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Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency saysJan 09, 2024 6:17 am - Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European clim...
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Sprawling storm wallops U.S. with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow, closing roads and schoolsJan 09, 2024 6:05 am - MADISON, Wis, — A sprawling winter storm hit the South with strong thunderstorms and tornado warnings that blew roofs off homes and tossed about furniture Tuesday and bro...
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Video of 73-year-old boarded up inside his suburban apartment sparks investigationJan 09, 2024 5:56 am - Rudolph Williams says he was home in a Chicago suburb when he realized the doors and windows to his courtyard-style apartment had been boarded up with plywood, locking hi...
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South Korea’s parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meatJan 09, 2024 5:53 am - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown sharply o...
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Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jetsJan 09, 2024 5:51 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal investigators say a door panel slid up before flying off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week, and they are looking at whether four bolts that w...
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Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian stateJan 09, 2024 5:49 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Ga...
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New labor rules aim to offer gig workers more security, though some employers won't likely be happyJan 09, 2024 5:46 am - The Biden administration enacted a new labor rule Tuesday that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors,” a step that could bolster bo...
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CES 2024 is upon us. Here's what to expect from this year's annual show of all-things techJan 08, 2024 2:13 pm - LAS VEGAS — CES, the Consumer Technology Association's annual trade show of all-things tech, is kicking off in Las Vegas this week. The multi-day event, formerly known as...
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A strong winter storm bears down on a large swath of the US midsectionJan 08, 2024 1:38 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — A “highly impactful” winter storm is expected to dump as much as a foot of snow Monday across the country's midsection, where blizzard and winter storm warn...
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The White House will review Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's lack of disclosure on his hospital stayJan 08, 2024 11:08 am - WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that the administration will review what rules or procedures weren't followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not disclos...