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Sun Dec 22 2024

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What happened this weekend? Congress reached a last-minute, bipartisan deal to keep the government running through March 14. The new-look College Football Playoff debuted. And actress Blake Lively filed a legal complaint against her "It Ends With Us" co-star, Justin Baldoni, for sexual harassment.

Here's the biggest news you missed. 👇

Biden signs bipartisan funding deal, ending shutdown standoff

Birds fly near the U.S. Capitol at sunrise, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2022.

President-elect Donald Trump and multibillionaire Elon Musk had sunk an earlier bipartisan deal, only to see their preferred replacement voted down.

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Ohio State quarterback Will Howard (18) runs the ball in the first half against Tennessee during their College Football Playoff game at Ohio Stadium.

Ohio State, Texas lead College Football Playoff winners and losers

The first round of the expanded College Football Playoff saw four teams advance and four teams eliminated. Analyzing the winners and losers.

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US actress Blake Lively attends the LACMA Art+Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California, on November 2, 2024. (Photo by Etienne LAURENT / AFP) (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)

Blake Lively alleges Justin Baldoni launched smear campaign

Blake Lively says "It Ends with Us" co-star Justin Baldoni sexually harassed her and tried to destroy her reputation in a California legal filing.

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Lara Trump speaks before then-former president Donald Trump takes the stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on October 5, 2024. Lara Trump said on Saturday she has removed her name from consideration to replace outgoing U.S. Senator Marco Rubio.

Lara Trump removes her name from consideration to replace Marco Rubio

Lara Trump has decided to remove her name from consideration to be a senator in Florida replacing outgoing senator Marco Rubio.

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Toni Stutler of Akron walks past the California Zephyr Silver Solarium car in Peninsula on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

Holiday forecast: Dreaming of a white Christmas beats traveling in one

The "Alberta Clipper" sweeping across the Great Lakes and into the Northeast will provide snow, blustery wind, AccuWeather said.

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Rickey Henderson of the Athletics takes off on the basepaths against the Indians at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland on on Aug. 15, 1989.

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, MLB's stolen base king, dies at 65

Baseball Hall of Famer and all-time stolen base king Rickey Henderson died at the age of 65, his family announced Saturday.

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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson, arrives at a helicopter pad in New York, after being extradited from Pennsylvania, Dec. 19, 2024.

Luigi Mangione is set to be arraigned on state murder charges Monday

Luigi Mangione is expected in New York State Supreme Court on Monday to be arraigned on charges he murdered CEO Brian Thompson as an act of terrorism.

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Trump lashes out at Panama, says he might demand the country hand over canal

Trump accused Panama of charging excessive rates for use of the Panama Canal and said that if Panama did not manage the canal in an acceptable fashion, he would demand the hand it over.

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