Nation and World
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Is Enron back? If it’s a joke, some former employees aren't laughing
Dec 03, 2024 4:02 pm - HOUSTON — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud a...
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South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities
Dec 03, 2024 8:32 am - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.
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Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter China
Dec 03, 2024 7:56 am - Joe Biden on Tuesday used the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of investments in the sub-Saharan African nation and speak at a slavery museum, where he'll acknowledge the trafficking of humans that once linked the nations' economies.
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China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
Dec 03, 2024 7:53 am - China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports.
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Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do
Dec 03, 2024 7:48 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump's orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect's skepticism of the FBI and int...
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Trump says he’ll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend
Dec 03, 2024 7:43 am - President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the election.
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Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon Musk
Dec 02, 2024 7:58 pm - DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Mon...
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What care for transgender minors is at stake in High Court case?
Dec 02, 2024 5:23 pm - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 18. At least 26 states h...
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White House decorated in theme of ‘peace and light’ as Bidens mark final holidays there
Dec 02, 2024 5:19 pm - WASHINGTON — It's the final holiday stretch for President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, who has decked out the White House with some whimsical decorations to evoke the “p...
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‘Brain rot’ is Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year
Dec 02, 2024 3:55 pm - Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is more than a century old, but that doesn’t mean it’s not incredibly relevant in 2024. The winner, announced on Monday by the University o...