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Are you ready to break up with your phone?

Smartphone owners have a growing sense of unease about the amount of time spent staring at that screen. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2SfWNMQ via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Pilgrims gather at Jesus's traditional birthplace for Christmas

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Pilgrims from across the world gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for Christmas Eve, taking in a parade and queueing to see the grotto where Jesus is believed to have been born. Crowds, some wearing Santa hats or holding balloons, looked on at the square decked out with a giant Christmas tree and a manger as carols in Arabic played through speakers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2rRzoFK via Latest News

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A fall in Japan's Nikkei index comes after Wall Street suffersthe worst Christmas Eve on record. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Rf7l1r via Online Shopping

The Mate 20 Pro underwater mode is a nice idea, but it definitely needs improving - Android Authority

The Mate 20 Pro underwater mode is a nice idea, but it definitely needs improving    Android Authority The Huawei Mate 20 Pro's underwater mode is a must if you're hoping to take photos and videos in the pool or ocean, but is it any good? We put it to the test by ... View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2AegzRC via Technology

Police 'unequivocally' affirm London airport drone sightings

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LONDON (AP) — Chagrined county police in England insisted Monday that drone sightings over London's Gatwick Airport were authentic, while a local man who was arrested and cleared as a suspect in the aerial mystery that brought days of travel havoc said he felt "completely violated." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2T647dO via Latest News

What my dad, who died on Christmas Day, taught me by always giving awful presents

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My dad was a terrible gift-giver, but it didn't matter. We loved his awful presents because he loved sharing his favorite things with us kids. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EMwJom via Latest News

Trump Ends Mattis Era at the Pentagon Two Months Early

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The abrupt move to cut short Mattis’s tenure was announced Sunday by Trump in a tweet. It follows waves of bipartisan criticism over the president’s sudden change of course on Syria and Afghanistan, which has fueled a sense of turmoil at the highest level of the president’s national security team. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2QPBPHO via Latest News

5 Danish holiday traditions to make Christmas last a whole month

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Christmas represents a shining beacon of light in a dark, dark time, and that’s why we make the most of it. Despite Lucia being a Sicilian saint, the celebration of Lucia day is actually a Nordic tradition. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2rTa4zq via Latest News

How Gramps' Great Depression stories saved a Great Recession Christmas

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My kids weren't the only ones who learned a lesson in 2008. Christmases since have included more helping others and less filling our house with stuff. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RaezUt via Latest News

David Santoro: My North Korea Prediction for 2019

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America should manage North Korea and focus on China. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Lwi6qQ via Latest News

Body of Guatemalan migrant girl who died in US custody returns home

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The body of a Guatemalan migrant girl, who died in US custody after illegally crossing the border with her father, returned home Sunday in a white casket. The December 8 death of Jakelin Caal, seven, reignited a debate in the United States on immigration policy and the treatment of migrants. Guatemalan foreign ministry officials at the airport in Guatemala City received Jakelin's casket, adorned with gold-colored trim, before a hearse carried it on the 10-hour journey to her village of San Antonio Secortez, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of the capital. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ShXq8z via Latest News

Here Are All the Stores Open and Closed on Christmas 2018

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Including Walgreens and CVS from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rm82Gp via Latest News

Trump tells boy that believing in Santa at 7 is 'marginal'

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Christmas Eve took calls from children anxious to find out where Santa was on his gift-giving journey. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2AcMAcY via Latest News

Indonesia's tsunami on Saturday, which killed at least 373 people, never triggered the alert system

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A devastating tsunami took Indonesians by surprise because an early warning system hasn't worked since 2012. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EMoZDN via Latest News

National Christmas Tree to Stay Dark During Holiday Due to Government Shutdown

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The tree sustained some damage on Friday when a man climbed it from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2T9eFZz via Latest News

Pair freed without charge in London airport drones probe

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A man and a woman arrested over the drone disruption that brought Christmas getaway flights to a standstill at London's Gatwick Airport were released without charge on Sunday, police said. A 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman from the town of Crawley, near Britain's second-busiest airport, were arrested on Saturday. "Both people have fully co-operated with our enquiries and I am satisfied that they are no longer suspects in the drone incidents at Gatwick," Sussex Police detective chief superintendent Jason Tingley said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2rQ0GMV via Latest News

Pope: Forgo greed and gluttony of Christmas for simple love

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Ag69Bc via Latest News

Severe weather poised to threaten southern US immediately after Christmas

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After drizzle puts a damper on Christmas Day, the threat for severe weather is expected to ramp up from Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley Wednesday into Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rdv6H8 via Latest News

UK police release two people arrested in Gatwick drone investigation

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"Both people have fully co-operated with our inquiries, and I am satisfied that they are no longer suspects in the drone incidents at Gatwick," Detective Chief Superintendent Jason Tingley said on Sunday. A damaged drone had been recovered a close to the perimeter of the airport, he said, and it was being forensically examined, for example for clues about whether it was controlled remotely from afar or by somebody in the vicinity. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2rQyU2E via Latest News

Abraham Lincoln letter sent days before Christmas 1863 sells at auction for $60K

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Lincoln's 1863 letter asked the U.S. military to allow his wife's cousins to return peacefully to their plantation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EJ2oam via Latest News