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Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year
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Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge
A federal judge has sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine
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Wall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump term
Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy and markets
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Trump ally Steve Bannon blasts 'lawfare' as he faces New York trial after federal prison stint
After spending four months in federal prison for snubbing a congressional subpoena, conservative strategist Steve Bannon is now preparing for a financial conspiracy trial
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Certifying this year's presidential results begins quietly, in contrast to the 2020 election
Local officials are beginning to certify the results of this year’s presidential election in a process that so far has been playing out quietly, in stark contrast to the tumultuous certification period four years ago that followed then-President Donald Trump’s loss
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After Baltimore mass shooting, neighborhood goes full year with no homicides
As Baltimore gun violence continues trending downward, a historically troubled neighborhood in the city’s southwest corner is celebrating having no homicides in over a year
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US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza
The Biden administration says Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and therefore it will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved
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Church of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found he failed to tell police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower as the Trump trade cools
U.S. stocks slipped as juice ran out for the torrid “Trump trade” that swept Wall Street following Donald Trump’s presidential victory
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Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump's conviction in hush money case
A judge has postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as prosecutors consider how to proceed in light of last week’s election and his lawyers argue for dismissal so he can run the country
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