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Follow Santa’s sleigh as he makes his Christmas trip around the world – Fox News

Shutdown flight cuts kick in at major U.S. airports. Airlines have canceled more than 1,000 flights to comply with a shutdown-related FAA directive to reduce traffic at 40 airports, including Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas. -washingtonpost.com/

FULL: Vance meets with Netanyahu amid fragile Gaza ceasefire

Vice President JD Vance and Isaeli PM Netanyahu met and Israel this morning and provided some brief remarks.

Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war.

Trump tariffs live updates: US import taxes will hit levels not seen in nearly 100 years. apnews

President Trump sets new deadline of ’10 or 12 days’ for Putin to agree to Ukraine deal

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Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to open conclave.

Conclave 2025 LIVE: Cardinals set to vote to elect a new pope

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Israel and Hamas finish 6th exchange of hostages for prisoners. Hamas freed three Israelis who appeared to be in relatively good condition, and Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners. The exchange will likely sustain a fragile cease-fire, at least for now.

In speech to europeans, Vance signals support for far-right parties

Vice President JD Vance said that Europe was failing to uphold democratic values. He said nothing about President Trump’s talks with Russia to end the war.. (nytimes)

Newspapers write that Trump is going to remove undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes.
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Jeff Bezos defends decision to end Washington Post endorsements. Mr. Bezos, the newspaper’s owner, writes that presidential endorsements “create a perception of bias” and that “my views here are, in fact, principled.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/business/media/washington-post-endorsement-editorial-board.html
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Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
Officials say Israeli airstrikes have pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people over the past 24 hours, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory.(AP)