Canada Claims Santa Claus As Its Tax-Paying Citizen
The North Pole is in international waters but now Canada is arguing that Santa Claus is definitely Canadian. CTV News reports various Canadian government departments and agencies cite proof.
News Brief: Financial Markets Drop, Israeli Elections
The Down Jones Industrial average has suffered its worst Christmas Eve performance. How is President Trump reacting? Israel’s government wants to move up its elections from Nov. 2019 to April.
Former U.S. Diplomat Weighs In On U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Syria
The announcement of a troop pullout in Syria stunned allies and left them unprepared. David Greene talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford about America’s credibility on the world stage.
Many Congolese Believe Christmas Spirit Won’t Arrive Until After Elections
The Christmas spirit is lacking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country waits to see if the long-delayed presidential election, now rescheduled for Dec. 30, will really happen.
In 2018, More Than 50 Journalists Were Killed Doing Their Job
David Greene talks to Elana Beiser, editorial director at the Committee to Protect Journalists, about how reprisal killings have nearly doubled since last year.
Some Syrians React To U.S. Withdrawal With Worry, Fear
Syrians who’ve allied with U.S. forces in the fight against ISIS are now worried about their security and future after President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw troops from the country.
In 2018, Thousands Of Migrants Traveled To The U.S. In Caravans, Escaping Violence, Poverty
2018 saw a surge of so-called migrant caravans from Central America — thousands of people driven to make the dangerous trek north by violence and poverty in their home countries.
How Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal reverberated across Syria
When President Trump turned to Twitter to announce the imminent withdrawal of American troops from Syria, he triggered the resignation of two top United States defense officials and surprised foreign allies and adversaries alike. For many Syrian oppos…
Rerouted Cruise Ship Rescues Two Fisherman Stranded In The Caribbean
The Empress of the Sea was headed for Cuba, but changed its course for Jamaica due to weather. That’s how it ended up in the path of two fishermen from Costa Rica who had been adrift for 20 days.
America’s Christmas tree: The hunt for the iconic Rockefeller tree
Heather Gianfriddo and her mother Jane D’Alessandro are standing in the middle of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, waiting to fulfill a lifelong dream. For the past 30 years or so, since Heather was a 4-year-old girl, they’ve been watching the lightin…
Christmas shutdown: Why Washington let the government close
The government partially shut down at midnight Friday after Congress and the White House failed to agree on a spending package, the third shutdown this year. WHY DID THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN? In many Republican leaders’ eyes, Friday was the GOP’s las…
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