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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Japan was preparing Wednesday to name Abe to his next term in office following his party's victory in a Dec. 14 snap election. Abe's Cabinet disbanded early in the day as a ritual first step. The parliament was to convene in the afternoon to elect Abe as prime minister. Abe is due to then appoint a new cabinet. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

TOKYO Japans parliament re-elected Shinzo Abe on Wednesday to serve another term as prime minister after his party won a snap election earlier this month.

Abe won 328 votes out of the 470 cast by lawmakers in a special session of the lower house Wednesday. Since the ruling Liberal Democrats hold only two lower house seats, two other lawmakers also cast votes for Abe.

Following a similar vote by the upper house, Abe will name his cabinet, replacing only his defence minister. The cabinet members are then to be presented in a formal ceremony to Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace.

The victory by the ruling Liberal Democrats and their coalition partner the Komei Party was viewed as an endorsement by the public of Abes strategies for reviving Japans stagnant economy, despite a record low turnout.

Former Defence Minister Akinori Eto was among cabinet ministers appointed in a reshuffle in early September. He was one of several ministers whose political funding reports were questioned by opposition lawmakers during the recent parliamentary session. Two resigned their cabinet posts but were re-elected anyway.

The questions over political finance pulled Abes popularity ratings lower and were likely a factor in his decision to call the snap election.

Analysts said Etos handling of the questions was seen as too weak, and that Abe planned to appoint a stronger figure to help handle anticipated fierce questioning over defence-related issues in the next years parliamentary debate.

Local media said Gen Nakatani was viewed as the likely replacement for Eto. Nakatani served as defence minister under former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and supports a stronger role for Japans military, which is constrained by the countrys commitment to pacifism under the constitution drafted by the American occupation forces following Japans defeat in World War II.

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A recent engine room fire aboard one of its cruise ships is expected to reduce earnings for the fourth quarter of 2014 and first quarter of 2015 earnings by about 5 cents a share in each period, Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings said this week.

The estimated financial impact on earnings excludes insurance proceeds, Norwegian said in a news release.

On Dec. 11 the Insignia cruise ship operated by Norwegian's premium cruise brand Oceania Cruises experienced a fire in its engine room while docked in St. Lucia during a 10-day cruise.

The incident resulted in the cancellation of the remainder of the cruise that had departed San Juan, Puerto Rico on Dec. 7.

The 684-passenger Insignia was taken out of service and Norwegian said it expects repairs to take about nine weeks.

Cruises cancelled because of the repairs include a 24-day voyage scheduled to depart Miami on Dec. 17 and the first three legs of the ship's Around the World in 180 Days cruise, set to leave Miami on Jan. 10.

A modified world cruise will now sail on March 22, departing from Singapore, Norwegian said.

"We understand how disappointing this news must be to our valued guests and we extend our sincere appreciation for their cooperation and understanding," said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian president and CEO.

Despite the expected earnings hit, Norwegian said it's reiterating its prior full-year 2014 adjusted earnings per-share guidance of $2.28 to $2.32, which had excluded results of its acquisition of Oceania's former parent Prestige Cruises International, Inc. which closed in the fourth quarter. It also excluded the financial impacts from the engine fire incident.

Norwegian is the parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises and together the three brands operate 21 ships that visit more than 430 destinations worldwide.

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The stunning 1920s mansion located near Chicago proved an important component of the 1990 family comedy blockbuster which catapulted child actor Macaulay Culkin briefly to mega-stardom Many scenes in the movie were filmed in the three-storey house including those featuring the kitchen, the main staircase, basement and most of the first floor landing In 2012 the property changed hands with the buyers getting something of a bargain after the sellers agreed to take $1.58 million nearly $1 million less than their original asking price Home Alone fans will remember the colonial-style building as the home of the McCallisters, and of course, the battlefield where young Kevin took on those bumbling burglars

By David Mccormack for MailOnline

Published: 23:47 EST, 23 December 2014 | Updated: 11:55 EST, 24 December 2014

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The house featured in the classic Christmas movie Home Alone will be looking radically different this holiday season after a dramatic makeover.

The stunning 1920s mansion, which is located on Chicago's North Shore, provided an important component of the 1990 family comedy blockbuster which catapulted child actor Macaulay Culkin briefly to mega-stardom.

Many scenes in the movie were filmed in the three-storey house including those featuring the kitchen, the main staircase, basement and most of the first floor landing.

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NIAGARA FALLS Some fees to use Hyde Park Golf Course are going up next year.

And many inspection permit fees from City Hall have been raised, with some new ones added, too.

These appear to be part of the fallout from the disjointed city budget process lawmakers and Mayor Paul A. Dyster recently completed.

The bottom line is the City of Niagara Falls is facing financial challenges, and one way to deal with them is to try to increase revenue by raising fees.

The City Council last week approved the fee hikes, which were supported by the mayor, in two separate 3-2 votes.

In terms of golf course fees, the season pass for those with disabilities will rise from $500 to $600. Golfers also will have to pay $100 more for season passes to use a golf cart, while the fee to play the Red Nine course will rise from $5 to $9. Buckets of golf balls at the driving range are also going up in price by $1 per bucket.

Supporters said the increases will be used to help fund improvements at the municipal course, the operations of which will be subsidized with tax dollars next year by more than $400,000, according to the city budget.

In October, lawmakers tabled a measure to pay for the installation of a paved golf cart path at the course because of concerns with the citys finances.

Councilman Andrew P. Touma said he believes many of the courses fees are a little below the fees at other municipal courses in the area. Touma said he spoke about the issue with David James, the golf course manager, who had discussions with some golfers about the courses fees.

He realized the fees havent been increased for some time and the increased revenue we could put back into the course, he said.

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