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At least 32 passengers survive fiery plane crash in Kazakhstan

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The crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 25, 2024.

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The plane was carrying 67 people from Azerbaijan to southern Russia and crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau, authorities say. Rescue workers search for dozens of other passengers feared dead.

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Firefighters work at the site of residential buildings hit by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on December 25, 2024.

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Putin ‘inhumane’, Zelensky says, as Russia pounds Ukrainian energy on Christmas Day

After years of war, 6.8 million Ukrainian refugees’ lives are still mired in uncertainty

Dixon Handshaw meets his family at the airport.

‘This is my Christmas miracle’: Man meets his biological family 75 years after being adopted

Pope calls for ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine in Christmas Day message

7 traditional Christmas feasts from around the world

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Kaspar Hauser, c. 1812 - 1833. Hauser mysteriously appeared in 1828 claiming he had been locked in a dungeon since he was a small child. His strange case titillated public fancy. Amongst rumours were one that he was the hereditary Prince of Baden. His death from a stab wound in 1833 added further mystery to his case: some thought he had been murdered, others that he had stabbed himself. After a work by Friedrich Wagner. (Photo by: Ken Welsh/Design Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images). udwig van Beethoven (16 December 1770- 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most acclaimed and influential composers of all time. Beethoven in 1818 by August Klober

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The myth of the ‘lost prince’ and other historical mysteries solved by science in 2024

Starship's Super Heavy Booster is grappled at the launch pad in Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on October 13, 2024, during the Starship Flight 5 test. SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company's quest for rapid reusability. (Photo by SERGIO FLORES / AFP) (Photo by SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images)

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Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried

WEST ORANGE, NJ - OCTOBER 22: An airplane approaching Newark Liberty AirportNewark Liberty Airport flies above the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City as the sun rises on October 22, 2023, as seen from West Orange, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

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The Delta stowaway spotlights a lapse in aviation security that still hasn’t been solved

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Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says

The Supreme Court enters its teenager era

King Charles praises those ‘who dedicate their lives to helping others’ in Christmas speech

Saudi executions rose sharply in 2024

Finland investigates outage of undersea power link to Estonia, Finnish PM says

Video ‘Gross ignorance’: Panamanians react to Trump’s threats to retake canal 1:23

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PJ4XWX Banquet in Nero's palace - Ulpiano Checa y Sanz.

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Lying down and vomiting between courses: This is how Ancient Romans would feast

Revellers dressed as Santa take part in the annual SantaCon celebration in New York City, U.S., December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Heather Khalifa

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Dress Codes: Why Santa Claus wears a red and white suit

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Spending Christmas alone this year? How to make the most of it

A bald eagle is seen during the STIFEL Birds of Prey FIS World Cup - Beaver Creek Men's Super G at Beaver Creek Resort on December 07, 2024 in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

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Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US

Tahlequah, also known as J35, is photographed December 20.

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Orca carried her dead calf for 17 days. She now has a new baby

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Christians protest in Syrian capital after burning of Christmas tree

Video Naomi Watts on menopause, launching company to change how we think about aging 2:26

The grass runway at the Piney-Pinecreek Border Airport near Roseau, Minnesota, on April 25, 1993.

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Airport with runway straddling the border of the US and Canada will close

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‘Australia’s Bigfoot’ watched over a small town for decades. Then one day, it disappeared

Volunteers work to clean up spilled oil on the shoreline following an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the village of Vityazevo near the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia December 20, 2024.

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‘Ordinary people with shovels’: Volunteers cleaning Black Sea oil spill ask Putin for help

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Video ‘Marvel of engineering’: Aviation analyst on probe that is attempting to ‘touch the sun’ 2:28

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A monster diamond, ancient lipstick and erotic Roman frescoes: 15 remarkable discoveries of 2024

Jenny Nguyen, founder and CEO of The Sports Bra in her bar.

They told her no one goes to a bar to watch women’s sports. Jenny Nguyen proved them wrong

Revellers dressed as Santa take part in the annual SantaCon celebration in New York City, U.S., December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Heather Khalifa

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It took nearly a century for Santa to look the way he does today

Christopher Nolan at the 2024 Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

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Christopher Nolan’s next film will be a star-studded adaptation of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’

Sitting down and being honest about what I wastruggling with was the first step.

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Here’s the gift I have given myself this year. I hope you get it, too

A Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle (EV) charges via a CCS DC fast charger from Electrify America at a shopping mall parking lot in Torrance, California, on February 23, 2024.

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Thinking of buying an EV? You might want to move quickly

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Video See text released as part of Blake Lively’s complaint against ex-costar 3:32

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Space and science

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History-making probe attempts closest-ever approach to the sun

‘A sort of superpower’: Unexpected revelations made possible by AI in 2024

Scientists think they know why Stonehenge was rebuilt thousands of years ago

Cannons abandoned by doomed Spanish expedition are thought to be oldest firearms found in US

California squirrels are eating another rodent for the first time, new study finds

Global Travel

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IKEA names its furniture for Swedish destinations. This American road tripped to visit them

A flight was delayed in Atlanta for over an hour. An Army vet got his sax from the overhead bin and played Christmas songs

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China is building the world’s largest artificial island airport

The mountains where you can ski right across Europe’s international borders

Global Business

Amy VanHaren, CEO and Founder of Pumpspotting, in front of the Breast Express.

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Breastfeeding can be hard and lonely. These women are trying to change that

Analysis America is in a mood

Mega Millions jackpot soars to an estimated $944 million for Christmas Eve drawing

Volkswagen reaches deal with union after grueling talks

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo sued for failing to prevent fraud on Zelle

Style

Charlie Brown and Linus in "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

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Why ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ almost didn’t air — and why it endures

Looks of the Year: The most stylish people of 2024

Dress Codes: Why Santa Claus wears a red and white suit

How ‘The Brutalist’ built architect László Tóth — inside and out

Look closer at this image and you’ll see what AI can’t

SPORT

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Oleksandr Usyk (left) and Tyson Fury face off during a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Picture date: Thursday December 19, 2024. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk stare at each other for over 11 minutes ahead of fight

Robert Lewandowski confident ‘genius’ Pep Guardiola can get Manchester City out of ‘very difficult situation’

Netflix purchases US broadcasting rights for next two FIFA Women’s World Cups

The Buffalo Bills offense is making history

US Politics

Students study in the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin on February 22 in Austin.

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What Democrats want Biden to do on student loans

Biden commutes most federal death row sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office

Unique deal could bring F-16s to Maryland, NFL to DC

An ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader

House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017

health and wellness

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How much is too much alcohol over the holidays? A doctor explains

4 lessons on faith and science Dr. Francis Collins learned during a long and storied career

What your peeing frequency can say about your health

Want to boost your immune system during the holidays? Make these 3 things habits

What’s the best treatment for ADHD? Large new study offers clues

Tech

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Judge rules Israeli firm NSO Group liable for damages in WhatsApp hacking case

We dialed 1-800-ChatGPT. Here’s what happened

Apple urged to remove new AI feature after falsely summarizing news reports

Online dating is about to radically change

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 15: Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers carries the ball for a touchdown in the third quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on December 15, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

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Spectators gather outside France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris for it's formal reopening for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019.

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Butter, which has been rising fast in price in much of Europe, is displayed in a grocery store in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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Poland is selling its frozen butter reserves to curb soaring prices

US Navy allows Osprey aircraft flights to resume

Thousands of Amazon drivers have gone on strike in the thick of the holiday package season

Honda and Nissan are in merger talks

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