High-altitude object shot down off Alaska, US says
US President Joe Biden ordered a fighter jet to shoot down an unidentified “high-altitude object” off Alaska on Friday, the White House says.
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Do trains and buses run on Christmas Eve?
Whether it’s heading out to the pubs to meet your pals before Santa visits or you’ve left your shopping until the very last minute, not everybody can stay put at home watching Christmas films.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/24/do-trains-and-buses-run-on-christmas-eve-2-17982171/
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Migrants, including young children, brace to face frigid temperatures on El Paso’s streets
Migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and other Latin American countries stranded in the streets of the U.S. border city of El Paso Thursday prepared to face frigid temperatures that could drop to as low as 21 degrees Friday.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrants-young-children-frigid-temperatures-el-paso-texas-winter-storm/
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Christmas joy as real-life Santa spends £15,000 to help under-privileged children
A real-life Santa has spent almost £15,000 filling 37 trollies with toys and donated them all to a charity for underprivileged children, a news report has claimed.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1713065/christmas-presents-charity-santa-reese-fletcher-ont
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Congressional Christmas crunch
We knew that the Thanksgiving to New Year’s period on Capitol Hill was going to be a train wreck.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congressional-christmas-crunch
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US Rail strike: Senate passes bill to avert labour stoppage
The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a measure to block a strike by railway workers that could have a devastating impact on the US economy.
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Bill Clinton has COVID, but says he’s “doing fine overall” thanks to vaccines
Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 but that his symptoms were mild and he encouraged people to get vaccinated.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-clinton-covid-former-president-says-mild-case-thanks-to-vaccine/
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World Cup Iran-US: Why Iran gave the US players flowers in 1998
Amid harsh barbs and heated geopolitics, the last World Cup match-up between Iran and the United States began with an unlikely gesture – bouquets of white flowers.
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Canada buys land in France’s Juno Beach due to condo plan
Canada will help buy a plot of land in France that was once stormed by allied troops on D-Day during World War Two.
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Man gets 4 years for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
A Michigan man who plotted with others to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday, federal prosecutors said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-gets-4-years-plotting-kidnap-michigan-gov-whitmer-rcna51141
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