China PMI: Manufacturing sector contracts first time in two years - Business Insider

1. China PMI: Manufacturing sector contracts first time in two years  Business Insider
2. China's December manufacturing activity contracts even more than expected  CNBC
3. China factory activity shrinks for first time in over 2 years, 2019 looks tougher  Reuters
4. Can China Manufacturing PMI Miss Fuel Risk Aversion in Thin Trade?  DailyFX
5. Emerging Markets at Mercy of Trade and Fed After Painful 2018  Yahoo! Finance News
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Man claims iPhone XS Max exploded in his pants pocket - Notebookcheck.net

1. Man claims iPhone XS Max exploded in his pants pocket  Notebookcheck.net
2. Now there's a report of an iPhone XS Max catching fire  TechRadar
3. iPhone 'X' names have nowhere to go in 2019  CNET
4. This report claims all may not be ‘well’ with Apple’s most expensive iPhone  Times of India
5. Apple's iPhone XS Max records first report of explosion in the US  gizmochina
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Say goodbye to 2018 with New Year's Eve freebies and deals, including free rides - USA TODAY

Say goodbye to 2018 with New Year's Eve freebies and deals, including free rides  USA TODAY

Ring in 2019 with champagne, free coffee and more deals. Monday, Dec. 31 also is National Champagne Day. Find out ways to save on your celebrations.

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Justin Bieber Apologizes to JoJo Siwa After Bizarrely Shading Her New Rainbow Car - Entertainment Tonight

1. Justin Bieber Apologizes to JoJo Siwa After Bizarrely Shading Her New Rainbow Car  Entertainment Tonight
2. Unpacking the Great Justin Bieber Vs. JoJo Siwa Instagram Crisis of 2018  Jezebel
3. Justin Bieber Reaches Out to YouTuber Jojo Siwa After Shading Car  E! NEWS
4. Justin Bieber Apologizes to JoJo Siwa After Dissing Her New Car  Us Weekly
5. Justin Bieber Just Inexplicably Started a Feud with JoJo Siwa on Instagram  Cosmopolitan.com
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Um, Sofia Richie Is on a New Year's Eve Ski Trip with the ENTIRE Kardashian Family - Cosmopolitan.com

1. Um, Sofia Richie Is on a New Year's Eve Ski Trip with the ENTIRE Kardashian Family  Cosmopolitan.com
2. Sofia Richie Bonds with the KarJenners — Including Kourtney! — on Family Ski Vacation in Aspen  PEOPLE.com
3. Kourtney Kardashian Is Spending New Year's Eve With Scott Disick and Sofia Richie  ELLE.com
4. Sofia Richie Joins Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian on Family's Aspen Vacation  Entertainment Tonight
5. Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Sofia Richie and Paris Hilton Have Fun-Filled Aspen Vacation — Pics!  Us Weekly
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Louis CK's Leaked Comedy Cellar Set Panders to the Alt-Right - The Daily Beast

1. Louis CK's Leaked Comedy Cellar Set Panders to the Alt-Right  The Daily Beast
2. Louis C.K. Goes After Parkland Victims in Leaked Audio of New Stand-Up  TMZ
3. Leaked Tape: Louis C.K. Attacks Parkland Shooting Survivors, Mocks Gender Identity in Standup Set  Newsweek
4. Louis C.K. mocks Parkland survivors, gender-neutral pronouns in leaked standup set  Consequence of Sound
5. Louis CK makes fun of Parkland shooting victims in shocking leaked stand-up audio  Daily Mail
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Birds Reviewing ‘Bird Box’ Are the Only Critical Takes That Matter – Watch - IndieWire

1. Birds Reviewing ‘Bird Box’ Are the Only Critical Takes That Matter – Watch  IndieWire
2. Netflix says over 45 million accounts watched Bird Box — here’s what that means  The Verge
3. 'Bird Box' Meme Makes Sandra Bullock the Newest Ninja Turtle  Comicbook.com
4. ‘Bird Box’ Ending Explained: What Happens at End of Netflix Movie  Newsweek
5. ‘Bird Box’ Appears to Have Had the Best Movie Opening Ever  Film School Rejects
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Chargers Offer Initial Reaction on Facing Ravens - Chargers.com

1. Chargers Offer Initial Reaction on Facing Ravens  Chargers.com
2. NFL Playoff Picture Week 17 standings, updates, bracket: Colts grab final playoff spot, Chiefs get homefield  CBS Sports
3. 2018 NFL Week 17 live - playoff scenarios, schedule, scores, wild-card races, draft order  ESPN
4. NFL Playoff Schedule 2019: Bracket Dates, Picture and Wild-Card Predictions  Bleacher Report NFL
5. NFL Playoff Schedule 2019: Dates, times and TV for every round of the AFC and NFC postseason  CBS Sports
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Get Colts-ready for the game tonight! - WTHR

1. Get Colts-ready for the game tonight!  WTHR
2. Colts defeat Titans 33-17, earn playoff spot  Fox News
3. Colts vs. Titans Week 17 Highlights | NFL 2018  NFL
4. Marcus Mariota not expected to play vs. Indianapolis Colts; stinger puts QB's long-term throwing ability at risk  ESPN
5. 3 Turnovers in the 2nd Quarter is a Bold Strategy Cotton!  NFL
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Ron Cook: Steelers complete possibly the worst collapse in franchise history - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

1. Ron Cook: Steelers complete possibly the worst collapse in franchise history  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2. Steelers, fans gather to watch Cleveland heartbreak  Yahoo Sports
3. 2019 Steelers' opponents set  Steelers Wire
4. Steelers beat Bengals but get no help from Browns  Tribune-Review
5. Antonio Brown is “feeling better” and “has a chance” to play  NBC Sports
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Browns' Baker Mayfield Breaks Rookie Record with 27th Touchdown Pass - Bleacher Report NFL

1. Browns' Baker Mayfield Breaks Rookie Record with 27th Touchdown Pass  Bleacher Report NFL
2. Browns vs. Ravens Week 17 Highlights | NFL 2018  NFL
3. Early whistle costs Browns a TD on Lamar Jackson fumble  Yahoo Sports
4. Ravens notes: Alive and well, Terrell Suggs breaks franchise record for games played  Baltimore Sun
5. Browns QB Baker Mayfield Completes Wild Pass. The Video Is Downright Absurd  The Daily Caller
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On eve of New Horizons flyby, Ultima Thule still holding onto its mysteries - Spaceflight Now

1. On eve of New Horizons flyby, Ultima Thule still holding onto its mysteries  Spaceflight Now
2. Nasa's New Horizons: Final commands given to distant probe  BBC News
3. NASA spacecraft to make record-setting flyby on New Year's  Axios
4. NASA Is About to Reach The Farthest Object Yet in The Solar System. Here's How to Watch  ScienceAlert
5. Live coverage: New Horizons on Ultima Thule's doorstep  Spaceflight Now
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NASA pioneer Nancy Grace Roman, the 'Mother of Hubble,' dead at 93 - Fox News

1. NASA pioneer Nancy Grace Roman, the 'Mother of Hubble,' dead at 93  Fox News
2. Hubble telescope 'mother' Nancy Grace Roman dies  Engadget
3. Nancy Grace Roman, 'Mother Of Hubble' Space Telescope, Has Died, At Age 93  NPR
4. Nancy Roman, ‘Mother of the Hubble’ Telescope, Dies at 93  The New York Times
5. NASA's Nancy Grace Roman, Known as the 'Mother of Hubble,' Dies at 93  Gizmodo
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Bahrain's top court upholds sentence against activist Nabeel Rajab: lawyer

Bahrain's high court upheld a five-year jail sentence against activist Nabeel Rajab on Monday for criticizing Saudi Arabia’s air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain’s prison authorities of torture, his lawyer said.

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Italy's Salvini sees no danger to government in coming months: Corriere

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday he did not see any danger to the government in the coming months as it turns its efforts to new reforms after closing the budget for next year.

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High rise building collapses in Russia, at least two dead: reports

Rescue services in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk scrambled to find survivors after a suspected gas blast in the early hours of Monday caused the partial collapse of a high rise apartment building, killing at least two people, news agencies reported.

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Congo opposition cries foul after presidential poll blighted by mishaps

The main opposition camps in Congo's presidential election on Sunday complained of widespread irregularities after a chaotic vote disrupted by long queues, broken voting machines and torrential rain.

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Ebola-hit Congolese town stages mock vote to protest at ban

Residents of an Ebola hotspot in eastern Congo staged a mock presidential election on Sunday to show the authorities a decision to postpone the vote there due to health fears was unfounded.

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Bangladesh PM Hasina wins third straight term despite vote-rigging claims

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance won Bangladesh's election with a thumping majority, the country's Election Commission said on Monday, giving her a third straight term following a vote that the opposition rejected as rigged.

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China to kick off year of sensitive anniversaries with major speech on Taiwan

China will kick off a year of sensitive anniversaries with a major speech on Wednesday by President Xi Jinping on Taiwan, China's most sensitive issue.

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Indonesia's latest tsunami raises global questions over disaster preparedness

As Indonesia reels from the carnage of yet another natural disaster, authorities around the globe are working on how they can prepare for the kind of freak tsunami that battered coasts west of Jakarta this month.

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North Korea's Kim sent message to Trump on nuclear talks: Chosun Ilbo

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a "conciliatory message" to U.S. President Donald Trump amid stalled nuclear negotiations, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday.

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Brazil moving its embassy to Jerusalem matter of 'when, not if': Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of "when, not if" he moves his country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

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Graham more upbeat on Syria troop withdrawal after Trump meeting

A senior Republican U.S. senator said he emerged from a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Sunday reassured that Trump is committed to defeating Islamic State even as he plans to withdraw American troops from Syria.

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Brexit sends Britons seeking Irish passports up 22 percent in 2018

The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22 percent in 2018, Ireland's foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

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Merkel urges divided Germans to pull together in 2019

Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 with a call for solidarity and cooperation to overcome deep political divisions.

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