All Stories from December 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Killers vie with Lady Gaga, Rod for Christmas crownDec 25, 2012 7:54 am - Rod Stewart, the subject of music industry derision for decades, was greeted with predictable guffaws when he released “Merry Christmas, Baby.” The star’s coolness ratin...
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Plane crash-lands on Myanmar road, 3 killedDec 25, 2012 7:50 am - YANGON, Myanmar — A flight packed with Christmas tourists crash-landed on a road in central Myanmar on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring 11, officials said. Fou...
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Iraq’s northern Kurdish region stops oil exportsDec 25, 2012 7:12 am - BAGHDAD — An Iraqi Kurdish official said on Tuesday that the country’s self-ruled northern Kurdish region has suspended oil exports over a payment row with Baghdad, a de...
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Ga. counties sue HSBC claiming loss of tax baseDec 25, 2012 7:12 am - ATLANTA — Three Atlanta-area counties have filed a lawsuit claiming that British bank HSBC cost them hundreds of millions of dollars in extra expenses and damage to thei...
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A year for enduring pop culture icons to shineDec 25, 2012 7:06 am - NEW YORK — Marilyn Monroe. The Rolling Stones. And Bond — James Bond. What do they have in common? Sure, one’s long gone, and one’s fictional. But all three marked a go...
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Netflix streaming service back online after outageDec 25, 2012 7:00 am - Those hoping to spend the holiday watching streaming video from Netflix can now get back in front of their TVs, tablets and PCs after a Christmas Eve outage. A Netflix I...
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Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victimsDec 25, 2012 7:00 am - NEWTOWN, Conn. — Newtown celebrated Christmas amid piles of snow-covered teddy bears, long lines of stockings and heaps of flowers as volunteers manned a 24-hour candlel...
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Google launches ‘scan and match’ music serviceDec 25, 2012 6:12 am - LOS ANGELES — Google is turning on a “scan and match” service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online, offering for free what Apple charges $25 a ye...
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Minor train derailment in ChicagoDec 25, 2012 6:10 am - Authorities say a commuter train at a downtown Chicago station has derailed, but no passengers were on board. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says ther...
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Jennifer Hudson gives away toys in ChicagoDec 25, 2012 6:10 am - Jennifer Hudson is getting into the Christmas spirit in her native Chicago. The actress and singer handed out toys on Monday through the foundation she co-founded in ho...