Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost 2 decades ago, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled.
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How the world’s first deal to ditch fossil fuels was forged at COP28
A controversial leader. A universally hated draft. Against all odds, climate negotiators reached their first-ever agreement on moving away from coal, oil and gas.
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Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
The judgment adds to growing financial and legal peril for Giuliani, who was among the loudest proponents of Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud that are now a key part of the criminal cases against the former president.
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Congressional Budget Office projects lower inflation, higher unemployment over next 2 years
The office’s Current View of the Economy from 2023 to 2025 report estimates that the unemployment rate will rise to 4.4% by the end of 2024.
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Tesla Autopilot recall threatens its defense in lawsuits over crashes
The electric vehicle company’s biggest recall ever threatens to hurt its defense in several high-profile lawsuits it faces over crashes linked to Autopilot.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Prince Harry claims vindication in court victory as judge finds British tabloid hacked his phone
Mirror Group Newspapers were ordered to pay the Duke of Sussex $180,000 for using unlawfully gathered information.
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Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in West
There are more women than men in some of the largest urban U.S. counties east of the Mississippi River, on the Eastern Seaboard and in the Deep South.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Vermont, usually one of the safest states, saw a 185% rise in firearms homicides last year
Overall the country had a 6% decrease in national firearms homicides between 2021 and 2022, but Vermont saw a 185% jump, according to Vermont State Police.
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Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza
The army’s chief spokesman said soldiers in Gaza City mistakenly identified the three Israelis as a threat and opened fire on them.
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Men charged with killing 3,600 birds, including bald eagles, to sell on black market
A federal grand jury indictment says 2 men conspired with others to sell eagle feathers, tails, wings and other parts for ‘significant sums of cash’ across the U.S. and elsewhere.