Articles filed under Associated Press
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To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talksDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday zeroed in on the tough job of dealing with the main ...
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Deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light from Norwegian lawmakersDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Norway's minority center-left government and two large opposition parties made a deal Tuesday to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploratio...
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Prince Harry challenges the decision to strip him of security in Britain after he moved to U.S.Dec 05, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Prince Harry was unfairly stripped of his publicly funded security detail after giving up his status as a working member of the royal family and moving to the U...
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U.S. unveils global strategy to commercialize fusion as source of clean energy during COP28Dec 05, 2023 12:00 am - The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry said Tues...
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In a rare action against Israel, U.S. says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from AmericaDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of re...
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Tuberville is ending blockade of most military nominees, clearing way for hundreds to be approvedDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced on Tuesday that he's ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, following heavy criticism from many of his coll...
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Vice President Harris breaks nearly 200-year-old record for Senate tiebreaker votes, casts her 32ndDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris broke a nearly 200-year-old record for casting the most tiebreaking votes in the Senate when she voted Tuesday to advance the c...
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Brutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the systemDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia - A man in Bosnia killed his wife and streamed the murder live on Instagram. In neighboring Serbia, 27 women were killed in gender-based attacks this ye...
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'We are officially hostages': How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategyDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - NIR OZ, Israel - The engineer and his family cowered in the safe room, dark except for a red remote-control light because they feared the gunmen outside the door would n...
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House Speaker Johnson is insisting on sweeping border security changes in a deal for Ukraine aidDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Speaker Mike Johnson told fellow Republicans on Tuesday that sweeping changes to U.S. border policy would be their "hill to die on" in negotiations ov...