Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message on Sunday, saying the world was suffering from a "famine of peace". Delivering his 10th Christmas "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, he also urged people to avoid letting the "shallow holiday glitter" distract from the true spirit of the holiday -- to help the homeless, immigrants, refugees and the poor. Meanwhile, Putin blamed the West for preventing peace talks amid relentless holiday attacks on Ukraine.

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The winter storm only worsened the human crisis in El Paso, Texas -- one of many U.S. towns along the Mexican border coping with a recent influx of migrants. El Paso declared a state of emergency last week after a flood of migrants arrived at the border, leaving many without shelter amid one of the worst Christmas storms in U.S. history. The city opened shelters at its convention center, hotels, and several new schools, but could not accept migrants without proper documentation.

SEE HOW EL PASO IS COPING WITH A CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE 

A California man was arrested for stealing inflatable Christmas decor from multiple homes and establishments. Wayland Rudd was charged with possession of more than $950-worth of stolen property, including an inflatable penguin, a unicorn, the Grinch with a chimney, and a 7-foot-tall inflatable Santa on a motorcycle. He was released on bail and some of the stolen items have since been retrieved and returned.

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Who invented inflatables and how? What's the world's largest inflatable?

Friday's answer: The TV rights for the 1951 NFL championship game, the league's first televised title tilt, was $75,000. That's roughly the cost of less than one second of commercial time for this year's Super Bowl.