Iran gets clearance to buy vaccine, despite sanctions.

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Israeli Jets Fly Over Beirut, Explosions Reported In Syria

Beirut (AP) Israeli jets flew very low over parts of Lebanon early Friday, terrifying residents on Christmas Eve, some of whom reported seeing missiles in the skies over Beirut. Minutes later, Syria's official news agency reported explosions in the central Syrian town of Masyaf. Other Syrian media said Syrian air defences responded to an Israeli attack near the town in the Hama province..

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Singapore Airlines rolls out a new digital health passport for passengers.

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Behind Trump Clemency, a Case Study in Special Access

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A few N.Y.C. hospitals fumble the vaccine rollout, with lower-risk workers cutting in line.

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Ohio Police Chief Urges Officer Who Shot Black Man Be Fired

Columbus (AP) The police chief of Columbus, Ohio, recommended that the officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, earlier this week be fired. Police Chief Thomas Quinlan said in a statement on Thursday that he filed two departmental charges alleging critical misconduct against officer Adam Coy in the death of Hill after an expedited investigation. His recommendation for termination now goes to the city's public safety director; a hearing is scheduled for Monday..

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Christmas Special Horoscope for Today: Check What's in Store for You

Check your horoscope for Christmas Day today.

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Court Affirms Ruling Dismissing Trump Challenge In Wisconsin

Madison (AP) A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision dismissing a lawsuit seeking to declare President Donald Trump won swing state Wisconsin. Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump by 0.6 points in Wisconsin in the November 3 election, a key victory that helped propel Biden to the White House..

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Spain's King Demands Model Behaviour Amid Father's Scandal

Barcelona (AP) Spanish King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve speech to make a renewed call for Spain's leaders to demonstrate exemplary behaviour, a message he delivered Thursday night amid a financial scandal centering on his father the country's previous monarch. Felipe said in a televised address that citizens demand principles that apply to everyone, without exception, and that are above any other considerations, including personal or family (bonds). The message was widely interpreted as a rebuke to the alleged financial improprieties that are threatening to tarnish the once immaculate reputation of King Emeritus Juan Carlos I..

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Men Charged In Daniel Pearl's Murder Case To Be Released On Saturday

British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides, whose release in the abduction and murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl was ordered by a court here, would walk out of the prison on Saturday as their release orders were received very late. A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the release of Sheikh and his three aides-- Fahad Naseem, Salman Saqib and Sheikh Adil-- who were convicted and sentenced in the case.

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One Million Americans Vaccinated For COVID; Tennessee New Epicenter

Tennessee emerged alongside California on Wednesday as an epicenter of the latest COVID19 surge even while more than 1 million Americans have been vaccinated as U.S. political leaders sought to guard against a highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across Britain.

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Trump Warns Iran of Retaliation After Attacks on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

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Additional modeling shows British variant’s high transmissibility.

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