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Trump doesn’t have immunity from Jan. 6 civil suit brought by U.S. Capitol Police officers, appeals court says  CBS News

Airstrikes hit refugee camps in Gaza as U.S. approves new weapons sales to Israel  NPR Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as Biden administration approves new weapons sales to Israel  TribLIVE Israeli tanks advance deeper into Gaza districts, 12 weeks into war  Reuters

Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new $147.5 million emergency weapons sale to Israel. (Image credit: Fatima Shbair/AP)

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, plan to build a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter on their Hawaii ranch with its own energy and food supplies, according to a Wired investigation

The city of Venice will ban tourist groups consisting of more than 25 people accompanied by tour guides and will also outlaw loudspeakers on such tours, the city council decided on Saturday. The rules also prevent stopping at narrow streets,

Would Keeping Trump Off the Ballot Hurt or Help Democracy?  The New York Times Destroying democracy to save it: Maine shows the danger of zealots in our legal system  The Hill Why Trump’s critics are citing Justice Gorsuch in fight over ballots,

The repeating numbers in the date for this New Year’s Eve are expected to be a draw for couples. “All of our Elvises are working.”

At least 14 people – including two children – have been killed and more than 100 injured during shelling of the Russian border city of Belgorod, officials in Moscow say.

The most popular global TikToks of the year are a mix of the over-the-top, the weird and the wonderful. Here’s a closer look at five favorites. (Image credit: @jazephua,@dollievision, @mrbeandamatematica/Screenshots by NPR)

The most popular global TikToks of the year are a mix of the over-the-top, the weird and the wonderful. Here’s a closer look at five favorites. (Image credit: @jazephua,@dollievision, @mrbeandamatematica/Screenshots by NPR)