Nation and World
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Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
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...
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Hegseth fights to save Pentagon nomination as sources say Trump considers DeSantis
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...
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Police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s masked killer after ‘brazen, targeted’ attack on NYC street
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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Israeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital says
Dec 04, 2024 2:32 pm - Israeli aircraft struck a sprawling tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people, according to a local health official, setting off fires in the coastal tent city that Israel has designated a humanitarian zone but which has been repeatedly targeted.
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South Korean President Yoon's martial law declaration raises questions over his political future
Dec 04, 2024 12:58 pm - President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning martial law declaration lasted just hours, but experts say it raised serious questions about his ability to govern for the remaining 2 1/2 years of his term and whether he will abide by democratic principles.
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Trump is bringing back Peter Navarro as a White House adviser as he builds out his administration
Dec 04, 2024 12:22 pm - Former White House adviser Peter Navarro, who served prison time related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will return to serve in Donald Trump’s second administration, the president-elect announced Wednesday.
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Majority of Supreme Court seems reluctant to block state bans on medical treatments for minors
Dec 04, 2024 12:19 pm - Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, a majority of the Supreme Court seemed reluctant Wednesday to block Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
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A shooter kills UnitedHealthcare's CEO in an ambush in New York, police say
Dec 04, 2024 9:26 am - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed Wednesday morning in what investigators suspect was a targeted shooting outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding an investor conference.
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Starbucks and Nestlé face scrutiny over labor practices in China
Dec 04, 2024 8:54 am - Coffee farms in Starbucks’ and Nestlé’s supply chains in China are not living up to the multinationals’ ethical standards, sometimes using children as workers, excessive hours and lax safety standards to meet their targets, according to a report by China Labor Watch, a New York-based human rights group.
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Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?
Dec 04, 2024 8:51 am - It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.