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1. A woman sues Royal Caribbean over her fiance's death on a cruise ship

   The fiancee of a man who died on a cruise ship has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Royal Caribbean

2. School reopenings during Covid linked to improved child mental health

   Nine months after a school reopened, a child’s likelihood of being diagnosed with a mental health condition plummeted by 43%, say researchers

3. Innovative treatment could provide relief for those with tinnitus

4. Man suffers stroke from excessive daily energy drinks

5. Opera singer fatally stabbed at home, son arrested for homicide

6. Trump criticizes Rep. Ilhan Omar and singles out Somalians at Pennsylvania rally

7. McDonald’s absolutely Mcskewered for ‘creepy and depressing’ AI-generated Christmas ad

   Ad for McDonald’s Netherlands features several AI-generated people and families all experiencing mishaps in the lead up to Christmas

8. US fighter jets fly over Gulf of Venezuela in closest approach since Trump’s pressure campaign

   An official confirmed the “routine training flight”

9. Trump pushes affordability message at Pennsylvania rally amid mounting economic gloom: Live

   President Donald Trump graded his economy ‘A plus-plus-plus-plus-plus’ as concerns over cost of living grow

10. The Latest: Federal judge grants request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell case records

    A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidante of Jeffrey Epstein