GM CEO Mary Barra told investors that the automaker already has made a record offer and the company won’t agree to a contract that doesn’t allow them to compete in the market.
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Women across Iceland, including prime minister, go on strike for equal pay and no more violence
The island nation just below the Arctic Circle has been ranked as the world’s most gender-equal country 14 years in a row by the World Economic Forum.
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Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia’s election
The guilty plea from Ellis comes just days after 2 other defendants, fellow attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, entered guilty pleas.
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Michael Cohen testifies that he was told to boost Trump’s asset values ‘arbitrarily’
Cohen, whose testimony was delayed from last week by an unspecified health issue, has said it would be his first time seeing Trump in 5 years.
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World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal. He was 31.
The owner of the purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo said the secret to a long life was good food, fresh air and lots of love.
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Crews clear wreckage after ‘super fog’ near New Orleans causes highway crashes, killing at least 8
More than 160 vehicles were involved and 63 people injured.
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Israeli airstrikes surge in Gaza, killing dozens at a time in destroyed homes, witnesses say
Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been running out of food, water and medicine since Israel sealed off the territory following the attack.
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Pentagon rushes defenses and advisers to Middle East as Israel’s ground assault in Gaza looms
The military team is one of many fast-moving pieces the Pentagon is getting in place to try and prevent the already intense conflict between Israel and Hamas from becoming a wider war.
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Here are recent cases of misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war
Social media users have shared false claims that a top Israeli commander had been kidnapped, circulated a false video imitating a BBC News report, and pushed unrelated clips of Russian President Vladimir Putin with inaccurate English captions.
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Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion, 2nd megadeal in the oil patch this month as energy prices soar
Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge