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December 24, 2025
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College Football Playoff ratings drop 7% as NFL competition impacts viewership
JOE REEDY AP sports writer
ABC News
December 24, 2025
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The College Football Playoff's first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across multiple networks, marking a 7% drop from last year
Shoppers are powering the economy even as they balk at prices
Max Zahn
ABC News
December 24, 2025
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The puzzle holds high stakes for the U.S. economy as the calendar turns to 2026.
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December 24, 2025
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Fenerbahce president detained in Istanbul drug investigation after positive narcotics test
The Associated Press
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December 24, 2025
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The president of Turkish sports club Fenerbahce has been taken into custody in Istanbul as part of a drug investigation involving entertainment and media figures
WATCH: Pope Leo XIV set to lead his first Christmas Eve mass
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December 24, 2025
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The Vatican says ten children from six countries will carry flowers alongside Pope Leo during the procession to the nativity scene.
Flash flood, thunderstorm alerts in effect for California amid heavy rain, storms
Kenton Gewecke, Nadine El-Bawab
ABC News
December 24, 2025
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More than 41 million Americans across California, Nevada and Arizona are under flood watches on Wednesday amid a rare, high risk for excessive rainfall and flooding.
South African police continue arrests after mass shooting at pub
MICHELLE GUMEDE Associated Press
ABC News
December 24, 2025
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Police in South Africa say they have arrested 11 people and are seeking a potential connection to Sunday’s shooting at a pub that killed 10 people
Kenyans protest after roaming elephants kill four people in a week
The Associated Press
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December 24, 2025
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Some Kenyans have protested after roaming elephants killed four people over the past week in what experts describe as human–wildlife conflict driven by scarcity of vegetation
Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks down to 6.18% this week
MATT OTT AP business writer
ABC News
December 24, 2025
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The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked down modestly this week, remaining in the same narrow range of the past two months