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Santa Claus joins sharks for holiday swim at Rio de Janeiro aquarium

Santa Claus joins sharks for holiday swim at Rio de Janeiro aquarium

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water. Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine Aquarium swimming with sharks during their daily fish feeding sessions…

Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the US if it’s not sold

Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the US if it’s not sold

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese…

Country star Morgan Wallen sentenced in chair-throwing case

Country star Morgan Wallen sentenced in chair-throwing case

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Morgan Wallen on Thursday pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar in…

North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers

North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers

By MAKIYA SEMINERA and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday enacted a law over the governor’s veto that would diminish the powers afforded to his successor and…

George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89

George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89

NEW YORK (AP) — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89. Kreskin’s friend and former road…

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a museum nearly two…