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Man accused of fatally setting New York City subway rider on fire says he doesn’t recall incident

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen, allegedly admitted to heavy drinking and says he doesn’t have memory of the gruesome scene.
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American Airlines resumes flights after brief grounding ahead of busy Christmas travel

By Utkarsh Shetti, Abhijith Ganapavaram and David Shepardson (Reuters) -American Airlines said on Tuesday its flights had resumed after a technical glitch forced the carrier to issue an hour-long ground stop, disrupting travel for thousands on Christmas Eve, one of the busiest periods of the year. The issue that briefly affected the carrier’s ability to get its planes in the air involved network
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Biden eyes sanctions on Russian ‘dark fleet’ oil exports: Report

President Joe Biden is considering imposing stringent last-minute sanctions on Russia’s energy sector in the final weeks of his term, according to people familiar with his plans. The rumored measures were reported on Christmas Eve and would aim to cripple the so-called “dark fleet” of ships transporting Russian oil to non-Western nations and target exporters who have thus […]
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Trump’s FCC chair sends ominous letter to Disney CEO: ‘Americans no longer trust the national news media’

Trump’s FCC chair sends ominous letter to Disney CEO: ‘Americans no longer trust the national news media’ – Brendan Carr laments ‘erosion of public trust’ in media while Trump sues newspapers and media companies
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Biden’s rationale behind Christmas present for death row killers foggy at best: experts

President Biden’s rationale behind his move to commute the sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates on death row remains unclear, according to crime data expert John Lott.
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PA woman charged with trying to register dead people, including own father, to vote

A Collingdale, Pennsylvania, woman was charged in connection with allegedly registering four ineligible individuals, including her deceased father, to vote.
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Trump wants to purchase Greenland. How would that actually work?

President-elect has indicated the U.S. will make Greenland purchase a priority in post about new ambassador to Denmark
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion ahead of Christmas Eve drawing

Someone might be looking at a ho-ho-whole lot of green on Christmas this year — and it won’t be the Grinch.
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Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘vigorously pursue the death penalty’

President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct the Department of Justice to “vigorously pursue the death penalty” after President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life in prison.
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Teamsters boss reveals how VP Harris lost the party, and his vote

Democrats have an ego problem, Teamsters president Sean O’Brien says. The head of the nation’s largest union said the party that once stood for the working class has “somehow lost their way” and it just cost them the election. He told the Herald Tuesday that the party of AOC — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — and VP Kamala Harris failed to grasp today’s political climate. “They feel …