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			Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch took the 
			Mayoral Bell Ringer Challenge for Salvation Army, ringing the bell 
			in the entrance of the Lincoln Wal-Mart on Friday evening. 
			 
			Learn more about the Bell ringer Challenge in today’s edition of 
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			Earlier this month, Santa Claus made 
			a few surprise visits in Emden. At some of the locations, it was a 
			quiet time of rest for Santa, where he was able to just sit and 
			peruse a book, something Santa doesn’t get to do a lot of this time 
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			Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President 
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			Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters after 
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			Mike Patty, 
			grandfather, of Liberty German, speaks after the sentencing of 
			Richard Allen in Delphi, Ind., Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP 
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			President-elect Donald 
			Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega 
			rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca 
			Chica, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP, File) 
			
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			drove into a crowd in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. 
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			President-elect Donald 
			Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 
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			poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he 
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			Russian President 
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			NORAD's Santa tracker was a Cold War morale 
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			Orlando Prince, a 
			rising jazz musician and son of John "Prince" Gilbert, plays and 
			marches in an emotional second line parade, as a sendoff for his 
			father who recently died, in the Treme section of New Orleans, 
			Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. John "Prince " Gilbert was a founding member 
			of the Rebirth Brass Band and a fixture in the New Orleans Jazz 
			community for decades. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) 
				
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				Notre Dame protects home field in new 
				postseason era with 1st playoff win, 27-17 over Indiana 
				 
				Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) pumps his fist while 
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			Penn State head coach 
			James Franklin watches from the sideline during the first half of 
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			Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) 
			
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			St. Louis Blues center 
			Dylan Holloway (81) and Florida Panthers left wing Jonah Gadjovich 
			(12) fall to the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game, 
			Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) 
			
			Barkov scores 
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			Spain's Aitana Bonmati 
			celebrates after scoring a goal, during the women's Group C match 
			between Spain and Japan, at La Beaujoire Stadium, during the 2024 
			Summer Olympics Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Nantes, France. (AP 
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