Deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light from Norwegian lawmakers
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s government has made a deal with two large opposition parties to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral…
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Millennial Money: What the 2024 Social Security COLA could mean for your retirement
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet The Social Security Administration adjusts its benefits payments each year to reflect changes in the cost of living.…
Continue Reading Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on the internet’s encyclopedia
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English…
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5 things to know for Dec. 5: Israel, Presidential debate, Terror plot foiled, Border policy, floods
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Modern earthquakes in the US could be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s, according to a new study. For…
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Borderland Weather: A Mild Week Ahead with Breezy Changes on the Horizon
Good morning and Happy Tuesday! Today’s high is 67. Fair, dry, and warm conditions are forecasted for the Borderland this week. With temperatures…
Continue Reading At least 85 civilians killed by a Nigerian army drone attack, in the latest such deadly mistake
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials in Nigeria say at least 85 civilians were killed when a military drone mistakenly…
Continue Reading Moody’s cuts China credit outlook to negative, cites slowing economic growth, property crisis
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Credit rating agency Moody’s has downgraded its outlook for Chinese sovereign bonds to negative,…
Continue Reading ‘It’s chaos:’ Starving Gazans dig for food, supplies under the rubble
CNN By Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi (CNN) — One man carries six jars of cooking oil as he struggles to walk…
Continue Reading Dutch government pledges nearly $2.7 billion for Ukraine in 2024 as war drags into another winter
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Dutch government says it has allocated 2.5 billion euros to support…
Continue Reading Danish union to take action against Tesla in solidarity with Swedes demanding collective bargaining
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The conflict against Tesla in Sweden is spreading to neighboring Denmark. Transport…
Continue Reading Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the…
Continue Reading Senior EU official warns of huge security risk in Europe over Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe faces a “huge risk of terrorist attacks” over the Christmas holiday period due to the…
Continue Reading Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war during a quick trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia focused…
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These are the people most likely to be burdened by medical debt in the US
Care Better analyzed data from the Kaiser Family Foundation to visualize which groups of Americans are most likely to hold medical…
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The Texas shrimper holding industrial polluters accountable
Reasons to Be Cheerful profiles Diane Wilson, the Texas fisherwoman who is taking on some of the biggest petrochemical companies — and…
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How hospital employment has changed in 20 major metros
Medical Technology Schools used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to see how employment at hospitals has changed among 20 major U.S.…
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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 Britain and Rwanda strike a new treaty in efforts to revive asylum plan blocked by UK courts
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The interior ministers of Britain and Rwanda have signed a treaty that aims to revive a plan to send…
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…
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 2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue, UN says
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without…
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El Paso Police investigating a shooting involving a stolen vehicle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –El Paso Police are investigating a shooting involving a stolen vehicle, Monday night. Officers responded to the 9200 block of…
Continue Reading Freezing rain causes accidents that leave 3 dead in Germany while Munich airport resumes flights
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Freezing rain and cold weather buffeting Germany have been blamed for traffic accidents that…
Continue Reading Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered…
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TTUHSC honors cancer warriors, raises $67,750 for hundreds of life-saving screenings
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Gloria Sanchez was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer following a screening in January 2022. She was one of…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly up as weak jobs data back hopes for an end to rate hikes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday after most stocks slipped on Wall Street following a…
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 United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than…
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El Paso Chamber announces new additions to Foundation and Community Advisory Boards
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chamber announced ten total new additions to its Foundation and Community Advisory Boards Monday. According to…
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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