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South Korea’s impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fateDec 16, 2024 8:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol dodged requests by investigative agencies to appear for questioning over his short-lived martial law ...
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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity rulingDec 16, 2024 7:41 pm - NEW YORK — A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immu...
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The 49ers have suspended De'Vondre Campbell for final 3 gamesDec 16, 2024 7:36 pm - SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers suspended linebacker De’Vondre Campbell for the rest of the regular season after he refused to enter a game after losing his...
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Negotiators say Israel and Hamas are inching toward a ceasefire deal. This is what it may look likeDec 16, 2024 4:24 pm - After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas appear to be moving closer toward a ceasefire to end their 14-month war. Top officials from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt have resu...
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Book Review: ‘The Rivals’ is Jane Pek’s fine new mystery novel of online dating, love and deathDec 16, 2024 4:13 pm - Claudia Lin, an online dating detective in the age of AI, is hunting once again through a dark cybersphere of tech systems in “The Rivals,” the second novel in a new mystery series by Jane Pek.
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Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary: ‘I just wanted to sing’Dec 16, 2024 2:53 pm - NEW YORK — Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee. The “I'm Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christm...
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Kristen Bell set to return as host of Screen Actors Guild Awards next yearDec 16, 2024 2:27 pm - Kristen Bell will return as host of next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, streaming live on Netflix for a second consecutive year.
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Canada's finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political careerDec 16, 2024 2:23 pm - TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful an...
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Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-LagoDec 16, 2024 2:09 pm - In a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared the country was “not going to lose" the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone sightings over New Jersey.
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Federal Reserve is likely to slow its rate cuts with inflation pressures still elevatedDec 16, 2024 1:56 pm - Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this week's Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed's policymakers are likely to signal fewer interest rate cuts next year than were previously expected.