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Princess Kate, Prince William and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte brought a dose of royal Christmas cheer to Englefield, England, when they attended a holiday church service near Kate’s childhood home in Bucklebury. Kate, William and their two tots were spotted walking to St. Mark’s church in Englefield with the Middleton family. Kate looked glamorous in a burgundy coat with matching fur trim while William kept it conservative in a suit and navy blue coat.
PeopleLocal media reports say authorities in North Carolina are investigating the shooting deaths of four people inside a home about 50 miles east of Raleigh. A spokeswoman for the Wilson County Sheriff's Office declined Sunday to provide details of the slayings. Wanda Samuel says new information will be released whenever it's feasible. Sheriff's deputies have not released the identity of the victims. Deputies have also not said whether they know of a suspect or motive. WTVD reports (http://abc11.tv/2heKmgF ) that family members describe the victims as a woman, her adult son and their partners. The slayings were reported Saturday afternoon just east of Wilson.
ABC NewsA fake news story apparently prompted Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif to threaten Israel with nuclear destruction.
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As 2016 draws to a close, Yahoo News is looking back on the icons we said goodbye to along the way. An attorney general, an Egyptian diplomat, and an Israeli statesman stand alongside the giants of music, film and television, and even one psychic. Join us in remembering them, from the world-famous celebrities to below-the-radar titans of industry. _____ Also see: 2016 Year in Pictures: News >>> 2016 Year in Pictures: Animals >>> and Check out the countdown of our top ten news slideshows for the year! See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Tumblr.
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A dog found abandoned on a curb is awaiting a permanent home after his owners left him behind when moving out of their Michigan home, reports say. A photo showed Ollie the dog sitting on a chair, surrounded by garbage on a Detroit corner earlier this month. The 2-year-old dog was emaciated and suffered a broken leg when he was discovered, according to a You Caring fundraiser for the dog started by the Detroit Animal Welfare Group.
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Newt Gingrich openly bragged recently at the Heritage Foundation that the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress were going to “break out of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt model.” That “model,” of course, created what we today refer to as “the middle class.” Ever since the election of Ronald Reagan, Republicans have been working overtime to kneecap institutions that support the American middle class. And, as any working-class family can tell you, the GOP has had some substantial successes, particularly in shifting both income and political power away from voters and towards billionaires and transnational corporations. In July of last year, discussing SCOTUS’s 5/4 conservative vote on
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A woman in Cheshire, England has a serious case of puppy love. Becca Drake will be celebrating this Christmas with her 30 pug dogs, who live like royalty in her two-bedroom home, according to The Daily Mail. She’ll feed them turkey and sausages and shower them in more than $1200 worth of cuddly toys and other gifts. “I like to spoil them on Christmas day with lots of toys and cuddles,” she tells the publication. It’s definitely a dog’s life for this canine squad.
Yahoo StyleThe Republican National Committee's Christmas message sparked a war of words on social media on Sunday, as the organization's Biblical reference to "new king" polarized political watchers. The RNC issued a public statement celebrating Christmas, a normally anodyne holiday tradition that goes unremarked. Because 2016 has been far from a normal year, a number of journalists and social media users took umbrage with the RNC's use of religious language in a political context. Some interpreted RNC Chair and incoming White House chief of Staff Reince Priebus' reference to "a new king" as a veiled comparison of President-elect Donald Trump to the birth of the Messiah: "Merry Christmas to all! Over two
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