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• Marianne Williamson, 2-time Dem presidential candidate, launches bid for DNC chair

  26-12-2024 21:49 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Williamson is calling for a reinvention of the Democrat party.
  
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• WATCH: Actors and musicians we said goodbye to in 2024

  26-12-2024 20:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  From Maggie Smith to Liam Payne, we said goodbye to many stars in 2024.
  
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• WATCH: Mailman receives special sendoff after nearly 40 years of service

  26-12-2024 20:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Charlie Seefeldt has been a letter carrier with USPS since 1985.
  
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• Woman claims she was 'lured' to Sean 'Diddy' Combs' party through radio contest

  26-12-2024 20:42
  
  In a new lawsuit, a woman has accused embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2006 at a New York party, where she says she was “lured” through a radio station contest.
  
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• Five Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza as Israel also strikes Yemen

  26-12-2024 20:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Head of the World Health Organization and other UN staff reportedly safe after strikes on Sana’a airport in YemenFive Palestinian journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle in central Gaza, their employer has said, while Israel has also struck several areas in Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen in air raids.Faisal Abu al-Qumsan, Ayman al-Jadi, Ibrahim al-Sheikh Khalil, Fadi Hassouna and Mohammed al-Lada’a were sleeping in their broadcasting truck, marked as press, wh
  
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• At least 6,000 inmates escape Mozambique jail amid post-election riots

  26-12-2024 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Police chief says 33 prisoners dead and 15 others injured after confrontation with security forcesAt least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital Maputo on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the chief of police has said, as widespread post-election riots and violence continue to engulf the country.The police general commander, Bernardino Rafael, said 33 prisoners had died and 15 others were injured during a confrontation with the security forces. Continue r
  
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• Middle East crisis: WHO chief at Yemen airport during Israeli airstrikes; Netanyahu says attack ongoing ‘until we complete the job’ – as it happened

  26-12-2024 20:05 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Middle East, read our full report:17 reported killed in Syrian clashes after attempted arrest of former prison officerAn IDF reservist soldier was killed in fighting in the central Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said.The 35-year-old was named as Amit Levi, the Jerusalem Post reported.The Israeli army justifies or excuses this targeting by claiming it is aimed at individuals involved in Palestinian organisations and cells.However, on the groun
  
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• 'Baby Driver' actor Hudson Meek dead at 16 after falling from moving vehicle

  26-12-2024 19:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Hudson Meek, a teenage actor best known for his role in the 2017 flick "Baby Driver," has died after falling out of a moving vehicle, Alabama authorities have confirmed.Meek, 16, was injured in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills on Thursday, Dec. 19. He died two days later, according to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office. The Vestavia Hills Police Department is investigating the death. Fox News Digital reached out for more information.HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO DIED IN 2024: PHOTOSLIKE WHA
  
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• New bill would mandate gyms to carry equipment for Americans with disabilities

  26-12-2024 19:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Congressional Democrats are pushing for federal policies mandating that gyms and fitness centers in the U.S. be accessible for Americans with disabilities. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., introduced a bill "to promote the provision of exercise machines and equipment, and exercise and fitness classes and instruction, that are accessible to individuals with disabilities" earlier this week, the Congressional Record shows.It appears to be a companion bill to the "Exercise and Fitness For All Ac
  
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• Amazon sparks outrage after cutting important scene from film classic, 'It's a Wonderful Life'

  26-12-2024 19:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Fans of the Christmas classic "It’s a Wonderful Life" are livid over Amazon's abridged version of the movie on its streaming service. The 1946 hit film, which follows the life of businessman and banker, George Bailey, sparked outrage after Amazon cut a pivotal portion.Amazon's abridged version doesn't include what many consider "the most important scene," known as the "Pottersville scene," in which George wishes he had never been born, prompting his guardian angel to remind him that h
  
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• Trump tells 37 people on death row with commuted sentences to ‘go to hell’

  26-12-2024 19:33 via theguardian.com
  
  On Truth Social, president-elect also lashes out at Chinese troops in Panama Canal and Canadian PM Justin TrudeauDonald Trump has told 37 people on death row who had their sentences commuted by Joe Biden to “go to hell” in a lacerating Christmas Day social media post.The president-elect – long a vocal advocate of capital punishment – lashed out at Biden’s decision on his Truth Social platform, after wishing a merry Christmas to political opponents he addressed as &l
  
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• NYC Grand Central Christmas slashing suspect cries out to mother during court appearance

  26-12-2024 19:33 via foxnews.com
  
  The man arrested after a random stabbing spree inside the Grand Central subway station in New York City on Christmas Eve that left two victims wounded cried out for his mother in court, according to a report.During 28-year-old Jason Sargeant's Christmas Day arraignment, the Brooklyn native noticed his mom was in the courtroom."Wait, mom, I didn’t know you were here," Sargeant shouted, according to the New York Post. "I didn’t know you were here!""Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait," he cried as
  
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• WATCH: David Beckham and Santa singing 'Jingle Bells' are goals

  26-12-2024 19:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Merry Christmas to Victoria Beckham for sharing this.
  
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• Tennis legend volleys befuddled response after Imane Khelif receives votes for prestigious female award

  26-12-2024 19:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Tennis legend Martina Navratilova only needed one acronym in response to Olympic boxing gold medalist Imane Khelif receiving votes for the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award.Khelif was in a firestorm throughout the Olympics after it was learned the Algerian fighter failed a gender test in the run-up to the Paris Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) maintained that Khelif met all the requirements to compete and eventually won the gold medal.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS CO
  
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• Former presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson announces bid for DNC chair, looks to 'reinvent the party'

  26-12-2024 19:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Former presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson announced a bid to become the next Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair.In a letter addressed to DNC members posted to her Transform with Marianne Williamson site, she pledged that as chair she would seek to "reinvent the party." She also warned that President-elect Trump's political accomplishments should not be underestimated."President Trump has ushered in an age of political theatre – a collective adrenaline rush that has enable
  
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• Colorado's Deion Sanders warns players about smoking ahead of bowl game

  26-12-2024 19:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders laid down the rules for his team as they arrived at their hotel in preparation for the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.Sanders was seen in a video telling his players there was no smoking allowed.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"If I smell smoke on any floor or if I get someone that tells me somebody is smoking on that floor, that will be your last puff," Sanders said.Colorado players started laughing but Coach Prime made cl
  
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• 3 people shot and 1 person stabbed at Phoenix airport following apparent family dispute

  26-12-2024 18:58
  
  Three people were shot and a person was stabbed in what authorities believe was a family dispute at a restaurant in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
  
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• HGTV star Heather Rae El Moussa shuts down claims her Christmas dress was 'not appropriate' for a mom

  26-12-2024 18:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Heather Rae El Moussa won't be mom-shamed.The HGTV star, 37, is married to Tarek El Moussa, and the couple share a son, 1-year-old Tristan. She's also stepmother to the two children he shares with ex-wife Christina Hall – Taylor, 14, and Brayden, 9. On Christmas Eve, El Moussa shared a series of photos of herself with Tarek, Tristan and Brayden, as well as a number of other people at what appeared to be a holiday party. In the photos, she was wearing a revealing red dress made primari
  
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• Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 92

  26-12-2024 18:50 via theguardian.com
  
  The ex-politician was admitted to hospital on Thursday after his health deterioratedManmohan Singh, India’s first Sikh prime minister and the architect of the big-bang economic reforms that set the stage for the country’s emergence as a global powerhouse, has died aged 92.A hospital statement attributed Singh’s death to “age-related medical conditions”. Continue reading...
  
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• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to failing to elect a House speaker quickly

  26-12-2024 18:46 via foxnews.com
  
  The problem has been percolating for a while. It’s been subterranean. Lurking underneath the surface. Not necessarily perceptible.Except to those who follow Congress closely.But the issue has gurgled to the top since the House stumbled badly trying to avert a government shutdown last week.DOZENS OF HOUSE LAWMAKERS RALLY AROUND FUNDING AFGHAN VISA PROGRAMS AS TRUMP VOWS MAJOR SPENDING CUTSTo wit: Congress spasmed between a staggering, 1,500-page spending bill. Then defeated a narr
  
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• Britney Spears' emotional Christmas reunion, Mariah Carey's Santa moment top Hollywood's holiday celebrations

  26-12-2024 18:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Hollywood's biggest names decked the halls with boughs of holly and enjoyed the Christmas holiday on Wednesday. For Britney Spears, it was an extra-special day, as she celebrated a long-awaited reunion with her youngest son, Jayden, 18, whom she says she hasn't seen in two years.The pop star shared a video compilation of moments with Jayden on Instagram, writing in the caption, "Best Christmas of my life !!! I haven’t seen my boys in 2 years !!! Tears of joy and literally in shock eve
  
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• Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan Airlines plane, says US

  26-12-2024 18:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukraine official also says crash caused by Russian air defence fire, while Russia plays down involvementRussia and Kazakhstan have sought to play down speculation about the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, as a US official said there were early indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the plane.The assertion comes after a Ukrainian national security official and several sources in Azerbaijan claimed that the crash, which killed 38 people on Christmas Day, was caused by Rus
  
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• Texas man indicted in smuggling of dozens of illegal immigrants in locked tractor trailer

  26-12-2024 18:06 via foxnews.com
  
  A Texas man is being charged with attempting to smuggle over 100 illegal immigrants into the U.S. in a locked tractor trailer.Juan Manuel Aguirre, 49, is facing a three-count indictment of conspiracy to transport an undocumented alien within the United States and the transportation of an undocumented alien within the United States for financial gain, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas on Monday.Aguirre, a resident of the South Texas
  
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• Jen Psaki scolds Democrats for snubbing young, 'media-savvy' AOC from key committee post

  26-12-2024 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  MSNBC host Jen Psaki scolded Democrats for missing a "big opportunity" to apply lessons they should have taken from their brutal 2024 election loss by passing over young, "media-savvy" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for the top Democratic spot on the House Oversight Committee."Instead, they chose Congressman Gerry Connolly, a much older member who was backed by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi," the former Biden press secretary said during a recent broadcast of "Inside with Jen Psaki." 
  
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• Expert rips Newsom for reported effort to help illegal migrants evade Trump policies: ‘Destructive leadership’

  26-12-2024 17:10 via foxnews.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom's reported plan to help illegal immigrants and their families threatened by President-elect Trump's mass deportation plan was slammed as a show of "destructive leadership" on Thursday, two days after POLITICO published details from an internal memo detailing a draft of the plan. "We just had an election on November 5. People voted for secure borders, safe streets and knowing that the president was going to initiate a deportation effort, not just because he wants
  
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• JONATHAN TURLEY: Biden's veto of Judges Act makes him a craven partisan, not a Framer

  26-12-2024 17:02 via foxnews.com
  
  In an age of advocacy journalism, April Ryan has long been a standout. Ryan routinely engaged in diatribes in White House press conferences during the Trump Administration and has openly opposed all things Republican or conservative. Now, the MSNBC contributor and Grio White House correspondent has declared that President Joe Biden was a "standard-bearer for what the Founding Fathers put in place." The reason? His much-criticized and partisan veto of The Judges Act. While even sta
  
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• 5 outfit ideas perfect for ringing in the New Year

  26-12-2024 17:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Say goodbye to 2024 and get ready to ring in the New Year with these fabulous outfits. Whether attending a dazzling party, celebrating with friends or ringing in the new year at home, your outfit should be nothing short of spectacular. Updating your look doesn’t necessarily require a whole outfit overhaul; adding heels and sequins can glam up a look you already own. Or go ahead and treat yourself to that new dress. This list has five outfit ideas to ensure all eyes are on you and help
  
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• Blue state violent crime victims ordered to address 'trans' career criminal by preferred pronouns

  26-12-2024 16:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Victims of a transgender-identified, male-born California convict accused of raping fellow inmates at a California women's prison will be forced to police their pronoun usage while recounting the alleged attacks on the stand, per a recent court order. Tremaine "Tremayne" Deon Carroll, 52, identifies as a woman, and must be referred to using she/her pronouns in court after a Madera County Court judge's ruling, ABC30 reported. Carroll faces two charges of forcible rape and one of "dissua
  
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• State Department's 'Global Engagement Center' accused of censoring Americans shuts its doors

  26-12-2024 16:55 via foxnews.com
  
  The State Department’s foreign disinformation center, accused by conservatives of censoring U.S. citizens, shut its doors due to lack of funding this week. Elon Musk had deemed the Global Engagement Center (GEC), established in 2016, the "worst offender in U.S. government censorship & media manipulation," and its funding was stripped as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Pentagon’s yearly policy bill. "The Global Engagement Center will termi
  
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• Marianne Williamson launches bid for DNC chair

  26-12-2024 16:55
  
  Marianne Williamson, an author and former Democratic presidential candidate, announced Thursday that she is launching a campaign to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee.
  
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• Israel launches strikes in Yemen on Houthi military targets, IDF says

  26-12-2024 16:49 via foxnews.com
  
  The Israeli military claimed responsibility for a series of airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday that hit Sana’a International Airport and other targets in the Houthi-controlled capital.The Israel Defense Forces said the strikes targeted military infrastructure used by the Houthis to conduct acts of terrorism. "The Houthi terrorist regime has repeatedly attacked the State of Israel and its citizens, including in UAV and surface-to-surface missile attacks on Israeli territory," the IDF said
  
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• Ravens' Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry refuse to eat Netflix football cake in awkward moment

  26-12-2024 16:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Baltimore Ravens stars Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry put on a show Wednesday night as the team trounced the Houston Texans, 31-2.Jackson had two touchdown passes and broke Michael Vick’s career rushing record for a quarterback as he scampered for 87 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown run. Henry added 147 yards on the ground and a touchdown for himself.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMJackson and Henry were interviewed by Jamie Erdahl after the game, and had an opportun
  
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• Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: 'I touched death,' says former Hamas hostage

  26-12-2024 16:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.TOP 3:
  - Wife of US hostage Keith Siegel pleads for holiday miracle: 'we need to get them back'
  - Ivy League schools should be 'shaking in their boots' with Trump's latest nominee
  - Iran recruiting children to attack Israeli targets across Europe amid setbacksTOP STORY: Aviva Siegel, the wife of American hostage Kieth Siegel and a former hostage herself, is pleadi
  
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• Russia downplays speculation over deadly Azerbaijan Airlines crash as report lays blame for downed plane

  26-12-2024 16:34 via foxnews.com
  
  An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people, was shot down by a Russian air defense system, Reuters reported Thursday.The report cited four sources in Azerbaijan familiar with the investigation into the crash. One of the sources said preliminary results showed the plane was struck by a Russian Pantsir-S air defense system, and its communications were paralyzed by electronic warfare systems on the approach into Grozny, Reuters reported. "No one cl
  
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• Grandson of former commandant of Auschwitz on rise of antisemitism, his life as a pastor

  26-12-2024 16:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Kai Höss walks to the podium every Sunday at a small church in Germany to share a message of salvation and God’s grace and forgiveness. He’s the lead pastor at the Bible Church of Stuttgart, a non-denominational church that serves the English-speaking international community as well as U.S. service members and their families who are stationed in the area.He’s also the grandson of former Auschwitz Commandant Rudolf Höss, a Nazi official who oversaw the mass m
  
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• 26 charts that helped explain 2024 in politics

  26-12-2024 16:19 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The best charts 538 made in 2024.
  
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• 'Squad' Dems demand end to US investigation into anti-Israel weapons embargo

  26-12-2024 16:02 via foxnews.com
  
  A trio of House Democrats in the progressive "Squad" is demanding an end to the U.S.-led investigation into a key ally's anti-Israel arms embargo.Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Summer Lee, D-Pa., wrote to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), an independent agency that oversees maritime trade affecting the U.S., regarding Spain's "decision to deny port entry to ships carrying weapons bound for the Israeli government and its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in
  
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• Ousted Rep Cori Bush thinks she'll seek office again: 'I will always be Squad'

  26-12-2024 16:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a member of the progressive cadre of lawmakers known as the "Squad," thinks she will eventually run for political office again.The outgoing congresswoman took office in 2021 and won re-election in 2022 but lost the Democratic primary in Missouri's 1st Congressional District this year."Running for office again is not off the table at all. I did not expect to only be in Congress for four years, and so I do believe at some point I will run again, whether it’s for Congre
  
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• Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

  26-12-2024 15:56 via abcnews.go.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions
  
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• Dance eases depression symptoms in Parkinson's patients, new study suggests

  26-12-2024 15:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Putting a swing in their step could be just the thing to help ease the symptoms of depression in some Parkinson's patients, a new study suggests.Patients who took months of dance classes found their depression eased, a small study published recently in the Journal of Medical Internet Research says.Not only did depression symptoms ease for the Parkinson's patients, their brain scans displayed changes in their brain areas related to mood, researchers said.PARKINSON'S DISEASE RISK IS LINKED TO GUT
  
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• 12 unforgettable queer films that premiered in 2024

  26-12-2024 15:21
  
  From genre-bending titles like “Emilia Pérez” and “I Saw the TV Glow” to quietly confident films like “Crossing” and “Sing Sing,” 2024 produced a range of queer films.
  
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• Rushdie’s Satanic Verses returns to Indian bookshops after 36 years

  26-12-2024 15:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Book banned since 1988 is ‘selling out’ after import bar was overturned due to missing paperworkSalman Rushdie’s 1988 novel The Satanic Verses – which led to a fatwa threatening his life, forcing him into hiding for a decade – has finally returned to bookshops in India, the land of his birth.The novel, inspired by the life of the prophet Muhammad, became the focus of a fierce global debate about freedom of speech when Iran’s then-supreme leader, Ayatollah Khom
  
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• Trump nominates Miami-Dade official as Panama ambassador amid canal row

  26-12-2024 14:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Announcement comes as Trump has threatened to reassert control over canal, which US handed to Panama in 1999President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated the Miami-Dade county commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to serve as ambassador to Panama.Trump described Cabrera as “a fierce fighter for America First principles” who he said has been instrumental in driving economic growth and fostering international partnerships. Continue reading...
  
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• Russia warns against 'hypotheses' after Azerbaijan Airlines crash

  26-12-2024 13:11 via bbc.com
  
  The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.
  
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• Gavin and Stacey grabs TV's biggest Christmas Day audience in 16 years

  26-12-2024 13:07 via bbc.com
  
  More than 12 million viewers tuned in to watch the finale of Gavin and Stacey on Christmas Day.
  
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• Shoppers shunning High Street, early Boxing Day figures show

  26-12-2024 13:04 via bbc.com
  
  Boxing Day shoppers are staying away from the High Street and shopping centres compared with last year, early footfall data suggests.
  
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• Five Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike

  26-12-2024 12:58 via bbc.com
  
  A Palestinian TV channel says they were in a marked media van, but Israel says it targeted an armed group.
  
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• Kohli fined for Konstas clash in Melbourne Test

  26-12-2024 12:54 via bbc.com
  
  India's Virat Kohli is fined 20% of his match fee after barging into Australia opener Sam Konstas on day one of the fourth Test in Melbourne.
  
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• Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces

  26-12-2024 12:39 via bbc.com
  
  The clash took place with supporters of the ousted leader in Tartous, a stronghold of his Alawite sect.
  
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• Trump picks Marino Cabrera for ambassador to Panama

  26-12-2024 12:27
  
  President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick for American ambassador to Panama, days after suggesting that the United States should take control of the Panama Canal.
  
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