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Ten injured after officer on motorcycle crashes into bystanders at California parade
Police traffic officer was reportedly trying to show off on a motorcycle in Palm Springs, authorities and witnesses say. Ten people were injured after a police traffic officer reportedly trying to ...The Guardian - 5d -
Bill Belichick open to taking UNC job after second meeting with school, doesn't want to be shut out of job
The six-time Super Bowl champion doesn't want to be shut out again this coaching cycleCBS Sports - 5d -
Man Utd sporting director Ashworth leaves after five months
Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth leaves the club after just five months.BBC News - 5d -
Akron Police Face Questions After Officer Fatally Shoots Teenager
The Ohio city’s mayor and the family of the 15-year-old, Jazmir Tucker, raised concerns about how officers handled the incident.The New York Times - 6d -
South Korean political chaos all works to Kim Jong Un's benefit
The warmth of Korean American relations during the era of President Yoon Suk Yeol has always been a little too good to be true.The Hill - 6d -
Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven't been paid in months
Kenya’s top police official has denied reports that officers serving in the United Nations-backed multinational peacekeeping mission in Haiti have gone unpaid for three monthsABC News - Dec. 6 -
AP PHOTOS: After 15 months of abandonment, hostage homes are empty memorials
After 15 months of war, the homes of Israeli hostages are like time capsules of a war zone. There’s a small blue bicycle flung to the ground outside the house of the Bibas family — all of whom, ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
A rebound is expected after the previous month’s disruptions.
The resolution of the Boeing strike, and recovery from storms in the Southeast, are predicted to produce a gain in monthly payroll data.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Oil flow to Czech Republic through Russia's Druhzba pipeline resumes after unexplained shutdown
Oil delivery to the Czech Republic from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline has resumed after it was interrupted two days ago, official saidABC News - Dec. 6 -
Hamas official says Gaza ceasefire talks have resumed after weekslong hiatus
A Hamas official says that after a weekslong hiatus international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and Israel over a ceasefire in Gaza, and that he was hopeful a deal to ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
US shuts down prisons amid scrutiny over sexual abuse and crisis of suicides
Bureau of Prisons closes California facility and suspends operations at six others as rights activists call for clemency. The US Bureau of Prisons (BoP) announced on Thursday it was permanently ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
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Biden-era retirement rule may be in jeopardy after Trump takes office
During his first term, President-elect Donald Trump declined to defend a similar Obama-era Labor Department fiduciary rule in court.CNBC - Dec. 5 -
For more out-of-work Americans, it's taking months to find a new job
A growing number of unemployed workers have been searching for a new job for more than 15 weeks, labor data shows.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Macron to address nation after Barnier government collapse
The prime minister will stay on as caretaker while President Emmanuel Macron chooses a successor.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Pakistan's state-run airline to resume flights to Europe in January after EU agency lifted ban
Pakistan’s state-run airline says it is preparing to resume direct flights to European countries early next monthABC News - Dec. 5 -
76ers coach Nick Nurse says no plans to shut down oft-injured center Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid sat out again Wednesday night against the Orlando MagicABC News - Dec. 4 -
South Sudan peace talks resume after 4 months and the sacking of a government delegation
The stalled South Sudan peace talks have resumed in Kenya after four months and the sacking of a government delegation, the latest effort to end the conflict that has long crippled the African ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
French Government Falls After National Assembly Approves No-Confidence Vote
The vote marks the first time in decades a prime minister has been ousted by lawmakers, as political paralysis grips the countryThe Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
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French government topples after losing no-confidence vote. What happens next.
France could be set for months of potentially market-roiling political uncertainty after a no-confidence vote ousted the minority coalition government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier.MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
France in political crisis after no-confidence vote topples government
Minority coalition of PM Michel Barnier falls after three months, the shortest of any administration of France’s Fifth Republic. France has been plunged into political crisis after a ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
UN human rights expert raises concerns about US charges against climate protesters
Mary Lawlor criticizes US’s failure to respond to concerns after Alex Connon and John Mark Rozendaal charges. A leading UN human rights expert has expressed dismay after the US government failed to ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Supermarkets 'putting profits above human rights', MP says after BBC investigation
Supermarkets that appear to be selling products linked to slave labour in China have been criticised following a BBC investigation.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Far right leaves French government on the brink ahead of no-confidence vote
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will seek to topple Macron's prime minister, Barnier, in the French parliament.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Will the far right in France seize the chance to topple the government?
Triggered by an austerity budget, a no-confidence vote threatens fresh instability – and Macron’s future. Don’t get This is Europe delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up here With threats ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
XDefiant Shuts Down In June 2025, Ubisoft Closes Two Offices
Ubisoft has announced that XDefiant will shut down on June 3, 2025. Additionally, Ubisoft is closing down its office in Osaka, Japan, as well as San Francisco.. Ubisoft explained that starting ...GameSpot - Dec. 3 -
UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election
The top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an investigation into allegations that President Nicolás Maduro stole this summer’s ...ABC News - Dec. 3 -
Google Worried Israeli Contract Could Enable Human Rights Violations
The tech giant, which has defended the deal to employees who oppose supplying Israel’s military with technology, feared the project might damage its reputation.The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Stephen King to Shut Down His 3 Radio Stations in Maine
The author, who owns the small independent stations in Bangor, said that the decision was prompted by a desire to get his business affairs in order.The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
After months of dysfunction and miscommunication, is the Starmer method finally working? | Rafael Behr
The prime minister won’t learn charisma, but he has a record of going places by doggedly clearing the obstacles in his way. If Rishi Sunak had clung to power until the very end of the five-year ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Wisconsin judge strikes down law stripping government workers of collective bargaining rights
A Wisconsin judge overturned a state law that prevented public employees from collective bargaining on Monday. The legislation, known as Act 10 and passed in 2011 under former Gov. Scott Walker ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Top officer in Afghanistan promoted after senator drops hold
A top Army officer who served in Afghanistan was promoted by the Senate on Monday night after Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) dropped his hold on the promotion. He had raised concerns about a lack ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Iran frees rapper Toomaj Salehi months after death sentence overturned
Iran has released dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi more than two years after his backing of women's rights protests over Mahsa Amini's death landed him in prison.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Is Your Office Holiday Party Accessible? Most Work Events Aren’t
Make sure you’re planning a celebration that all your employees can attend.Inc. - Dec. 3 -
Virginia man charged with murder 4 months after wife vanished
Mamta Bhatt's body still has not been found, but investigators linked her DNA to the blood found in the couple's home, police said.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Human rights court rules against Venezuela in 2013 election case
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Venezuelan government violated the political rights of former opposition presidential candidate Henrique CaprilesABC News - Dec. 2 -
French government teeters after PM Barnier forces through budget
Michel Barnier is unlikely to survive a no-confidence vote, tabled by left and far-right parties.BBC News - Dec. 2 -
Months of political instability loom as French government nears collapse
Prime Minister Michel Barnier's minority government's survival has always depended on the indulgence of its enemies.BBC News - Dec. 2
