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On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and droughtNov 30, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The world just took a big step toward compensating countries hit by deadly floods, heat and droughts. Nearly all nations on Thursday f...
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, die...
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Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine tear through buildings and bury families in rubbleNov 30, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, local officials said Thursday, killing at least one person and bur...
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U.S. gas prices have fallen or remained steady for 10 weeks straight. Here's whyNov 30, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - It's not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in recent months. Gas prices have fallen or remained steady since Sep. 19 - marking ab...
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Will an earlier Oscars broadcast attract more viewers? ABC plans to try the 6 p.m. slot in 2024Nov 29, 2023 10:00 pm - Academy Awards enthusiasts won't have to stay up quite as late to hear the best picture winner in March. The 96th Oscars will begin one hour early, with the official sho...
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In concert film 'Renaissance,' Beyoncé offers glimpse into personal life during world tourNov 29, 2023 10:00 pm - “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” — ★ ★ ★ ★ In Beyoncé's concert film, she described her recent Renaissance World Tour as being run like a machine: From lighting to ...
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How grief, creating characters helped comic Heather McMahan to build a loyal followingNov 29, 2023 5:00 am - When Heather McMahan recently debuted her first Netflix comedy special, "Son I Never Had," the fan reaction was as though their best girlfriend had achieved a major win....
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Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange CommissionNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed open to a challenge to how the Securities and Exchange Commission fights fraud, in a case that could...
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U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic levelNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - U.S. life expectancy rose last year - by more than a year - but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly due to...
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Biden targets GOP Rep. Boebert in her district in a fresh political attack on RepublicansNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - DENVER - President Joe Biden will try to turn Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado into the embodiment of Republican opposition to his agenda as he visits her congressional d...