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The US government shutdown looms as The House rejects Trump funding bill. Congress faces Friday night deadline after president-elect helped kill initial draft legislation. US government shutdown The US House of Representatives has voted against a Donald Trump-backed funding measure, bringing a government shutdown this weekend a step closer. A revised spending plan failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed in the lower chamber of Congress, with 38 Republicans voting against the bill on Thursday night, defying the president-elect. Tit for Tat politics Trump had thwarted a previous cross-party funding deal that the Republican House leadership had struck with Democrats,…

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Dominique Pelicot, the ex-husband of French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of drugging and raping her, as well as inviting dozens of other men to abuse her over a period of nearly a decade. The 72-year-old was found guilty of all charges by a judge in Avignon, southern France, and became emotional in court as the sentence was read.

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On December 20, 1812, the Brothers Grimm’s Fairy Tales were published. The collection contains very famous stories, vaguely more gruesome than the Disney versions. For example, at the end Cinderella has her stepsisters’ eyes gouged out. Not that they didn’t deserve it, but maybe it’s a little too horror for today’s kids… The most famous Christmas story in the history of cinema, however, was released in American theaters on December 20, 1946. Overseas It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most beloved films ever, the classic of holiday classics. We can also consider it a little Italian, because the…

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Starbucks baristas in the US, represented by Workers United, are set to begin a five-day strike starting Friday, demanding better pay, improved working conditions, and more staff at their stores. The strike, which will start in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle, is expected to spread to hundreds of locations across the country by Christmas Eve unless an agreement is reached.

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