Nation and World
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With more than a million pages to go, Justice struggles with Epstein files
Dec 24, 2025 7:23 pm - On Dec. 22 — three days past the congressionally mandated deadline for the Justice Department to release the entire trove of Epstein files — a top prosecutor in Florida sent an emergency request to employees in the Miami U.S. attorneys office.
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Rescuers rushed into flames to save nursing home residents after deadly explosion
Dec 24, 2025 7:14 pm - Rescuers braved shooting flames, falling debris and the threat of more explosions to evacuate dozens of nursing home residents after a blast ripped through a Pennsylvania facility, killing a resident and an employee, and setting off a frantic search of the wreckage.Officials said Wednesday they'd located everybody after hours of looking.
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EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship
Dec 24, 2025 7:05 pm - France, Germany, the European Union and the United Kingdom on Wednesday hit out at a U.S. decision to impose travel bans on five Europeans the Trump administration accuses of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American views.
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Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
Dec 24, 2025 5:29 pm - A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled. The show's host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the wake of the White House announcing last week that President Donald Trump's name would be added to the facility.
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Explosion in Moscow kills 3 people. Official says Ukrainian intelligence was behind it
Dec 24, 2025 3:43 pm - An explosion in Moscow on Wednesday killed three people, including two police officers, Russian investigators said, days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away.
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Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive the Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza
Dec 24, 2025 3:38 pm - Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of subdued celebrations because of the war in Gaza.
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A blast in Gaza wounds a soldier and Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation
Dec 24, 2025 3:30 pm - An explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. It was the latest incident to threaten the tenuous truce that has held since Oct. 10 as each side accuses the other of violations.
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Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland
Dec 24, 2025 2:43 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces.
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Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026
Dec 23, 2025 6:36 pm - The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year.
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Trump’s newly appointed envoy to Greenland says US not looking to ‘conquer’ the Danish territory
Dec 23, 2025 6:32 pm - President Donald Trump's newly appointed envoy to Greenland said Tuesday that the Republican administration is looking to begin a conversation with residents of the semi-autonomous Danish territory about the best way forward for the strategically important island.