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At least two dead including toddler, dozens injured after car plows more than 1,000ft through crowd at German Christmas market

An extensive police operation is underway following the attack at the market in the German city of Magdeburg

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Third new spending bill finally passes as White House approves

Full story: House narrowly averts government shutdown — and rejects Trump’s debt ceiling commands
Biden back on Hill amid shutdown talks as Dems query his whereabouts

<p>Senators from both parties are upset over Elon Musk’s influence in the halls of Congress </p>

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Senators lament Elon Musk’s influence and say shutdown would have been avoided if he ‘kept his mouth shut’

Elon Musk lashes out as he gets first taste of political failure

<p>Party City is “winding down” immediately, shuttering all stores and leaving thousands of employees suddenly without jobs</p>

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Party’s over: Popular chain is closing after 40 years and shuttering stores across the US

<p>Starbucks workers at locations in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle will strike until Christmas Eve </p>

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Starbucks workers to strike through Christmas Eve in Seattle, Chicago and LA

<p>The suspect accused of killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO is being held a notorious federal detention center in Brooklyn </p>

Crime

Luigi Mangione, suspect in killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO, is being housed in same prison as Diddy

<p>An American boy celebrates Independence Day by waving the Stars-and-Stripes</p>

US sees fastest rate of population growth in 23 years, census reveals

Teens Killed Indiana

Crime

Delphi killer Richard Allen gets 130 years for brutal slaying of two girls in Indiana

<p>Gisele Pelicot leaves the courthouse after hearing the verdict of the court that sentenced her ex-husband to the maximum term of 20 years jail</p>

Rape Trial

Gisèle Pelicot has ‘no fear’ over another trial as two men convicted of her rape lodge appeals

<p>Elon Musk launches the Tesla Cybertruck and smashes the unbreakable glass</p>

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Tesla is recalling 700K vehicle over tire issue

Trump’s Transition

<p>Opposition from Elon Musk led to demise of proposed stop-gapspending bill </p>

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rand Paul back Elon Musk as House speaker - as shutdown turmoil threatens Johnson

Politics

Congressman floats theory that Musk has promised Trump a ‘windfall’ if he does billionaire’s bidding

<p>Fox & Friends host Lawrence Jones says that Donald Trump is not bothered by taunts that Elon Musk is really in charge</p>

Politics

Fox News claims Trump isn’t bothered by Elon Musk’s influence and authorizes his tweets: ‘They’re in lockstep’

<p>Team Trump is unhappy with Peter Mandelson’s nomination </p>

Politics

Team Trump bashes UK’s ‘moron’ pick to be US ambassador and threatens a cold shoulder to England

<p>The number of deportations from the U.S. hit a 10-year high in 2024, accoridng to a report </p>

Politics

US announces deportations in 2024 hit a 10-year high. Trump wants to increase it tenfold

<p>Donald Trump said the European Union needs to purchase ‘large-scale’ amounts of U.S. gas and oil or face tariffs </p>

Politics

Trump threatens EU with tariffs unless it makes ‘large scale’ purchase of US gas and oil

<p>Donald Trump has transferred all of his shares of the company that runs Truth Social into a trust overseen by his son Donald Trump Jr </p>

Politics

Trump moves his entire $4 billion stake in Truth Social into his trust ahead of White House move

<p>Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago. A new poll reveals one-third of his voters chose him because of his economic policies or experience as a businessman </p>

Politics

Trump voters are confident he will turn the economy around, new poll says: ‘He is a good businessman’

<p>Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that First Lady Jill Biden “voted for Trump” because she’s been “wearing red” lately.</p>

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Fox News host insists that Jill Biden ‘voted for Trump’ because she’s been ‘wearing red’

<p>US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden depart St. Joseph on the Brandywine after a church service in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 18, 2024</p>

Politics

Inside the White House workings to keep 'diminished’ Biden informed while dealing with age-related problems

<p>President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16. He recently met with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at the club. </p>

Politics

Next in line: Trump meets with Bezos and Musk in latest meeting with billionaires visiting Mar-a-Lago

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Today is one of the busiest travel days of the year. More than 6,100 flights are delayed

Early Christmas travel is threatened by storms

<p>Rowdy the kangaroo. pictured here before he escaped his pen in Sealy, Texas, in December 2024. Residents around Sealy have been searching for the kangaroo since his escape</p>

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Kangaroo on the loose in Texas after escaping enclosure

<p>Investigators believe oysters carrying norovirus made 80 people sick after in December 2024 after a Los Angeles restaurant festival </p>

News

Dozens of people get the stomach flu at expensive LA Times restaurant event

<p>Seattle police are searching for Richard Sitzlack, pictured, in connection to the fatal stabbing of bus driver Shawn Yim</p>

Crime

Suspect on the run for stabbing bus driver was arrested a year ago in connection to roommate’s killing

<p>An image from the European Space Agecny’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows the Jakobshavn Isbræ Glacier in Greenland — one of the fastest and most active glaciers in the world. New research using the agency’s satellite and a NASA mission has shown the most extreme thinning occurred at the ice sheet’s outlet glaciers</p>

Incredible satellite images show Greenland’s massive ice sheet melting

<p>Cheyenne Star Fite, 25, was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with one count of aggravated manslaughter by child abuse say officials </p>

Crime

Stepmom faces charges after 5-year-old child drowns in waste disposal ditch, cops say

<p>A map showing the location of Malaysia Airlines MH370’s last radar location</p>

News

Search to resume for missing MH370 flight

<p>Meghan and Harry with Philip in 2017</p>

Royal Family

How Meghan and Harry are spending their Christmas this year

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Putin’s forces launch deadly Kyiv ballistic missile and drone attack

Netflix lands streaming rights to FIFA Women’s World Cup

<p>Jeremy Graham, the uncle of seven-year-old Deonte Atwell who starved to death, has been arrested in connection with the case </p>

Crime

Uncle arrested after nephew starved to death weighing just 7 pounds

ExclusiveInvestigation

Canceled: The rise and fall of Aung San Suu Kyi Documentary

<p>Strange, extinct plant once thought to be related to modern ginseng is now considered the lone representative of an unknown family</p>

Scientists stunned to find strange ‘alien plant’ that doesn’t belong to any known species

<p>The 348-foot superyacht is currently part of a lengthy and ongoing judicial process</p>

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US spending millions of dollars maintaining seized Russian yacht

<p>Representational: The hacks targeted investment firms and exchanges</p>

World

North Korean hackers account for over 60% of all global cryptocurrency stolen in 2024

<p>Nuna Baby has issued an urgent recall for its luxury RAVA car seat after fault complaints were receieved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association </p>

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Nuna Baby Essentials issues urgent recall of 600,000 car seats over safety fears

<p>An artist’s impression shows what the moon may have looked like during intense volcanic activity. This ‘remelting’ could be an explanation for when and how the moon formed, scientists said this week </p>

The moon may be much older than we thought

<p>Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit. Kara Swisher is pitching a bid to purchase the Post from Bezos. </p>

News

Famed podcaster Kara Swisher pitching ‘long-shot’ bid to buy Washington Post

<p>Pete Arredondo, 52, (left) and his co-defendant Adrian Gonzales, 51, are set to face trial in October 2025 </p>

Crime

Judge rejects Uvalde cop's claims he was not responsible for putting children in danger during school shooting

<p>What appear to be multiple drones fly over Bernardsville, New Jersey, earlier this month. Officials assure that the drones are legal and lawful </p>

LiveNews

New York and New Jersey airspaces restricted as officials demand Congress to pass legislation

Investigation

The A-Word: Watch the Independent TV documentary on abortion and America’s war on women

Inside Politics

<p>Donald Trump has issued various threats against his political opponents and those he deems enemies, leading a group of anti-Trump advocates to form network </p>

Politics

Network of lawyers and advocates being built to support those targeted by vengeful Trump

<p>Biden reportedly considering commuting sentences on death row and extending migrant protections </p>

Politics

Biden admin looks to lock in legacy on immigration and death penalty as it abandons other proposals

<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on December 05, 2024 in Washington, DC</p>

Politics

Elon Musk posts racist images of Elizabeth Warren

<p>Kansas school board members expressed concern that the materials were anti-Trump </p>

Politics

Kansas school board rejects textbooks because they’re too anti-Trump

<p>U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks alongside family members of gun violence victims during a press conference on gun violence prevention at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 12, 2024 in Washington, DC</p>

Politics

Democratic senator says Trump’s plans to undermine democracy have already begun

<p>Trump, pictured at the Mexico border earlier this year, has urged senators to move swiftly </p>

Politics

Senators on secret talks on bipartisan bill to boost border security

<p>President-elect Donald Trump has forged a power alliance with richest-man-in-the-world Elon Musk </p>

Americans view both Musk and Trump equally favorably, new poll finds

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<p>Natalie Rupnow, 15, seen here four months prior to gunning down multiple classmates and a teacher. She defied the typical numbers associated with school shooters in several ways </p>

Madison Shooting

Younger, female and Midwestern: How Natalie Rupnow defied the typical descriptions of a school shooter

What to know about the Wisconsin school shooting victims

<p>David Corenswet in ‘Superman’</p>

Superman director says ‘battered’ hero in new film represents the US

<p>A couple is suing a fertility doctor who allegedly impregnated the wife with a donor’s sperm rather than her husband’s — a detail they only discovered decades later </p>

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Couple sues doctor for ‘medical rape’ after he allegedly impregnated woman with other donor’s sperm

<p>An allegedly injured United Airlines passenger was removed from their seat after they sat in the exit row – which is against FAA regulations</p>

Flyer claiming injury refuses to move from exit row

The King’s diagnosis was announced by Buckingham Palace in February (Chris Jackson/PA)

Royal Family

King Charles ‘to continue his cancer treatment into next year’

<p>The flood stemmed from a leak in one of the plane’s rear bathrooms </p>

American Airlines passenger films chaos as plane floods in mid-air

<p>The 2025 Golden Globes gift bag doubled in value from last year </p>

The 2025 Golden Globes gift bag is worth $1 million — here’s everything inside

<p>The social media app has steadily grown its user base, despite being banned or partially banned in certain countries and regions </p>

How TikTok became the world's most controversial app

Unruly Royal Caribbean passenger stands shirtless in the hallway of cruise ship while trying to break down a door

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‘Drunk’ cruise passenger dies after staff detained him over outburst

<p>Rhinolophus webalai - while looking into the evolutionary relationships of a group of horseshoe bats, researchers realised that there was a new species hidden among them</p>

Vegetarian piranha and DiCaprio snake among species named in 2024

<p>Protests and arrests declined in fall term, data shows </p>

News

Thousands fewer pro-Palestine protests this semester after new speech rules and encampment crackdowns

<p>A Washington state Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets</p>

Buzzed off: The murder hornet has finally been eradicated from the US, experts say

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr get back together at star-studded London concert

<p>Richard Dewayne Chambers, 42, of Oklahoma City, was taken to the Pontotoc County jail in connection with the death of two senior citizens and one woman </p>

Crime

Oklahoma cops arrest suspect who killed elderly couple then tie him to another homicide from hours earlier

Canada Leaving Israel

Middle East

For thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn't feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they're leaving

<p>Police issued a stark warning to Orange City residents on Monday </p>

News

Police warning as ‘really big’ monkeys spotted roaming around Florida

Politics

Judge orders Rudy Giuliani to Manhattan court for contempt hearing

<p>Longtime Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto is leaving the network after 28 years. </p>

Longtime anchor Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News

<p>The oldest complete tablet of the Ten Commandments, weighing 115-pounds and approximately 1,500 years old</p>

Ten Commandment tablet that was used as paving stone sells for millions

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Hollywood actor Tom Cruise honoured by US navy for his role in Top Gun

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Moment plane crashes into Hawaii building captured on dashcam

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<p>How the Grinch almost stole Christmas as police bodycam captures culprit in action.</p>

The Grinch almost steals Christmas before police catch him in action

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