His team is moving forward as if a final announcement is a formality, but a decision isn’t expected until next year.
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Somber or bright? Europe faces holiday dilemma during energy crunch
After two Christmases under COVID-19 restrictions, some are calling ‘bah humbug’ on conservation efforts.
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Noted Russian nationalist says army has too few doctors
His comments are an unusually public admission of problems within the military as forces suffer battlefield setbacks in Ukraine.
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Wildlife conference boosts protection for sharks, other species
Global shark populations are declining, with annual deaths due to fisheries reaching about 100 million.
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New state voter fraud units find few cases in midterms
It’s just what election experts expected and may suggest the new units were more about politics than rooting out widespread abuses.
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Biden eases sanctions on Venezuela as opposition talks resume
Under the new policy, profits from the sale of energy would be directed to paying down debt owed to Chevron, rather than providing profits to PDVSA.
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Civilians escape Kherson after Russian strikes on freed city
Kherson was one of many cities in recent days to face a blistering onslaught of Russian artillery fire and drone attacks, with the shelling especially intense there.
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Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer of hits including ‘Fame,’ dies at 63
She was behind some of the most joyful, high-energy pop anthems of the early ’80s.
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Ukraine works to restore water, power after Russian strikes
Early Saturday, the Kyiv municipal administration said water connections had been restored throughout the city but that about 130,000 residents remain without electricity.
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1 dead, up to 12 missing in landslide on Italian island
With raining continuing to fall, rescuers were working gingerly with small bulldozers to pick through some six to seven yards of mud and detritus in the search for possible victims.