The mountainous terrain proved too much for a drilling machine, which broke down repeatedly before it was damaged irreparably on Friday.
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Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow
An Israeli government spokesperson declined to say whether Musk was invited to the country, where he toured a kibbutz attacked by Hamas militants, or came on his own.
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Donald Trump is set to return to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial
This time, he will be questioned by his defense team.
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Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools
Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees.
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Incentives could reel workers back to the office, but few employers are making changes
About 3 in 4 human resources representatives say that retaining employees who don’t want to work in the office is a problem – including 19% who call it a ‘major problem.’
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Biden says he’s helped lower inflation as he hosts first meeting of his new supply chain council
The president used the council meeting to announce 30 actions to improve access to medicine and needed economic data as well as other programs tied to the production and shipment of goods.
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What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
Lookups for the word ‘authentic’ are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were boosted to new heights throughout this year.
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Israel-Hamas to extend truce 2 more days as 11 more Israeli hostages are freed
The newly released hostages included 3 women and 9 children – including 3-year-old twin girls and their mother – from a kibbutz near Gaza that was hard hit in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
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U.S. sales of new homes fall as high mortgage rates weigh on demand
Despite the decline, new-home sales have generally been rising for the past year as elevated borrowing costs discourage homeowners from moving.
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Vermont man pleads not guilty in shooting of 3 college students of Palestinian descent
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday the Justice Department is investigating whether the shooting was a hate crime.