Body discovered in wheel well of United Airlines plane in Hawaii

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Flight left Chicago’s O’Hare airport on morning of Christmas Eve and body discovered at Hawaii’s Kahului airport

Police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Hawaii, the airline and the Maui police department said in statements on Wednesday.

The body was found in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on flight 202, which arrived at Kahului airport from Chicago on Tuesday, United said in an emailed statement.

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US business leaders set to break record on donations to Trump inaugural fund

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Donations, not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries seek favor with incoming administration

US business leaders are spending big on Donald Trump’s second inaugural fund, which is predicted to exceed even the record-setting $107m raised in 2017.

The donations, which are not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries and business leaders seek to curry favor with the incoming administration after the president-elect decisively won a second, non-consecutive term in November.

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Russian ship that sank off Spanish coast was blown up in ‘act of terrorism,’ RIA cites owner – Reuters

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  1. Russian ship that sank off Spanish coast was blown up in 'act of terrorism,' RIA cites owner  Reuters
  2. Russian cargo ship’s owner says sinking in Mediterranean was ‘act of terrorism’  The Guardian
  3. Russia Says Terrorist Attack Behind Army Cargo Ship Sinking, RIA Reports  Bloomberg
  4. Russia’s Arctic Sea Trade ‘Evidently Disrupted’ As Unique Sealift Ship Sinks  Forbes
  5. Azerbaijani Airlines plane en route to Russia crashes in western Kazakhstan.  Kyiv Independent
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Save those holiday-gift lottery tickets: Mega Millions jackpot surpasses $1bn

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Odds of winning jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, compared with 1 in 24 for any Mega Millions prize, and tickets cost $2

The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1bn after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. That means the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing is $1.15bn, potentially the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history.

“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15bn jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a Wednesday statement.

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Grand duke of Luxembourg abdicates after 24 years on throne in Christmas Eve speech – Yahoo! Voices

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  1. Grand duke of Luxembourg abdicates after 24 years on throne in Christmas Eve speech  Yahoo! Voices
  2. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg Announces Surprise Abdication in Christmas Speech  PEOPLE
  3. Royal Family Announces Major Shakeup on Christmas Eve  NewsBreak
  4. Who is Prince Guillaume? Get to know the next Grand Duke of Luxembourg  HOLA! USA
  5. Europe is about to get a brand new heir called Prince Charles  Royal Central
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Russian cargo ship’s owner says sinking in Mediterranean was ‘act of terrorism’

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Three explosions caused Ursa Major to sink off Spanish coast, says company linked to Russian defence ministry

A Russian cargo ship that sank on Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea was the target of an “act of terrorism”, according to the vessel’s owner.

The Ursa Major sank while it was sailing through international waters between Spain and Algeria, leaving two crew members missing,

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Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident

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The Finnish electricity grid’s head of operations says sabotage can’t be ruled out

An undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia broke down on Wednesday, Finland’s prime minister said, the latest in a series of incidents involving cables and energy pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

The Finnish electricity grid’s head of operations, Arto Pahkin, told the public broadcaster Yle that sabotage could not be ruled out.

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Hamas, Israel Trade Blame Over Gaza Truce Delay – Barron’s

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  1. Hamas, Israel Trade Blame Over Gaza Truce Delay  Barron's
  2. Updates: Israel kills 23 in Gaza, trades blame with Hamas over truce delay  Al Jazeera English
  3. Israel and Hamas accuse each other of foiling hostage-ceasefire deal  The Times of Israel
  4. Live: Hamas says new Israeli conditions delay ceasefire agreement  Middle East Eye
  5. Impossible to reach a deal without Hamas delivering list of living hostages, Israeli official says  The Jerusalem Post
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A gang attack on a Haitian hospital reopening kills 2 reporters and a police officer – NPR

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  1. A gang attack on a Haitian hospital reopening kills 2 reporters and a police officer  NPR
  2. Three shot dead as gunmen attack Haiti's biggest hospital  BBC.com
  3. Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening, killing at least 2  NBC News
  4. Armed Attack at Haiti Hospital Kills at Least 3  The New York Times
  5. Destroyed Haiti hospital was a 'beacon' and its loss will be felt, says N.L. doctor  CBC.ca
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