Nation and World
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Israel battles militants in Gaza's main cities, with civilians trapped in the fighting
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza's two largest cities on Monday, with civilians still trapped in the fighting even after hundreds...
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UN officials and activists ramp up the urgency as "difficult" climate talks enter final days
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal Monday, avoiding calls from more than 100 nations to phase...
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A day of 2 prime ministers in Poland begins the delayed transition to a centrist, pro-EU government
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - A power transition began Monday in the Polish parliament, where the outgoing national conservative leaders made their farewell statements as a majority ...
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The IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
Dec 08, 2023 10:00 pm - GENEVA - Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban over th...
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Negotiations at COP28 climate talks ramp up as summit enters second and final week
Dec 08, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out Friday at the United Nations climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitio...
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Palestinians crowd into ever-shrinking areas in Gaza as Israel's war against Hamas enters 3rd month
Dec 08, 2023 12:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel said Friday that the military was rounding up Palestinian men in northern Gaza for interrogation, searching for Hamas militants, ...
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Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case but narrows restrictions on his speech
Dec 08, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but narrowed...
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Hunter Biden is indicted on 9 tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation
Dec 08, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden's son ...
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US employers add a solid 199,000 jobs and unemployment falls, signaling a still-sturdy labor market
Dec 08, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive "sof...
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Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says
Dec 08, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million. The ...