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GM says it can handle rising labor costs as it announces huge share buyback and dividend increaseNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Clearly frustrated with its languishing share price, General Motors on Wednesday announced a massive stock buyback plan, raised its dividend and told investors...
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An ailing Pope Francis tells the public he's better than a day earlier but has aides read speechesNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis presided at his weekly audience with the public at the Vatican, but he said that he's still unwell and asked an aide to read his remarks for ...
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UK's Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spatNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of trying...
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Trump embraces the Jan. 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from themNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has embraced the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as patriots, vowed to pardon a large portion of them if he wins a secon...
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The world economy will slow next year because of inflation, high rates and war, OECD saysNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The global economy, which has proved surprisingly resilient this year, is expected to falter next year under the strain of wars, still-elevated inflati...
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Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100Nov 29, 2023 12:00 am - Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself fro...
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Blinken seeks a new extension of the Gaza cease-fire as he heads again to the Middle EastNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration would like to see a new extension of the cease-fire agreement in Israel's war with Hamas ...
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At least 40 civilians killed by al-Qaida-linked rebels in a Burkina Faso town, UN rights office saysNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria - At least 40 civilians were killed last weekend by al-Qaida-linked rebels trying to take control of a besieged town in Burkina Faso's hard-hit northern r...
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Mediators look to extend truce in Gaza on its final day, with one more hostage swap plannedNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - International mediators appeared to make progress Wednesday on extending the truce in Gaza, encouraging the territory's Hamas rulers to keep freeing ...
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Rosalynn Carter set for funeral and burial in the town where she and her husband were bornNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - PLAINS, Ga. (AP) - Her frail husband a silent witness, Rosalynn Carter was celebrated by her family and closest friends Wednesday in the same tiny town where she and Jim...