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OPEC+ oil producers' alliance postpones production increases as crude prices stagnate

By DAVID McHUGH
Dec 05, 2024 7:42 am - Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries decided Thursday to put off increasing oil production as they face weaker than expected demand and competing production from non-allied countries — factors that could keep oil prices stagnant into next year.
Bitcoin has surpassed the $100,000 mark as the post-election rally continues. What's next?

Associated Press
Dec 05, 2024 7:36 am - Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time this week as a massive rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, largely accelerated by the election of Donald Trump, rolls on.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors

By MARK SHERMAN
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...
Hegseth fights to save Pentagon nomination as sources say Trump considers DeSantis

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, FARNOUSH AMIRI, ZEKE MILLER and TARA COPP
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...
Police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s masked killer after ‘brazen, targeted’ attack on NYC street

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, KAREN MATTHEWS and MICHAEL R. SISAK
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 ...
Israeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital says

By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and WAFAA SHURAFA
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.
South Korean President Yoon's martial law declaration raises questions over his political future

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
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.
Trump is bringing back Peter Navarro as a White House adviser as he builds out his administration

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
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.
Majority of Supreme Court seems reluctant to block state bans on medical treatments for minors

By MARK SHERMAN
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.
A shooter kills UnitedHealthcare's CEO in an ambush in New York, police say

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
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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