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EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorshipDec 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 buildingDec 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 itDec 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 GazaDec 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 violationDec 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 heartlandDec 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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Bears, Patriots, Jaguars clinch playoff berths in stunning first-year coaching turnaroundsDec 24, 2025 10:47 am - Chicago, New England and Jacksonville were all fighting for draft positioning at this time a year ago, with the three teams finishing off seasons that left them at the bottom of the NFL standings.
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Will Arnett finds therapy at the open mic in ‘Is This Thing On?’Dec 24, 2025 5:30 am - It’s often the tiniest things in the debris field of a failed relationship that trigger the most pain. Bradley Cooper clearly believes this, and repeatedly goes for the smaller-scale choice in “Is This Thing On?,” his third feature as director — a deeply felt film about one teetering marriage, and a work whose power sneaks up on you slowly.
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The Neil Diamond-inspired ‘Song Sung Blue’ hits all the wrong notesDec 24, 2025 5:15 am - Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are slumming to play the slightly batty couple in the big-hearted but misguided “Song Sung Blue,” a baffling adaptation of a very moving 2008 documentary.
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An electric Timothée Chalamet is the consummate striver in propulsive ‘Marty Supreme’Dec 24, 2025 5:00 am - “Marty Supreme,” Josh Safdie’s nerve-busting, adrenaline jolt of a movie, stars a never-better Timothée Chalamet in a delicious synergy of actor, role and whatever fairy dust makes a performance feel both preordained and magically fresh.