Nation and World
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Biden is rushing aid to Ukraine. Both sides are digging in. And everyone is bracing for Trump
Dec 10, 2024 7:04 am - The grinding war between Ukraine and its Russian invaders has escalated ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, with President Joe Biden rushing out billions of dollars more in military aid before U.S. support for Kyiv’s defenses is thrown into question under the new administration.
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Details emerge about suspect charged with murder in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Dec 10, 2024 6:58 am - After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and scuba divers. Officers used the city's muscular surveillance system. Investigators analyzed DNA samples, fingerprints and internet addresses. Police went door to door looking for witnesses.
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Ukrainian man fleeing war rescued with his kitten on a perilous journey through Romanian mountainsDec 09, 2024 9:32 pm - A Ukrainian man who embarked on a perilous journey fleeing his war-torn country into Romania was rescued from a deep mountain ravine in subzero temperatures with an unlik...
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Special envoy searches for American journalist held in SyriaDec 09, 2024 9:24 pm - With Syria in the throes of the Assad regime collapse, the Biden administration is working to locate Austin Tice, an American freelance journalist abducted in Syria a doz...
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Israeli troops move swiftly into Syrian territoryDec 09, 2024 9:22 pm - Within hours of rebels taking control of Syria’s capital, Israel moved to seize military posts in that country’s south, sending its troops across the border for the first...
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Meta shareholders seek sanctions for Sandberg, Zients for deleting Cambridge Analytica emails
Dec 09, 2024 4:24 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys for Meta shareholders asked a Delaware judge Monday to sanction the company's former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and fellow Faceb...
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‘Data centers are not going away’: As warehouses proliferate, conflict with local communities follows
Dec 09, 2024 2:52 pm - The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers are increasingly becoming fixtures of the American landscape, popping up in towns, cities and suburbs across the United States.
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Mondelez snack company exploring takeover of U.S. chocolate maker Hershey
Dec 09, 2024 1:55 pm - Mondelez International Inc., the snacks and sweets company, is exploring an acquisition of iconic U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co., in a potential deal that would create ...
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Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say
Dec 09, 2024 11:37 am - Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon and writings linking him to the ambush.
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Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time. What are its capabilities?
Dec 09, 2024 8:18 am - The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge fireballs pierced the darkness and slammed into the ground at astonishing speed.