China’s military said Sunday it conducted exercises around Taiwan in response to escalating “collusion and provocations” from Taiwan and the U.S.
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Judge kept FTX execs’ plea deals secret to get founder to U.S.
Prosecutors had been concerned that if Sam Bankman-Fried found out his friends were cooperating, he might try to fight extradition from the Bahamas, where he had been arrested at the request of U.S. authorities.
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Massive winter storm brings rolling blackouts, power outages
More than 200 million people were under a winter weather advisory or warning on Friday.
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‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral
Experts have forecast between a million and 2 million deaths next year.
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles after U.S.-South Korea drills
Japan’s vice defense minister accuses North Korea of raising tensions with repeated weapons tests.
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Migrants near U.S. border face cold wait for key asylum ruling
Makeshift camps are being set up as shelters reach their capacity.
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House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill
Passage of the bill represented a closing act for Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s second stint as House speaker, and for the Democratic majority she led back to power in the 2018 election.
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Elon Musk tells investors he’ll pause on Tesla stock sales
A significant portion of the proceeds from selling his Tesla stock has gone to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, which has been marked by chaos since he took over.
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New law ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. troops
Biden ultimately accepted Republican demands in order to win passage of the legislation agreeing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that lifting the mandate was not in the best interests of the military.
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Far from home, Ukrainian refugees celebrate first Christmas since Russian invasion
For many Ukrainian Christians, this year’s Christmas will be the first spent far away from loved ones and the traditions they know.