Animals at Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney, Australia, were treated to early Christmas presents on Thursday. (Dec. 23)
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A father from McDowell County, North Carolina ran back into his burning home to try and save Christmas presents and photo albums. Andy Letterman suffered smoke inhalation but was otherwise unhurt. (Dec. 23)
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The Canadian Tenors talk about their album, ‘The Perfect Gift,’ a record of traditional and contemporary holiday music which the popera quartet claim experienced the so-called ‘Oprah Effect.’ (Dec. 22)
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The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision in the disputed US Senate race, saying the state correctly counted write-in votes for Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (Dec. 22)
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Kellen Moore had two touchdown throws and Doug Martin ran for an 84-yard score, as No. 10 Boise State beat No. 20 Utah 26-3 in the MAACO Bowl Wednesday in Las Vegas. (Dec. 22)
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The Christmas poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” is first published; Former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo is executed; Mormon religion founder Joseph Smith, Jr. Is born; North Korea releases the 82 US Seamen; (Dec. 23)
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Axl Dominguez awoke early Wednesday to a bumping sound and looked out the window to a scary sight: Plastic trash cans floating down the flooded street. And then the water came rushing into his house as storms sock southern California. (Dec. 22)
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The curtain will go up again Thursday on “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” after producers of the accident-plagued Broadway musical agreed to new safety precautions to prevent another fall like the one that left a stuntman seriously injured. (Dec. 22)
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A woman has been discovered strangled, her body stuffed inside a suitcase in East Harlem early Wednesday. Police say a passer-by rummaging through the trash found the suitcase and called 911. (Dec. 22)
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Larry Brown is out as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, who were off to a 9-19 start. Owner Michael Jordan announced Brown’s departure in a news release Wednesday. Former Charlotte Hornets coach Paul Silas is the interim coach. (Dec. 22)
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