ParisFor the first time since a fire that nearly destroyed it, the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris played host to a Christmas Eve choral concert, an annual tradition in France.
The ongoing challenge of pandemic fatigue is hitting people hard
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Nearly a year of ever-changing public safety guidelines with long days cooped up at home are wearing on many people. People have been social distancing, wearing masks and skipping gatherings with friends and family...
The Sunrise Movement is an early winner in the Biden transition. Now comes the hard part.
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The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, has quickly announced itself as one of the most influential progressive forces in the formative days of President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration. ...
A police officer paid for a family’s Christmas groceries instead of charging two women with shoplifting
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A Massachusetts police officer used his own money to buy Christmas dinner for a family in need instead of charging two women with shoplifting. Somerset Police Officer Matt Lima was called to a Stop & Shop grocer...
Alabama’s Najee Harris hurdles over a Notre Dame defender after Megan Rapinoe tells him to
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Earlier this week, Megan Rapinoe told Alabama running back Najee Harris to hurdle over someone. Mission emphatically accomplished. In Friday's College Football Playoff Rose Bowl semifinal between No. 1 Alabama and N...
Police investigating suspected poisoning of billionaire game tycoon Lin Qi after Christmas Day death
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A billionaire Chinese gaming tycoon died on Christmas Day, his company announced, with police now investigating whether the 39-year-old was poisoned. The Yoozoo company board of directors released a statement on Dec...
Trump’s plans to sign relief bill on Christmas Eve were scrapped last minute
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On Christmas Eve, staff at Mar-a-Lago made preparations for President Donald Trump to sign the Covid-19 relief package and government funding bill, a holiday gift of relief to millions of Americans suffering in the ...
Three women and two girls were found dead in Arkansas on Christmas Day
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A relative visiting family at Christmas made a gruesome discovery when they entered their relatives' Pope County, Arkansas, home to find two women and three girls dead. The Pope County Sheriff's Office responded to...
China turns off the lights in ‘Christmas town’ as officials race to meet energy targets
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Hong Kong (CNN Business)For months, factories in the city of Yiwu, known as China's "Christmas town," have been cranking out most of the tinsel, decorations and other festive ornaments now hanging on trees worldwide....
‘Deepfake’ Queen delivers alternative Christmas speech, in warning about misinformation
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London A fake Queen Elizabeth danced across TV screens on Christmas as part of a "deepfake" speech aired by a British broadcaster. The real British monarch traditionally delivers a Christmas Day speech aired around t...
Boko Haram kills at least seven in Christmas Eve attack in Nigeria, local official says
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Abuja, Nigeria At least seven people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on the majority-Christian village of Pemi in Nigeria's Borno state on Christmas Eve, a local official said. "Boko Haram attacked Pemi village, ...
Queen Elizabeth says ‘you are not alone’ in annual Christmas speech
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London Britain's Queen Elizabeth has commended frontline workers for their efforts during the pandemic, expressing during her annual Christmas television broadcast how "moved" she has been by the "quiet, indomitable ...