O.J. Simpson’s “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement and brought an intersection of sports, crime, …
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By BERNARD McGHEE
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12/3/24
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared an “emergency martial law," accusing the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and paralyzing the government with anti-state …
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12/3/24
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Colombia hosts the largest population of migrants and refugees from Venezuela, where more than 7.7 million have left since 2014 for economic, political and safety reasons. Official records show that …
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ
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12/3/24
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A British chef is urging thieves who stole a van with 2,500 savory pies inside to “do the right thing” and donate the edible loot to the needy. Tommy Banks said the van was stolen with 25,000 …
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12/3/24
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Israel’s defense minister says that if the shaky ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, Israel will widen its strikes and target the Lebanese state itself. On Monday Israel launched airstrikes that …
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By The Associated Press
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12/3/24
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The war in Sudan has created vast hunger, including famine. Food in the markets is sparse, prices have spiked and aid groups say they struggle to reach the most vulnerable as warring parties limit …
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By SAM MEDNICK
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12/3/24
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Palestinians say Hamas and Fatah are close to an agreement on a committee to administer postwar Gaza
Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war. It would effectively …
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By SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN
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12/3/24
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Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral has some surprising stories to tell before it reopens this weekend after five years of restoration. The cathedral is considered France’s geographic center, marked by a …
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By TOM NOUVIAN
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12/3/24
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Donald Trump that Americans would also suffer if the president-elect follows through on a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. That's according …
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By ROB GILLIES
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12/2/24
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Syria’s civil war has exploded back onto the world stage after insurgents poured out of their main bastion in northwestern Syria and seized large parts of nearby Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, and …
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By BASSEM MROUE
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12/2/24
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President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office there will be …
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By JILL COLVIN
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12/2/24
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The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, the group's first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week. Lebanon has accused Israel of violating the truce more than …
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By NATALIE MELTZER and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD
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12/2/24
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Turkey's foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold dialogue with the …
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By SUZAN FRASER and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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12/2/24
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The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change. They …
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By MOLLY QUELL
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12/2/24
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Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting on Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park. The …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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12/2/24
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Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's rarest whale species. The creature, which washed up dead on a beach on New …
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
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12/2/24
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years. The visit Monday comes just weeks after he was criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for …
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12/2/24
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Seafaring pioneers are spearheading a comeback for wind power in the shipping industry, to dent its huge carbon emissions. The international merchant fleet of more than 100,000 ships that transports …
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By JOHN LEICESTER
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12/2/24
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The International Criminal Court’s member states open their annual meeting Monday as the court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the …
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By MOLLY QUELL
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12/2/24
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Donald Trump’s plan to nominate Kash Patel as FBI director sets the stage for a fresh round of turbulence at a law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the homeland and investigating federal …
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By ERIC TUCKER
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12/1/24
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