700 Airbus workers reportedly got sick after feasting on lobster and foie gras at the company's Christmas meal

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Photos show Ukrainians celebrating wartime Christmas after switching to December 25 to snub Russia

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Three soldiers dressed in Santa hats crew a T-64 battle tank, wrapped in Christmas lights, against a snowy background on December 24, 2023.
The 28th Mechanized brigade embarked on a combat mission near Bakhmut dressed as Santa in a festive tank.

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I saved over $300 by shopping secondhand for Christmas. My unique, eco-friendly gifts were worth the search.

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Jillian Pretzel saved hundreds by shopping secondhand for Christmas.

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Bethlehem, which relies heavily on tourism during Christmas, is a ghost town

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A priest walks by the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. Bethlehem is having a subdued Christmas after officials in Jesus' traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war.

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The US military won't let Santa fly on its jets or helicopters. The same goes for the Easter Bunny. Also, no witches.

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U.S. Navy sailor Rick Pellicciotti from Follansbee, West Virginia, dressed as Santa Claus clowns around with the painted nose cone of a S-3B Viking on the deck of the USS Constellation.
US Navy sailor Rick Pellicciotti from Follansbee, West Virginia, dressed as Santa Claus on the deck of the USS Constellation.

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Christmas Powerball pot rises to almost $640 million

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A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing.

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Step aside, Krampus: Austria and Bavaria's Christmas villain is a demon that disembowels children

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Someone dressed as "Perchten," or followers of Perchta, at the annual annual "Rauhnacht" gathering in Waldkirchen, Germany in 2017.

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Luxury gifts the world's richest want under the tree: Birkins, a Tuscan estate, and tickets to space

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Hermès gifts surrounding a Christmas tree
It's beginning to look a lot like Hermès... and other luxury holiday gifts.

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Listen up, cowards: Melania Trump's White House Christmas decorations were good, actually

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First Lady Melania Trump walks through Christmas decorations in the East Wing as she tours holiday decorations at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 27, 2017.

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The legacy of 'Captain Santa' and his 'Christmas Tree Ship,' which sank into the depths of Lake Michigan more than a century ago

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Captain Herman Schuenemann and two crewmen on the deck of the "Christmas Tree Ship" called the Rouse Simmons.

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