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Christmas flights canceled: United, Delta say omicron spike is causing some holiday flight cancellations – USA TODAY
Christmas flights canceled: United, Delta say omicron spike is causing some holiday flight cancellations – USA TODAY

Christmas flights canceled: United, Delta say omicron spike is causing some holiday flight cancellations  USA TODAYOmicron variant causes Christmas flight cancellations and holiday travel headaches  Fox BusinessUnited Airlines preemptively cancels 11...

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Dec 24, 2021
49ers halftime report: Defense posts 10-0 shutout of host Titans
49ers halftime report: Defense posts 10-0 shutout of host Titans

NASHVILLE — The 49ers’ defense posted a first-half shutout for the first time since the 2019 season’s NFC Championship Game, doing so with utter dominance against a Titans team missing multiple offensive linemen, including two on COVID reserve. Nick...

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Dec 24, 2021
‘At least 4 injured,’ in Oakbrook Center shooting
‘At least 4 injured,’ in Oakbrook Center shooting

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Dec 24, 2021
Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in Capitol riot : NPR
Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in Capitol riot : NPR

Matthew Greene, a self-proclaimed member of the far-right group known as the Proud Boys, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington, D.C., to two criminal charges: conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding, related to the Capitol si...

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Dec 24, 2021
Robert L. May, the creator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Robert L. May, the creator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

The original Rudolph story — about 100 rhyming phrases spread over 32 pages — was written in 1939 by Montgomery Ward advertising copywriter Robert Lewis May. For May, writing “Rudolph” was a chance to finally flex his imagination — as he had done in...

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Dec 24, 2021
How last year’s Christmas trees are rebuilding New Orleans’ coast
How last year’s Christmas trees are rebuilding New Orleans’ coast

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Dec 24, 2021
Jets QB Joe Flacco, Vikings RB Dalvin Cook among 46 NFL players placed on reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday
Jets QB Joe Flacco, Vikings RB Dalvin Cook among 46 NFL players placed on reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday

Both Saints veteran quarterbacks, Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian, Minnesota star running back Dalvin Cook, Jets backup quarterback Joe Flacco and Cleveland center JC Tretter, the NFL Players Association president, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thur...

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Dec 24, 2021
I got exposed to COVID. Here’s what I learned to do next.
I got exposed to COVID. Here’s what I learned to do next.

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Dec 24, 2021
New Year’s Eve celebrations will still be on in Times Square, but with smaller crowds
New Year’s Eve celebrations will still be on in Times Square, but with smaller crowds

Viewing areas that normally accommodate about 58,000 people will be limited to about 15,000 to allow for more distancing, and everyone in attendance must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP) Read More

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Dec 24, 2021
Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright shooting : NPR
Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright shooting : NPR

Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistakenly drew her handgun instead of her Taser during a traffic stop in April in which she fatally shot Daunte Wright, has been found guilty. Jurors had been deliberating since Monday before findi...

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Dec 24, 2021
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