Another compromise version of the cornerstone document, called the global stocktake, was being prepped Tuesday evening.
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U.S. consumer inflation eased slightly as gas prices fell, though some costs kept surging
Compared with a year earlier, prices were up 3.1% in November, down from a 3.2% year-over-year rise in October.
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Zelensky pleads for Ukraine aid at Capitol, says to U.S.: Our fight is yours
Prospects for a congressional deal on funding seemed all but out of reach.
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Israel strikes across Gaza as offensive leaves both it, U.S. increasingly isolated
More than 18,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 80% of the population of 2.3 million pushed from their homes.
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White House to highlight Maine for policies supporting direct care workers
Maine has used pandemic relief funds to pay direct care workers bonuses that averaged nearly $3,500.
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New Hampshire computer chip plant the first to get funding from CHIPS law, Biden administration says
The BAE Systems factory in Nashua will received $35 million to increase production of chips for military aircraft.
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Air Force disciplines 15 as IG finds that security failures led to massive classified documents leak
The Air Force inspector general says the leak by a service member this year was made worse by the intentional failure of multiple officials to take required action on his suspicious behavior.
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Donald Tusk becomes Poland’s prime minister with the mission of improving European Union ties
Poland’s parliament has elected centrist party leader Donald Tusk as prime minister after 8 years of stormy conservative rule.
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Endangered species list grows by 2,000, and Atlantic salmon are near threatened
Climate change is making it harder for the salmon to find food and easier for alien species to compete, but there are some signs of hope: Their numbers ticked up in Maine this year.
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Teachers have been outed for moonlighting in adult content. Do they have legal recourse?
Two in Missouri were posting on OnlyFans, the subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content.