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How to cope with a solo Christmas? Relish every moment
The Guardian - 23 Dec 2017 11:00
I have had many big family Christmases and, no question, they can be wonderful. But throughout my 20s I often chose to do Christmas on my own Christmas on one's own has a bad reputation, for reasons I understand but will...
Appeals Court Rules Against Latest Travel Ban
The New York Times - 23 Dec 2017 06:27
The ruling was a procedural step but an important one, paving the way for the Supreme Court to review the case.
North Korea: Trump praises latest UN sanctions over missiles
BBC - 23 Dec 2017 06:00
The US president says the world "wants peace, not death", as the UN acts over ballistic missile tests.
Two heterosexual Irish men marry to avoid inheritance tax on house
The Guardian - 23 Dec 2017 05:21
Matt Murphy, 83, intends to leave his house to his carer Michael O'Sullivan, 58, but it would have left him with a €50,000 tax bill Two Irish men have married in Dublin to avoid paying €50,000 inheritance tax on a ho...
Officials: U.S. agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
USA Today - 23 Dec 2017 05:02Elderly couple busted with 60 pounds of Christmas pot
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 03:15
Put that in your stockings and smoke it. An elderly couple was arrested by police during a traffic stop for possessing about 60 pounds of marijuana and multiple containers of THC that were allegedly intended to be holida...
The Comfort of Tamales at the End of 2017
The New Yorker - 23 Dec 2017 18:00
Gustavo Arellano on the Mexican-American tradition of making tamales for the holidays.
Dad makes plea to find missing girl after disturbing messages
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 03:36
The dad of a missing 12-year-old girl made a heart-wrenching plea for her safe return after a series of alarming messages were sent from her Instagram account. Lydia Ramirez was last seen Thursday afternoon entering an u...
Tanni Grey-Thompson told there was 'no room' on train for her
BBC - 23 Dec 2017 14:58
Tanni Grey-Thompson says she could not board a train after a passenger said there was "no room".
Melbourne car attack: Australia police charge man
BBC - 23 Dec 2017 06:28
A former Afghan refugee faces 18 counts of attempted murder after the incident in Flinders Street.
Thomas fire becomes California's largest wildfire in history
USA Today - 23 Dec 2017 06:10
The Thomas fire earned its place in history Friday when it reached 273,400 acres in its 19-day run from Santa Paula north toward Santa Barbara.
UN to mark Mandela's 100th birthday with a peace summit
Miami Herald - 23 Dec 2017 05:18
The U.N. General Assembly has decided to mark the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth by holding a high-level meeting focusing on world peace ahead of the annual gathering of …
American aid expert Henrietta Fore appointed to head UNICEF
Miami Herald - 23 Dec 2017 03:57
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a former head of the U.S. Agency for International Development run the U.N. children's agency UNICEF. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced the appointment of �...
Ex-Marine cites Trump's Jerusalem decision in planned ISIS attack on Christmas: FBI
USA Today - 23 Dec 2017 03:14
An ex-Marine cited President Trump's Jerusalem decision as one of the reasons behind a foiled ISIS-inspired Christmas attack in San Francisco.
Man jumps eight stories to escape deadly fire
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 17:22
This is the dramatic moment a jumped from an eight-story building that had been engulfed by fire. But the man’s fall was broken by firefighters with an air mattress after he leaped from the tower block in Jecheon, Sout...
Conductor Charles Dutoit denies 'forced physical contact' claims
BBC - 23 Dec 2017 16:44
Charles Dutoit says allegations by women of "forced physical contact" have "no basis in truth".
Tesco pledges to end edible food waste by March 2018
The Guardian - 23 Dec 2017 16:43
Supermarket announces plans to donate surplus stock to local charities, and urges other chains to follow suit Tesco is to become the only UK retailer to no longer waste food fit for human consumption. The company's chief...
Tribe moving from shrinking Louisiana island to sugar cane farm
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 16:33
NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana officials have chosen a sugar cane farm as the next home for residents of a tiny, shrinking island -- a move funded with a 2016 federal grant awarded to help relocate communities fleeing the effe...
Macedonia ready to give up claims on Alexander the Great
Fox News - 23 Dec 2017 16:30
Macedonia's left-wing prime minister says he is ready to renounce his country's claim to the legacy of Alexander the Great to help solve a 26-year-old dispute with neighboring Greece over the country's name.
At Least 75 Dead in Philippines After Tropical Storm Unleashes Flash Floods
Time - 23 Dec 2017 16:27
The storm unleashed floods that swept away people and houses
Yemen's War Enters a Dark Stage as Rebels Squeeze the Capital
The New York Times - 23 Dec 2017 16:24
Many expected Yemen's Houthi rebels to become vulnerable after they killed their most important ally. But weeks later, they are locking up their foes.
Russia says US-supplied weapons will escalate war in Ukraine
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 16:17
MOSCOW – The U.S. decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials said on Saturday. The U.S. State Department said on Friday the United St...