AP 2010-12-28

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1. The Senate votes to close out debate on a new arms control treaty with Russia, setting the stage for ratification¹. President Barack Obama considers the treaty his top foreign policy priority.

2. New census² figures have Texas gaining four seats in the House with Florida picking up two, but New York and Ohio will lose seats because of the population count. That count puts the US population at just over 308 million people.

3. Snow is melting in London, but operators at Heathrow Airport say it will be Thursday before full service is back. Cold and snowy weather is grounding flights across Europe.

4. At a Berlin aquarium³, Santa goes for a swim with the sharks. The chief curator fed sardines⁴ to the fish, whose population includes whales and small sharks.