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Month: November 2023

Fights break out during pro-Palestinian demonstration blocks away from Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting

By ALI BAUMAN Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — Seven people were arrested Wednesday night after fights broke out during a pro-Palestinian demonstration just a few blocks away from Rockefeller Center. This all happened as thousands gathered to watch the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting. The NYPD was expecting

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Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means thousands of mini-catnaps a day, researchers discovered. Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica need to guard their eggs and chicks around-the-clock in crowded, noisy colonies.

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Las Vegas’ Chinatown eyed for redevelopment to tackle blight and ‘eyesores’

By Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The booming corridor of Chinatown keeps attracting more local businesses and tourism, and local leaders are looking to clean up debris, dilapidated buildings and “eyesores” across the area. Chinatown’s reclassification as a “redevelopment area” could allow local property taxes to

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Opinion: Trump’s call to repeal Obamacare is a trap for GOP

Opinion by Patrick T. Brown (CNN) — One of the biggest self-inflicted political wounds of former President Donald Trump’s first years in office was how the Republican Party handled health care. It would later be overshadowed by the Trump administration’s initial response to the pandemic, two impeachments and political violence on January 6, but it’s worth remembering

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UK government intervenes in potential takeover of Telegraph newspaper by Abu Dhabi-backed fund

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it’s asking media and market competition officials to look into a potential Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Telegraph newspaper. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said on Thursday that she issued a “public interest intervention notice” after considering the possible impact of the offer by the investment fund RedBird IMI to

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