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   DIR  * Takeaways from the first round of the College Football Playoff
   DIR  * Two US Navy pilots eject safely over Red Sea after fighter jet shot down in apparent friendly fire incident
   DIR  * 5 injured after a fleeing driver crashes into a JCPenney at a Texas mall, police say. The suspect is dead
   DIR  * How a teenager’s holiday romance led to prison time in Dubai
   DIR  * Chiefs dispatch Texans in game marred by gruesome injury; Ravens clinch playoff berth
   DIR  * Durbin uses new report to accuse Justices Thomas and Alito of violating disclosure laws
   DIR  * Trump has claimed his victory was a mandate. Washington’s realities are already challenging that
   DIR  * Top-ranking NYPD officer abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
   DIR  * MLB’s all-time stolen base leader Rickey Henderson dead at age 65
   DIR  * What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack
   DIR  * Tiger Woods and son Charlie shine at PNC Championship in Woods’ return to competition
   DIR  * Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ costar Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment, reputational retaliation, which he denies
   DIR  * Penn State’s James Franklin wins a big one. More big ones are coming.
   DIR  * How a European industrial rock band opposed to violence got tied to school shootings in America
   DIR  * Death toll rises to five with more than 200 injured in German Christmas market attack
   DIR  * Pharmacy benefit manager reform fails to make the cut in federal funding package
   DIR  * What your peeing frequency can say about your health
   DIR  * 38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
   DIR  * A loving, devoted teacher and a student brimming with artistic ambition are Wisconsin school shooting victims
   DIR  * Here’s what’s in and out of the government funding agreement
   DIR  * Missouri governor commutes sentence of White police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man
   DIR  * Oregon sheriff concerned about letters asking people to track possible immigrants
   DIR  * Biden signs stopgap funding bill into law after Congress votes to avert shutdown
   DIR  * Her surprise bestseller offers a holiday message Americans need to hear
   DIR  * Adam Sandler is still having ‘funukah’ with his ‘Chanukah Song’ at 30, and so is my family
   DIR  * Jayden Daniels: The NFL’s No. 2 overall pick is showing the league that he’s much more than a consolation prize
   DIR  * Party City files for bankruptcy
   DIR  * Teamsters expand strike against Amazon
   DIR  * Senate passes Social Security Fairness Act
   DIR  * How CEOs are trying to be like Musk and curry favor with Trump
   DIR  * A pilot raced through the airport to surprise an old friend: the woman who saved his life
   DIR  * Looks of the Year: The most stylish people of 2024
   DIR  * How to see the Ursids, the final meteor shower that peaks in 2024
   DIR  * Tel Aviv hit by missile fired from Yemen, Israel and Houthis say
   DIR  * Deck the halls (extra carefully): Common Christmas injuries, illustrated
   DIR  * False rape allegations like the Duke scandal aren’t common enough to justify withholding support from victims, advocates say
   DIR  * The top teams snubbed from the College Football Playoff and what they are doing instead
   DIR  * Secret passageway through one of Italy’s most famous cityscapes opens to public for first time
   DIR  * Drones continue to buzz over US bases. The military isn’t sure why or how to stop them
   DIR  * Trump’s energy strategy is ‘drill baby drill.’ It’s going to be much harder than that
   DIR  * Low-income Americans are struggling. It could get worse
   DIR  * ‘World’s steepest’ cable car opens in Switzerland
   DIR  * Winter weather could put a damper on holiday travel
   DIR  * Mega Millions jackpot soars to an estimated $944 million for Christmas Eve drawing
   DIR  * Notre Dame dominates Indiana in College Football Playoff opener
   DIR  * Chaotic scramble to avert shutdown highlights challenges ahead for Johnson
   DIR  * Winning numbers drawn as Mega Millions Jackpot grows to nearly $1 billion
   DIR  * Judge rules Israeli firm NSO Group liable for damages in WhatsApp hacking case
   DIR  * Gang-related kidnapping at apartment puts Colorado city back in national immigration debate
   DIR  * New details emerge as the search for a motive drives Wisconsin school shooting investigation
   DIR  * A ‘pro-America’ India could help New Delhi win over Trump
   DIR  * Judge sentences Oath Keeper who cooperated in January 6 prosecution to probation and warns democracy is ‘fragile’
   DIR  * How Luigi Mangione’s notebook helped federal prosecutors build their case and what’s next as he faces mounting charges
   DIR  * FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea
   DIR  * JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo sued for failing to prevent fraud on Zelle
   DIR  * Thousands of Amazon drivers have gone on strike in the thick of the holiday package season
   DIR  * ‘Packages and profits over people’: What it’s like to be an Amazon driver and why some are on strike
   DIR  * ‘Stranger Things 5’ has wrapped. Judging from the cast and crew tributes, we are so not ready
   DIR  * US Navy allows Osprey aircraft flights to resume
   DIR  * Starbucks union goes on strike in three cities
   DIR  * Italy’s deputy prime minister found not guilty of kidnapping in migrant case
   DIR  * Big Lots will soon start ‘going out of business’ sales at its remaining locations
   DIR  * More raw milk recalled in California after discovery of bird flu virus in farm tank
   DIR  * What’s at risk if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Friday night
   DIR  * Party City is going out of business
   DIR  * US removes long-standing bounty on Syrian rebel leader
   DIR  * Richard Allen sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 Delphi teenage girls
   DIR  * Volkswagen reaches deal with union after grueling talks
   DIR  * An experimental drug drove people to lose 23%% of their body weight. It’s still seen as a disappointment
   DIR  * At least one killed and several embassies damaged in ‘barbaric’ Russian missile barrage on Kyiv, Ukraine says
   DIR  * Elon Musk endorses far-right German political party, wading deeper into global politics
   DIR  * Netflix purchases US broadcasting rights for next two FIFA Women’s World Cups
   DIR  * Kelly Clarkson’s subtle yet satisfying message to anyone single this Christmas
   DIR  * The Buffalo Bills offense is making history
   DIR  * 5-ish things to watch in the first round of the College Football Playoff
   DIR  * Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk stare at each other for over 11 minutes ahead of heavyweight rematch
   DIR  * Indiana man to learn his sentence following conviction in 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
   DIR  * Macron tells cyclone-hit Mayotte islanders to be grateful they are French after facing jeers
   DIR  * The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge ticked up less than expected last month
   DIR  * Seven-year-old girl killed and several injured in stabbing attack at Croatia elementary school
   DIR  * Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney reunited on stage to play Beatles’ classics
   DIR  * Trump would abolish the debt ceiling. Here’s what’s going on
   DIR  * Joss Stone says she’s discovered she’s pregnant – just weeks after adopting a baby
   DIR  * This greenhouse keeps crops cool. It could prove valuable as our planet bakes
   DIR  * George Mason University student charged with plotting mass casualty attack on Israeli consulate in New York
   DIR  * Billy Bob Thornton passed on ‘Mission Impossible’ villain role so he wouldn’t be ‘the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise’
   DIR  * LeBron James surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as NBA’s all-time leader in regular season minutes played
   DIR  * A farce before Christmas could send the government into a Trump-Musk shutdown
   DIR  * Trump to Europe: Buy more of our oil and gas or face tariffs
   DIR  * 5-ish players to watch in the first round of the College Football Playoff
   DIR  * The US housing market has had a tough year. Here’s what could save it
   DIR  * Robert Lewandowski confident ‘genius’ Pep Guardiola can get Manchester City out of ‘very difficult situation’
   DIR  * Steph Curry and Draymond Green fail to score single field goal in Golden State Warriors’ 51-point loss to Memphis Grizzlies
   DIR  * 24 hours that exposed a schism between Trump and Johnson and sent the government hurtling toward a shutdown
   DIR  * France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep
   DIR  * Private schools, like in Wisconsin shooting, are responsible for their security. Here’s how they try to protect students
   DIR  * Los Angeles Chargers rally past Denver Broncos to bolster playoff chances in AFC West clash
   DIR  * New York governor announces temporary ban on flights over ‘critical infrastructure’ amid drone sightings
   DIR  * Malaysia says it will resume search for missing flight MH370
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