Francesca Paris
Stories
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Technology
Netflix Increases Subscription Prices As It Churns Out Original Content
The hikes, which will affect all U.S. viewers, come as Netflix faces an increasingly competitive field of video streaming services.
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Politics
Trump Adviser Bolton Says U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Is Conditional On Defeat Of ISIS
After declaring victory over ISIS last month, President Trump now says U.S. forces in Syria "won't be finally pulled out until ISIS is gone," echoing words from National Security Adviser John Bolton.
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National
GoFundMe Provides Refunds To Donors Duped By Viral Campaign
More than 14,000 donors were tricked into paying for a couple's vacations and handbags by a heartwarming story featuring a homeless veteran. Now GoFundMe has returned their money.
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World
Rerouted Cruise Ship Rescues 2 Fishermen Stranded In The Caribbean
The Empress of the Seas was headed for Cuba, but changed its course for Jamaica due to weather. That's how it ended up in the path of two fishermen from Costa Rica who had been adrift for 20 days.
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Environment
Rescue Efforts Underway After Tsunami Hit Indonesia Without Warning
Warning systems failed to alert residents of danger when volcanic activity triggered a tsunami on Saturday. Hundreds died, and more than 11,000 people have been displaced on Java and Sumatra islands.
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Arts & Life
Santa Tracker Unaffected By Government Shutdown, NORAD Says
Despite gridlock in Washington, D.C., more than 1,500 military personnel and volunteers at a Colorado Air Force base will be hard at work Christmas Eve, tracking Santa and answering children's calls.
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Environment
Creator Of Floating Garbage Collector Struggling To Capture Plastic In Pacific
A young innovator wants to remove all the plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But his invention, a long floating boom, is moving too slowly to hold the trash it collects.
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Business
Oil prices hit a new low. Here's why that might be a bad thing
Oil prices dropped below $60 a gallon on Black Friday, the lowest price in a year. While President Trump credits Saudi Arabia for what he says amounts to a "tax cut," the reality is more complicated.