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St. Louis was once known as Mound City for its many Native American mounds. Just one remains

By JIM SALTER
Nov 23, 2024 12:03 pm - What is now St. Louis was once home to more than 100 mounds constructed by Native Americans — so many that St. Louis was once known as “Mound City.” Settlers tore most of them down, and just one remains.
Ukraine’s parliament cancels session after Russia fired a new missile

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and VOLODYMYR YURCHUK
Nov 22, 2024 7:51 am - Ukraine's parliament canceled a session on Friday as security was tightened after Russia deployed a new ballistic missile that threatens to escalate the nearly three-year war.
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general

By ERIC TUCKER
Nov 21, 2024 11:41 am - Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation.
Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary

By MARTHA MENDOZA, BRIAN SLODYSKO and JULIET LINDERMAN
Nov 21, 2024 8:58 am - A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public late Wednesday.
Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say

By WAFAA SHURAFA and FATMA KHALED
Nov 21, 2024 8:20 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000, local health officials said Thursday...
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

By MOLLY QUELL
Nov 21, 2024 8:16 am - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over their 13-month war in Gaza and the October 2023 attack on Israel respectively.
Federal Reserve's likely slowdown in rate cuts could disappoint borrowers

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Nov 21, 2024 8:11 am - Just a few weeks ago, the path ahead for the Federal Reserve looked straightforward: With inflation cooling and the job market slowing, the Fed appeared on track to steadily cut interest rates.
Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental missile in an attack for the first time in the war

By HANNA ARHIROVA and ILLIA NOVIKOV
Nov 21, 2024 8:03 am - Ukraine claimed Thursday that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at one of its cities. If confirmed, it would be the first time Moscow has used such a weapon in the war.
At UN climate talks, nations blast draft of vague deal on climate cash for developing countries

By SETH BORENSTEIN, SIBI ARASU and MICHAEL PHILLIS
Nov 21, 2024 7:25 am - Countries of the world took turns rejecting a new but vague draft text released early Thursday which attempts to form the spine of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change.
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
Nov 21, 2024 7:21 am - U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court foun...

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