‘For the first time ever, humanity has changed the orbit’ of a celestial body, one scientist says.
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UN, G-7 see Russian attacks as possible war crimes
Ukrainian officials say the diffuse strikes on power plants and civilian areas made no ‘practical military sense.’
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Worried UN meets on Ukraine hours after Russian strikes
The General Assembly gathered to consider responding to Russia’s purported absorption last month of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
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Climber dies after falling off cliff in New Hampshire
The person was off the trail and not in a designated climbing area in Clough State Park in the town of Weare.
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Social Security increase will help millions of kids, too
It’s not just older people who will get what’s expected to be the largest cost-of-living adjustment in Social Security benefits in 40 years.
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Stocks edge lower on Wall Street ahead of earnings reports
Major indexes are coming off a volatile week where they notched out gains because of an early two-day rally that shielded stocks from several weak days.
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Ford, GM report mixed Q3 results in China as auto market continues COVID recovery
In the U.S., both Ford and GM’s sales were up in the third quarter – 16% and 24%, respectively.
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Nearly 6 in 10 LGBTQ youth who came out before age 13 ‘seriously considered suicide’ in past year
The data was released ahead of the 34th annual National Coming Out Day on Tuesday.
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Large rail union rejects deal, renewing strike possibility
The third largest railroad union rejected its deal with the railroads Monday, renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy.
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Some airport websites go offline; cause being investigated
The attacks followed a call by a shadowy group of pro-Russian hackers that calls itself Killnet for coordinated denial-of-service attacks on the targets.