Israel cheered as 13 Israeli women and children emerged free from Gaza, while the pause brought the first quiet for 2.3 million Palestinians reeling and desperate from relentless Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
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Officials begin clearing debris while 3 remain missing in Alaska landslide that left 3 dead
Since Monday night’s slide, officials have inspected the site by air with drones, helicopters, and planes while teams using detection dogs and sonar covered the ground and water, but the three people – one adult and two juveniles – remain missing.
Man who fatally shot guard at New Hampshire hospital was banned from having guns, records say
John Madore, who was killed by police during the incident, should not have been able to acquire weapons after a 2016 arrest, but he used a pistol in the shooting and had an AR-style rifle in his truck. It’s unclear how he got them.
Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack that injured 3 children, one seriously
Police said over 400 officers including many in riot gear, were deployed in Dublin city center to contain the unrest, which they said was ’caused by a small group of thugs.’
U.S. electric vehicle sales to hit record this year, but still lag China and Germany
It will be the first time more than 1 million EVs are sold in the U.S. in one calendar year, probably reaching between 1.3 million and 1.4 million cars.
To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
Last year’s climate conference in Egypt saw 400 people connected with fossil fuel industries attending the event, according to an analysis by the Associated Press.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushers in holiday season in New York
Beloved cartoon characters like Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants take to the skies above New York City.
Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow ‘as soon as possible’
The diplomatic breakthrough promised some relief for the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza who have endured weeks of Israeli bombardment, as well as families in Israel fearful for the fate of their loved ones taken captive.
FBI ends investigation of car wreck at Niagara Falls bridge, no indication of terrorism
The two people who died were a husband and wife, according to a person briefed on the investigation who spoke to the Associated Press.
Ukraine says 3 civilians were killed in a daylight Russian cluster bomb attack
Five people were wounded in what Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said was heavy afternoon shelling of Kherson’s Chornobayivka suburb.