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• People have donated toys, books and money to the Connecticut town since the Dec. 14 school shooting.
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• 4. CHARACTER ACTOR CHARLES DURNING DIES AT 89
• Durning, a World War II hero, starred in "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" and "Tootsie" and was nominated twice for Oscars.
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• 5. OBAMACARE TAX HIKES ON THE WAY
• The increases mainly affect the wealthy and the health care industry and kick in on Jan. 1.
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• 6. A 'LOST TRIBE' MOVES TO ISRAEL
• Dozens of Jews who claim to be the descendants of a biblical tribe emigrated from their northeastern Indian village.
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• 7. DOUBTS FOR A TRUCE IN SYRIA
• An international envoy indicates no progress had been made toward ending the civil war after meeting with Assad.
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• 8. HOW THE PRESIDENT SPENDS CHRISTMAS VACATION
• Obama worked out at the Marine Corps base gym, golfed and met up with his family at a Hawaii beach.
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• 9. A SURVIVOR OF SANDY DIES IN PUERTO RICO
• Dylan Smith, a 23-year-old lifeguard who used his surfboard to ferry people to safety in New York's Rockaways , dies in a surfing accident.
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• 10. WHAT THE AP SAID ABOUT 'LES MISERABLES'
• Movie Critic Christy Lemire says the big-screen version of the musical is "enormous and sprawling and not the slightest bit subtle."
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