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Leah Koppel, 60, left the US eight years ago for Israel with her three children, saying her spouse had been abusing them; a US court closed her case this week

Holiday gratuities are as New York as bagels and yellow cabs

In many ways the country has had an exceptional year

Presidential adviser says Tehran gearing up to boost supplies to Moscow, ignoring international sanctions; Mossad chief also warns of increase in arms deliveries to Kremlin

Factbox: Winter storms leave 1.8 million without power in U.S.  Reuters Historic winter storm creates life-threatening weather conditions l WNT  ABC News More than 1M without power as massive winter storm wreaks havoc across U.S.  Yahoo News Pre-Christmas storm, deep freeze slams U.S.  CBS

LOS ANGELES — In a courtroom that turned chaotic after a trial that seethed with tension, a Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion.

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs  The Associated Press Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from working for NGOs  BBC Education Activist Malala Yousafzai on the Taliban’s latest education ban  CBS Mornings Afghan women need international support  Hindustan Times Taliban orders NGOs to

White House: Putin increasingly turning to Wagner mercenary group for military support  The Hill

Paris shooting: Protests after deadly attack on Kurds  BBC Violent protests in Paris after gunman kills three  Reuters Police and protesters clash in Paris after fatal shooting at Kurdish community center  CNN ‘Odious attack’: Paris gunman ‘clearly targeted foreigners’, French minister says  The Local

The weather service said “life-threatening cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills will create a potentially life-threatening hazard for travelers that become stranded” or people who work outside. (Image credit: Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)