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US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages
Former student pleads guilty to fatally shooting 3 UVa football players on campus in 2022
‘It’s pathetic’: Anderson Cooper and Jeffrey Toobin discuss Giuliani’s legal woes

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US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would not have secured the release of hostages.“We made clear throughout negotiations we could not support an unconditional ceasefire that failed to release the hostages. Because, as this council has previously called for, a durable end to the war must come with the release of the hostages,” Deputy US Ambassador Robert Wood said following the veto Wednesday.“These two urgent goals are inextricably linked. This resolution abandoned t

Former student pleads guilty to fatally shooting 3 UVa football players on campus in 2022

‘It’s pathetic’: Anderson Cooper and Jeffrey Toobin discuss Giuliani’s legal woes

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Giraffes are up next on the endangered species list, US wildlife officials say

The tallest animal in the world is in trouble.Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate change-fueled drought — that US wildlife officials announced a proposal on Wednesday to help protect several of the species.The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing many giraffe species as either endangered or threatened. It’s the first time the long-necked mammals, native to Africa, would receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.Declaring a species “endangered” is the most severe level of threat

NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force

Texas offers Trump land on US-Mexico border for potential mass deportations

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Trump announces Matthew Whitaker as his pick to be US ambassador to NATO

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Matthew Whitaker, who served as acting attorney general during Trump’s first term, as his pick to be US ambassador to NATO.“Matt is a strong warrior and loyal Patriot, who will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended,” Trump said in a news release Wednesday. “Matt will strengthen relationships with our NATO Allies, and stand firm in the face of threats to Peace and Stability - He will put AMERICA FIRST.”If confirmed, Whitaker will lead the US mission to NATO during a period where the defensive alliance may still be facin

Parents are worried that their anger might be influencing their children. Here’s what experts say

Trump picks former acting AG Matthew Whitaker as nominee for NATO ambassador

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CNN meteorologist explains the impact of the rare bomb cyclone

A historically strong bomb cyclone killed at least two people and caused a mass power outage that could last for days after it slammed the Pacific Northwest and Canada’s British Columbia with destructive winds.Now a new threat from the storm has arrived Wednesday as the bomb cyclone’s winds wind down: It’s combining with an atmospheric river to unleash life-threatening flooding rainfall over parts of the West Coast that will continue for the rest of the week.More than 400,000 homes and businesses were without power early Wednesday afternoon in Washington after hurricane-force winds bludg

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Remote work crackdown: How Trump’s DOGE could push federal workers to quit

President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, a nongovernmental entity helmed by billionaire Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, is expected to make a push for an end to remote work across federal agencies as a way to help reduce the federal workforce through attrition.Both Musk and Ramaswamy have recently publicly lamented the number of employees working remotely across the government.A source familiar with early discussions about the focus of DOGE, as the initiative is known, told CNN that while nothing

Target shares slide 20% as retailer expects stagnant holiday quarter sales

Laken Riley's mother makes emotional plea to judge after Ibarra is convicted

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Migrant gets life sentence for Laken Riley murder highlighted by Trump

A Venezuelan migrant was convicted on Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student whose killing became a rallying cry for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he attacked illegal immigration during the campaign.Jose Ibarra, 26, who entered the U.S. illegally, was found guilty on murder and other charges by Judge Patrick Haggard in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court. As the judge read the verdict aloud, Riley's family members and friends sobbed while Ibarra sat stony-faced.Haggard heard the evidence and render

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Eli Manning, Antonio Gates and Jared Allen headline the 25 semifinalists for football Hall of Fame

Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant pass rusher Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The Hall announced the semifinalists on Wednesday after the selection committee cut down a list of 50 nominees made by a newly created screening committee. The list includes six players in their first year of eligibility and 10 players who were finalists last year. The full selection committee will reduce the list of candidates to 15 finalists who will be voted o

Republican’s effort to block first transgender House member from using women’s bathrooms brings campaign issue to the Capitol

US to give antipersonnel mines to Ukraine to help slow the Russian advance

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Every hurricane this season was turbocharged and made more intense than it should have been, study finds

Record-breaking ocean temperatures, fueled by planet-warming pollution, have turbocharged dozens of Atlantic hurricanes over the last few years, making them more potent and dangerous by increasing their wind speeds.Every hurricane in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was made stronger than it otherwise would have been without human-caused climate change, according to analysis from nonprofit climate research group Climate Central. Wind speeds of the 11 hurricanes were increased by 9 to 28 mph by water that was up to 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer because of climate change.“Every hurricane in

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Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska's largest city

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal's death. The carcass found over the weekend near Anchorage was 47 feet (14.3 meters) long — comparable to the width of a college basketball court — and female, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration biologists. Barbara Mahoney, a NOAA biologist examining the whale, told the Anchorage Daily News the whale was likely 1 to 3 years old. Fin whales are the

Texas offers 1,402-acre plot for Trump's immigrant deportation plan

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire

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Hong Kong hears from jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai for the first time in four years at his trial

Jimmy Lai, the pugnacious Hong Kong media tycoon whose now shuttered tabloid Apple Daily was a regular thorn in Beijing’s side, took the stand Wednesday in his own defense for the first time in a high stakes national security trial that could send him to prison for life.The 77 year-old, known for his decades-long support of the city’s pro-democracy movement and outspoken criticism of China’s leaders, hasn’t been heard from since he was arrested nearly four years ago amid a deepening crackdown on dissent.Dressed in a green cardigan and a brown blazer, a visibly thinner Lai smiled and wa

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Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assassinate President Lula

Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said.The coup plot was conceived in late 2022, before Lula took office, according to Federal Police. In addition to killing the then-president-elect, the plot also included plans to capture or kill Lula’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the Supreme Court said in its arrest order.The order, signed by Moraes on Sunday, authorizes the preventative detentio

Netanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage

Can the sporty be Godly? Why the Vatican is in the race to become a global sporting presence

California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

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Erin Burnett on what Dr. Oz and Trump’s other cabinet picks have in common

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a key federal agency that oversees health insurance coverage for more than 150 million Americans. CNN’s Erin Burnett reports on what Dr. Oz and Trump’s other cabinet picks have in common.

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