‘Possession,’ published in 1990, follows 2 modern-day academics investigating the lives of a pair of Victorian poets. It won the prestigious Booker Prize that year and was adapted as a 2002 film.
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Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown
The spending package keeps government funding at current levels for roughly 2 more months.
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Aid agencies can’t send food, supplies to Gaza because of communications blackout
More than 11,400 Palestinians have been killed in the war, two-thirds of them women and minors, according to Palestinian health authorities.
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New Hampshire defies national Democrats’ new calendar, sets presidential primary for Jan. 23
The state will keep alive its streak of going first, but President Biden won’t be on the ballot and isn’t planning to campaign there.
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Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders U.S. ‘not going anywhere’ as he looks to build economic ties
Presidents Biden and Xi Jinping understand that the complicated ties between the U.S. and China have major global impacts.
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Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests
Iconic red cedars – known as the ‘Tree of Life’ – and other tree species in the Pacific Northwest have been dying because of climate-induced drought, researchers say.
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New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial
A New York appeals court judge has paused a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting on court staffers in his civil fraud trial.
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A Massachusetts cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in the U.S.
A federal report calls on cannabis facilities to evaluate workers with new-onset or worsening asthma.
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Indian rescuers start drilling to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel since the weekend
The stranded workers are being provided with food and medical supplies, officials said.
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U.S. applications for jobless claims rise as labor market begins to show some signs of cooling
Jobless claim applications are seen as representative of the number of layoffs in a given week.