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Updated Dec 8, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Harvard president apologizes over answers in antisemitism hearing

Dec 8, 2023 - World

US vetoes UN Security Council demand for ceasefire in Gaza

A general view shows the United Nations Security Council after the vote about a ceasefire in Gaza at UN headquarters in New York on December 8, 2023.

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president in 2024

Dubai dispatch: Smog blankets COP28 climate summit

Smog in Dubai.

Scoop: Democrats press Harvard, MIT and Penn on antisemitism

Updated Dec 8, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Federal appeals court narrows Trump gag order in 2020 election case

Former President Donald Trump gives remarks at the South Texas International airport on November 19, 2023 in Edinburg, Texas.
Dec 8, 2023 - World

Israel's operation in Gaza's Khan Younis expected to last 3 to 4 weeks more

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 08: Injured Palestinians, including children, are brought to Nasser Hospital to receive medical treatment following Israeli attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaza on December 08, 2023. (Photo by Belal Khaled/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"Work really begins" as COP28 hits crunch time

Dan Jørgensen, Barbara Creecy, COP28 President Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, Simon Stiell at a press conference on Dec. 8. Photo: Handout/UNFCCC

November jobs report shows labor market is flourishing

Illustration of a magnifying glass over a timecard, lunchbox, and industrial work gloves

FDA approves CRISPR-based therapy for sickle cell disease

Dec 8, 2023 - Health

Exhausted America: CDC says 3.3 million people suffer chronic fatigue syndrome

Doug Emhoff joins fury at university presidents over antisemitism comments

Doug Emhoff speaks at podium

High-speed rail gets a multibillion-dollar White House boost

Illustration of Ben Franklin wearing a train conductor hat.

How the "big five" airlines came to dominate the skies

U.S. unemployment rate falls to 3.7% in November

Dec 8, 2023 - Economy

How tariffs on clothing discriminate against women

Illustration of a dress on a hanger with a dollar sign on top
Dec 8, 2023 - Business

Markets say the battle against inflation is over — and the Fed won

Dec 8, 2023 - Business

Why there are so many Spotify Wrapped knockoffs

Illustration of a megaphone wrapped up as a gift.
Updated Dec 8, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Justice Department files new charges against Hunter Biden

New AI-powered doctor's office allows patients to draw blood, take vitals

A freestanding walk-in "pod" that serves as a doctor's office, located in an indoor mall.
Dec 8, 2023 - Health

The era of major U.S. health reform is over

Illustration of the American flag as an EKG monitor
Dec 8, 2023 - Business

U.S. political ad market projected to reach record $16 billion in 2024

Dec 7, 2023 - Business

Wharton board calls on Penn president Liz Magill to resign

Democrats eye Montana abortion ballot measure to boost Tester

People gather on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on May 7, 2022 for a rally to support abortion rights

The House's punishment factory is working overtime

Illustration of the US Capitol and Washington Monument with abstract stars.
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