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  • Music

In Memoriam 2024: The Musicians We Lost

It takes a village to make the music we love. We remember the singers, songwriters, composers, instrumentalists, producers and journalists that we lost in 2024.

December 26, 2024
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  • Lars Gotrich
A relative of a victim of a 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami participates in its 20th anniversary at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, Takuapa district of Phang Nga province, southern Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.

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  • Asia

Mourners mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people

Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the deadliest tsunami in recorded history.

December 26, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Nissan and Honda are in talks for a merger with the goal to complete it by 2026. It's yet another sign of the big changes hitting the auto sector.

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  • News

Honda and Nissan consider a merger. And, Russia's Christmas Day attack in Ukraine

Honda and Nissan are in talks over a merger as the auto industry sees two seismic changes. And, Russia violently attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Christmas Day.

December 26, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
Shoppers walk along Fifth Avenue on Nov. 29 in New York City.

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  • National

How to navigate gift returns and regifting this holiday season

Etiquette experts weigh in on what to do with that ugly sweater you got for the holidays.

December 26, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The burst of new laws follows a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. Outreach workers Lillian Risser (left) and Sophia Loveland (right) approach a tent encampment in Chicago, Ill. on Sept. 23, 2024. The organization is working to rehome people living in encampments to more permanent housing.

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  • National

100-plus cities in the U.S. banned homeless camping this year. But will it work?

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling, and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. But advocates say fines and jail time will only make the problem worse.

December 26, 2024
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  • Jennifer Ludden
An enlarged cartoon of Tintin pictured on display at Paris' Pompidou Cultural Center in 2006. The Belgian cub reporter is among the characters and works entering the public domain in 2025.

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  • Pop Culture

Popeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new year

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.

December 26, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Clockwise from left: James Earl Jones, Michaela DePrince, Bob Newhart, Maggie Smith, Nikki Giovanni and Richard Simmons.

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  • Arts & Life

Remembering the actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2024

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.

December 26, 2024
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  • Neda Ulaby
Sophie Hediger takes 2nd place during the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup Men's and Women's Snowboard Cross on Jan. 26, 2024, in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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  • Environment

Snowboarder's death in Swiss Alps avalanche is a reminder that even pros face risk

The death of an Olympic snowboarding athlete is a reminder that even the most skilled and experienced athletes are not immune to the threat of avalanches, and that knowledge is key to staying safe.

December 25, 2024
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  • Michael Levitt
The next Mega Millions drawing — which has a jackpot of an estimated $1.15 billion — is on December 27.

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  • National

Mega Millions jackpot surges past $1 billion

The Mega Millions prize has now grown to an estimated $1.15 billion, which could be the fifth-largest jackpot in the game's history.

December 25, 2024
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  • Sarah Ventre
Pope Francis waves before delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024.

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  • World

Pope urges 'all people of all nations' to silence arms in Christmas address

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message urged "all people of all nations" to find courage "to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions" plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia.

December 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The wife of a journalist, who was shot during an armed gang attack on the General Hospital, cries as an ambulance arrives with his body, at a different hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday.

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  • Latin America

A gang attack on a Haitian hospital reopening kills 2 reporters and a police officer

Street gangs forced the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince to close earlier this year. As journalists gathered to cover its reopening, suspected gang members opened fire.

December 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Transcarpathian Folk Choir performs a song and dance for a music video that they are working on to share their music. Ukraine's St. Miklos Castle, which is now an arts exhibit space, a meeting place and museum for local history, provides the backdrop.

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  • Europe

Far from the front lines, Ukrainians fight a war to preserve their culture

In the Transcarpathia region, some locals embrace a traditional lifestyle and cultural identity. After surviving Soviet threats, now they fear President Vladimir Putin seeks to erase their culture.

December 25, 2024
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  • Claire Harbage,
  • Catie Dull,
  • and 1 more
In this image provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire following a Russian missile attack on the country's energy system in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on Wednesday.

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  • Europe

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

Russia's massive missile and drone barrage struck a thermal power plant and prompted Ukrainians to shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning.

December 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A technician installs an electrical heat pump at a home in Washington, DC, in August 2024.

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  • Climate

Want government money for a heat pump? Time might be running out

The Biden administration introduced new consumer tax credits for climate-friendly heat pumps. What does a Trump administration and GOP-led congress mean for that money?

December 25, 2024
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  • Julia Simon
The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lays on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday.

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  • World

Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashes in Kazakhstan leaving 32 survivors

An Azerbaijani airliner crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with 30 people likely dead and at least 32 survivors, according to officials.

December 25, 2024
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