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Indonesian independence celebrations falsely shared as Christmas Day event at Jakarta mosque
Old footage of an event at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta to commemorate Indonesia's independence has resurfaced in posts falsely claiming…
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How Jazz Great Chuck Redd Gave American Culture a Gift This Christmas
More recently, Grenell marked the holy season of Advent by defending Undersecretary of State Sarah Rogers for her meeting with AfD’s…
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The Cookies of Christmas Past and Present
My plan: to make ten recipes over the course of a week. Source link
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Did Homeland Security Just Violate the First Amendment on Christmas?
The Department of Homeland Security’s tasteless holiday shitposting may have just violated the United States Constitution. The federal…
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ICE Agents Violently Detain Pastor on Christmas Eve
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ by aggressively detaining a pastor. Multiple agents in…
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ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers in Yakima, Washington, spent Christmas Eve arresting a man in a Walmart parking lot—even…
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Trump Descends Into Paranoid Spiral on Christmas Day
What’s Grandpa Trump’s version of telling stories by the fire on Christmas? It seems to be unleashing a flurry of more than 100 posts on…
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Israel’s mixed messaging on Christmas draws controversy
The messaging shows the challenges Israel faces and also raises the question of whether it is better to use the holiday to draw contrasts…
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Texas Boy Left Orphaned after Drunk Driver Speeding Wrong Way Down Highway Kills Entire Family on Way Home from Christmas Party
A young boy in Texas was left as the sole survivor of his family after a devastating car crash, reportedly caused by an alleged drunk…
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Pope asks that 'clamour of weapons cease' in Christmas address
Pope Leo XIV issued an appeal for peace in Ukraine in his first Christmas address as pope to thousands of the faithful on St Peter's…
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I Love Stupid Christmas Chick Flicks
I don’t mind when every conflict is solved by hot cocoa and premarital eye contact. Source link
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Truth is 'quite the opposite': Israel Police denies claims officers raided Haifa Christmas event
The Israel Police’s statement comes after outlets, including the Qatar state-run Al Jazeera, shared footage of the arrests, claiming the…
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German bishop warns against nationalism in Christmas sermon
The head of Germany's Catholic bishops on Thursday warned against rising nationalism in his Christmas sermon, saying the interconnected…
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‘Integral part of our nation’: Herzog visits Franciscan Sisters in Jerusalem ahead of Christmas
President Isaac Herzog shared that he feels "deep pride in Israel's Christian communities," reaffirming that Israel will continue to…
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Wall Street opens flat ahead of Christmas break
Wall Street indexes opened nearly flat in shortened Christmas Eve trading on Wednesday (Dec 24), as traders wait to see whether stocks can…
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A Very Bari Christmas
One of the pleasures of working at a place like The New Republic is that every so often, something comes in over the transom that just…
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Christmas music driving you nuts? Why holiday playlists are everywhere
If it began to sound a lot like Christmas earlier than usual this year, it wasn’t your imagination. Halloween wasn’t even over before…
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Migrants offered $3,000 to self deport over Christmas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it is tripling the financial incentive for illegal immigrants to self-deport over the…
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German Christmas retail sales disappointing so far
Christmas sales this year in Germany have so far been disappointing, a survey by the HDE German Trade Association published on Sunday…
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Arctic League still $43,000 away from Christmas gift goal
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)— The Arctic League’s annual fundraiser for children in Chemung County hasn’t reached its goal yet. Every year, the…
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Kremlin rejects Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine
The Kremlin has reaffirmed its rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday, after German Chancellor…
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All Trump Wants for Christmas is a “Triumphal Arc”
Trump’s “triumphal arc” (yes, “arc”) is the latest construction project on his list, which also includes the 90,000-square-foot, $250…
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Five held on suspicion of planning attack on German Christmas market
Five men have been detained on suspicion of planning an attack on a Christmas market in southern Germany, the public prosecutor in Munich…