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Jordan Peele drops 'Us' trailer on Christmas Jordan Peele gave his fans a Christmas gift by dropping the trailer for his upcoming film "Us" on Tuesday.

Chris Pratt labeled 'problematic' for hunting habits, 'eating farm-to-table lamb' in TV Guide 'hit piece' “Guardians of the Galaxy” star Chris Pratt was characterized as “problematic” by an entertainment magazine because he hunts in what many are calling a "hit piece."

Bing Crosby was 'in the dumps' while recording 'White Christmas,' biographer says When Bing Crosby recorded 1942’s “White Christmas,” the entertainer was reportedly “in the dumps.”

'Anna and the Apocalypse' is not your typical Christmas movie: 'There is also this heart to the story' It’s a holiday movie with singing, dancing, family…and zombies.

Queen Elizabeth II celebrates Christmas with annual message Britain's Queen Elizabeth II wove personal reflections into her annual Christmas message, offering the customary wishes for peace and saying she hoped she had attained a measure of wisdom during her 92 years.

Paul McCartney says Christmas' true meaning is 'love and peace' Paul McCartney's Christmas message to his fans around the world: Don't be like me and eat and drink too much.

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Most ridiculous restaurant fails of 2018 This year was full of fiascos.

Fast food workers reveal most annoying customer habits Remember, on the other end of that drive-thru speaker is a human being.

Toblerone goes Halal, and some critics go ballistic The process for making Toblerone, those oddly shaped Swiss chocolate bars, has been tweaked to make them Halal, but the change has some members of Europe’s far-right groups treating the confection like the Devil’s triangle.

Christmas with KFC? Man who popularized Japanese tradition claims he regrets his 'lie' Takeshi Okawara, who reportedly managed Japan’s first KFC location in Osaka, was profiled on a recent episode of Business Insider’s “Household Name” podcast.

Student with 'nothing to give' presents teacher with cereal marshmallows for Christmas gift “No one likes Lucky Charms without the marshmallows," the teacher quipped of the student's thoughtful gift.

Montana community rallies support for Indian restaurant after owners receive racist Facebook message Passionate residents of Belgrade, Mont. are rallying support for a local Indian restaurant after the owners received a racist, offensive message on social media.

Chinese police locked down a courthouse on Wednesday at the start of the trial of a prominent rights lawyer who is accused of subversion of state power and whose case has attracted widespread concern in Western capitals. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CAiWQt

Chinese police detained a well-known Marxist at a top university on Wednesday, a witness said, on the sensitive anniversary of the 125th birthday of the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong, whose legacy remains deeply contested. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EL2zC4

Indonesian authorities warned on Wednesday of "extreme weather and high waves" around the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano, urging people to stay away from the coast already devastated by a tsunami that killed more than 400 people. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2V9N7oV

A blast at a chemical plant in China's northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region has killed three people and severely injured six, the official Tianshan news website reported on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CxPASO

Police have detained an unemployed man who hijacked a bus in southeastern China after a dispute with a neighborhood official that resulted in eight people being killed, state media reported. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EMqiBU

Three suicide bombers attacked Libya's foreign ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least two other people as well as themselves, authorities said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Spp8QY

At least three Sudanese protesters were wounded by gunshots on Tuesday when security forces dispersed rallies in the capital, witnesses said, after a week of demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir's three-decade rule. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EKkGbj

A crowd of mourners said goodbye to the 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl who died in U.S. custody this month, laying her to rest in a Christmas Day funeral that left her mother so crushed she could not bear to attend. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EPIUSw