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Rubio and Witkoff are meeting with Ukraine's negotiators as Trump pushes to broker an end to the war
- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, were ...

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College football roundup: Alabama edge Auburn; Ohio State end skid against Michigan
- Isaiah Horton caught three touchdown passes from Ty Simpson to help No10 Alabama survive blowing a 17-point lead to escape with a 27-20 win over rival and host Auburn in the Iron Bowl on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide (10-2, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) not only clinched a spot in the SEC championship game v Georgia next Saturday with the dramatic victory, but they also likely locked up a spot in the College ...

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Corbyn's new left-wing party opts for collective leadership
- A new left-wing political party co-founded by veteran British socialist Jeremy Corbyn narrowly voted to be led by its members rather than an individual leader, it announced on Sunday. The decision, after a vote at Your Party's founding conference in the northwestern English city of Liverpool, was welcomed by party co-founder Zarah Sultana. "I have fought for maximum member democracy since day one," she said.  ...

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WORLD  
Hong Kong mourns as apartment fire death toll rises to 146
- Rescue teams find more bodies in burnt-out buildings of Wang Fuk Court complex after Wednesday's fire The death toll in Hong Kong's apartment complex fire has risen to 146 after investigators discovered more bodies in the burnt-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at an ever-growing makeshift memorial at the scene of the disaster, among the worst in the city's history. The Hong Kong ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Netanyahu writes to Israeli president requesting pardon in corruption cases
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accused in long-running corruption cases, has submitted a formal pardon request to President Isaac Herzog. "The Office of the President is aware that this is an extraordinary request which carries with it significant implications. After receiving all of the relevant opinions, the president will responsibly and sincerely consider the request," Herzog's office said in a ...

Source: aljazeera.com
US  
Four dead after 14 people shot at child's birthday party in California
- At least four people have been killed and 10 wounded after a shooting during a family gathering in northern California's Stockton, local authorities said. The shooting took place at a child's birthday party, Stockton's Vice Mayor Jason Lee said in a Facebook post late on Saturday. "I am in contact with staff and public safety officials to understand exactly what happened, and I will be pushing for answers," he ...

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Inter Miami, Vancouver to meet in MLS Cup final
- Lionel Messi will play for another trophy. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets clearly aren't ready to begin their retirements, either. Tadeo Allande scored three goals — Alba and Busquets, a pair of longtime Messi teammates who will retire when this season ends, had the assists on his first two — and Inter Miami topped New York City FC, 5-1, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday night for the Eastern ...

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TECHNOLOGY  
Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft, causing short-term flight disruptions
- Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last month. Update required after incident on JetBlue flight revealed software issue Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this ...

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FDA Official Proposes Vaccine Crackdown After Blaming COVID-19 Shot For Dead Kids
- That's A Win-Win. We handpick every product we feature. When you shop through our guides, you're supporting the kind of journalism that keeps you informed and empowered. Shop with us today. Already a member? A Food and Drug Administration official proposed new vaccine measures after linking the deaths of at least 10 children to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an internal memo dated Friday and published by The ...

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POLITICS  
Venezuela Denounces Trump For Wanting To Close Its Airspace
- Venezuela Rejects Trump's Push To Close Airspace As 'Colonialist Threat' Venezuela's air space will remain open, its government said Saturday, denouncing President Donald Trump for saying it is "to be closed in its entirety" amid escalating tensions with the Venezuelan government and a U.S. military campaign against alleged drug cartels in the Caribbean. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said in a statement that ...

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Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
- President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking  and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision on social media by posting that "according to many people that I greatly respect," Hernandez was "treated very harshly and unfairly." In March of ...

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The Latest: Pope Leo XIV visits Blue Mosque and holds Mass in Istanbul
- visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque and celebrated Mass on Saturday on the second day of to Turkey as he stressed the need for Christian unity. Leo was following in the footsteps of his recent predecessors, who all made high-profile visits to the mosque in a gesture of respect to Turkey's Muslim majority. Leo did not pray at the mosque despite an invitation by an imam. After the mosque visit, Leo met with Turkey's ...

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Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo will keep his job after Hurts, Barkley struggle again
- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The chants started early from fed-up Eagles fans, and they were booming as the inept offensive plays piled up in yet another loss. "Fire Kevin! Fire Kevin!" Eagles fans made their vote to dump offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo heard throughout Friday's 24-15 loss to the Chicago Bears. Coach Nick Sirianni made yet another call the fans won't like: Patullo is staying. "We're not changing ...

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Northwestern settles with Trump administration in $75M deal to regain federal funding
- Northwestern University has agreed to a $75 million payout to the Trump administration to settle a discrimination investigation into the school and to restore federal funding that had been frozen throughout the inquest, the Justice Department announced on Friday. "Today's settlement marks another victory in the Trump Administration's fight to ensure that American educational institutions protect Jewish students and ...

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Russian attacks kill 3 in Kyiv as Ukrainian delegation travels to U.S. amid peace push
- Russian drone and missile attacks in and around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killed at least three people early Saturday, officials said, as the country's representatives traveled to the U.S. to work on a renewed push to end the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that the delegation, headed by national security chief Rustem Umerov, was on its way to "swiftly and substantively work out the steps ...

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POLITICS  
US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members
- BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in the nation's capital to intensify efforts to rein in legal immigration. The suspect in Wednesday's shooting near the White House that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and critically wounded Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, ...

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Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty
- NEW YORK (AP) — Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year's holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online Friday, marking a 9.1% jump from last year. Traffic particularly piled up between the hours of 10 a.m. ...

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POLITICS  
Trump pauses all asylum decisions: Order applies to all nationalities; follows shooting near White House - The
- Trump administration on Friday ordered US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers to stop making all asylum decisions, following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, DC. The pause comes after Wednesday's attack, which officials say was carried out by an Afghan man who received asylum earlier this year. One of the soldiers has died. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the ...

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