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Every year, people in the town of Gavle in Sweden erect a towering goat made of mostly hay to celebrate the Christmas season and to attract tourists.

Houthi rebels in Yemen vow to continue attacking vessels passing through the Red Sea in response to Israel’s war in Gaza.

In Puerto Rico, the Christmas “parranda” – in which musicians show up unannounced to play at homes – has been on the decline. A group of young people is keeping it alive in one mountain town.

Every year, musicians across the country gather for what has become known as TubaChristmas — concerts range from just a few tubas to hundreds of them. (The record is 835.) (Image credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

UN Security Council acts to boost aid to Gaza after US abstains  Reuters Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war rages  CNN US Abstains, Allowing UN Security Council Resolution on Gaza to Pass  Voice of America – VOA News UN Security Council

Trump has skipped all of the GOP primary debates, but has long said a general election campaign would be different.

Trump recorded pressuring Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 vote  Detroit News

Watch: Resurfaced video shows meeting which allegedly prompted Trump to pressure canvassers not to certify 2020 …  CNN

Supreme Court rejects Jack Smith’s request for justices to quickly hear Trump immunity dispute  CNN The Supreme Court basically said ‘we don’t want to be a part of this’: Judge Jeanine  Fox News Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could

The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines are the latest step in a yearslong effort to reverse restrictions that were designed to protect the blood supply from HIV, but which were increasingly criticized as discriminatory following scientific advances that