Monday, December 25, 2023

After 4 Days, Grounded Plane Can Finally Leave Rural France (Newser Morning 8)

Newser Newsletter
December 25, 2023
 
 
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
—Charles Dickens
 
1
King Charles III will give his second Christmas message from Buckingham Palace in front of a live tree decorated with sustainable ornaments, per the AP. Keep reading
 
2
A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left some 300 Indians en route for Central America blocked inside a rural French airport for four days. Keep reading
 
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At a Glance
Catholic clergy pray next to a statue of baby Jesus at the Grotto under the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. Bethlehem is having a subdued Christmas after officials in Jesus' traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) Keep reading
 
3
Pope Francis continued his theme about the tragedy of war in his Christmas Day message, denouncing the "instruments of death" that fuel such conflicts, reports the AP. Keep reading
 
4
A 6-year-old boy flying alone from Philadelphia to Florida to visit his grandmother for Christmas was put on the wrong plane by Spirit Airlines during the busy holiday travel week. Keep reading
 
5
"That was 30 years ago," Harold Miner says, brushing aside ESPN reporter Aishwarya Kumar's gentle probing into his NBA career. Keep reading
 
6
It's become a Great Christmas Debate at this point, maybe on par with the one over real vs. artificial trees. Keep reading
 
7
Anyone who suspects there are more women than men where they live, or vice versa, will find fodder for their suspicions in new data from the US Census Bureau. Keep reading
 
8
Christmas is being celebrated around the world on Monday, but festivities in Ukraine are particularly noteworthy. Keep reading
 
This Day in History
In AD 336, the first known commemoration of Christmas on Dec. 25 took place in Rome.
Find out what else happened on this date here.
 
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