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Adriene Mishler poses with her dog, Benji, in Austin, Texas on Nov. 29, 2022. Mishler received Benji as a gift as a puppy from her then-boyfriend soon after losing a beloved dog. Gifting pets, especially for the holidays, can be tricky. Animal welfare advocates suggest steering clear of the surprise gift element. (Find What Feels Good via AP)

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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of the final …

FILE - A pedestrian walks past the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Speculation about eventual rate cuts is rising, but Fed …

FILE - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is introduced at the Jacques Polak Research Conference at the International Monetary Fund, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Washington. The Fed is set to leave interest rates unchanged while facing speculation about eventual rate cuts. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Biden administration says New Hampshire computer chip …

FILE - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the opening session of the APEC CEO Summit Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

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Holiday crowds at airports and on highways are expected …

A Southwest Airlines plane makes its final approach at Dallas Love Field Airport near a the full moon and downtown Dallas buildings, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Thousands of demonstrators from Europe expected in Brussels …

FILE - European Union flags wave in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Brussels on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 to protest what they perceive as new austerity measures as the 27 European Union countries discuss ways to overhaul rules on government spending. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

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What did you Google in 2023? ‘Barbie,’ Israel-Hamas …

FILE - A cursor moves over Google's search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world's. On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they …

FILE - Birds fly over a canal that spills into the ocean near a mangrove forest that is under environmental protection in Panama City, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)

Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide …

FILE - People walk down a street in Kibera neighborhood, a stronghold of presidential candidate Raila Odinga, in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 11, 2022. A nationwide power blackout hit Kenya Sunday evening, Dec. 11, 2023, paralyzing large parts of the country, including the main airport in the capital, Nairobi, a major transport hub connecting East Africa to Asia, Europe and other parts of the world. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is No. 1 at the …

This image released by GKIDS shows Himi, voiced by Karen Fukuhara in English and AIMYON in Japanese, left and Mahito Maki, voiced by Luca Padovan in English and Soma Santoki in Japanese, in a scene from Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy And The Heron." (Studio Ghibli/GKIDS via AP)

The EU wants to put a tax on emissions from imports. …

FILE - Trucks carry aluminum alloy frames to Adani Green Energy Limited's Renewable Energy Park near Khavda, Bhuj district near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Agriculture gets its day at COP28, but experts see …

Demonstrators for climate for farmers walk through the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Consumer product agency issues warning on small magnetic …

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Teachers have been outed for moonlighting in adult …

St. Clair High School is shown, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in St. Clair, Mo. Two teachers at the rural Missouri high school have resigned after it was discovered they were posting racy content on the subscription platform OnlyFans. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

India’s Supreme Court upholds government’s decision …

Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol at the main market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. India’s top court on Monday upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s special status as a semi-autonomous region with a separate constitution and inherited protections on land and jobs. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus …

People walk through the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit with Al Wasl Dome in the background at Expo City, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Snow blankets northern China, closing roads and schools …

City workers clear the snow on a pathway as people take pictures of the snow covered Turret of the Forbidden City in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. An overnight snowfall across much of northern China prompted road closures and the suspension of classes and train service on Monday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Holocaust survivors will mark Hanukkah amid worries …

FILE - Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, right, and Rabbi Shmuel Segal dance in front of a giant Hanukkah Menorah, after it was set up by the Jewish Chabad Educational Center ahead of the Jewish Hanukkah holiday, in front of the Brandenburg Gate at the Pariser Platz in central Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Holocaust survivors from around the globe will mark the start of the fifth day of Hanukkah together with a virtual ceremony as worries grow among Jews worldwide about the Israel-Hamas war and a spike of antisemitism in Europe, the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s …

Israeli troops are seen near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive …

Ethnic Rohingya women and children sit on a beach after they land on a beach in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Two boats carrying hundreds of Rohingya Muslims, including women and children arrived at Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after being adrift for weeks. (AP Photo/Riza Azhari)

Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona …

Migrants wait for shuttle buses for transport as they join hundreds of migrants gathering along the border Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Lukeville, Ariz. The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries like Senegal, Bangladesh and China being dropped in the remote desert area in Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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