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South Korea’s Leadership Crisis, Explained
After moving to oust President Yoon Suk Yeol, opposition lawmakers voted to impeach the interim leader as well. Here’s how the turmoil unfolded.The New York Times - 41m -
Some African Leaders Are Optimistic About Trump
In his first term, Donald Trump denigrated African nations, but leaders there are hopeful his return will bring more investment and less pressure to uphold democracy and human rights.The New York Times - 1h -
South Korea Impeaches Acting President, Prolonging Political Upheaval
Han Duck-soo declined to make judicial appointments needed to advance the impeachment of his predecessor.The Wall Street Journal - 1h -
South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
Han took over the role after President Yoon was impeached by parliament two weeks ago.BBC News - 2h -
South Korea’s acting president impeached by parliament
Opposition MPs act against prime minister Han Duck-soo after impasse over appointing judgesFinancial Times - 2h -
South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting leader
South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach the country’s acting leader, Han Duck-sooABC News - 3h -
Haiti’s health minister loses his job after a deadly gang attack on a hospital in the capital
Government officials tell The Associated Press that Haiti’s health minister has been removed from his post after a deadly gang attack on the largest public hospital in the capital, Port-au-PrinceABC News - 15h -
An Olympic Gold Medalist Takes On the Tour de France of Skiing
The Tour de Ski’s final climb has a 28 percent gradient, which is like skiing up a challenging downhill run.The New York Times - 19h -
Mexico’s Radish-Carving Contest Draws Thousands to the South
In southern Mexico, a city dazzles with a celebration of its rich culture and history through a radish-carving competition, a cherished tradition upheld by generations of families.The New York Times - 1d -
The end of the 'Rust' criminal case against Alec Baldwin may unlock a civil lawsuit
The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer may clear the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to ...ABC News - 2d -
'Rust' criminal case against Alec Baldwin officially ends as prosecutor withdraws appeal
Prosecutors have abandoned efforts to appeal a New Mexico judge's decision to toss the involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin, ending the botched case.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Nordstrom to Be Taken Private By Founding Family and El Puerto de Liverpool
The business will be acquired by members of the family and El Puerto de Liverpool, a Mexican real estate and department store company that has owned a stake in Nordstrom since 2022.The New York Times - 3d -
Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush
Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere.The New York Times - 3d -
South Korea's acting president impeached by opposition lawmakers
South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country's ...CBS News - 2h -
South Korean Opposition Party Moves to Impeach Acting President
As the nation’s president awaits an impeachment trial over an ill-fated martial law bid, its prime minister and interim leader may face an ousting of his own.The New York Times - 8h -
Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment: court hearings to begin in South Korea over president’s martial law crisis
Yoon’s legal team will attend the first hearing in impeachment review on Friday, the same day that the acting president also faces an impeachment vote. South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol’s legal ...The Guardian - 8h -
My friend has a dependent son, 32, who drives without car insurance. Would his parents be criminally liable if he has an accident?
“They declare him as a dependent for tax purposes.”MarketWatch - 15h -
Is gold jewelry considered an investment? Experts weigh in
Gold jewelry can be an investment with careful buying strategies and realistic expectations, experts say.CBS News - 18h -
Millions face holiday travel woes as storms batter the Pacific Northwest and South
White and wet Christmas conditions have led to delays for holiday travelers returning home on Thursday as rain and mountain snow batter the Pacific Northwest and strong thunderstorms rumble in the ...NBC News - 20h -
South Korea opposition moves to impeach acting president in new political twist
If motion is successful, it would be country’s second impeachment of a head of state in less than two weeks. South Korea’s opposition has said it has filed an impeachment motion against the acting ...The Guardian - 1d -
South Korean opposition moves to impeach acting president
Han Duck-soo has refused to fill vacancies on the constitutional court hearing Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachmentFinancial Times - 1d -
The South African gold mines taken over by criminal gangs
Authorities have resorted to siege tactics to ‘smoke out’ thousands of miners trapped undergroundFinancial Times - 1d -
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Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.BBC News - 1d -
Online sports betting’s growing wave of rage, harassment and criminality
The coming policy clash that no one sees coming is where the burgeoning sports gambling world will undoubtedly cross paths with the Homeland Security world.The Hill - 1d -
South Florida rings in Christmas with 5OT win in Hawaii Bowl
While children were sleeping with dreams of Santa, South Florida was winning a wild one.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Haiti’s media association says 2 reporters were killed, several wounded in gang attack at Port-au-Prince’s main hospital
Haiti’s media association says 2 reporters were killed, several wounded in gang attack at Port-au-Prince’s main hospitalABC News - 2d -
24 biggest soccer moments of 2024: USWNT win gold, Mauricio Pochettino to USMNT, Lionel Messi playoff flop
Christian Pulisic dominated in 2024, Champions League debuted a new format and the rest of the year's big momentsCBS Sports - 2d -
Haiti gangs fire on journalists covering a planned hospital reopening, leaving casualties
Suspected gang members have opened fire on journalists in Haiti’s capital as they were covering the attempted reopening of the country’s largest hospital, wounding or killing an unknown number of ...ABC News - 2d -
Key parts of Arkansas law allowing criminal charges vs. librarians struck down
A federal judge struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing "harmful" materials to minors.CBS News - 3d -
El Salvador's Congress approves ending ban on metals mining
El Salvador's Congress has approved a law that would lift the country’s seven-year-old ban on mining for metalsABC News - 3d -
South Korea's opposition party vows to impeach acting president
South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached ...ABC News - 3d -
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‘A hostage situation’: South Korea paralysed in fight against Trump tariffs
Companies fear political vacuum in Seoul will leave them vulnerable to tariffs and loss of subsidiesFinancial Times - 3d -
Surveillance videos appear to show 2 of 4 missing Ecuadorian kids taken by men in military uniform
Surveillance videos have emerged from the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil, showing men in military uniform grabbing two boys and driving them awayABC News - 3d -
On patrol with Kenyan forces inside Haiti's gang warzone
The BBC goes on patrol with the Kenyan officers sent to quell violence in gang-ravaged Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.BBC News - 3d -
South Korean researchers develop wearable robot that helps people with disabilities walk
A robotic exosuit may seem like science fiction, but a team of South Korean researchers is turning the concept into reality. CBS News' Leah Mishkin explains how the new tech is helping people with ...CBS News - 3d -
El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban
President Nayib Bukele had called prohibition ‘absurd’ despite pushback from environmental and social groupsFinancial Times - 3d -
El Salvador overturns metals mining ban, defying environmental groups
President Nayib Bukele pushed for the legislation that will grant government sole authority over mining activities. El Salvador ’s legislature has overturned a seven-year-old ban on metals mining, ...The Guardian - 3d -
South Korean Team Develops ‘Iron Man’ Robot That Helps Paraplegics Walk
The team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology announced its exoskeleton design can help the wearer climb stairs and other complex motions.Inc. - 3d
