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Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country's 3rd largest city, Homs

By BASSEM MROUE
Dec 06, 2024 8:01 am - Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country's third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially major prize in their march against President Bashar Assad.
US added a strong 227,000 jobs in November in bounce-back from October slowdown

By PAUL WISEMAN
Dec 06, 2024 7:52 am - America’s job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from October, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers’ payrolls.
In California's 'earthquake country,' a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO
Dec 06, 2024 7:20 am - Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared her car had broken down, only to realize later that it was an earthquake so powerful that it triggered a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of the U.S. West Coast.
Police believe gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO has left New York City

By MICHAEL BALSAMO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Dec 06, 2024 7:17 am - NEW YORK — The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer may have fled the city on a bus, New York City police officials told CNN on Friday. Video of t...
'Deny,' 'defend' and 'depose': Ammunition used in CEO’s killing had writing on it, AP source says

By MICHAEL BALSAMO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Dec 05, 2024 8:48 am - The masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” a law enforcement official said Thursday.
OPEC+ oil producers' alliance postpones production increases as crude prices stagnate

By DAVID McHUGH
Dec 05, 2024 7:42 am - Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries decided Thursday to put off increasing oil production as they face weaker than expected demand and competing production from non-allied countries — factors that could keep oil prices stagnant into next year.
Bitcoin has surpassed the $100,000 mark as the post-election rally continues. What's next?

Associated Press
Dec 05, 2024 7:36 am - Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time this week as a massive rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, largely accelerated by the election of Donald Trump, rolls on.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors

By MARK SHERMAN
Dec 04, 2024 11:04 pm - WASHINGTON — Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The jus...
Hegseth fights to save Pentagon nomination as sources say Trump considers DeSantis

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, FARNOUSH AMIRI, ZEKE MILLER and TARA COPP
Dec 04, 2024 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A defiant Pete Hegseth fought to save his nomination to be Donald Trump's defense secretary Wednesday as the president-elect considered possible replacements...
Police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s masked killer after ‘brazen, targeted’ attack on NYC street

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, KAREN MATTHEWS and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Dec 04, 2024 10:54 pm - NEW YORK — A gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO on Wednesday in a “brazen, targeted attack” outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding its investor ...

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