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Today In History, January 1: Ellis Island opens

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Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after deadly high rise fire

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Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes

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Thieves drill into a German bank vault and steal tens of millions of euros' worth of property

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What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes

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Drummers pound in the new year as others mark 2026 with defiance or hope

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Today in History: December 31, Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigns

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Nearly 25 Islamic State fighters killed or captured in Syria, US military says

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China's top diplomat blasts US arms sale to Taiwan as military drills around the island unfold

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European and Canadian leaders discuss US-led peace efforts in Russia-Ukraine war

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Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026

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Iran's president says answer to attack would be harsh in apparent response to Trump warning

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Today in History: December 30, Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault

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2025 WAS ONE OF THREE HOTTEST YEARS ON RECORD, SCIENTISTS SAY

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Former Miss Universe co-owner gets 2 years in prison for fraud

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Russia opens rebuilt Mariupol theater more than 3 years after Moscow airstrike killed hundreds there

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In escalating tensions with Venezuela, Trump says the US 'hit' a coastal drug loading facility

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China threatens detention in Xinjiang over banned Uyghur songs

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Boxer Anthony Joshua hospitalized, 2 trainers dead in Nigeria car crash

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China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions

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Trump warns Iran of further US strikes if it reconstitutes nuclear program during Netanyahu visit

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US offers Ukraine a 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says

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Today in History: December 29, Ghislaine Maxwell convicted

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Today in History: December 28, U.S. Afghan war formally ends

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Today in History: December 27, Charles Darwin sets out on world voyage

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A Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 others

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Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China

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Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow red

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Trump-Zelenskyy talks will address security guarantees and reconstruction, Ukraine leader says

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Today in History: December 26, Jack Johnson wins world heavyweight championship

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Trump says US launched 'powerful and deadly' strike against Islamic State targets in Nigeria

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3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion Christmas tree arson at West Bank church

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Today in History: December 25, Northwest Airlines passengers foil underwear bomber

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Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote

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Cause of death confirmed for free climber who fell from Spain's tallest bridge

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Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's

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A blast in Gaza wounds a soldier and Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation

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Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday

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Zelenskyy says he's open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine's industrial heartland

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Today in History: December 24, Alan Turing granted posthumous pardon

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UK authorities bring new charges of rape and sexual assault against Russell Brand

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Louvre tightens security after $102M jewel heist, installs bars on infamous window

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Greta Thunberg arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking pro-Palestinian activists

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Today in History: December 23, Franco Harris makes the 'Immaculate Reception'

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Banksy unveils new art in London following speculation over murals depicting stargazing figures

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is 'quite solid'

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Ukraine is leveraging its powerful – and cheap – new drone killers for air defense

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Singer-songwriter Chris Rea, known for 'Driving Home for Christmas,' dies at 74

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Starlink in the crosshairs: How Russia could attack Elon Musk's conquering of space

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Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow

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Today in History: December 22, French Jewish army captain unjustly convicted of treason

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Gunmen kill 9, wound 10, in mass shooting at South Africa tavern

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Today in History: December 21, Pilgrims come ashore for the first time

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Today in History: December 20, Howard Beach racial murder

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Paris court rejects bid to suspend Shein platform in France

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Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted but Palestinians there still face starvation, experts say

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Today in History: December 19, U.S. auto industry gets emergency bailout

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British baker's criticism of Mexican 'ugly' bread triggers social media outrage

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A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025

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Rain creates a crimson spectacle on Iran's Hormuz Island for the first time this year

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Russia is trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say

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In 2025, Trump told FIFA, Olympics and NCAA to get in line. For the most part, they complied

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Pope Leo installation of Bishop Hicks signals more progressive NY archdiocese

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Today in History: December 18, U.S. troops leave Iraq

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Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games

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Surviving Bondi Beach shooter charged with terrorism, 15 counts of murder

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EU leaders prepare to take unprecedented steps to help Ukraine at a high-stakes summit

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Good news: Behind the scenes of some of the world's most uplifting stories of 2025

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Strikes and a $100 million heist push the Louvre into historic crisis

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Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children's lives crushed by foreign aid cuts

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Today in History: December 17, Black motorcyclist beaten to death after leading police chase

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Many Canadian tourists now favor Mexico over 'cruel' U.S.

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FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash

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A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue

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After a year of Trump, EU leaders begrudgingly learn to live with the reality of an unreliable ally

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Veteran MMA fighter Geronimo dos Santo dies swimming in Amazon

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Couple shot while trying to stop Bondi Beach attack died in each other's arms

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Today in History: December 16, Colin Powell nominated for secretary of state

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Toxic smog blankets New Delhi, disrupting travel and plunging air quality to hazardous levels

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President Trump signs executive order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction'

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Small plane crashes in central Mexico, killing at least 7 people, official says

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US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks

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Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre: What we know about attack in Australia that killed 15

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Today in History: December 15, Bridge collapses into Ohio River, killing 46 people

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At least 15 people killed in antisemitic terror attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia

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Today in History: December 14, Vaccinations begin as COVID-19 death toll hits 300,000

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Today in History: December 13, Thousands protest police killings of Black men

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US accuses Rwanda of violating the peace deal as M23 rebels seize a key eastern Congo city

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South Africa eases affirmative action regulations on Starlink and others that Musk said were racist

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Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine's Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official says

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Hunger and makeshift shelters persist in north Caribbean nearly 2 months after Hurricane Melissa

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Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference

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Watch: Skydiver dangles at 15,000 feet after parachute catches on plane's tail in Australia

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Russian lugers plan to race in Lake Placid next week. Ukrainian sliders say it shouldn't be allowed

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Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

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Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute

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Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump

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EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can't veto their use for Ukraine

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Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a ceasefire after days of deadly clashes, Trump says

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Today in History: December 12, NFL stadium's roof collapses after major snowstorm

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