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Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children in Brazilian village

CATALAO, Brazil (AP) — Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to children in a village near the Brazilian city of Manaus. The visit was arranged by Amigos do Papai Noel, a Brazilian charity that has been taking gifts to children in the Amazon rainforest for the past 26 years. “For t…
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Stocks Poised for Higher Open

On Monday, the Conference Board will release the Consumer Confidence Index for December, and the Census Bureau will report November residential sales data.
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Trump Says Musk Is Not Taking US Presidency

“All the different hoaxes. The new one is that President Trump has ceded the presidency to Elon Musk. No, no, that’s not happening.”
President-elect Donald Trump, speaking to  a conservative audience in Phoenix, says Musk is “not taking the presidency.” Trump has tapped Musk to head a cost-cutting and deregulation effort he calls the Department of Government Efficiency, and the appointment has already brought complaints of conflicts of interest. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Woman Burnt to Death in New York Subway Car as Suspect Watched

A woman in a New York City subway car was killed early Sunday after another passenger set her on fire and then watched from a nearby bench in the Brooklyn station as she was burnt alive, the police said.
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Michael Penix Jr. lifts Atlanta Falcons in starting debut

Quarterback Michael Penix Jr., the No. 8 overall pick in April’s draft, authored a solid performance in the Atlanta Falcons’ 34-7 rout of the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, throwing for 202 yards with one interception.
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Woman dies after being set on fire in subway: NYPD

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Sleeping woman killed when set on fire on New York subway train, man arrested

Police said there was no interaction before the attack and they did not believe the two people knew each other.
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Retiring U.S. Rep. Kay Granger discloses “health challenges” after co…

The Fort Worth Republican’s last vote in Congress was in July. She did not seek reelection this year.
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Manhunt for suspect who set woman on fire aboard New York subway train

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Trump Brushes Off ‘President Musk’ Jabs As Critics Claim Elon Musk Controls Washington After Government Shutdown Fight

Republicans ditched their original government spending plan last week after heavy criticism from Musk and later Trump.