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Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of subdued celebrations because of the war in Gaza. At the Vatican, Pope

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Tears of joy as Nigerian families reunite with kidnapped schoolchildren

PAPIRI, Nigeria (AP) — In a Christmas reunion, families and villagers in north-central Nigeria cried and hugged schoolchildren who were held for a month after being seized in one of the largest mass abductions in the country’s history. The 130 schoolchildren and teachers were released on Sunday and brought home in Niger state’s Papiri community

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EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — France, Germany, the European Union and the United Kingdom on Wednesday hit out at a U.S. decision to impose travel bans on five Europeans the Trump administration accuses of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American views. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, which supervises

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Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces. The proposal offered

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 24. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 24. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 24. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 24. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Turkey recovers black boxes from jet crash that killed top Libyan military officials

By SUZAN FRASER and FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Search teams in Turkey on Wednesday recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a jet crash that killed eight people, including western Libya’s military chief, while efforts to retrieve the victims’ remains were still underway, Turkey’s interior minister said. The private

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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 —————————— US UNITED STATES-SYRIA-TROOPS DESCRIPTION: The Iowa National Guard plans a dignified transfer for the two Iowa Guard

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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 —————————— US UNITED STATES-SYRIA-TROOPS DESCRIPTION: The Iowa National Guard plans a dignified transfer for the two Iowa Guard

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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 —————————— US UNITED STATES-SYRIA-TROOPS DESCRIPTION: The Iowa National Guard plans a dignified transfer for the two Iowa Guard

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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 —————————— US UNITED STATES-SYRIA-TROOPS DESCRIPTION: The Iowa National Guard plans a dignified transfer for the two Iowa Guard

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Dallas 5½ 8½ (50½) at WASHINGTON Detroit 2½ 7½ (43) at MINNESOTA Denver 4½ 13½ (36½) at KANSAS CITY Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at LA CHARGERS 1½ 1½ (39½) Houston at GREEN BAY 1½ 3½ (40½) Baltimore Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U

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