5 things to know for Nov. 20: SpaceX, Russia, Trump transition, Bomb cyclone, Bitcoin
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year amid reduced demand for turkeys, an annual survey found. The…
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Indian international students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For more than a decade, Chinese students have flocked to the United States, drawn by the prestige of an…
Continue Reading Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint on April 27
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the…
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Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
AP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A new study says human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 mph stronger in the last…
Continue Reading Australia won’t force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian communications minister says the government won’t force social media users to hand over…
Continue Reading Catastrophic damage closed swaths of the Appalachian Trail. Now thousands are working to restore it
By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — For Terry Wise, the Appalachian Trail was so special that he made it his home. But now, with Hurricane Helene…
Continue Reading Snack justice: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was…
Continue Reading Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago, denied parole
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Susan Smith, who has served 30 years of a life sentence for drowning her two young sons in 1994, was unanimously…
Continue Reading Japan says it will watch China’s military activity after Beijing admits violating Japanese airspace
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials say they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of…
Continue Reading Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s upper house of parliament has endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender…
Continue Reading Protesters scuffle with police in Serbia as they demand arrests over a deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Scuffles have erupted for a second day in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad between police and opposition protesters…
Continue Reading Russia arrests a German national accused of planning to sabotage energy facilities
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top domestic security agency says it arrested a German national it accused of planning to sabotage energy facilities on…
Continue Reading Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s…
Continue Reading US to give antipersonnel mines to Ukraine to help slow the Russian advance
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. defense chief says the Biden administration will give Ukraine antipersonnel land mines to help it…
Continue Reading Greece hit by general strike as thousands of workers protest over the high cost of living
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Large protests have been held in Greece as part of a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor…
Continue Reading Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomb attack at a security post in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 troops, military sources…
Continue Reading Higher energy bills push UK inflation to 6-month high in October
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has risen sharply to a six-month high in October, cementing market expectations that there…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin film ‘Rust’ has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed on set
Associated Press TORUN, Poland (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland with a…
Continue Reading ‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest
Associated Press ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A major storm battered the U.S. Northwest with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages,…
Continue Reading Iraq launches its first national census in nearly four decades
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has begun its first nationwide population census in decades in a step aimed at modernizing data collection and…
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