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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced that he dissolved the German parliament. A snap election will be held in February.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered mutations in bird flu samples taken from a man in Louisiana.

The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven U.S. companies in response to the United States announcing assistance to Taiwan.

Mexico is planning to open 25 shelters for deported migrants, according to Border Report. The shelters will have more than 12,000 beds.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Biden administration "silenced" those who concluded the COVID-19 virus likely leaked from a lab.

New York will fine fossil fuel companies $74 billion over the next 25 years for environmental damage. The bill creates a "Climate Superfund" that supports state projects bolstering its environmental agenda.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in the wheel well of a United Airlines Boeing 787-10 aircraft that landed at Kahului Airport in Maui on Tuesday.

A group of Good Samaritans acted heroically on Christmas Day in Manhattan, lifting a taxi cab that had jumped the curb and crashed into pedestrians, trapping a mother and her nine-year-old son beneath the vehicle.

Three boys, aged 12 to 13, were shot and injured early Thursday morning during an attempted armed robbery at an apartment complex in Harris County, Texas.

A recent regional poll conducted by CB Consultora Opinión Pública reveals that Argentine President Javier Milei is the most popular head of state in South America, with an approval rating of 51.8%—the highest in the region and the only one exceeding 50%.