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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his short-lived resignation in early November under heavy duress from the Saudi Arabian government, according to a New York Times report based on the accounts of Lebanese, Western and regional officials, as well as other figures close to Hariri. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2l8FoGp via Latest News

Some of the best deals are on clothing, toys and electronics, and stores like Target and Kmart are open late tonight, trying to cash in on procrastinating customers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2l87Lo6 via Latest News

A six-year-old boy was mistakenly shot dead in Texas when police officers opened fire on a suspected car thief, US media reports. As four officers targeted Amanda Lene Jones, 30, who they believed was armed, a stray bullet pierced the wall of the mobile home where the youngster, Kameron Prescott, lived. Maria Morales, who works at Wiederstein Elementary School in Texas, paid tribute to the young victim. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BxOpA0 via Latest News

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'Twas Christmas Day and all over the place,People were celebrating, even in space.The halls were all decked, the stockings were hung,And for all that we know, even carols were sung. Two-forty miles up, above Santa's sleigh,Was the International Space Station's own holiday.Gifts came on a rocket that was launched up from Earth,Bringing cosmonauts and astronauts plenty of mirth. On that zero-g station with their hearts all a-flitter,Astronaut Vande Hei shared this photo on Twitter. Merry Christmas from the International Space Station! http://pic.twitter.com/F1ye4d7MXN — Mark T. Vande Hei (@Astro_Sabot) December 25, 2017 And a few days before, 'twixt all that they're doing, NASA sent up the new Star Wars for a most special viewing. Space Station movie night, complete with “bungee cord chairs”, drink bags, and a science fiction flick! http://pic.twitter.com/IPZ2thI8rw — Mark T. Vande Hei (@Astro_Sabot) December 24, 2017 This brave crew of six, to the ISS they came,Let...

The death toll from a storm that unleashed landslides and floods across the southern Philippines has climbed to 240 with scores of others still missing, officials said Monday. Tropical Storm Tembin on Friday struck the country's main southern island of Mindanao, which often escapes the 20 or so storms that batter the rest of the archipelago nation each year. Civil defence officials said the number of confirmed deaths from Tembin on Mindanao's Zamboanga peninsula had risen to 78, while the death toll in Lanao del Sur province on the island went up to 27. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2D9UPWc via Latest News

From presidential investigations to natural disasters, here are the top ten national events from 2017. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ByH2bi via Latest News

President Donald Trump has hit out at the FBI's deputy director Andrew McCabe after reports emerged that he was planning to retire shortly. Mr Trump has repeatedly criticised the US intelligence agency, accusing its senior staff of political bias.  Mr McCabe is thought to have told senior FBI officials he was planning to leave the agency in the near future as he is eligible to retire in March.  In a tweet on Saturday evening, Mr Trump accused Mr McCabe of not being impartial during the agency's investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. He wrote: "How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the man in charge, along with leakin' James Comey, of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33,000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700,000 for wife's campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?"  Mr Trump was referring to donations from the state Democratic party to Mr McCabe's wife Jill, who ran for the Virginia state senate. Virginia go...

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department and U.S. Secret Service investigated a mysterious package left outside the Bel Air home of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C5ouTM via Latest News

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushed deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in a new expansion of Tehran's influence in the war-torn country. The army and the Shi'ite forces helped by Druze militias in the area advanced east and south of the Sunni-rebel held bastion of Beit Jin backed by some of the heaviest aerial bombing and artillery shelling since a major assault began more than two months ago to seize the area, rebels said. The Syrian army said it had encircled the village of Mughr al Meer at the foothills of Mount Hermon as troops moved toward Beit Jin amid fierce clashes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BxFDln via Latest News

It was a subdued Christmas Eve in Bethlehem after recent violence sparked by Pres. Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C6cf9d via Latest News

"I owned a drone for bout 5 min before it flew in the lake" from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BOpNXC via Latest News

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Despite the best efforts of some Philadelphia schoolchildren, Mother Nature blew in and scuttled the annual re-enactment of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River during the Revolutionary War. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BAYuvI via Latest News

He's made his list, he's checked it twice, he already knows who's been naughty and nice. That's right: Santa Claus is coming to town – and you can follow him as he makes his way around the world. Every year, the boffins at Norad (the North American Aerospace Defense Command) kindly dedicate December 24th to tracking Father Christmas as he darts from chimney to chimney, country to country, and continent to continent, delivering gifts while voraciously consuming sweetmeats. Their service began by happenstance in 1955, when a Sears ad in a local paper offering the chance to speak to Santa mistakenly printed the top secret phone number of Conad – Norad’s predecessor. US Air Force Col. Harry Shoup took the first call from a young boy wanting to talk to Santa in good humour, and so a Christmas tradition was born. Now, every year, thousands of volunteers staff telephones and computers to answer calls and e-mails from children (and adults) around the...

China's large-scale land reclamation around disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea is "moving ahead steadily", state media has reported, and is on track to use giant "island-builders" to transform even more of the region. The projects have "completely changed the face of the South China Sea's islands and reefs", the report said. China's sweeping claims overlap with those of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei, as well as Taiwan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Dc1DTt via Latest News

We all know the holiday season always means epic sales and just because Christmas may have to come to an end, doesn't mean the sales have too! from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C63s4Z via Latest News

From America to Australia, flight attendants around the world helped holiday travelers reach their destinations. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BA4e9h via Latest News

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New archeological research has shed fresh light on China's first emperor -- creator of the world-famous terracotta army -- and his quest for eternal life, state media reported. A set of wooden slips found in the central province of Hunan contain an executive order from emperor Qin Shihuang for a nationwide search for the elixir of life, along with replies from local governments, according to Xinhua news agency on Sunday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BNqNvn via Latest News

Commentary: If there's one day when a gadget can truly make a difference to people, it's this one. from CNET http://ift.tt/2DaU4wa via Mobiles