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Homeward Bound! Dog, found 1,600 miles away, will be home for Christmas

The german shepherd mix went missing in October 2021. Now, the friendly pooch is on a cross-country road trip from Kansas to California, back to the family who adopted him as an abandoned puppy.

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Airlines have started rebooking flights across the U.S. as winter weather intensifies

Several airlines are waiving the fees to change flights as snow storms, high winds and low temperatures are expected across the U.S.

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Researchers find 168 more ancient images at Peru's Nazca Lines

The new findings add to the 190 previously discovered geoglyphs at the UNESCO World Heritage site. The discoveries are thought to date to between 100 B.C. and A.D. 300.

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Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit

An examination of billing policies and practices at more than 500 hospitals across the country shows widespread reliance on aggressive collection tactics.

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The case of the two Grace Elliotts: a medical bill mystery

A health system charged a woman for a shoulder replacement she didn't need and hadn't received. She didn't receive the care, but she did receive the bill — and some medical records of a stranger.

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Hotels say goodbye to daily room cleanings and hello to robots as workers stay scarce

Nearly three years into the pandemic, travel has returned but hotel staff have not. Unable to find workers, hotel owners and managers are having to adapt to what they believe is the new normal.

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Florida's effort to charge 20 people with voter fraud has hit some roadblocks

Months after the controversial arrests, one case ended with a plea deal and at least three have been dismissed. And attorneys say Florida's cases face a tough road — even if they make it to trial.

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Author Susan Kuklin: These teens wanted to let other kids know 'they are not alone'

When Beyond Magenta hit shelves in 2014,little had been written or said publicly about transgender and nonbinary teens. The book received positive reviews. By 2015, it was being challenged.

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She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative

An ABC News freelance producer confronted critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients. Her actions confirm people's worst suspicions about the news media, says a former network news president.

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Overflow crowds in Buenos Aires forced the end of a World Cup celebration parade

So many jubilant Argentine fans swarmed the streets of Buenos Aires that the soccer team had to abandon the open-air bus transporting them to the city and board helicopters for a capital flyover.

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The U.S. asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay

Asylum-seekers at the border waited for a Supreme Court ruling that could allow them to enter the United States as the U.S. government asked the Supreme Court not to lift the limits before Christmas.

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Congress is about to ban TikTok from U.S. government phones

A ban on Chinese-owned TikTok for government devices is in a new spending bill. It will not affect most of the 100 million U.S. users of the app, but it is a major anti-TikTok escalation by the U.S.

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Elon Musk says he will resign as Twitter CEO once he finds a replacement

"I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!" Musk tweeted after most respondents to his Twitter poll said he should step down.

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A House panel voted to publicly release a report on Trump's tax returns

The Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee said it will release a report that covers several years of tax returns by the former President Donald Trump

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy plans to visit Washington

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to be in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The trip comes as lawmakers are debating a bill that includes billions more in aid for Ukraine.

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"是奥密克戎变异了,还是专家变异了?":中国放弃"清零",困惑与假消息蔓延

中国持续三年的"清零"政策突然转变之际,官方宣传让百姓困惑,虚假消息也在此间蔓延。

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'The Taliban took our last hope': College education is banned for women in Afghanistan

On Tuesday, the Taliban announced the women could no longer attend university. One educator in Afghanistan called it "gender apartheid." The highest grade girls will be able to attain now is grade 6.

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How 2 new House members plan to 'work across the aisle' in the next Congress

It's a time of transition on Capitol Hill. As departing lawmakers pack up their things, first-time lawmakers like Maxwell Frost and Mike Lawler are getting ready to settle in.

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The Postal Service pledges to move to an all-electric delivery fleet

USPS says it will sharply increase the number of electric-powered delivery trucks — and will go all-electric for new purchases starting in 2026.

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Goodnight, sweet spacecraft: NASA's InSight lander may have just signed off from Mars

InSight's end has long been in sight, with NASA warning that it would likely be inoperative by the end of the year. The lander went quiet this weekend and shared a tweet it said might be its last.

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Understanding the mental health crisis afflicting American teens

Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide have risen in recent years. NY Times reporter Matt Richtel says we lack the therapists and treatment centers to care for teens who are suffering.

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Taliban bans Afghan women from attending universities

Women are banned from private and public universities until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said, the latest edict cracking down on their rights and freedoms.

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An original model of E.T. is sold at auction for $2.56 million

The original mechatronic model of the alien from Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial headlined a weekend auction of Hollywood artifacts.

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Could you be eligible for a Fortnite refund?

Epic Games has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $520 million over allegations of privacy violations and unwanted charges. Nearly half of the money will go to refund consumers.

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CVS and Walgreens limit sales of children's meds as the 'tripledemic' drives demand

Walgreens will limit online orders of children's fever and pain medicine to six items "to help support availability and avoid excess purchases." At CVS stores, purchases will be limited to two.

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More Iranians face possible execution as authorities seek to crush continuing unrest

The executions are Tehran's main response to protests that have swept the country since September, and are seen as a sign that Iran's clerical leadership intends to continue a violent crackdown.

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Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion settling charges it wrongfully seized homes and cars

The case marks the largest penalty ever imposed by the federal watchdog agency the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Customers who were harmed will receive $2 billion in restitution.

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Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion U.S. spending bill as shutdown deadline looms

Leaders are racing to complete passage before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.

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A severe arctic storm could threaten holiday travel across the U.S.

Biting wind and heavy snow are expected across 17 states this week, sending temperatures plummeting as low as minus 30 F in some areas. Blizzard conditions could hit the Upper Midwest on Thursday.

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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Northern California's Humboldt County

A strong earthquake shook parts of the region early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting power to thousands, and damaging homes and roads, officials said. No injuries were immediately reported.

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