Toymakers are tweaking original classic games or coming out with new ones that embrace an audience that’s been around for a while: people over 65 years old.
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Pop star Shakira reaches deal with Spanish prosecutors on first day of tax fraud trial
She will receive a suspended three-year sentence and pay a fine of $8 million, plus the $15.8 million in previously unpaid taxes and interest.
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Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital sheltering thousands
A medical worker inside the facility and the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said a shell struck the second floor of the Indonesian Hospital, killing 12 people.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Austin meets with Zelensky in Kyiv
Lloyd Austin said Ukraine’s effort to defeat Russia’s invasion ‘matters to the rest of the world’ and that U.S. support would continue ‘for the long haul.’
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Appeals court appears inclined to reimpose gag order against Trump in election interference case
Judges asked aggressive questions of both sides while weighing whether to restore an order from a trial judge that barred Trump from inflammatory comments against prosecutors, potential witnesses and court staff.
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Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidency, promises ‘drastic’ changes
Immediately after Sergio Massa’s concession speech, the Argentine electoral authority released partial results: With 86.6% of votes tallied, Milei had 55.95% and Massa 44.04%.
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Dissent over U.S. policy in Israel-Hamas war stirs rare public protests from federal employees
President Biden and Congress are facing some unusually public challenges over their support for Israel’s offensive against Hamas.
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The Bidens start Thanksgiving early by serving dinner and showing ‘Wonka’ to service members
The president and first lady headed to naval installations in Virginia on Sunday to serve Thanksgiving dinner and meet with military members and families.
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As voters across U.S. continue to back abortion rights, some foes are challenging democratic norms
Some Republican elected officials and anti-abortion activists have responded to losses by challenging election results, refusing to bring state laws into line with voter-backed changes and more.
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Rosalynn Carter, outspoken first lady who championed mental health care, dead at 96
The Carter Center said she died Sunday afternoon after many months of declining health. Her husband, Jimmy, 99, remains in hospice care.