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Newsom’s team mulls immigrant support plan to counter Trump deportations
An internal memo obtained by POLITICO shows the governor’s office is considering different ways to help undocumented immigrants and their families.
CBS News
American Airlines flights nationwide briefly delayed by "technical issue"
American Airlines requested a nationwide ground stop, which was later canceled, on the morning of Christmas Eve due to technical problems.
AFP
Syria authorities say armed groups have agreed to disband
Syria's new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution and integration under the defence ministry.The meeting between the rebel groups and Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa "ended in an agreement on the dissolution of all the groups and their integration under the supervision of the ministry of defence", said a statement carried by the SANA news agency and the authorities' Telegram account.
CBS News
New restoration brings fresh light to St. Peter's Basilica
New renovations and AI-powered digital tours offer visitors a chance to see the historic site ahead of the 2025 Jubilee Year.
Reuters
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina's son denies graft in $12.65 billion nuclear deal
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as "completely bogus" and a "smear campaign". Bangladesh's Anti Corruption Commission said on Monday it had launched an enquiry into allegations of corruption, embezzlement and money laundering in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, backed by Russia's state-owned Rosatom.
USA TODAY
Eiffel Tower evacuated on Christmas Eve following fire alarm prompted by elevator issue
Weeks after the Notre Dame Cathedral reopened from a devastating fire, the other iconic Paris, France monument the Eiffel Tower sounded a fire alarm.
NBC News
American Airlines nationwide ground stop on Christmas Eve is lifted
The Federal Aviation Administration briefly issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights the morning of Christmas Eve, as the airline said a "technical issue" was affecting flights.
CBS News
Will it snow on Christmas? Maps show holiday weather forecast
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Dream on. Only a few areas of the U.S. are likely to see snow in the weather forecast for Christmas 2024.
Popular Science
2025 Audi Q6 e-Tron harnesses EV architecture from Porsche
Unlike some automakers that are leveraging economies of scale to engineer an architecture to support both all-electric and gas-powered vehicles, Audi is building both. Its all-new Q6 e-tron is the first Audi model built on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), dedicated to Audi’s even-numbered models like the Q6. Odd-numbered models like the Q5 are built […]
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow embrace 'Santa Claus' rally ahead of Christmas break
US stocks looked set for a mostly muted open to a final, shortened trading session before the Christmas holiday,
Yahoo Finance
Trump’s first year will be filled with fiscal follies
The next 12 months could bring the ugliest fights to date over the ever-ballooning national debt.
Associated Press
Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza. A US diplomat calls warning 'irresponsible'
Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel's “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the U.S.-created global food-crisis monitor said on Tuesday. The finding by the Famine Early Warning System Network appeared to expose a rift within the Biden administration over the extent of starvation in northern Gaza, with the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Jacob Lew, disputing part of the data used in reaching the conclusion and calling the stepped-up famine warning “irresponsible." Israel at one point increased the number of aid deliveries it permitted into northern Gaza under pressure from President Joe Biden.
CNN
Family member say something rude? Here’s what to say back, according to experts
Many of us have that one relative or that one question we are bracing for when we gather for the holiday season. Instead of letting it get under your skin or lashing out once it gets to you, think ahead and prepare your responses with these tips, experts say.
CNN
11 killed in blast at explosives factory in Turkey
11 people were killed in a blast at an explosives and ammunition factory in northwest Turkey on Tuesday, the country’s interior ministry said.
CNN
Spending Christmas alone this year? How to make the most of it
Spending the holidays alone doesn’t have to be lonely. Here’s how to make the most of your time this season.
NBC News
Discovery of 50,000-year-old baby mammoth a big boon to researchers
A baby mammoth that lay almost perfectly preserved for 50,000 years in the now-melting permafrost of eastern Siberia has been unveiled by a team of scientists.
AFP
Saving the mysterious African manatee at Cameroon hotspot
Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little known and at risk aquatic mammals.Takoukam Kamla set up the African Marine Mammal Conservation Organisation which has five laboratories including in the lakeside fishing village of Dizangue.
CNN
Life may be slowly returning to normal, but businesses in Asheville still feel the brunt of natural disaster
When Devin DeHoll, the co-owner and founder of Asheville Adventure Company, surveyed the damage wrought by Tropical Storm Helene, he realized the business he had built for over six years would never be the same again.
Associated Press
California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas Eve
Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California’s coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man’s death and the partial collapse of a pier, which propelled three people into the Pacific Ocean. The National Weather Service on Christmas Eve warned of dangerous, large-breaking waves of up to 35 feet (10.7 meters). Its latest high surf warning will be in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday.
CBS News
Starbucks strike to expand to more than 300 stores, union says
More than 5,000 workers are expected to take part in walkout that ends later on Christmas Eve, according to labor group.

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