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You hear the bell ringing and you look and see The Salvation Army’s famous “red kettle” and you know it’s getting close to Christmas. First started in 1891 in San Francisco, the “Red Kettle Christmas Campaign” is The Salvation Army’s biggest and most visible fundraising program to help the needy …

AMMAN, Jordan – A government official says Jordan’s state security court sentenced 12 defendants to prison terms ranging from one to 15 years in what local media described as a plot by the Islamic militant Hamas group to carry out attacks in the West Bank. The official says eight defendants …

NEW YORK – A rare copy of Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard” almanac has made somebody rich — selling at a New York City auction for more than half a million dollars. It’s the second highest price ever paid for a book printed in America. The Sotheby’s auction house says the …