Yet-to-be-built Dubai penthouse sells for record $136 million
A five-bedroom penthouse covering almost 22,000 square feet has sold in Dubai for 500 million UAE dirhams — just over $136 million — setting a…
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UK Home Secretary James Cleverly visits Rwanda to try to unblock controversial asylum plan
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — British Home Secretary James Cleverly has flown to Rwanda to try to revive a stalled plan to send asylum-seekers to the East…
Continue Reading French 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…
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Why Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff and why it’s so controversial
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Sunday’s announcement of the four teams selected for the College Football Playoff sent shockwaves through the…
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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 Reading Papua 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 Reading UN warns that 2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Aid groups and the United Nations say an estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two…
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 Reading 2 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 Reading Munich Airport suspends all flights on Tuesday morning due to freezing rain
BERLIN (AP) — Munich Airport has temporarily suspended flight operations due to freezing rain as cold weather continues to affect the region. All…
Continue Reading Israel strikes in and around Gaza’s second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second…
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 Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slip ahead of key US economic reports
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Tuesday on heavy selling of property and technology shares. U.S. futures…
Continue Reading Popular 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 Reading UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from…
Continue Reading Tokyo 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…
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How your address could determine your heart health
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to examine data from numerous studies to see how where people live can impact their heart…
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These lesser-known costs can have a big impact when buying a home
TD Bank outlines what you need to know about some of the unexpected costs of buying a new…
Continue Reading China’s government can’t take a joke, so comedians living abroad censor themselves
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…
Continue Reading Resumen de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas este martes 5 de diciembre: combates en Gaza, situación de los civiles y más
Sofía Barruti Esta cobertura finalizó. Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquí Los palestinos huyen de Khan Younis a Rafah, en el sur…
Continue Reading Prince Harry challenges UK government’s decision to strip him of security detail when he moved to US
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is challenging the British government’s decision to strip him of his security…
Continue Reading Lebanon’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 Reading Magnitude 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 Reading Bus 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 Reading A 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 Reading 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 Reading AI’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 Reading Activists at COP28 summit ramp up pressure on cutting fossil fuels as talks turn to clean energy
By SIBI ARASU and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists had a series of events and actions lined up Tuesday at…
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 Reading Owners of a funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found to appear in court
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 sets of…
Continue Reading Brutal 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 Reading Handcuffed 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 Reading Biden is spending most of the week raising money at events with James Taylor and Steven Spielberg
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spending most of this week raising money for his reelection…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could rule out a tax on wealth favored by some Democrats
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a case over a Washington couple’s $15,000 tax bill that is…
Continue Reading The 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 Reading In 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 Reading Fossil 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 What the race to replace Santos will tell us about the 2024 election
Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — The coming special election to replace Republican former Rep. George Santos in a well-educated and…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s US lifeline is hanging by a thinning thread
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grim bet that America and the West will tire of his brutal war…
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 Reading UConn falls to worst ranking in 30 years in women’s AP Top 25; South Carolina, UCLA stay atop poll
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UConn fell to its worst ranking in 30 years when the Huskies dropped to 17th in The Associated Press women’s…
Continue Reading In 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…
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleges Brian Laundrie shared with his parents that Gabby Petito was ‘gone’ and that he needed a lawyer
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Brian Laundrie told his parents Gabby Petito was “gone” in what is described as a frantic phone call…
Continue Reading More bodies found after surprise eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, raising apparent toll to 23
By MARDI ROSA TANJUNG Associated Press BATU PALANO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi…
Continue Reading At least 6 people have died as heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Michaung hit India’s coasts
NEW DELHI (AP) — Torrential rains and strong winds lashing India’s southern and eastern coasts have killed at least six people, officials…
Continue Reading Israel military says 2 civilians killed for every Hamas militant is a ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given combat challenges
CNN By Mitchell McCluskey and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — Israel believes that it has killed two Palestinian civilians for every Hamas…
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Former Harvard disinformation scholar says she was pushed out of her job after college faced pressure from Facebook
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Clare Duffy, CNN (CNN) — A nationally recognized online disinformation researcher has accused Harvard…
Continue Reading Samuel García, el gobernador mexicano que se quedó a un paso de la candidatura presidencial, por ahora
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La candidatura presidencial sería el último gran escalón en la meteórica carrera política de Samuel…
Continue Reading Billie Eilish revela que “no se dio cuenta de que las personas no sabían” de su sexualidad
Belén Liotti (CNN) — La estrella del pop Billie Eilish confirmó que accidentalmente salió del clóset en una entrevista reciente con la…
Continue Reading Mexico halts deportations and migrant transfers citing lack of funds
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s immigration agency has ordered the suspension of migrant deportations…
Continue Reading Police identify suspect in home that exploded near DC and are investigating ‘concerning social media posts’ he allegedly made
By Rob Frehse and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Police identified the suspect inside an Arlington, Virginia, home that exploded Monday while…
Continue Reading Thousands protest Indigenous policies of New Zealand government as lawmakers are sworn in
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Thousands of protesters have rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous policies as the Parliament…
Continue Reading YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says an influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself…
Continue Reading Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical stage musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ moves to Broadway in spring
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway audiences will soon be hearing the hit songs of Alicia Keys not far from where the…
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Explota una casa en Arlington, Virginia, tras disparos de bengala cuando la Policía intentaba ejecutar una orden de registro
macamilarincon (CNN) –– La Policía intentaba ejecutar una orden de registro en una casa del condado de Arlington, en Virginia, la noche de este…
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Federal prosecutors oppose Hunter Biden’s request to subpoena Trump documents in Delaware gun case
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden opposed his request to issue subpoenas for documents from…
Continue Reading House Oversight Republicans flaunt payments made by Hunter Biden to his dad; documents say they were for a car
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Republicans on the House Oversight Committee released a document showing payment from Hunter Biden’s business…
Continue Reading Israel military says 2 civilians killed for every Hamas militant is a ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given combat challenges
By Mitchell McCluskey and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — Israel believes that it has killed two Palestinian civilians for every Hamas…
Continue Reading Melania Trump to speak at National Archives event swearing in new US citizens
By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump is set to speak at a National Archives ceremony next week to swear in new US…
Continue Reading House GOP eyeing bribery, abuse of power for impeachment articles against Biden based on debunked Ukraine conspiracy theories
By Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans driving the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden are looking at…
Continue Reading Virginia police investigate explosion at house where officers were trying to serve a search warrant
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police in a Virginia suburb of the nation’s capital are investigating an explosion at a residence where officers were…
Continue Reading Los terremotos modernos en EE.UU. podrían ser réplicas de sismos del siglo XIX, según científicos
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Luego de terremotos muy fuertes se suele esperar que ocurran réplicas en las horas y días siguientes, pero es posible…
Continue Reading Boston woman paddleboarding near Bahamas resort killed in shark attack, police say
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A 44-year-old American visiting the Bahamas from Boston was killed in a shark attack while paddleboarding near…
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Heisman Trophy finalists are 3 quarterbacks and a wide receiver
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Quarterbacks Jayden Daniels of Louisiana State University, Bo Nix of the University of Oregon and Michael Penix…
Continue Reading Estos son los 4 republicanos que calificaron al cuarto debate presidencial del partido
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Cuatro precandidatos calificaron para el cuarto debate presidencial del Partido Republicano que se realizará este…
Continue Reading 1 of 3 Washington officers charged in death of Black man Manuel Ellis testifies in his own defense
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — One of the three police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis, a Black man whose death as he pleaded for air became a…
Continue Reading Bernardo Arévalo convoca a una marcha pacífica este jueves para defender la democracia de Guatemala
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente electo de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, convocó a una marcha pacífica en la capital del país el…
Continue Reading Photographs capture humpback whale’s Seattle visit, breaching in waters in front of Space Needle
By Manuel Valdes Associated Press Seattle (AP) — Pictures released by a conservation group Soundwatch Boater Education Program show a young…
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Fetterman commissions George Santos to record Cameo message for indicted Sen. Bob Menendez
CNN By Betsy Klein, Morgan Rimmer and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Sen. John Fetterman commissioned expelled Rep. George Santos to unwittingly…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | La saga del maravilloso congresista republicano George Santos
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Continue Reading Four Republicans will be on stage for the fourth presidential debate. Here’s who’s in and who’s out
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four candidates have qualified for the fourth Republican presidential debate. The Republican…
Continue Reading Israel expands war into southern Gaza as UN warns of ‘blatant disregard for basic humanity’
By Caitlin Stephen Hu, Richard Roth, Mia Alberti, Kareem El Damanhoury, Rob Picheta, Abeer Salman and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Israel…
Continue Reading GTA 6 leak: ‘Grand Theft Auto’ trailer reveals game’s release date
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — A trailer for “Grand Theft Auto VI,” the next installment of the wildly popular and violent game…
Continue Reading Fetterman commissions George Santos to record Cameo message for indicted Sen. Bob Menendez
By Betsy Klein, Morgan Rimmer and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Sen. John Fetterman commissioned expelled Rep. George Santos to unwittingly make…
Continue Reading Prosecutors push back against Hunter Biden’s move to subpoena Trump documents in gun case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors are pushing back against Hunter Biden’s move to subpoena documents from…
Continue Reading 4 Republicans qualify for fourth 2024 presidential debate
By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Four candidates have qualified for the fourth GOP presidential primary debate taking place Wednesday night in…
Continue Reading Una mujer muere tras un aparente ataque de tiburón en una playa de México
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una mujer murió tras el aparente ataque de un tiburón en una playa de la costa del Pacífico mexicano. La mujer,…
Continue Reading Las detenciones de migrantes se duplican en Tucson, Arizona, mientras la Patrulla Fronteriza responde con deportaciones rápidas
urielblanco (CNN) — El sector de Tucson, Arizona, de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en…
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Backlash grows over police shooting of Israeli civilian after Jerusalem attack
By Christian Edwards, Rob Picheta, Alex Marquardt and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Friends and relatives gathered Monday to mourn the death of…
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Jeremy Best appears in court; document describes how murder victim was found
New in the State of Idaho vs Jeremy Albert Best case, while attending his arraignment hearing Best’s defense team, made up of Jim Archibald and John…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. Will the Biden administration let the merger fly?
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Alaska Airlines says it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1 billion. That’s raising questions about how…
Continue Reading Arkansas rules online news personality Cenk Uygur won’t qualify for Democratic presidential primary
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas election officials say online news personality Cenk Uygur is ineligible to…
Continue Reading Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. is urging the state’s utility regulators to approve a deal to pay for the…
Continue Reading Heisman finalists: LSU QB Daniels, Oregon QB Nix, Washington QB Penix Jr., Ohio St WR Harrison Jr.
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., transfer…
Continue Reading Reported cancellation of Virginia menorah lighting draws rebuke from governor
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia political leaders, including Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, are condemning the reported cancellation of a…
Continue Reading ¿Qué es el “breadcrumbing” tóxico? Expertos explican las señales de estas “migajas de atención”
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Me quiere, no me quiere: la frase suena como un inocente juego de niños. Pero para algunas personas que buscan una…
Continue Reading GM’s Cruise robotaxi service faces potential fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer California regulators say a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up an accident…
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Nicolas Cage wants to say ‘adios’ to movies and try out TV
Nicolas Cage is a movie star with more than 100 film credits to his name, but the Oscar-winning actor may be ready to try something…
Continue Reading World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A team of scientists reported that the world this year pumped 1.1% more…
Continue Reading Republicans prepared to block Ukraine-Israel aid package if border policy changes not included
By Lauren Fox, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Republican senators – including many who have long advocated for additional aid to Ukraine –…
Continue Reading Minnesota prosecutors won’t charge officers in the death of a man who drowned after fleeing police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — No police officers will face criminal charges in the death of a man who fled a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburbs last…
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Terreton man dies in head on collision
A 23-year-old Terreton man succumbed to his injuries after a collision Monday on…
Continue Reading George Santos is offering personalized videos for $200
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — George Santos already has a new gig. The former congressman, fresh off his historic expulsion last week,…
Continue Reading Man charged in killings of 3 homeless people and a suburban LA resident, prosecutors say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with four counts of murder for the fatal shootings of three homeless men in Los Angeles and a…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta revokes key security agreements with EU and turns to Russia for defense partnership
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta has scrapped two key military agreements that the West African nation…
Continue Reading New North Carolina congressional districts challenged in federal court on racial bias claims
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Black and Latino voters are suing in federal court to block enforcement…
Continue Reading US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air…
Continue Reading Canada’s public broadcaster to cut 600 jobs as it struggles with budget pressures
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s public broadcaster says it will cut 600 jobs and reduce its English and French programming budgets as it struggles with…
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