At least four U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the same facility in Virginia died by suicide in the last few weeks, including one as recently as Saturday, military officials and family members said. It is the latest cluster of Navy suicides this year to spark concerns of a fleetwide mental […]
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Chinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’
JOE McDONALD November 30, 2022, 6:24 PM Virus Outbreak China Vaccine Campaign FILE – An elderly woman wearing a mask walks on a street of Beijing, China, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING (AP) — A campaign to vaccinate the elderly has sparked hopes […]
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Drinking water to retail: How a rail strike could upend the economy
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, lawmakers and business leaders are warning of an economic crisis should the country’s railroad workers go on strike as planned next week — a move that would have far-reaching effects across the economy. Railway workers would go on strike shortly after midnight Dec. 9 if […]
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Two Oath Keepers, including founder, found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case
WASHINGTON — A federal jury in Washington on Tuesday found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs, another member of the far-right organization, guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a victory for the government in a case that involved a […]
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EDITORIAL: Environment Climate conference mostly disappointing
Nov. 29—The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference that ended last week in Egypt, brought mostly disappointing results. One piece of progress — rich countries agreeing to establish a global fund to compensate poor nations for climate change damage they are suffering — was something long sought by poor nations. […]
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Republican criticism of Trump builds after his dinner with a white supremacist
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is embroiled in another controversy, and this time some Republicans on Capitol Hill are less willing to defend him. After he dined with the notorious white supremacist Nick Fuentes and the rapper Ye, who has come under fire for antisemitic remarks, Trump faces growing denunciations from […]
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Seven countries pledge more aid for Ukraine as 97% of Russian missiles aim at civilian targets: Live updates
The foreign ministers of seven Nordic and Baltic counties vowed Monday to provide more military, economic and humanitarian aid to help Ukraine withstand Russian attacks not only on the battlefield but against civilian targets, which account for most of the Kremlin’s aims. With winter approaching and temperatures already dipping below freezing in […]
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More than 2,500 U.S. flights delayed amid severe weather during post-Thanksgiving travel
More than 2,500 flights into or out of U.S. airports were delayed as of late Sunday morning during the post-Thanksgiving travel rush as severe weather, including rain, heavy winds and snow, swept through major cities. Nearly 55 million people were expected to travel 50 miles or more from their homes […]
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WRAPUP 1-China COVID cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING, Nov 28 (Reuters) – China posted another record high COVID-19 infections on Monday, after an extraordinary weekend of protests across the country over restrictive coronavirus curbs, in scenes unprecedented since President Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago. In Shanghai, demonstrators and police clashed on […]
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Eisbach Watches – TIDRON E1 Series
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