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Sunday Puzzle: Sibling cities

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A man walks by a broken portrait of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad as people search for belongings in the ransacked private residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Malkeh district of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday.

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Syrians ransack Assad's private residence in Damascus after the regime's downfall

The private residence of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was ransacked after rebels took over the capital, forcing him to flee the country.

December 08, 2024
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This undated photo released by the New York Police Department shows a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, in a taxi. Part of the image was blurred by the source.

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NYPD releases 2 new photos of man sought in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Late Saturday, police released two additional photos of the suspected shooter that appeared to be from a camera mounted inside a taxi.

December 08, 2024
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Syrian opposition fighters celebrate after the Syrian government collapsed in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

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Syrian government falls to rebels, in stunning end to 50 year iron rule of the Assads

The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, falling to a lightning rebel offensive that seized control of the capital of Damascus and sent crowds into the streets to celebrate.

December 08, 2024
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At age 8 in 2009, EJ Beck hugs her favorite book, Laura Ingalls Wilder's <em>These Happy Golden Years</em>. At 10, center, she is pictured in the hospital where she was treated for thyroid cancer. For Beck and her family, the <em>Happy Golden Years </em>image became emblematic of her life, before. At right, EJ Beck today is a 23-year-old medical student.

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Cancer interrupted their school lives, but also set them on a mission

Pediatric cancer survival rates are a crowning medical achievement. But the impact of missing school is a less-discussed side effect children then face.

December 08, 2024
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John Lithgow at the 74th Annual Tony Awards in 2021.

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John Lithgow on having a "good ending" — on and off screen

Actor John Lithgow grew up in a theater family but always wanted to be a painter. On Wild Card this week, he opens up what changed his mind.

December 08, 2024
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In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Syrian President Bashar Assad listens during the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023.

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In Syria, the Assads leave a bitter legacy after a half-century of repressive rule

President Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist that crushed dissent and relied on the country's feared security forces.

December 08, 2024
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Fandom rules social media's cultural landscape in 2024

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December 07, 2024
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Syrian opposition fighters remove a government Syrian flag from an official building in Salamiyah, east of Hama, Syria, on Saturday.

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Insurgents reach gates of Syria's capital, threatening to upend decades of Assad rule

Insurgents' stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs.

December 07, 2024
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Olivier Latry, Notre Dame's longest-serving organist, poses beside the refurbished instrument, ready for the reopening ceremonies after the destructive fire in 2019.

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Notre Dame organist returns for the cathedral's grand reopening

Olivier Latry is Notre Dame Cathedral's longest-serving organist. Just days before the church's gala reopening, after the destructive fire in 2019, he talks about the refurbished instrument — it holds 8,000 pipes — and its role in the church.

December 07, 2024
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Kendrick Lamar released his sixth album, <em>GNX</em>, without warning on Nov. 22. On this week's <em>Billboard </em>pop charts, its songs landed him the Top 5 spots on the Hot 100 and the No. 1 album.

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No surprise this week: Kendrick Lamar rules the charts

A week after Kendrick Lamar's new album, GNX, was surprise released, it proved to be a chart phenomenon, debuting at No. 1 on the album chart and claiming the Top 5 spots on the singles chart.

December 07, 2024
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On the new Netflix series <em>Black Doves</em>, Keira Knightley plays the wife of a politician and a mom to cute kids. She's also an undercover spy, secretly feeding a covert intelligence agency information about her husband's job.

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The spies on TV this fall are juggling work and family – just like the rest of us

In a wave of fall TV shows, including The Day of the Jackal, The Agency, and Netflix's new Keira Knightley series Black Doves, spies don't just answer to their intelligence agencies – they've also got families at home.

December 07, 2024
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Voters take a selfie after casting ballots at Edsel Ford High School on Nov. 5 in Dearborn, Mich.

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Election confidence among Republicans surges after Trump's win, a new poll finds

Almost 9 in 10 U.S. voters felt the November election was run well, according to new survey data. That's a jump compared with 2020 — an increase driven exclusively by Republican voters.

December 07, 2024
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'Wait Wait' for December 7, 2024: With Not My Job guest Jim Gaffigan

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guest Jim Gaffigan and panelists Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, and Adam Felber

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