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The US Capitol Building stands at the east end of the National Mall which is lined by various buildings of the Smithsonian Institution on December 08

White House pushes Smithsonian to comply with review to receive federal funding

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has signaled to the Smithsonian Institution that the White House could withhold federal funding from the museum organization if it does not comply with the administration’s unprecedented, sweeping review. In a Thursday letter to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III, White House officials said funds are

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A general view of a classroom at St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri

Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State in November have been released, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday, confirming that all abducted pupils are now free. “Another 130 abducted Niger State pupils released, none left in captivity,” spokesman Sunday Dare

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A screengrab from video shows the Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya.

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a West Bank teen they say ‘hurled a block.’ Video shows them shooting him point blank

By Ibrahim Dahman, Max Saltman, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it shot dead a Palestinian “suspected of hurling a block” at soldiers on Saturday during an operation in the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya. Video reviewed by CNN shows a soldier shooting the teen when he is just feet away.

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"Avatar: Fire and Ash" could prove to have staying power with audiences after opening to $88 million domestically.

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ lights up the box office with $88 million opening

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Moviegoers escaped into director James Cameron’s sci-fi universe this weekend, driving the third installment of the “Avatar” franchise to an estimated $88 million domestically. The opening was shy of analysts’ expectations that it could earn more than $100 million in its first weekend. The first “Avatar” movie debuted in

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‘We are still here.’ Catholic patriarch leads Christmas Mass at Gaza church bombed by Israel during the war

By Tareq El-Hilou, Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — The most senior Catholic cleric in the Holy Land urged Palestinians “not just to survive” but to “rebuild life” in Gaza as he led Christmas Mass there on Sunday, against the backdrop of apocalyptic destruction and displacement. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin

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Trump announces ‘Most Favored Nation’ deals with nine drug companies and plans to meet with insurers next

By Tami Luhby, Adam Cancryn, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — In his latest effort to lower drug costs, President Donald Trump unveiled Friday “Most Favored Nation” pricing deals with nine more pharmaceutical companies. The president also announced he would call a meeting next week or early January with health insurers to push them to lower

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A person holds an American flag as they participate in a ceremony to become an American citizen during a US Citizenship & Immigration Services naturalization ceremony at the Miami Field Office in 2018.

Why the US is targeting the diversity visa lottery and what it means for applicants

By Kaanita Iyer, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to pause a visa program intended to admit certain individuals to the United States, though it’s unclear whether it’s been suspended entirely. The move comes after the suspect in the Brown University shooting was identified as a green-card holder

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury leaves the House Democrats' caucus meeting in the US Capitol on November 12.

Frustrations mount among survivors about House Democrats’ selective releases of Epstein files and photos

By Annie Grayer, MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — A number of Jeffrey Epstein survivors voiced their concern in a private meeting with female Democratic lawmakers earlier this week about the intermittent disclosure of Epstein-related documents and photos by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, sharing that the selective publication of materials was distressing, four sources

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