1. Venezuela accuses US of 'extortion' over seizure of oil tankers  BBC
2. US tells UN it will deprive Venezuela's Maduro, drug cartel of resources  Reuters
3. Remarks by Ambassador Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, at a UN Security Council Meeting on Venezuela  United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
4. Venezuela warns US ‘aggression’ is first stage amid ‘continental ambitions’  Al Jazeera
5. Venezuela accuses US of 'greatest extortion in history' at UN over naval blockade  France 24

1. Venezuela accuses US of 'extortion' over seizure of oil tankers  BBC
2. US tells UN it will deprive Venezuela's Maduro, drug cartel of resources  Reuters
3. Remarks by Ambassador Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, at a UN Security Council Meeting on Venezuela  United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
4. Venezuela warns US ‘aggression’ is first stage amid ‘continental ambitions’  Al Jazeera
5. Venezuela accuses US of 'greatest extortion in history' at UN over naval blockade  France 24

1. The internal dispute that could derail the GOP’s 2026 agenda  Politico
2. Republicans consider using reconciliation again after Trump's biggest legislative win  Fox News
3. Exclusive / Budget chair Graham plots next Republican party-line bill  https-//www.semafor.com
4. 'Nasty intraparty fight' looming for Republicans when they return to DC: report  rawstory.com
5. GOP lawmakers face 'major internal divides' as they gear up for 2026  alternet.org

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1. Libya's army chief killed in air crash in Turkey  BBC
2. Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey  The New York Times
3. Contact is lost with a private jet heading for Libya after takeoff from Turkey, official says  ABC News
4. Libyan army chief killed in plane crash: What we know so far  Al Jazeera
5. Jet crash carrying Libya’s top general triggers airspace shutdown over NATO capital  Fox News

1. Libya's army chief killed in air crash in Turkey  BBC
2. Libyan army chief killed in plane crash: What we know so far  Al Jazeera
3. Contact is lost with a private jet heading for Libya after takeoff from Turkey, official says  ABC News
4. Libyan army chief killed in Turkey plane crash  Financial Times
5. Business jet crashes near Ankara carrying Libyan military leader  Flightradar24

1. Two police officers killed by bomb in Moscow near site of Russian general's killing  Reuters
2. Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of General’s Car Bombing  The New York Times
3. Russia: Police officers killed in new Moscow explosion  DW
4. The killing of a general in Moscow follows a series of assassinations Russia blames on Ukraine  AP News
5. Live: Two police officers killed by blast in Moscow  France 24

1. Two police officers killed by bomb in Moscow near site of Russian general's killing  Reuters
2. Russia: Two police officers killed in explosion in Moscow  BBC
3. Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of General’s Car Bombing  The New York Times
4. The killing of a general in Moscow follows a series of assassinations Russia blames on Ukraine  AP News
5. Three killed in Moscow car explosion, say Russian authorities  The Guardian

1. Two police officers killed by bomb in Moscow near site of Russian general's killing  Reuters
2. Russia: Two police officers killed in explosion in Moscow  BBC
3. Three killed in Moscow car explosion, say Russian authorities  The Guardian
4. The killing of a general in Moscow follows a series of assassinations Russia blames on Ukraine  AP News
5. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,398  Al Jazeera

1. Fourth largest Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.7 billion as Christmas rolls around the corner  CNN
2. Powerball’s $1.7 billion Christmas Eve jackpot is the longest mega-prize without a winner yet  New York Post
3. Financial experts warn future winner of the $1.7 billion Powerball: Don't make these common money mistakes  Fortune
4. Powerball numbers for Monday, Dec. 22. Did anyone win $1.59B jackpot?  Canton Repository
5. In North Texas, Powerball hopefuls dream of a $1.7 billion Christmas Eve jackpot  Dallas News

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1. Song Sung Blue review – Neil Diamond tribute act gets sweet treat of movie thanks to Jackman and Hudson  The Guardian
2. ‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: A Christmas ‘Caroline’  The New York Times
3. Neil Diamond-inspired ‘Song Sung Blue’ hits all the wrong notes  Cleveland.com
4. ‘Song Sung Blue,’ starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, is corny comfort cinema with bittersweet notes  Los Angeles Times
5. Hugh Jackman tours Midwest, meets fans for ‘Song Sung Blue’  Page Six

1. 3 die in explosion in area of Moscow where car bomb killed a general Monday  CBS News
2. Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of General’s Car Bombing  The New York Times
3. Explosion in Moscow kills 3 people. Official says Ukrainian intelligence was behind it  The Hill
4. Bomb blast in Moscow kills two police officers, days after apparent assassination of general  CNN
5. Three killed in Moscow car explosion, say Russian authorities  The Guardian

1. 3 die in explosion in area of Moscow where car bomb killed a general Monday  CBS News
2. Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of General’s Car Bombing  The New York Times
3. An explosion in Moscow kills 2 police officers and a bystander  PBS
4. Two police officers killed by bomb in Moscow near site of Russian general's killing  Reuters
5. Bomb blast in Moscow kills two police officers, days after apparent assassination of general  CNN

1. Two police officers killed by bomb in Moscow near site of Russian general's killing  Reuters
2. Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of General’s Car Bombing  The New York Times
3. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,398  Al Jazeera
4. Bomb blast in Moscow kills two police officers, days after apparent assassination of general  CNN
5. Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow  AP News