Nation and World
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Israeli troops move swiftly into Syrian territoryDec 09, 2024 9:22 pm - Within hours of rebels taking control of Syria’s capital, Israel moved to seize military posts in that country’s south, sending its troops across the border for the first...
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Meta shareholders seek sanctions for Sandberg, Zients for deleting Cambridge Analytica emails
Dec 09, 2024 4:24 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys for Meta shareholders asked a Delaware judge Monday to sanction the company's former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and fellow Faceb...
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‘Data centers are not going away’: As warehouses proliferate, conflict with local communities follows
Dec 09, 2024 2:52 pm - The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers are increasingly becoming fixtures of the American landscape, popping up in towns, cities and suburbs across the United States.
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Mondelez snack company exploring takeover of U.S. chocolate maker Hershey
Dec 09, 2024 1:55 pm - Mondelez International Inc., the snacks and sweets company, is exploring an acquisition of iconic U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co., in a potential deal that would create ...
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Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say
Dec 09, 2024 11:37 am - Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon and writings linking him to the ambush.
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Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time. What are its capabilities?
Dec 09, 2024 8:18 am - The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge fireballs pierced the darkness and slammed into the ground at astonishing speed.
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Syrian government services come to a 'complete halt' as state workers stay home after rebel takeover
Dec 09, 2024 7:53 am - Syria's prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus after rebels entered the capital over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar Assad. Streams of refugees crossed in from neighboring countries, hoping for a more peaceful future.
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‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the yearDec 09, 2024 7:50 am - The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”?
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In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own
Dec 09, 2024 7:45 am - In the history of American politics, there's no shortage of presidents who promised to shake up Washington once they got to the White House. But Donald Trump may prove to be in a class of his own, and he appears more interested in beating the federal government into submission than recalibrating it.
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World War II veterans honored at Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony
Dec 07, 2024 6:08 pm - Jack Stowe was 15 years old, working at a grocery store in Texas, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He wanted to fight for his country and refused to let hi...