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Gift disappointment happens. Here’s what you should do to feel better about it

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

(CNN) — When Abby Eckel saw the small jewelry gift bag her husband gave her for her birthday, she thought she knew exactly what was inside — a ring with a morganite gemstone that she had requested. But when Eckel opened the package and saw a necklace instead, she couldn’t hide her disappointment.“It was like this inner turmoil and conversation I was having with myself of like, do I say something? Or should I just be happy with what I received?” Eckel recalled.Eckel knew she wouldn’t wear the necklace since she has specific preferences about her jewelry. But now her husband had given her something she didn’t love, and she felt guilty for being disappointed.For many people, this disappointment — followed by guilt — is natural after receiving a gift that just doesn’t feel like you. It could be that annual sweater from your parents that isn’t in your size, a T-shirt with a band logo on it that you loved as a teen (but not anymore), or a piece of silver jewelry when you only ever wear go...

DC police identify man struck, killed by car in Northeast

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

Police have identified a Northeast D.C. resident who was struck and killed after being hit by a vehicle Friday.Samuel Thorton, 34, was struck just after 10 p.m. on Dec. 22 while walking through an alley in the 1100 block of 5th Street Northeast, according to a news release.An investigation into Thorton’s death determined that he fell to the ground in the alley that evening, shortly before a driver pulled through the alley and unknowingly struck him with the vehicle.First responders responded to the scene of the collision and found Thorton suffering from his injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.D.C. police said the driver of the car is cooperating with detectives, as an investigation continues. The police department is asking anyone with information to call 202-727-9099 or text a tip to 50411.A map of where the deadly crash happened is below. Source

Pochettino unfazed by Chelsea disciplinary record. Club has more yellow cards than any other PL team

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is defending his team’s unwelcome position as the Premier League side with the most yellow cards this season.Pochettino said Chelsea’s 56 bookings in 18 league games did not show a lack of discipline but rather his players’ desire to compete.“We are in a big club, you feel the pressure,” Pochettino said ahead of Chelsea’s next league game against Crystal Palace on Wednesday. “When you are frustrated, and you don’t have maybe the experience of other teams, you make a mistake.”The team collected five bookings during the 2-1 defeat to Wolves at Molineux on Sunday, among them Cole Palmer who will now miss the Palace game after accruing five for the campaign.Raheem Sterling also saw yellow for simulation when he sought a penalty in stoppage time.“Palmer is playing for us his first season as a regular. It’s normal. The players care, they want to win, they are frustrated,” Pochettino said. “It’s not discipline....

A charter plane grounded in France for days for a human trafficking investigation has taken off for India

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

VATRY, France (AP) — A charter plane grounded in France for days for a human trafficking investigation has taken off for India.Source

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to expand Gaza operation, says war ‘isn’t close to finished’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to expand Gaza operation, says war ‘isn’t close to finished.’Source

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been located, associates say, 3 weeks after losing contact

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been located, associates say, 3 weeks after losing contact.Source

Here’s why the Fed thinks it can cut rates in 2024

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

New York (CNN) — On Wall Street, interest rate cuts have recently become less a question of if, but rather, when.The shift came last week after all but two of 19 Federal Reserve officials predicted the central bank would cut interest rates at least once in the coming year, according to the Fed’s latest Summary of Economic Projections. While most officials believe there will be a total of three rate cuts in 2024, one Fed official is penciling in five.Exhilarated by these new foretellings, investors sent markets soaring, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average notching several new record closes as of December 13.But even though rate cuts are generating a lot of buzz with investors, they’re not a sure shot by any means. As the SEP notes, Fed officials’ projections on the future path of interest rates are “subject to considerable uncertainty.”That’s because their assessments of the appropriate monetary policy to apply in the future depend on how the economy perfor...

276 Indians stuck in a French airport for days for a human trafficking probe have left for India

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

By CHRISTOPHE ENA and ANGELA CHARLTON (Associated Press)VATRY, France (AP) — A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation departed Monday for India with 276 Indians aboard, authorities said. The passengers had been heading to Nicaragua but were instead blocked inside a rural French airport for four days in an exceptional holiday ordeal.Associated Press reporters outside the Vatry Airport in Champagne country saw the unmarked Legend Airlines A340 take off after the crew and passengers boarded the plane.The regional administration said that 276 of the original 303 passengers were en route to Mumbai, and that 25 others requested asylum in France. Those who remained were transferred to a special zone in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for asylum-seekers, it said. The passengers grounded in France had included a 21-month-old child and several unaccompanied minors.The remaining two passengers were initially detained as part of a human trafficking i...

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah ‘shares pain’ of grieving families at Christmas amid Israel-Hamas war

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool soccer star Mohamed Salah says he “shares the pain” of grieving families at Christmas amid the Israel-Hamas war.The Egypt international posted a message on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying: “Christmas is a time when families get together and celebrate.“With the brutal war going on in the Middle East, especially the death and destruction in Gaza, this year we get to Christmas with very heavy hearts and we share the pain of those families who are grieving the loss of their loved ones.“Please do not forget them and do not get used to their suffering. Merry Christmas.”Egypt has floated an ambitious plan to end the war.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsThe Associated Press

King Charles III’s Christmas message reflects a coronation theme and calls for planet’s protection

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:58:24 GMT

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III reflected his coronation theme of public service Monday in a Christmas message that he connected to the health of the planet and wars that are raging.In a prerecorded video shot with him standing beside a Christmas tree in Buckingham Palace, the king spoke of the message of Jesus’ life in serving those less fortunate as he honored the “selfless army” that forms the “backbone of our society” helping others.“My heart has been warmed by countless examples of the imaginative ways in which people are caring for one another, going the extra mile to help those around them simply because they know it is the right thing to do,” he said.It was the king’s second Christmas speech since he ascended the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September 2022, but the first since his coronation in May when he was officially crowned in a medieval ceremony rich in pageantry and pomp.Charles, who has long campaign...