The top 10 photos of 2014

The Brief Friday, December 26th 2014

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1. Pope Prays for Peace on Christmas
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Pope Francis used his Christmas address at the Vatican to pray for peace for those suffering in conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine and Africa. He specifically recognized those in Iraq and Syria, "who for too long now suffer the effects of ongoing conflict"

2. The Top 10 Photos of 2014
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From Ukraine to Ferguson, TIME picks the most influential photos of 2014, ones that bypassed borders and languages and cultures

3. The Tsunami's Wake
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Ten years after a historic natural disaster claimed the lives of 230,000 people across Asia, the vibrations can still be felt

4. Already Hate Your Gifts? Tips for Returns and Exchanges
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Christmas Day is the traditional day for epic gift giving and, inevitably, the start of an equally epic season for figuring out what to do with unwanted presents. Here's your guide on how to handle returns, exchanges and regifting

5. Xbox and Playstation Networks Go Down for Christmas
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Thousands of people reported Christmas Day problems on the Xbox Live and Playstation gaming networks, as a hacker group called "Lizard Squad" claimed responsibility, saying on Twitter that it toppled both networks with so-called distributed denial of service attacks

6. How You Can Watch <i>The Interview</i>
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Sony Pictures released its beleaguered Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy on several streaming sites, in a move that sidesteps concerns about online threats made against theaters that show the film, even as hundreds of theaters are still screening it

7. Storms Hamper Holiday Travel
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Western parts of the U.S. awoke to a white Christmas on Thursday as much of the nation was drenched by a storm front that snarled holiday travel plans for millions of Americans

8. <i>Unbroken</i> Hits the Ground Running in Box Office Race
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The Angelina Jolie-directed World War II drama about the life of Olympic sprinter-turned-prisoner-of-war Louis Zamperini brought in $850,000 in Christmas Eve screenings, but the weekend competition is steep against The Gambler, Big Eyes and Into the Woods

9. George H.W. Bush in Hospital for Christmas
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Former President George H.W. Bush is in "great spirits" despite spending Christmas in a Houston hospital, where he was taken by ambulance for shortness of breath two days ealier, his spokesman said

10. 7 in New York Charged With Threatening Police
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The arrests follow the high-profile killing of two cops who were shot in their squad car. A police spokeswoman said six were charged with making threats of a terrorist nature through social media or in phone calls

11. Protest Over Teen's Police Death Shuts Down Missouri Highway
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A small group of demonstrators shut down an interstate highway and marched through the town of Berkeley, Missouri, to protest the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Antonio Martin, who authorities said pointed a gun at an officer

12. Father of Pilot Captured by ISIS Pleads for Release
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The father of the Jordanian airman pleaded for his son's release, reminding militants that his son shares the same faith. So far, there has been silence from the extremists since gunmen dragged him away following his crash in Syria

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