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Month: December 2025

South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions as UN presses Seoul to address past abuses

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said it plans to end its waning foreign adoptions of Korean children, while United Nations investigators voiced “serious concern” over what they described as Seoul’s failure to ensure truth-finding and reparations for widespread human rights violations tied to decades of mass overseas

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Circuit Courts for Dec. 26

Division 5 Judge Chad Gaddie Prison Don Jason Samuel Smith, 3511 St. Joseph Ave., two years at the Department of Corrections for probation violation and felony non-support. Raymond Michael Myers, 313 SE Moore Rd., eight years at the Department of Corrections for felony second-degree trafficking drugs. Stephen Craig Strong Sr., 18062 Private Dr. 3482, four

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Building permits for Dec. 26

Gary & Kim Burgess, 3401 Easy St., plumbing, no contractor listed, $600. Gary & Kim Burgess, 3401 Easy St., alteration, Barrons Home Rehab LLC DBA Barrons Elite Renovations, $1,500. Charles Umphress, 2601 S. 19th St., street closure, MCON LLC. Lindley Family Trust, 4708 Woodland Shore Dr., new, GC Construction, $500,000. Lindley Family Trust, 4708 Woodland

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Vital Statistics for Dec. 26

Marriage applications Hector Ernesto Paez, 29, and Cheyenna Leigh Daigle, 30, both of St. Joseph. Kiefer Dakota Cox, 33, and Mele Lily Tonga, 25, both of St. Joseph. Jason Charles Hodgin, 45, and Jessica Ann Marie Streeter, 37, both of St. Joseph. Nathan Ryan Cummings, 21, and Alexis Marie Ytell, 24, both of King City,

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— ELECTION 2025-DECISION NOTES-IOWA DESCRIPTION: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election UPCOMING:

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— ELECTION 2025-DECISION NOTES-IOWA DESCRIPTION: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election UPCOMING:

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— ELECTION 2025-DECISION NOTES-IOWA DESCRIPTION: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election UPCOMING:

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— ELECTION 2025-DECISION NOTES-IOWA DESCRIPTION: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election UPCOMING:

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at LA CHARGERS 1½ 1½ (39½) Houston at GREEN BAY 1½ 3 (38½) Baltimore Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 1½ 7½ (42½) at CAROLINA at CINCINNATI 4 7 (53½) Arizona Pittsburgh 2½ 3 (34½) at CLEVELAND Jacksonville 1½ 5½ (48½) at INDIANAPOLIS

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‘Heated Rivalry’ series mixes hockey and queer romance and is scoring big audiences

By CONNIE PANZARIELLO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Heated Rivalry” is scoring big with hockey romance fans. Since its Thanksgiving weekend debut, the steamy television adaptation of Rachel Reid’s 2019 novel has dominated social media feeds and inspired a growing fanbase devoted to the queer romance at its center. The story traces Canadian Shane

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