#1 — BBC | Holiday blizzards wreak havoc in central United States
A “humongous” winter storm is rolling across the central US, bringing chaos to road and air transport from Texas to Minnesota.
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CNN | Winter storm forces interstates, turnpikes closed in Oklahoma
#2 — BBC | Woman knocks Pope down at Christmas Mass
A shaken Pope Benedict has said Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter’s shortly after being knocked over by a spectator who jumped a barrier.
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#3 — CNN | Salvation Army major shot dead
(CNN) — A Salvation Army major was shot dead in front of his three children on Christmas Eve in North Little Rock, Arkansas, authorities said.
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#4 — Fox | Odd Couple Demands Probe of Rahm Emanuel at Freddie as More Money Rolls In
WASHINGTON — Two strange bedfellows have asked Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate President Obama’s right-hand man, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, for his potential role in the near collapse of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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#5 — Fox | Toy Company’s Animated Series Riles Global Warming Skeptics
Global warming skeptics are blasting Build-A-Bear Workshop for being anything but soft and cuddly, accusing the well-known toy company of trying to indoctrinate young children with a series of videos warning of the effects of climate change.
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#6 — DM | Britain wakes to a white Christmas
Many families woke to a white Christmas today as some parts of Britain were blanketed in fresh snow.
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#7 — Times | Expat confusion as India stiffens visa rules
Thousands of British citizens hoping to make lengthy stays in India have had their travel plans thrown into confusion after India unexpectedly introduced new visa rules.
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#8 — Times | Universities may close as cutbacks ‘point to two-tier higher education’
Universities could end up closing, merging or cutting their long summer holidays to cope with millions of pounds in funding cuts, experts said.
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#9 — Telegraph | Church of England targets toddlers in youth recruitment drive
Clergy will reach out to taxpayer-funded playgroups in an effort to spread the Christian message, amid fears that a generation of children have become disconnected from religion.
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#10 — Telegraph | Four main mafia groups unite to take on Rome
Italy’s four main mafia organisations have put aside their deadly differences to form a new and dangerous “fifth mafia” in Rome, a report has warned.
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