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At 18, India's Gukesh Dommaraju becomes the youngest World Chess Champion ever

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 15:19

Dommaraju unseated China's Ding Liren to become the new world chess champion. "Every chess player wants to experience this moment, and very few get the chance," Dommaraju said after the match.

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Ukraine Struggles to Keep the Power On Under Russian Bombardment

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 14:59

Russia continues to pound Ukraine with missile strikes, often targeting infrastructure like power plants. That has caused Ukrainians to endure power cuts even during the harsh winter. Our correspondent visits a power plant to see what it takes to keep the lights on in war.

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Trump invites China's Xi to next month's inauguration

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 14:38

President-elect Donald Trump is breaking with precedent in inviting a foreign head of state to his inauguration.

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FBI missed 'basic step' in its intelligence efforts ahead of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 13:54

The long-awaited report from DOJ Inspector General office comes nearly four years after a crowd of Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 to try to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election win.

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This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' -- and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 13:01
Science, which described it as representing "a pivotal step toward diminishing HIV/AIDS as a global health crisis."'/>

That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.

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Trump says Kari Lake will lead Voice of America. He attacked it during his first term

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 12:41

If successful, Trump's move would install a loyalist at the helm of the network. A U.S. judge found Trump appointees illegally violated Voice of America's journalistic independence in his first term.

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FAA chief Mike Whitaker announces that he will step down in January

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 10:35

Mike Whitaker says he will step down as head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 20. It's not unusual for FAA administrators to resign at the change of administration, though some have stayed longer.

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As TIME's 'Person of the Year,' Trump outlines his top priorities in lengthy interview

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:50

In a wide-ranging and long interview, President-elect Donald Trump tells TIME Magazine his priorities for the first days of his second time at the presidency.

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Missing American Travis Timmerman found wandering barefoot outside Damascus

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:36

The 29-year-old had last been seen in Budapest, Hungary. He said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the fall of the Assad regime.

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Biden commutes the sentences for 1,500 people, the largest act of clemency in a day

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 07:11

The 1,500 people had been serving long prison sentences that would have been shorter under today's laws and practices. They had been on home confinement since the COVID pandemic.

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FBI Director to resign. And, UHC CEO killing brings attention to U.S. life expectancy

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 06:58

Why FBI Director Christopher Wray will step down from the role at the end of Biden's term. And, the UHC CEO killing turns public attention to the U.S. life expectancy and health care.

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Some Syrian refugees in Berlin ponder returning post-Assad, others call Germany home

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 06:14

Germany hosts almost a million Syrians who fled war and dictatorship.

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