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Some people in Nevada participate in the Las Vegas Great Santa Run. Bryan Steffy/Contributor/Getty ImagesPeople across the US celebrate Christmas differently. Drive-thru light displays are popular in Connecticut, Louisiana, and West Virginia. Meanwhile, Alabama and Idaho are known for having lavish Christmas trees in front of their capitols. The song goes, "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go.

Butler, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesGetty Images released its top 100 most powerful news photos of the year. Photos show key moments in the 2024 presidential election and conflicts in the Middle East. Photographers captured the aftermath of natural disasters and phenomena like the solar eclipse. Getty Images released a compilation of the most powerful news photos taken by their photographers in 2024.

OpenAI lost executives, achieved a historic valuation, and started the transition to a for-profit company in 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesOpenAI reached new funding and valuation heights in 2024. The ChatGPT maker also saw longtime employees depart and a legal fight with Elon Musk. Here are the biggest moments from OpenAI's roller-coaster year.

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