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Extreme winter weather in the United States is bringing "life threatening conditions" along the country's coastline.
One man has died and several more have been injured by high winds and massive 9-metre waves on the nation's western seafront, whilst tornadoes have struck Texas.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - considered the architect of the country's economic liberalisation has died at the age of 92.
The country has declared a seven day mourning to pay respect to the two time PM who led the country from 2004 to 2014.
Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.
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OUT: SOCA family dispute at a U.S. airport has left three people injured by gunfire and another person stabbed.
The incident occurred in Phoenix, Arizona, on Christmas Day, following a physical altercation.
Mitch McCann reports.
Donald Trump is doubling down on his threat to take back control of the Panama Canal.
In his Christmas message, the US President-elect re-iterated his country's claim to the waterway, which cuts through the American continent, allowing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to converge, acting as a major marine transportation route.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Japan is planning to ease visa restrictions on Chinese travelers.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya outlined the intention to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in a Beijing meeting on Wednesday.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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The man accused of killing a woman by setting her on fire on a New York City subway train has made his first appearance in court.
Authorities say the suspect, who is originally from Guatemala, was in the US illegally.
Ira Spitzer has more.
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Workers at the popular coffee chain Starbucks are set to expand their strike action.
More than 5,000 workers are expected to walk off the job, with the stoppage continuing until later on Christmas Eve.
Mitch McCann reports:
IN: TALKS BETWEENAmerican Airlines flights are taking off again after its planes were temporarily grounded across the United States this morning.
The 'groundstop', which lasted roughly an hour, was caused by a "vendor technology issue," but the airline says that it's since been "resolved" and services have resumed.
Benji Hyer reports.
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One of Donald Trump's initial picks for a senior cabinet position has violated not only multiple Congressional rules, but several state and federal laws, according to an ethics report published today.
Matt Gaetz, the firebrand ex-politician, is alleged to have paid a dozen or so women $10,000s "with the general expectation of sex" in return — amongst them an underage student, who was just 17 at the time.
The report also says the former Florida congressman used illegal drugs while in office.
Benji Hyer brings us more details.
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US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of dozens of people sitting on death row, meaning they will now not face the death penalty.
These prisoners will instead serve life without the possibility of parole.
Three notorious killers were left out of these commutations — the gunman at the 2018 shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, the perpetrator of the 2015 church massacre in Charleston, and the 2013 Boston Marathon bomber.
Benji Hyer reports.
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