‘It’s chaos:’ Starving Gazans dig for food, supplies under the rubble
By Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi (CNN) — One man carries six jars of cooking oil as he struggles to walk across…
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Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the…
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Supreme Court hears case that could make it harder for Congress to tax the rich
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that could both save the rich billions of dollars and…
Continue Reading Youth climate group urges Biden to declare a climate emergency ahead of 2024, as president struggles with young voters
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Youth climate group Sunrise Movement is urging President Joe Biden to formally declare a climate…
Continue ReadingSenior EU official warns of huge security risk in Europe over Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe faces a “huge risk of terrorist attacks” over the Christmas holiday period due to the…
Continue ReadingPutin to discuss Israel-Hamas war during a quick trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia focused…
Continue ReadingThis project cuts emissions by putting data centers inside wind turbines
By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — Accounting for up to 1.5% of global electricity use, data centers are fueling the climate crisis. Currently, there…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley wants to reform Social Security and Medicare. Donors are paying attention
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — As she woos her party’s wealthy donors, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is promoting a policy that…
Continue ReadingYet-to-be-built Dubai penthouse sells for record $136 million
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — A five-bedroom penthouse covering almost 22,000 square feet has sold in Dubai for 500 million UAE dirhams —…
Continue ReadingFrench lawmakers approve bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes to protect youth drawn to their flavors
PARIS (AP) — France’s National Assembly has unanimously approved a bill to ban single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes, in an attempt to…
Continue ReadingBritain and Rwanda strike a new treaty in efforts to revive asylum plan blocked by UK courts
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The interior ministers of Britain and Rwanda have signed a treaty that aims to revive a plan to send…
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Moody’s warns it may downgrade China
By Laura He and Diksha Madhok, CNN Hong Kong/New Delhi (CNN) — Moody’s downgraded its outlook on China’s credit rating to negative from…
Continue ReadingPapua New Guinea’s prime minister says he will sign a security pact with Australia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says he will sign a bilateral security pact with Australia during a visit…
Continue Reading Wanxiang Trust: Another Chinese ‘shadow bank’ faces major financial trouble
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Wanxiang Trust, an investment and asset management company in China, has reportedly missed payments on…
Continue Reading2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue, UN says
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without…
Continue Reading How old fishing nets could be part of the climate crisis solution
By Paul Glader, CNN Victoria, Seychelles (CNN) — Kyle de Bouter holds up a pair of Patagonia board shorts made of recycled fishing nets,…
Continue Reading2 people are dead as an atmospheric river pummels the Northwest with more than 9 inches of rain. And the danger isn’t over
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A second person has died in a swollen Oregon waterway after…
Continue ReadingFreezing rain causes accidents that leave 3 dead in Germany while Munich airport resumes flights
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Freezing rain and cold weather buffeting Germany have been blamed for traffic accidents that…
Continue ReadingIsrael moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered…
Continue Reading Media groups raise concerns following report of ‘missing’ Hong Kong journalist in China
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Press freedom groups are voicing concern for veteran Hong Kong journalist Minnie Chan following a…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mostly up as weak jobs data back hopes for an end to rate hikes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday after most stocks slipped on Wall Street following a…
Continue ReadingPopular Taiwanese rock band Mayday investigated for lip-synching in China
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Popular Taiwanese rock band Mayday is being investigated by Chinese authorities over allegations of…
Continue ReadingUN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than…
Continue ReadingTokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese…
Continue ReadingChinese comedians living abroad are winning fans. But some topics are off limits
By FU TING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Xi Diao says he knows he should avoid talking politics on stage, but sharing a family name…
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Resumen de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas este martes 5 de diciembre: combates en Gaza, situación de los civiles y más
SofÃa Barruti Esta cobertura finalizó. Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquà Los palestinos huyen de Khan Younis a Rafah, en el sur…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry challenges the decision to strip him of security in Britain after he moved to the US
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry was unfairly stripped of his publicly funded security detail after giving up his status…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s Christians feel the heat of climate change in its sacred forest and valley
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BCHARRE, Lebanon (AP) — Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 5.1 earthquake felt widely across Big Island of Hawaii; no damage or risk of tsunami
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake on the Big Island of Hawaii was felt widely but there have been no reports of damage or injury. The…
Continue ReadingRataj double-double helps Oregon State top Cal Poly 70-63 in double OT
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Sophomore Michael Rataj finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double to help Oregon State…
Continue ReadingBus crashes in western Thailand, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30 others
BANGKOK (AP) — A bus has crashed in western Thailand, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30 others. Officials said the accident occurred…
Continue ReadingA roadside bombing in the commercial center of Pakistan’s Peshawar city wounds at least 3 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb went off near a school in the country’s northwest on Tuesday, wounding at…
Continue ReadingBrandon Ingram leads the Pelicans past the Kings 127-117 to advance to In-Season Tournament semis
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 30 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings…
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Assault charges dropped against 17 Austin police officers in 2020 George Floyd protests as city officials request DOJ investigation
By Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Texas prosecutor has dropped indictments against 17 Austin police officers who were charged…
Continue ReadingAI’s future could be ‘open-source’ or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re…
Continue Reading‘We are officially hostages.’ How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas’ hostage strategy
By LORI HINNANT and SAM McNEIL Associated Press NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The Hamas attack on the kibbutz of Nir Oz started a little after 6:30 a.m. on…
Continue ReadingTo phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks
By SETH BORENSTEIN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues,…
Continue Reading‘We are officially hostages.’ How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy
By LORI HINNANT and SAM McNEIL Associated Press NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The engineer and his family cowered in the safe room, dark except for a red…
Continue ReadingRelatives watch as the Colorado funeral owners accused of mishandling 190 remains appear in court
By JESSE BEDAYN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Relatives who knew or feared their loved ones…
Continue ReadingBrutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the system
By JOVANA GEC, SABINA NIKSIC and ZANA CIMILI Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A man in Bosnia killed his wife and streamed the murder live…
Continue ReadingHandcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital
By ANNIE MA of The Associated Press and MEREDITH KOLODNER of The Hechinger Report SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three times a week, on average, a police…
Continue ReadingHandcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital
By ANNIE MA of The Associated Press and MEREDITH KOLODNER of The Hechinger Report SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three times a week, on average, a police…
Continue ReadingBiden tells donors: ‘If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told campaign donors Tuesday that he wasn’t sure he’d be running for…
Continue ReadingBiden tells donors: ‘If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told campaign donors Tuesday that he wasn’t sure he’d be running for…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court signals it will uphold a tax on foreign income and leave a wealth tax for another day
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving…
Continue ReadingThe fourth GOP debate will be a key moment for the young NewsNation cable network
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans are scheduled for their fourth presidential debate this week, again minus Donald Trump.…
Continue ReadingIn the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press KHAVDA, India (AP) — Shifting to renewable energy is a key issue at the ongoing COP28 climate summit. Some leaders…
Continue ReadingFossil fuel industry nearly quadrupled registrations at climate summit since last year, watchdog report says
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,400 people connected to the fossil fuel industry registered to attend the COP28 climate summit in…
Continue Reading Las Vegas teen found with explosive materials after threatening ‘lone wolf’ terror attack, authorities say
By John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old in Las Vegas was arrested after allegedly threatening a lone wolf terrorist…
Continue ReadingIn Southeast Asia, the horror of Kissinger’s explosive legacy goes on
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Fifty years after Henry Kissinger drove American foreign policy in Southeast Asia, the region…
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