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Month: November 2023

Wife of Ukraine’s top military intelligence official hospitalized with apparent heavy metals poisoning

By Katie Bo Lillis and Victoria Butenko, CNN Washington (CNN) — The wife of Ukraine’s top military intelligence official has been hospitalized with apparent heavy metals poisoning, according to Ukrainian and western officials. Marianna Budanova is the wife of Kyrylo Budanov, whose military intelligence agency GUR has been deeply involved in Ukraine’s efforts to oust

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Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled by internal combustion

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Nigeria’s leader presents $34 billion spending plan for 2024, prioritizing the economy, security

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader has presented a $34.8 billion spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers with a focus on stabilizing Africa’s largest but ailing economy and tackling a deadly security crisis. President Bola Tinubu projects that the economy will grow by at least 3.76% next year. He

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Teen charged with murder on juvenile petition in fatal stabbing at Southeast Raleigh High School

By WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story     Southeast Raleigh (WRAL) — Southeast Raleigh High School will be closed Tuesday after a fatal stabbing led to a student dying, another student being hospitalized and another student in custody. Raleigh police have obtained a secure custody order for a 14-year-old juvenile suspect. The teen

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The US economy grew by 5.2% in the third quarter, even faster than previously estimated

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US economic growth was even stronger in the third quarter than previously estimated, underscoring the economy’s remarkable resilience in the face of elevated inflation and high borrowing costs earlier this year. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, rose at an annualized rate of 5.2%

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