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US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela's coast -- The move comes after US President Donald Trump ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. -- World

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Timothée Chalamet teams up with EsDeeKid to quash alter-ego rumours -- Speculation has run riot that the US actor had been leading a double life as the masked rapper. -- Culture

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

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Engineer becomes first wheelchair user to go to space -- "It was the coolest experience!" said Michaela Benthaus after the 10-minute Blue Origin flight. -- Science & Environment

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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.

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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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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.

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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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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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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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Survivors 'nervous and sceptical' about release of remaining Epstein files -- US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete.

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Who and what are in the Epstein files? -- High-profile figures, including Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson, can be seen in the long-awaited files.

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Watch: Images, cassettes and high-profile figures from Epstein files -- The partial release of documents includes photos of the late sex offender's properties, audio files and redacted documents.

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Watch: DOJ re-releases 2005 video showing Epstein's Florida home -- The trove of new files related to the late sex offender includes previously released footage of police searching his Palm Beach mansion.

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Republican Elise Stefanik ends New York governor bid -- The New York congresswoman, a Trump ally, cited a tough gubernatorial primary campaign and her young son as reasons for her decision.

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US to strip alleged Bosnian war criminal of citizenship -- Kemal Mrndzic did not reveal that he had been a guard at a camp where atrocities occurred when seeking US naturalisation, officials say.

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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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