General Patton visits Bastogne and awards the commanders of the 101st Airborne Division. Several newsreel cameramen managed to reach the town aswell and report the siege of Bastogne as a major victory to boost morale for the home front. #WW2

Southwest, whose outdated technology is responsible for their customers being stranded until after the new year, spent $5.6 billion on shareholder gifts leading into the holiday rawstory.com/southwest-canc…

December 28, 1929 | Rose Schindler, a Czech Jew, was born in Seredne. In April 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. Her parents and younger siblings were murdered there. Rose survived, and today is her 93rd birthday. Please join us in wishing her a wonderful day!

Rolling blackouts over Christmas raise alarm on security of the state’s power grid carolinajournal.com/rolling-blacko…

For her outstanding activism on environmental issues, North Carolina State Senator Senator Natalie Murdock was given NCEL’s 2022 Environmental Activism Award. Her important work helps ensure a safe and healthy environment for all. #NCELYearinReview ncelenviro.org/articles/ncel-…

DeSantis aide — using alias ‘Clarice Starling’ — helped ex-client bid on migrant flights miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

The UNC football team will look to win its 10th game of the season Wednesday in San Diego, as the Tar Heels will take on No. 15 Oregon in the 2022 Holiday Bowl. chapelboro.com/sports/unc-foo…

The 2022 Kennedy Center Honorees embody the power and importance of the arts in the American story.

21-year-old basketball player’s death rocks NC college. ‘The ultimate student-athlete’ newsobserver.com/news/state/nor…

In this 3rd of 3 episodes on #PFAS exposure to #firefighters, .BREDL talks with the Chief of Rich Square #VolunteerFireDepartment and President of the Northampton County Firefighters Association Mark Vick. anchor.fm/bredl/episodes…

Today, russia launched 16 missiles at Kyiv. All of them were shot down. This is a real photo and it is a symbol of the real resistance of the Ukrainian people to russian occupiers. So it was and always will be. Until the Victory!

Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups, died Thursday. He was 82 trib.al/HN5kQIw

U.S. Appeals Court upholds union restrictions in 2017 N.C. Farm Act #ncga carolinajournal.com/u-s-appeals-co…

DA seeks removal of NC sheriff under fire for racist remarks, the morning he’s sworn in newsobserver.com/news/state/nor…

'It's been really a lovely life': This Fayetteville woman is still painting at 100 fayobserver.com/story/news/loc… via The Fayetteville Observer

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Hallmark is filming a new Christmas movie at an NC landmark. What we know.  newsobserver.com/entertainment/…

Look, Leader McConnell and I don’t agree on everything. In fact, we disagree on a great deal. But the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law showed that when we work together, we can get things done and move the nation forward.

New Cape Fear Valley Health facility touted as vital investment in health care: Officials mark opening of Center for Medical Education & Neuroscience Institute cityviewnc.com/stories/new-ca…

The Paradox of Power theassemblync.com/politics/legis…