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The world economy will slow next year because of inflation, high rates and war, OECD says

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy, which has proved surprisingly resilient this year, is expected to falter next year under the strain of wars, still-elevated inflation and continued high interest rates. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated Wednesday that international growth will slow to 2.7% in

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Biden blasts Boebert and House GOP for opposing his legislative agenda even as their districts benefit

By Donald Judd and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Pueblo, Colorado (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday contrasted his economic vision with that of so-called MAGA Republicans, including GOP firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert, during a visit to her Colorado district. During his speech, Biden touted provisions of his administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which he pledged would bring

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Dallas Cowboys player to honor Hunter Lopez Memorial Foundation at Thursday Night’s NFL Football game

Dallas Cowboys tight end Luke Schoonmaker will spotlight the Hunter Lopez Memorial Foundation with special cleats during this week’s Thursday Night Football game. It’s part of the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats campaign. During weeks 13 and 14 of the season, NFL Players are wearing customized cleats in honor of the causes they have chosen

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Kuwait’s ruling emir, 86, was hospitalized due to emergency health problem but is reportedly stable

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ruling emir of oil-rich Kuwait has been hospitalized “due to an emergency health problem” but later was in stable condition. That’s according to a report Wednesday by the state-run KUNA news agency. The report did not elaborate on the problem faced by 86-year-old

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Indigenous community in Ecuador wins legal fight to reclaim ancestral land after more than 80 years

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — An indigenous community has won a court battle to regain ownership over its ancestral homeland in the Ecuadorian Amazon, more than 80 years after they were displaced because of war. An Ecuadorian appeals court backed the Siekopai nation’s claim over Pë’këya, a biodiverse territory in northeast Ecuador along the

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Mediators look to extend truce in Gaza on its final day, with one more hostage swap planned

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — International mediators appeared to make progress Wednesday on extending the truce in Gaza, encouraging the territory’s Hamas rulers to keep freeing hostages in return for the release of Palestinian prisoners and further respite from Israel’s air and ground offensive. It

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Search and rescue operations underway after US special operations aircraft crashes off coast of Japan

By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Search and rescue operations are underway after a US special operations aircraft crashed off the shore of Japan’s Yakushima Island on Wednesday. The aircraft, an Air Force CV-22B Osprey assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing, was carrying eight airmen when it experienced an “aircraft

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