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The pope urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

During his first Christmas Day message, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen and among migrants, and called for peace in troubled regions like Lebanon, Ukraine and Syria.
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The real ping pong champion — and hustler — who inspired 'Marty Supreme'

The game was respected throughout Europe and Asia, turning ping pong stars into big names: In Marty Supreme, one who was imprisoned at Auschwitz tells the story of being spared by Nazi guards who ...
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DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after discovering more than a million potentially relevant ...
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A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot

Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.
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Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote

Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the nation's electoral system.
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Transfer of unclaimed funds for Cleveland Browns stadium project won’t go forward for now

The state can’t take $600 million in unclaimed funds and give it to the Cleveland Browns for a domed stadium development in Brook Park.
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Eligible Ohio Kia and Hyundai consumers to receive money and anti-theft protection

After a multi-state settlement with Kia and Hyundai, Ohio Kia and Hyundai drivers could be eligible for compensation and free anti-theft protection ...
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What does climate change look like? This year's hurricane season is one example

The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the ...
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ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe

DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee ...
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35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating

AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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30 years ago, 'Waiting to Exhale' was the blockbuster Hollywood didn't anticipate

Never in a million years would I have ever believed that I would be thirty-six years old and still childless and single. But here I am." On screen she's just 33, and expresses these sentiments in ...
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Why do we hear the same Christmas songs year after year?

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?