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 On Christmas Eve, December 24th, Santa Claus was busy as usual, delivering gifts to kids. But this year, a big surprise happened. A neighbor, who didn’t understand what was going on, saw Santa climbing into a house through the chimney and thought he was a professional thief trying to break in. Without hesitation, the neighbor called the police and said, “There’s a guy dressed in red with a weird hat breaking into my house from the roof!” The police arrived in record time, with police dogs and everything. Santa was just about to leave the house when they caught him and took him to the station. He tried to explain himself: “Officer, I’m Santa Claus! I’m delivering gifts to children!” The police didn’t believe him. One officer asked, “Where’s your permit? Do you have any official document proving you’re the real Santa Claus?” Santa, looking like he was hoping for a miracle, replied: “Permit? Do you think I work for city hall?” Meanwhile, the kids in the city were confused, wond...

At least four people were injured when a tornado struck Scotts Valley in northern California on Saturday afternoon, according to local authorities. The tornado, classified as an EF1 — one of the weakest categories — lasted around five minutes, flipping cars and bringing down power lines in the town, located about 55 miles (89 km) south of San Francisco. Elsewhere in the United States, an ice storm swept across Iowa and Nebraska, heavy snowfall blanketed upstate New York, and severe weather warnings were issued near Lake Tahoe, which lies on the border of California and Nevada. In Nebraska, a 57-year-old woman lost her life after losing control of her pickup truck on an icy road near Arlington. The Washington County Sheriff's Office confirmed the vehicle collided with oncoming traffic. Interstate 80, a major highway connecting Iowa and Nebraska, was temporarily shut down as icy conditions caused multiple accidents, but it has since reopened. In upstate New York, snowfall exceeded ...