Nation and World
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The Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own...
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Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israeli warplanes heavily bombarded an area around Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Monday as the military ordered mass evacuations from the tow...
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Rescuer raises hope of survivors at a Zambian mine where more than 30 have been buried for days
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - LUSAKA, Zambia - A member of a rescue team raised hope Monday that there may be survivors at a Zambian mine where more than 30 informal miners have been trapped under de...
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Global warming could cost poor countries trillions. They've urged the COP28 climate summit to help
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate change said Monday that global taxes on the financial services, oil and gas, an...
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Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, U.S. Air Force says
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - TOKYO - U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and the remains of five crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwest...
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Biden's allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates U.S. aid
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As a cease-fire ticked down last week and Israel prepared to resume its round-the-clock airstrikes, Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group of Democratic sen...
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Ukrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia's war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28 climate talks, Russia's war on the country lurks just in th...
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Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to prote...
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Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies' emissions pledges at U.N. summit
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Don't trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon pollution, said former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who added that the m...
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Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts its offensive to southern Gaza amid heavy bombardments
Dec 03, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military on Sunday ordered more areas in and around Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offe...