US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is…
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EU top jobs hearings stalled by political infighting over hard right alliances
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The process of vetting candidates for some of the European Union’s top jobs has bogged down in acrimony. The…
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The world’s longest-range, single-aisle plane is poised to shake up transatlantic travel
CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: crackdowns on overtourism in Florence and Pompeii, new developments in the…
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Tiny home project pays off for Colorado high school students
By Karen Morfitt Click here for updates on this story COLUMBINE, Colorado (KCNC) — Did you ever take a high school math…
Continue ReadingDaniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s trade minister says the country expects to be offered partner status in the BRICS bloc
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s trade minister says Turkey expects to be offered “partner country” status with the BRICS bloc of…
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Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration
By Curt Merrill, Way Mullery, Lou Robinson, Henrik Pettersson, Gillian Roberts, Janie Boschma and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — President-elect…
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World No. 2 Alexander Zverev ‘ready to make that next step’ in grand slam quest
By Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It’s 2024 and Alex Zverev is back doing what he does best on a tennis court: back in a grand slam final, topping…
Continue Reading World No. 2 Alexander Zverev ‘ready to make that next step’ in grand slam quest
CNN By Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It’s 2024 and Alex Zverev is back doing what he does best on a tennis court: back in a grand slam final,…
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Intelligence agencies, already anxious over Trump, find some solace in Ratcliffe pick for CIA
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Inside the US intelligence community, a deep wariness about a second Trump administration has set in, stoked by…
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New to manhood at age 35: How one guy is learning about masculinity
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Ash Perez recently tried some new things. He got a haircut at a barbershop, bought his first suit,…
Continue ReadingUkraine can’t trademark ‘Russian warship, go f**k yourself’, EU court rules
By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s border guards cannot trademark the anti-Russian wartime insult, “Russian warship, go f**k…
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Oldest stone tablet inscribed with Bible’s Ten Commandments sells for $5 million
By Lianne Kolirin and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament sold on…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia mass transit users face fare hikes of more than 20% and possible service cuts
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mass transit system is proposing a 21.5% fare increase starting New Year’s Day and also considering severe…
Continue ReadingMexican legislators reelect head of human rights agency who failed to address abuses
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legislators from Mexico’s ruling party have reelected the head of the National Human Rights Commission despite widespread…
Continue ReadingInsurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina has pleaded guilty related to what prosecutors…
Continue ReadingCanada women’s soccer head coach Bev Priestman won’t return to role after drone controversy
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Canada Soccer says it will soon start its search for a new head coach for the women’s national team after…
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The US says Israel is doing enough to bring aid into Gaza. On the ground it is a different story
By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Dana Karni, Tim Lister and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — A US deadline for Israel to improve…
Continue ReadingImprisoned Belarus activist Maria Kolesnikova is considering asking for a pardon, her father says
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The father of imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova says she’s considering…
Continue ReadingArgentina tribunal upholds corruption verdict against former President Cristina Fernández
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A tribunal in Argentina has upheld a six-year sentence term and lifetime ban from holding public office sentence…
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