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A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot just before Christmas. | AP

Thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are struggling to keep themselves warm through harsh winter conditions as uncertainty rises around the implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire deal. AP footage shows the before and after of a recently established deserted displacement camp in the Netzarim affected by the winds and rain in central Gaza. | AP

Israel will award President Donald Trump the Israel Prize, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday after meeting him at Mar-a-Lago, a prestigious honor that's been historically awarded to an Israeli citizen or resident. | AP

A pall is hanging over the holiday season in Lexington, Nebraska, where the Tyson beef plant, by far the largest employer in this small town, is set to lay off 3,200 people when the company closes its facility on Jan. 20 after three decades of operation. Tyson says it’s closing the plant to “right-size” its beef business after a historically low cattle herd in the U.S. and the company’s expected loss of $600 million on beef production next fiscal year. | AP