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Celine Dion is revealing more health news that will affect the dates of her world tour. The singer said she's been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in an emotional Instagram video Thursday adding that the symptoms are what have been causing her to have severe muscle spasms in the past. "The spasms affect every aspect of my daily life, sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I'm used to," Dion said. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celine-dion-says-she-stiff-121020617.html

A US citizen responsible for the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has been sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for a year. Anne Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road when she hit the 19-year-old outside a US military base in Northamptonshire in 2019. The case led to a transatlantic row between the US and UK governments. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-63891657

Police have identified a young boy found dead in a box in the city of Philadelphia more than 60 years ago. The child, known to generations as the "Boy in the box", has been identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Police say DNA technology and detective work helped them finally name the youngster in the case that remains the city's oldest unsolved murder. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63908495

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The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection is considering criminal referrals for at least four individuals in addition to former President Donald Trump, multiple sources told CNN. The panel is weighing criminal referrals for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, right wing lawyer John Eastman, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, the sources said. The committee has not officially decided whom to refer to the Justice Department for prosecution and for what offenses, sources said. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/politics/january-6-committee-criminal-referrals/index.html

The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to hold Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to comply with a subpoena issued this summer ordering the former president to turn over records marked classified, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The development comes after Trump’s legal team said it conducted searches at four locations just before Thanksgiving, finding two documents with classified markings at a storage facility in Florida. The Trump team turned over those two documents to the FBI and announced to a federal judge in Washington, DC, that they believed Trump was now in compliance with a 6-month-old subpoena. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/politics/doj-trump-contempt-classified-documents/index.html

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Tallahassee — The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call "Don't Say Gay" has been indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses, officials said Wednesday. Federal prosecutors said Rep. Joe Harding, 35, illegally obtained or tried to obtain more than $150,000 from the Small Business Administration in pandemic aid loans. He's being charged with two counts of wire fraud, two counts of money laundering and two counts of making false statements. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-dont-say-gay-law-sponsor-indicted-on-fraud-charges/ http://ropercenter.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/800x600/public/Images/CBS_News_logo8x6.png?h=4c305c5c&itok=01TKY9Ua

Tyler Greenawalt Thu, December 8, 2022 at 6:21 AM WNBA star Brittney Griner will reportedly be released from a Russian prison, according to CBS News. In exchange for her release, the United States government will reportedly send convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout back to Russia. Retired U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is also currently imprisoned in Russia for the past four years, is reportedly not part of the prisoner swap. This news comes months after back-and-forth negotiations between the U.S. and Russia following Griner's arrest in February after officials found hash oil in her luggage. She pleaded and was found guilty of drug smuggling charges and was originally sentenced to nine years. Griner was sent to a penal colony in November. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/brittney-griner-reportedly-released-from-russian-prison-10-months-after-arrest-132117187.html

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I've not known it to be used as a punishment for misbehavior, but occasionally students are required to attend on a Saturday due to poor academic performance. It's rare, but it does happen.

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Two documents with classified markings were found in a Florida storage unit during a search by a team hired by former President Donald Trump’s lawyers, a person familiar with the situation told CNN. Those documents were handed over to the FBI. No other documents with classified markings were found during a search of four of Trump’s properties, the source said. The discovery of the documents was first reported by The Washington Post. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/politics/trump-lawyers-properties-search/index.html

Dina Boluarte became Peru’s first female president on Wednesday, capping off a dramatic day which saw her predecessor detained by police and impeached by lawmakers. Boluarte, the country’s former Vice President, was sworn into the top job at Congress to become Peru’s sixth president in under five years. The ceremony took place hours after a majority of 101 members in the 130-person legislative body voted to impeach former leader Pedro Castillo. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/americas/peru-president-castillo-congress-dissolves-intl/index.html

Police and medical personnel were called to the Texas home of Sen. Ted Cruz Tuesday night after reports of a 14-year-old girl at the property suffering from self-inflicted stab wounds to her arms. The teen was taken to the hospital shortly after. It’s unclear who the girl was—though Cruz does have two daughters: Catherine, 11, and Caroline, 14. In a response to The Daily Beast, a representative for his office said: “This is a family matter, and thankfully their daughter is OK.” https://news.yahoo.com/police-called-ted-cruz-texas-045239352.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEIHBOFLS-7N8ko7X9X6CoeHmw43ySr3xkYglICHPzeWJubthh_uOAvRAW-_xm73RRq2e1K_SEo3uXVQITY7bekp8iLeSeXgdbtfqBnuuqiaBdh9N2WkbH-sgObPZ5lBVKLJRg1ql3OfGDrLK6bENF7g0K4vLUDz57y4AJ6A-W-Z

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Lukashenko understands that at some point Putin will carry out an operation to join Belarus into Russia, Pavlo Klimkin believes At the same time, the diplomat noted that Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko had not yet "granted" the Russian dictator a final union of Belarus with Russia – "which would make Putin say: ‘Well, we are finally getting our Belarus back’.” Klimkin also stated that Putin does not trust Lukashenko, and understands that the Belarusian dictator "draws money from him" to keep the Belarusian economy afloat. "And under the current sanctions, what can Belarus do economically?” the former Ukrainian minister asked. https://news.yahoo.com/russia-plans-annex-belarus-says-095700490.html

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Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. The group of far-right and ex-military figures are said to have prepared to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag, and seize power. A minor aristocrat described as Prince Heinrich XIII, 71, is alleged to have been central to their plans. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63885028

Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Herschel Walker in heated Georgia runoff, handing Democrats 51 seats https://www.foxnews.com/

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Herschel Walker in his bid for re-election, NBC News has projected. The victory earns a six-year term for Warnock, grants Democrats a 51-49 edge in the Senate, and brings an end to Walker’s tortured run for office. Ahead of Tuesday's runoff, Warnock's campaign relied on an extensive get-out-the-vote effort involving activist groups and more than 900 staffers — hundreds more than they had on staff ahead of the general election in November. https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/raphael-warnock-wins-georgia-senate-runoff-election-2022-rcna53201

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What to Know About the North Carolina Power Outages A power outage in Central North Carolina over the weekend has upended daily life, prompting officials to open at least one shelter and impose a nightly curfew potentially through the week while authorities investigate what left an entire county in the dark. The outages in Moore County, about 90 miles east of Charlotte, have drawn the attention of state officials, including Gov. Roy Cooper, who said at a news conference Monday that the attack was intentional and damaged the entire community. Here’s what we know so far. https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-north-carolina-power-outages-192603014.html

The chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., expects the panel to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, he told reporters Tuesday. “We have made decisions on criminal referrals,” Thompson said. Thompson said the panel has yet to formalize its decision. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jan-6-committee-chair-expects-panel-issue-criminal-referrals-doj-rcna60335