Raccoon goes on boozy escapade in liquor store, found passed out in bathroom
Staff arriving at the store discovered alcohol pooled across the floor, initially suspecting a human intruder.

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Staff arriving at the store discovered alcohol pooled across the floor, initially suspecting a human intruder.

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Joaquín Guzmán López’s alleged kidnapping was to show cooperation with US leaders, attorney says
Armed men entered through a window to ambush Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the most elusive of the Sinaloa cartel’s leaders, who was then loaded on to a plane, drugged and spirited across the border to the United States, according to details revealed on Monday in the plea hearing of the drug trafficker who abducted him.
Joaquín Guzmán López, the 39-year-old son of former Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprise in federal court in Chicago after admitting his role in overseeing the transport of tens of thousands of kilograms of drugs to the US.
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Experts warn the drop doesn’t necessarily mean safer days are here to stay – and US deaths from firearms are still staggering
A shooting last weekend at a children’s birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing in the US this year – the lowest number recorded since 2006, according to a database that tracks them.
The mass killings – defined as incidents in which four or more people are killed in a 24-hour period, not including the killer – are tracked in a database maintained by the Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
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Australia opener will not be replaced in the squad in Brisbane
38-year-old’s absence paves way for Travis Head to open at the Gabba
Usman Khawaja’s back injury has ruled the veteran opener out of the second Ashes Test and thrown his future in the Australian team further into doubt.
The 38-year-old’s place in the XI had been under intense scrutiny since back spasms forced him from the field in the victorious first Test and prevented him from opening the batting.
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New York Giants 15-33 New England Patriots
Patriots move to 11-2 after comfortable victory
Drake Maye passed for two touchdowns, Marcus Jones had a 94-yard punt return for a TD and the New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins this season, beating the New York Giants 33-15 on Monday night.
It was the 10th straight victory for the AFC-leading Patriots (11-2), the franchise’s longest streak since winning 10 consecutive games in 2015. Coach Mike Vrabel also became the third coach since 1970 to have a win streak of 10 or more games in his first season with a team.
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As the calendar turned to December on Monday, the White House was preparing for the end-of-year holidays. Christmas decorations adorned the building, while first lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance helped build holiday care packages at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

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Official confirms nearly a dozen deaths, including a mother and her child, in Artibonite region over the weekend
Heavily armed gangs attacked Haiti’s central region over the weekend, killing men, women and children as they set fire to homes and forced survivors to flee into the darkness.
Police made emergency calls for backup, asserting that 50% of the Artibonite region had fallen under gang control after the large-scale attacks targeting towns including Bercy and Pont-Sondé.
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