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Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome's main prison

Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome's main prison

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once-every-quarter century celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million p
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Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people

Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history’s worst natural disasters.
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher in thin post-Christmas holiday trading

Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher in thin post-Christmas holiday trading

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday in thin post-Christmas holiday trading, while oil prices rose. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 1.1% to 39,568.
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Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 26: Hockey Hall of Fame forward Norm Ullman is 89. "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh is 79. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 78. Bassist George Porter Jr. of The Meters is 77.
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Today-History-Dec26

Today in History for Dec. 26: In 1776, the British suffered a major defeat in the "Battle of Trenton" during the Revolutionary War. In 1791, British legislation creating Upper and Lower Canada (now Ontario and Quebec) came into effect.
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Today in Music History for Dec. 26: In 1791, a cantata by English composer John Bentley was performed in Quebec City at the constitutional meeting which marked the partition of the colony into Upper and Lower Canada.
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Cleveland plays Denver on 5-game win streak

Cleveland Cavaliers (26-4, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (16-11, fifth in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m.
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Harden and the Clippers host conference foe Golden State

Golden State Warriors (15-14, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (17-13, seventh in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Friday, 10 p.m.
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Suns take on the Mavericks on 3-game slide

Dallas Mavericks (19-11, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (14-14, eighth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix enters the matchup with Dallas after losing three straight games.
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Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say

Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, the Health Ministry said early Thursday. The Israeli military said it had targeted a group of militants.
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