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Key UN committee adopts resolution paving the way for a first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity

Associated Pres UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A key U.N. General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity after Russia dropped amendments that would have derailed the effort. The resolution was approved by consensus late Friday by the assembly’s legal committee,

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Will a winter storm hit the US over Thanksgiving week? Here’s what forecasts show so far

Associated Press WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters warned over the weekend that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to Thanksgiving in parts of the U.S. In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more precipitation while still grappling with flooding

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Will a winter storm hit the US over Thanksgiving week? Here’s what forecasts show so far

Associated Press WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters warned over the weekend that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to Thanksgiving in parts of the U.S. In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more precipitation while still grappling with flooding

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Cooler & Seasonal through Weekend; Some Mountain Rain Chances Sunday, but Coachella Valley Stays Mostly dry

Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley can expect warm and dry conditions through today with mostly clear skies and temperatures near 80°F. A cold front will pass through on Saturday, bringing some cloud cover and slightly cooler temperatures. While an atmospheric river is expected to bring light rain to the mountains of Southern California starting

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Orchestra conductor mourns childhood home’s destruction in Israel’s southern Lebanon offensive

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lubnan Baalbaki, the conductor of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, watched on his phone screen as the Israeli army destroyed his family home in southern Lebanon. The house in Odaisseh housed his late father’s art collection and library and his parents were buried in the garden. Israeli warplanes and ground forces

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An influx of outsiders and money turns Montana Republican, culminating in a Senate triumph

Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Democrats’ crushing loss in Montana’s nationally important U.S. Senate race settled a fierce political debate over whether a surge of newcomers in the past decade favored Republicans. It also addressed the question of whether one of the new arrivals could even take high office. Voters answered with an emphatic

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Voters rejected historic election reforms across the US, despite more than $100M push

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two weeks before Election Day, activists from across the country gathered for an online rally heralding the historic number of state ballot initiatives seeking to change the way people vote. Hopes were high that voters would ditch traditional partisan primaries and embrace ballots with more candidate choices. Instead,

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Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time before settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his treasury secretary nominee. The Republican not only wanted someone who jibes with him, but an official who can execute his economic vision and look straight

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People on breathing machines struggle without power after weather disasters

Associated Press/Report for America HOUSTON (AP) — Extreme weather is making power outages longer and more frequent across the U.S. People with health conditions who depend on medical devices powered by electricity are particularly vulnerable. In Texas, these people can get notified in advance about planned blackouts, but that doesn’t help in a disaster. Texas

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