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cnn news 2014-12-25

CARL AZUZ, cnn ANCHOR: Welcome to cnn STUDENT NEWS. I`m Carl Azuz. This is our last show of 2014.

Before we head up for the holidays, we`ve got a few things to catch you up on, one of them, the U.S. stock market. Yesterday was the best day of the

year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 important stocks. It rose 420 points. Why? Well, the Federal Reserve, the Central Bank of the U.S.

made comments suggesting that the U.S. economy is on track to keep growing. Investors like that.

Also, the Russian ruble`s showing signs that it`s stabilizing. That`s good news for Europe. International markets are connected, so a jump in one can

help others. Markets from Europe to Asia were making gains.

Another story in the headlines: the flu. The Centers for Disease Control says it`s widespread at 14 states, in one county in northwest Georgia, 17

percent of students were out sick, and 16 percent of teachers. So, the superintendent closed all ten schools days before the scheduled Christmas

break.

Similar situations in other states from North Carolina to Minnesota. Flu season usually starts in the fall, it pick s in January or February. This

one could be worse, partly because officials say this year`s vaccine isn`t as effective as usual.

Bringing good cheer, the roll call is here. We`ll start with Nebraska. The corn husker state. Red riders are watching on this merry day. Loup

city high is where they`ll all be. From there we head south to Tennessee. Rutherford Junior High is on today`s list. The pirates are watching. They

wouldn`t have missed. And if you are the type to think cats are cool, but cougars are here, Cooley Middle School, they are watching in Gilbert, a

fast growing town, giving Arizona more roll call renowned.

Protests after grand jury decisions, parched land in the Golden State. The public opening of the National September 11 Memorial Museum, and Midterm

elections that changed the political landscape of the Senate. These are a few of the major national stories we told you about this year on cnn

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