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Government shutdown averted after lawmakers play deal or no deal till 11th hour on Capitol Hill, how NJ became 'Area 52,' winter weather begins wreaking havoc on holiday travel, and deadly attack on a Christmas market rattles Germany

Government shutdown averted after lawmakers play deal or no deal till 11th hour on Capitol Hill, how NJ became 'Area 52,' winter weather begins wreaking havoc on holiday travel, and deadly attack on a Christmas market rattles Germany

Plus, Party City announces it's closing all of its stores immediately, the Chargers pulled off a play so rare in the NFL it hasn't been seen in 48 years, and the most popular stories on Page One this week ...

December 20, 2024

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TRUMP TRANSITION

Deal or no deal? Lawmakers pass spending bill on 3rd try to avoid government shutdown hours before midnight deadline …

• 118-page bill gets the nod after 1,547-page bill introduced earlier this week …

• House Speaker says new bill drafted after Trump-approved spending bill was voted down late Thursday night …

• Purple-haired congresswoman melts down over spending bill …

• Live updates …

Trump voters have faith he will help economy and their finances, new poll finds …

Trump picks political ally — and papal critic — for ambassadorship to Holy See …

How N.J. became ‘Area 52’ …

• FAA expands drone flight restrictions into New York airspace …

Winter weather begins wreaking havoc with Christmas travel …

At least 2 dead, more than 60 injured after driver plowed vehicle into crowded Christmas market in Germany …

• Graphic video warning: Shocking attack caught by surveillance camera …

• Saudi national taken into custody by police …

Biden cancels another $4.2 billion worth of student debt …

Luigi Mangione canonized as 'saint' by crazed online fans after death penalty bombshell …

• Mangione locked up in same notorious NYC jail as Puff Daddy …

Former CNN pundit offers ‘confession’ and ‘apology’ after explosive report pulls back curtain on Biden’s mental decline …

Victims recount violent kidnappings at hands of Venezuelan prison gang members in Colorado …

15-year-old girl who carried out deadly Wisconsin school shooting was new student, just began attending Christian school a few months ago …

Indiana man convicted in Delphi double-murder case slapped with 130-year prison sentence …

Stocks come roaring back after encouraging news on inflation …

PARTY CITY abruptly going out of business, closing all stores immediately days ahead of Christmas …

Discount retailer BIG LOTS makes 'difficult decision' to go out of business completely …

Record number of CEOs left top jobs this year …

STARBUCKS union announces ‘escalating strikes’ just days before Christmas …

Malaysia approves new search for missing flight MH370 more than 10 years after plane carrying 239 people mysteriously vanished without a trace …

Squirrels in California are acting like predators, hunting like carnivores, taking down and consuming other, smaller rodents, scientists discover …

Russia launches missile strike on Kyiv following Putin’s ‘duel’ threat …

• Ukraine president calls Putin a ‘dumbass’ for duel challenge …

Calls for Trudeau’s resignation mount in Canada as prime minister tries to weather political storm …

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 7, including several children …

U.S. diplomats meet with Syrian opposition leader in Damascus …

Glimpses of horror emerge inside Syria’s Saydnaya prison, known as ‘The Slaughterhouse’ …

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