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1. Gavin Newsom drops Christmas troll of Trump with video mocking Epstein files redactions

   The governor rounded off a year of mocking the president by posting a video that showed pages and pages of redactions cut with old footage of Trump speaking with Epstein

2. Trump’s top aide left in the dark by recent pardon

3. Royal family gather at Sandringham on Christmas Day – without disgraced Andrew

   King Charles and Queen Camilla led royal family to St Mary Magdalene church for Christmas morning church service

4. Federal workers annual charity drive sees 40% drop in donations as layoffs under Trump left thousands out of work

   The Combined Federal Campaign has raised over $9 billion from federal workers since the 1960s

5. Mariah Carey scores another win in Christmas song lawsuit

6. Claws off! Shipment of $400K worth of lobsters is hijacked en route to Costco stores

   The lobster heist may be part of a broader ring of organized cargo thefts

7. Former Nottingham Forest and Scotland winger John Robertson dies aged 72

   Robertson played an integral part in Forest’s European Cup victories in 1979 and 1980.

8. Ozzy Osbourne’s family celebrates first Christmas since death of patriarch

   Legendary rocker died in July at the age of 76

9. Mikaela Shiffrin sweeps slalom as Olympics approach

   The American skiing standout has secured four victories from four World Cup slalom races

10. TikTok influencer who hit a pedestrian as she livestreamed herself driving is arrested, cops say

    Tynesha McCarty-Wroten, a 43-year-old woman from Zion, Illinois, faces charges including reckless homicide related to the deadly crash