By Chris Megerian, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Organizers have stashed bullhorns in apartments and offices near Manhattan’s Times Square. They’ve stockpiled hot chocolate mix and sleeping bags in Salt Lake City. And they’ve started arranging carpools in Houston. Across the country, activists are making plans, collecting supplies and raising …
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By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press ATLANTA — When Adele MacLean joined others in an Atlanta park to feed the hungry the Sunday before Thanksgiving, she left with a citation and a summons to appear in court. The case was dropped when she showed up in court earlier this month, …
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Kenya’s rhino rangers are stepping up their fight against wildlife poachers by hosting their first ever ultra marathon to raise vital funds in 2018. Dozens of ultra runners from around the world will descend on northern Kenya in August for the five-day 230km (143m) event, with all of the proceeds …
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Hundreds of Santa Clauses took to the surf in Florida on Christmas Eve to raise money for charity. A total of 837 people wearing Father Christmas suits created a festive spectacle in Cocoa Beach, south of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Video: Hundreds of Father Christmases take to the surf …
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Twenty pilgrims have died after their bus was involved in a head-on collision while travelling to Christmas Day mass in the Philippines. Local media are reporting a five-month-old baby, a seven-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl are among those killed. The dead are believed to be part of the same …
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Donald Trump claims he has made it acceptable for Americans to use the phrase ‘merry Christmas’ again. The US President spent Christmas Eve tweeting about his poll ratings and fake news – before finishing it off with a bizarre claim. “People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again,” he …
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A family’s Christmas reunion has ended in tragedy after five of them were killed in a plane crash in Florida. The group died when their light aircraft came down near Bartow Airbase runway, 50 miles from Orlando. Pilot John Shannon, 70, his two adult daughters, son-in-law and a family friend …
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For nearly four years, their choice was to convert, pay a tax or die. On Monday, for the first time since the jihadists in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul were chased out, Christians have been able to celebrate Christmas. Hymns and cries of joy filled churches across northern …
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Five people have been killed and 15 injured after a bus ploughed into a Moscow underpass. Police in Russia said both passengers and passers-by were among the dead. Videos of the incident show the bus swerving off-road at speed and falling down steps leading to an underground passageway. It was …
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Kirk Cousins left FedEx Field on Sunday night wearing a blazing green two-piece Christmas suit and matching tie, all of it decorated with gingerbread men, red tree ornaments and gold lights. The Washington quarterback looked like Santa’s only 6-foot-3 elf. But don’t let looks fool you. On an NFL field, …
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