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Senator: Trump slowing down troop pullout from Syria President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Syria, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GKiq6w

3 children dead, 2 adults injured in multi-vehicle crash outside Washington, DC A fatal car crash left three children dead and two adults injured in a Washington, D.C. suburb Sunday night, authorities said. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AoQQq1

New York man tweets ‘Please help me Mom’ before going missing A Staten Island man who last texted his mother: “Please help me Mom,” has been missing for 10 days, The New York Post reported. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Tio5SU

Former Afghanistan commander warns of plans to cut troops The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there reduces the incentive for the Taliban to negotiate a peace deal after more than 17 years of war. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2EWOYHY

2nd child dead in US custody mourned in Guatemala village White flowers and flickering candles sat atop a low table inside the simple wooden home in remote, rural Guatemala. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2LET2Oo

Cow who escaped truck en route to slaughterhouse gives birth to female calf A pregnant cow who escaped a cattle truck en route to a slaughterhouse gave birth in New Jersey on Saturday to a female calf at the sanctuary that rescued her. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2BNd1G9

Texas girl, 7, killed after man opens fire on car carrying mother, siblings A 7-year-old girl was killed in Texas Sunday after a man opened fire on the car in which she was riding, authorities said. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2CHqjps

Armed Texas man arrested en route to church to fulfill 'prophecy', police say Police in suburban San Antonio arrested an armed man wearing tactical-style clothing who said he was on his way to a church to fulfill “a prophecy," authorities said Sunday. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AlVLrG

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Russia reportedly detains American over suspected spying An American citizen has been detained in Russia over spying allegations leveled by the country’s domestic security service, Reuters reported early Monday. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Rkfyl1

Gambia's journalists, free from dictator, work to win trust Journalists in Gambia have launched a self-regulatory body they hope will offer legitimacy, and far more freedom, to media emerging from a dictatorship that ruled the tiny West African nation for more than two decades. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AmL20b

AP Investigation: Food aid stolen as Yemen starves Day after day Nabil al-Hakimi, a humanitarian official in Taiz, one of Yemen's largest cities, went to work feeling he had a "mountain" on his shoulders. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2F0ZheM

Election official says Bangladesh's ruling alliance won vote An election official says Bangladesh's ruling alliance led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won Sunday's election with 288 seats giving it enough to form the government. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GM2S21

Merkel vows Germany will keep pushing for 'global solutions' Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will keep pushing for global solutions to challenges in 2019 and also has to take greater responsibility in the world. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2s3sKfy

Sen. Lindsey Graham meets with Trump to discuss Syria and the partial government shutdown, says he left encouraged Sen. Graham and the president discussed the importance of a deal with Democrats to end the shutdown and the U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria; Ellison Barber reports. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2RqpIAv

Kim Jong Un calls for more summits with South Korea in 2019 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more summits with South Korea in 2019 in a letter sent to South Korea President Moon Jae-in on Sunday, Moon's office said. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2QZYJfQ

AP photographer Desmond Boylan dies in Havana at 54 Desmond Boylan, a photographer who covered war and conflict across the world before dedicating his life to documenting the daily joys and tribulations of life in Cuba for The Associated Press, died suddenly while on assignment on Saturday afternoon in Havana. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2s0HUCv

Bosnia: Protesters demand resignations over student's death Several thousand people rallied Sunday in support of a Bosnian father who helped launch a movement for justice and rule of law while pursuing the truth about his 21-year-old son's death. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2RjAAQL

Russia resettles 30 Russian children from war on IS in Iraq Russia resettled 30 children of jailed and deceased Islamic State members from Iraq, on Sunday, in a minor breakthrough to the deadlock over what to do with the foreign families to IS militants. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2s2Gd7I

What led Trump to decide to pull US troops from Syria? The president must now come up with a new strategy for Iran National Security Analyst Walid Phares weighs in on the impact of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2EXO8f4

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Oklahoma's most expensive home is right across from an art museum A sprawling mansion next to the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, OK, is currently the most expensive piece of property in the state. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AlT0q2

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Computer virus cripples Tribune Publishing, Los Angeles Times A computer virus hit newspaper printing plants in Los Angeles and at Tribune Publishing newspapers across the country. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2TlmVWI

After Facebook apologizes for ban, Franklin Graham says tech giant should have standard based on 'God's word' Facebook apologized to evangelical leader Franklin Graham for a 24-hour ban last week over a 2016 post about North Carolina's H.B. 2, known as the "bathroom bill," saying that one of its content moderators made a mistake. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2TlHVwx

Naughty scammers swiping electronics, filling boxes with sand or other stuffing materials, customers warn Some Maryland residents who received pricey electronics on Christmas morning found they’d been had when the boxes that were supposed to contain expensive items were instead filled with sand or other stuffing. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2BMhcCc

Mindfulness apps, souping up old cars and more: Tech Q&A My car is a classic like me, older than dirt. Can I use my phone hands-free with it somehow? via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2CDlugO

Louis C.K. mocks Parkland shooting survivors during set in leaked audio: report Louis C.K., the comedian who has been working on new stand-up material since allegations of inappropriate behavior with several women surfaced earlier this year, faces new criticism after he could be heard mocking survivors of the Parkland shooting during a set from earlier this month, TMZ reported. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2CGEomZ

Scarlett Johansson speaks out against fake AI-generated sex videos Actress Scarlett Johansson is speaking out against fake AI-generated sex videos online. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2QgskMU

Keira Knightley says having a penis would be 'so convenient' Keira Knightley has never wanted a penis, but she admits that they sure can come in handy at times. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2LHSaIF

Hooters girl Hailey Slobodzian details following in her mother’s footsteps Hooters girl Hailey Slobodzian spoke to Fox News about following in her mother’s footsteps. She says ‘I would put on her uniform.’ via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2AkFTWk

Meghan Markle's sister Samantha placed on royal security 'fixated persons' list Meghan Markle's sister Samantha Markle is so obsessed with the Duchess of Sussex that the royal security protocols have deemed her a "fixated person," a report claims. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2SrWdvv

Kate Upton admits to struggling to lose baby weight Kate Upton is opening up about her struggles to lose the baby weight.  via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2LGCeGW

Cardi B lashes out about harassment, pressures of fame in expletive-laden rant Cardi B didn't mince words after cameras caught fans and paparazzi berating her and her publicist at an airport in Australia this week. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2CGFaR2

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson bought his mom a house for Christmas Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a new nickname this Christmas — "Dw-anta Claus."  via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Tdqgae

‘Smallville star Allison Mack cites Scientology as a defense in sex trafficking case ‘Smallville’ star Allison Mack is citing Scientology as a defense in her sex trafficking case. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2ApchHl

Abby Lee Miller returning to 'Dance Moms' after prison, cancer battle It's official! via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AoowDW

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Madagascar pochard: World's rarest bird gets new home 22 by pseudolus | 1 comments on Hacker News.

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