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Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty
Hundreds of former Syrian soldiers on Saturday reported to the country's new rulers for the first time since Bashar Assad was ousted to answer questions about whether they may have been involved in crimes against civilians in exchange for a promised amnesty and return to civilian life. The former soldiers trooped to what used to be the head office in Damascus of Assad's Baath party that had ruled Syria for six decades.
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Young dancers take on lead roles in Christmas classic "The Nutcracker"
The New York City Ballet has been performing "The Nutcracker" for decades. Each year, young dancers make their mark on the ballet.
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Tesla 2024: 3 things that defined its big year
Tesla’s 2024 went out with a bang, thanks to CEO Elon Musk and one of his biggest gambles yet.
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Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court's 'ethical crisis' as investigation concludes
A lengthy investigation by Senate Democrats into alleged ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices ended Friday with the release of a report criticizing the judiciary and calling for legislative reforms that incoming Republican leadership oppose.
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AI traffic cameras could be watching you on the road
Police around the world using AI-powered cameras to crack down on behavior like texting behind the wheel and driving without a seatbelt.
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In rural America, heart disease is increasingly claiming younger lives
Heart disease death rates in rural America are rising among younger people, increasing the rural-urban divide, according to research in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
TODAY
Party City is reportedly closing all of its stores
Party City to close after 40 years, citing financial woes. Employees blindsided by sudden layoffs, no severance, and February 2025 store closures.
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German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
A car-ramming at a Christmas market in Germany, which police are treating as an attack, is the latest in a grim series of events in which vehicles have been used as deadly weapons. What law-enforcement authorities term “vehicle as a weapon attacks” have reshaped cities around the world, as planners erect concrete barriers around public spaces and build anti-vehicle obstacles into new developments. 2024 — At least five people are killed and more than 200 injured when a car slams into a Christmas market in eastern Germany.
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Germany mourns five killed, hundreds wounded in Christmas market attack
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday condemned the "terrible, insane" car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that killed five people and injured more than 200.Scholz said at least 40 of the injured were in a condition that people should be "worried" about them but gave no details.
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In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, only the fourth time that’s happened since 1900. “This can be a profound opportunity for learning and collaboration and togetherness,” said Rabbi Josh Stanton, a vice president of the Jewish Federations of North America. One example of togetherness: a Chicanukah party hosted Thursday evening by several Jewish organizations in Houston, bringing together members of the city’s Latino and Jewish communities for a “cross cultural holiday celebration."
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Tel Aviv hit by missile fired from Yemen, Israel and Houthis say
A missile fired from Yemen hit Tel Aviv overnight into Saturday, Israeli authorities said, in a rare instance of a failed interception over the city.
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What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world
Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC, after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from occupying foreign forces. With the tiny supply of ritually pure oil that they found in the temple, they lit the menorah — and it stayed lit for eight days.
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Here’s what’s in and out of the government funding agreement
The Senate approved a slimmed-down, temporary government spending plan early Saturday morning, averting a shutdown of the federal government. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature.
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It's eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit
At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season 's batch of eggnog began 11 months ago. The concoction is then stored at 34 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) and and gets stirred weekly for months. Customer Phil Kenny seems to think so.
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NASA's solar probe is about to fly closer to the sun than any human-made object ever
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.
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America’s farm recession is here. One early response is sending billions to Farmers.
Reeling from falling crop prices, farmers and agricultural companies have grappled with diminished income and pulled back on spending.
Yahoo Finance
Why a housing market 'thaw' never came in 2024
Wall Street analysts had hoped the housing market would show signs of life in 2024. Instead, it remained stagnant: Sales of previously owned homes are poised to set the record for the worst year since 1995 for the second year in a row.
CNN
Death toll rises to five with more than 200 injured in German Christmas market attack
At least five people were killed and more than 200 injured after a car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday, local authorities said.
CNN
Deck the halls (extra carefully): Common Christmas injuries, illustrated
Every year, an estimated 16,000 people head to the hospital for holiday-decor-related injuries across the United States.
Reuters
Syria's new rulers name foreign minister amid push for international relations
The ruling General Command named Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister, SANA said. A source in the new administration told Reuters that this step "comes in response to the aspirations of the Syrian people to establish international relations that bring peace and stability". Shibani, a 37-year-old graduate of Damascus University, previously led the political department of a rebel government in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, the General Command said.

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