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ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT

70-year-old man fired from volunteer job as Santa Claus over views on Middle East conflict …

Israeli military admits to mistakenly killing 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza …

Israel drops fake money across Gaza, promises real money in exchange for info on hostages …

Matthew Perry died from effects of ketamine, autopsy report shows …

New Hampshire governor predicts a landslide win in his state’s primary next month — for Nikki Haley …

RFK Jr has been turning in strong polling results, but polls aren’t necessarily his primary obstacle … 

Jury finds Rudy Giuliani liable in defamation case, orders him to pay plaintiffs $148 million …

Ukraine’s military recruiters described as ‘people snatchers’ trying to restore nation’s depleted army …

• President of Hungary blocks $55 billion in European Union aid to Ukraine … 

Congresswoman calls for ethics investigation into judge linked to Trump, Jan. 6 cases …

Senate staffer caught filming sex tape in Capitol hearing room …

Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot 1st grade teacher hit with 2-year prison sentence …

Off-campus home where 4 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO students were slain to be demolished this month, school says …

Average price for gallon of gas in U.S. inches toward $3 amid record production …

Homelessness in U.S. jumps to highest reported level ever …

‘Largest solar flare’ ever recorded so strong it knocked out some radio frequencies …

Missing British boy found in France 6 years after disappearance …

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INCREDIBLE FIND: Father and daughter thought sonar detected an octopus — turns out, it was a shipwreck missing for 152 years …

SHAPESHIFTING: Americans not just getting heavier — also getting shorter, too. Why? … 

ROCK BOTTOM: CHARGERS fire coach and GM and embarrassing 63-21 loss on THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL …

RESURRECTION: Why so many episodes of old TV shows have been showing up again on NETFLIX recently …

PROGNOSTCATIONS: Christmas is less than 10 days away — map shows how likely chances for white Christmas are where you live …

PRECIOUS METAL: Shoppers snapped up $100 million worth of gold bars at COSTCO in 3rd quarter of 2023 …

BIG MONEY: POWERBALL jackpot climbs to $535 million … 

WHAT ALES YOU: Creamery and brewery team up for product that was 2 years in the making: blue cheese beer … 

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URGENT DEADLINES: Breakdown of last possible dates to ship with UPS, FEDEX and USPS to ensure gifts arrive before Christmas …

RUNNING HOT: Men's style guide to not overheating this winter ... 

SOUNDTRACK: Curated playlist of 50+ Christmas songs to get you through the holidays … 

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THE DESCENDANTS: New study sheds light on why some are ‘morning people’ …

SCIENCE FICTION: AMAZON founder Jeff Bezos says ideal scenario is 1 trillion humans living throughout Solar System on space stations … 

SUBURBAN SPRAWL: ‘Donut effect’ is reshaping cities throughout America …

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✅ The 5 most popular stories featured on PAGE ONE over the last week

1. PREDICTABLE: Prognosticators in food industry say Americans will drink more camel milk and mocktails in 2024, and eat more pickles -- among other things …

2. FIXER UPPER: Meet Shohei Ohtani's surgeon, renowned doctor who fixes sports' biggest players and saved superstar’s $700-million arm …

3. STRATEGERY: How to finesse your answer to the one question everyone is dreading from friends and family this holiday season …

4. WORKING STIFF: Forget quiet quitting, employers are doing quiet layoffs now amid a slowing job market for white-collar workers …

5. POTENT POTABLES: DORITOS’ new 86-proof nacho-flavored liquor may sound like a stunt, but it’s actually good, cocktail reviewer says …