Nation and World
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South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities
Dec 03, 2024 8:32 am - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.
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Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter China
Dec 03, 2024 7:56 am - Joe Biden on Tuesday used the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of investments in the sub-Saharan African nation and speak at a slavery museum, where he'll acknowledge the trafficking of humans that once linked the nations' economies.
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China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
Dec 03, 2024 7:53 am - China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports.
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Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do
Dec 03, 2024 7:48 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump's orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect's skepticism of the FBI and int...
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Trump says he’ll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend
Dec 03, 2024 7:43 am - President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the election.
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Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon Musk
Dec 02, 2024 7:58 pm - DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Mon...
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What care for transgender minors is at stake in High Court case?
Dec 02, 2024 5:23 pm - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 18. At least 26 states h...
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White House decorated in theme of ‘peace and light’ as Bidens mark final holidays there
Dec 02, 2024 5:19 pm - WASHINGTON — It's the final holiday stretch for President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, who has decked out the White House with some whimsical decorations to evoke the “p...
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‘Brain rot’ is Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year
Dec 02, 2024 3:55 pm - Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is more than a century old, but that doesn’t mean it’s not incredibly relevant in 2024. The winner, announced on Monday by the University o...
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Some Democrats are frustrated over Joe Biden reversing course and pardoning his son Hunter
Dec 02, 2024 2:02 pm - Already reeling from their November defeats, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son for federal crimes, with some calling the move misguided and unwise after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who disregarded the law.