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US skips COP30 climate conference, lobbies to sink new global deals

By Chico Harlan
Nov 08, 2025 4:37 pm - No other countries have followed the United States in withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, but the Trump administration is using a mix of lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
What a poll of 9,000 adults reveals about aging in America

By Shannon Najmabadi
Nov 08, 2025 3:46 pm - Financial well-being can have an outsize imprint on older Americans’ quality of life, affecting their physical health, social life and even cognitive skills, new research shows.
People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits

By DAVID A. LIEB
Nov 08, 2025 3:40 pm - People in some U.S. states will be able to buy groceries with federally funded SNAP benefits Saturday while those in other states were still waiting for November food benefits that had been delayed by a protracted legal battle over the federal government shutdown.
US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to government shutdown

By JOHN SEEWER
Nov 08, 2025 3:36 pm - U.S. airlines again canceled more than 1,000 flights on Saturday, the second day of the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce air traffic because of the government shutdown.So far, the slowdown at many of the nation’s busiest airports hasn’t caused widespread disruptions. But it has deepened the impact felt by the what is now the nation’s longest federal shutdown.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

By MALCOLM RITTER
Nov 08, 2025 3:15 pm - James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crime-fighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97.
Trump pardons former Mets great Darryl Strawberry, 3 others

Nov 07, 2025 7:36 pm - President Donald Trump pardoned four people on Friday, including former New York Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry.
Chicago mayor implores U.N. body to investigate ‘abusive’ immigration campaign

By Tobi Raji
Nov 07, 2025 7:05 pm - The mayor of Chicago on Friday invited a panel of independent United Nations experts to examine what he called the federal government’s “abusive immigration crackdowns” in the nation’s third-largest city.
Republicans swat down Democratic offer to end shutdown as impasse continues into 38th day

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING
Nov 07, 2025 7:01 pm - Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day.
US travelers scramble to adjust as airlines cut 1,000 flights because of shutdown

By JOSH FUNK and RIO YAMAT
Nov 07, 2025 4:24 pm - Anxious travelers across the U.S. felt a bit of relief Friday as airlines mostly stayed on schedule while cutting more than 1,000 flights because of the government shutdown.
Indiana woman killed after arriving at wrong address to clean, police say

By Victoria Craw
Nov 07, 2025 3:34 pm - A woman was shot dead after she arrived at the wrong address for a cleaning job, police in Whitestown, Indiana, said.

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