Nation and World
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Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits
Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the automaker sa...
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More Israeli hostages freed by Hamas as truce in Gaza lasts another day
Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Hamas began freeing Israeli hostages Thursday in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners to be released as part of a last-minute deal to exte...
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Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling
Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism on Thursday, the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender right...
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Somali maritime police intensify patrols as fears grow of resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden
Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - BOSASO, Puntland - Somalia's maritime police force on Thursday intensified patrols in the Gulf of Aden following a failed pirate hijacking of a ship earlier this week. T...
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Pressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive, under fire, takes over climate talks
Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Pressure to phase out fossil fuels mounted Thursday on the oil company chief who took over fragile international climate negotiations that ...
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Global leaders pay tribute to Henry Kissinger, but his record also draws criticism
Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - TOKYO - Global leaders paid tribute to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Thursday, but there was also sharp criticism of the man who remained an influent...
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On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought
Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The world just took a big step toward compensating countries hit by deadly floods, heat and droughts. Nearly all nations on Thursday f...
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Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine tear through buildings and bury families in rubble
Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, local officials said Thursday, killing at least one person and bur...
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Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange Commission
Nov 29, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed open to a challenge to how the Securities and Exchange Commission fights fraud, in a case that could...
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U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level
Nov 29, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - U.S. life expectancy rose last year - by more than a year - but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly due to...