AP Top Stories December 21 A

Here's the latest for Thursday, December 21st: Car rams pedestrians in Australia; Olympic gymnast Maroney says she was forced to sign deal to keep alleged sexual abuse secret; Congress faces gov't shutdown deadline; Memphis removes Confederate statues.


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