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Harry and Meghan embrace their children in Christmas message -- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have also released their official Christmas card and renamed their charity. -- UK

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Two US presidents and their long associations with Jeffrey Epstein -- BBC Verify has looked back through online archives to examine what we know about President Trump and Bill Clinton's decades-long associations with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Four things the US wants from Canada on trade -- Dairy, alcohol and a law regulating how much Canadian content is promoted by Netflix are among the main issues the US wants resolved.

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Brown University and MIT professor shooting suspect found dead, police say -- Claudio Neves Valente is believed to have shot dead two students on Saturday, and an academic in Massachusetts two days later.

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Just now -- Watch: President Trump's name added to facade of Kennedy Center -- Crews work on the facade of the Kennedy Center after the board voted to add Trump's name to the performing arts venue. -- Just now

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Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president at tense conservative event -- Conservatives traded criticims at this year's annual Turning Point USA America Fest conference.

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TikTok owner signs deal to avoid US ban -- The deals would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations.

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South Africa defiant after US threatens 'consequences' over refugee centre raid -- South Africa has accused the US of employing Kenyans without work permits to process refugee applications.

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What we know about the Epstein files that the US is poised to release -- Friday is the legal deadline for the US department of justice to release its material on the late convicted sex offender and financier.

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Will the US TikTok deal make it safer but less relevant? -- The key to the app's success - its algorithm - is to be retrained on US data. Will that make US TikTok blander?

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How a Reddit tipster cracked the Brown University shooting case -- "He blew this case right open," one official said after the suspect was found dead on Thursday. "When you crack it, you crack it."

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Fact-checking White House plaques targeting former US presidents -- New plaques have appeared under the portraits of former US presidents at the White House.

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Keith Lee wins top prize at first TikTok Awards in US -- Actress La La Anthony hosted the inaugural awards show in the US, which took place at the Hollywood Palladium.

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US justice department will not release all Epstein files by Friday deadline, official says -- The Friday deadline was mandated by a bill that got near-unanimous support in the US Congress.

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US judge found guilty of helping migrant evade immigration agents -- The 66-year-old could face up to five years in prison for ushering the man out a courtroom side door.

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Watch: 'It's finally happening' - Trump supporters await Epstein files release -- At a TurningPoint USA event, the president's supporters weigh in on the potential release of documents relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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US suspends green card lottery scheme after Brown shooting -- The suspect in the university shooting and the murder of an MIT professor entered the US via the scheme.

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