Instagram post from her long-time partner.
  
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• Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting

  23-12-2022 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  French police on Friday fired teargas amid clashes with agitated protesters outside a Kurdish community center in the heart of Paris, where a gunman earlier killed three people and injured four others in an attack with possible racist underpinnings.
  
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• House passes the $1.7tn US spending bill. But what's in it?

  23-12-2022 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Provisions on everything from TikTok to lobster fishing are in the 4,155-page legislation.
  
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• House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill that rewrites U.S. election law, sending it to Biden to sign

  23-12-2022 20:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House passed a massive $1.7 trillion government funding bill, sending it to President Joe Biden, with aid to Ukraine and an overhaul to election law.
  
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• House passes $1.7 trillion government spending bill as funding deadline looms

  23-12-2022 20:04 via cnn.com
  
  The House voted Friday to pass a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill that would fund critical government operations across federal agencies and provide emergency aid for Ukraine and natural disaster relief. The bill will next go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 303 of the invasion

  23-12-2022 19:48 via theguardian.com
  US announces fresh sanctions; North Korea denies supplying weapons to Russia; Moscow-installed official in Kherson reportedly killed in car blast See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Russia accused of demolishing Mariupol theatre ‘to hide war crimes’ – as it happened

  23-12-2022 19:45 via theguardian.com
  This live blog has now closed, you can read our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war hereIn early 2022, the Ukrainian photojournalist Evgeny Maloletka was covering violence in Kazakhstan when his attention turned back home: there were several reports signalling that Russia was preparing an invasion.He didn’t have to think twice: he knew he had to be back in his home country. By mid-January, he was already working on assignment for the Associated Press in the city of Kharkiv and the Do
  
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• Adnan Syed is hired by Georgetown University to work on prison reform

  23-12-2022 19:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was tossed after he served 23 years behind bars, has been hired by Georgetown University to work on prison reform.
  
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• Mossad chief warns of Iran's growing advanced weapons supply to Russia, efforts to enrich uranium

  23-12-2022 19:33 via foxnews.com
  
  The chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has warned that Iran plans to deliver more weapons to Russia, while Tehran continues to deny that it has supported Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.  David Barnea, Mossad’s chief, spoke to employees at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem and stressed that his agency is "still warning about Iran’s future and intentions, which it is trying to keep secret," including Tehran’s efforts to "deepen and expa
  
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• Santa-filled armoured truck gets stuck in Cornwall lane

  23-12-2022 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The Santas, who were thought to be on a pub crawl, got wedged in a hedge in Cornwall.
  
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• Jamie Lee Curtis says the 'nepo baby' conversation is 'designed to try to diminish and denigrate'

  23-12-2022 19:06 via cnn.com
  
  Jamie Lee Curtis is opening up about her experiences in Hollywood as the child of movie stars, prompted by the current conversation around 'nepo babies' -- the term for children of notable figures whose familial ties are thought to have helped them find exposure and fame themselves.
  
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• Question raised in multibillion-dollar lawsuit over Elon Musk Tesla tweet

  23-12-2022 18:57 via abcnews.go.com
  A judge in a lawsuit over a tweet Elon Musk sent in 2018 about Tesla has asked for an explanation about a calculation.
  
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• The truth behind 'gift guilt' and what to do about it

  23-12-2022 18:55 via cnn.com
  
  Planning meals, traveling and shopping for gifts are widely understood holiday stress factors for a lot of people, but receiving presents can also stir up uncomfortable feelings — what's known as "gift guilt."
  
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• Army of stand-in workers quashes fears of Heathrow chaos

  23-12-2022 18:53 via theguardian.com
  Passengers report shorter queues than usual despite Border Force strike as military brought in to helpPassengers entered Heathrow braced for the sight of queues snaking their way around the airport and departure boards coldly telling them that their festive season was ruined.With concerns that travel problems could run into the new year as 1,000 Border Force staff began the first of eight days of strikes, those travelling through Europe’s busiest airport on the Friday before Christmas were
  
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• US fails to give money promised for developing countries to ease climate impacts

  23-12-2022 18:40 via theguardian.com
  Spending bill passed by Senate includes less than $1bn in climate assistance for poorer nations even though Biden promised $11.4bnThe US has risked alienating developing countries hit hardest by the climate crisis, after Congress delivered just a fraction of the money promised by Joe Biden to help poorer nations adapt to worsening storms, floods and droughts.Biden has promised $11.4bn each year for developing countries to ease climate impacts and help them shift to renewable energy but the vast
  
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• Mega Millions surpasses half a billion dollars

  23-12-2022 18:34 via abcnews.go.com
  Mega Millions jackpot has risen to $510 million.
  
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• Rare footage of moose losing its antlers goes viral

  23-12-2022 18:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  When a snowstorm headed toward Alaska the evening of Dec. 15, Tyra Bogert headed to her sister’s house in case the power went out.
  
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• Steak restaurant on paddle steamer in Essex starts sinking into lake

  23-12-2022 18:26 via theguardian.com
  Shopping centre eatery said to have begun sinking before lunch service and observers describe it as ‘going down like the Titanic’A restaurant on a converted paddle steamer has begun to sink into a lake in Essex.Photographs of the Miller & Carter Steakhouse at the Lakeside shopping centre showing it partially submerged emerged online on Friday. Some observers described the venue as “going down like the Titanic”, while one wrote online: “Looks like my family meal
  
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• English bishop pushes back at rewritten 'woke' Christmas carol sung at 'inclusive' church

  23-12-2022 18:22 via foxnews.com
  
  An English bishop is pushing back after a church choir sang a "woke" version of a popular Christmas carol injecting LGBT and "inclusive" language into the song.  "God rest you queer and questioning, your anxious hearts be still," a line of the amended U.S. version of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" sung by the All Saints with Holy Trinity choir in Loughborough, England, said, according to The Express, with another saying, "God rest you also, women, who by men have been erased. Through h
  
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• Spanish police arrest New Zealander on FBI’s most wanted list

  23-12-2022 18:19 via theguardian.com
  Michael James Pratt, given life sentence in US for sexual assault and producing child sexual abuse images, was staying in MadridSpanish police have arrested one of the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives, who was staying at a hotel in Madrid under a false identity.Michael James Pratt, a New Zealand citizen, had been sentenced to life in prison in the US for sexual exploitation and sexual assault, and producing child sexual abuse images. Continue reading...
  
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• Protests erupt after deadly shooting in Paris at Kurdish cultural center

  23-12-2022 18:12 via abcnews.go.com
  Three people were killed and three injured in a shooting in Paris on Friday, the city's prosecutor said.
  
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• Men admit break-in at Hampshire zoo in which giraffes and tigers suffered

  23-12-2022 18:06 via theguardian.com
  Nathan Daniels, 21, and Bradley Green, 24, damaged enclosures and allegedly threw bottle at giraffe’s headTwo men have admitted breaking into a zoo and damaging the penguin and giraffe enclosures during an incident in which a bottle was allegedly thrown at a giraffe’s head.Nathan Daniels, 21, admitted damaging the penguin enclosure at Marwell zoo, near Southampton, while Bradley Green, 24, admitted damaging an enclosure containing giraffes. Continue reading...
  
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• Man charged over comments during King Charles proclamation ceremony

  23-12-2022 18:04 via theguardian.com
  Symon Hill, 45, charged with using threatening or abusive words, or disorderly behaviour during Oxford eventA man has been charged over comments made during a proclamation ceremony for the king.Thames Valley police said on Friday that Symon Hill, 45, of Oxford, had been charged with using threatening or abusive words, or disorderly behaviour. Continue reading...
  
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• The IRS went easy on Trump's tax returns because he used accountants, congressional report says

  23-12-2022 17:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  In 2019, an IRS agent recommended a "limited" exam into Trump's taxes because they were complex, his case was sensitive and he used professional accountants.
  
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