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Runaway 'spy whale' fled Russian military training says marine scientist

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Marine scientist uncovers the story behind Andruha's escape from Russian military training programme.
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US flights to Haiti halted for month after attacks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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America's aviation regulator suspends US flights to the country after three gun attacks on planes.
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Delhi chokes as air pollution turns 'severe'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog on Wednesday morning as pollution levels soared in the city.
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Inside the secret summit that tried to stop deadly rap wars

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Before Shakur's murder, Jones brought stars together to discuss state of hip-hop and try to end rap violence.
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Congestion pricing could return soon, but at a lower price. Here's what it may cost

  • News source: Andrew Siff
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While President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to squash congestion pricing when he takes office in January, it isn't stopping New York Gov. Kathy Hochul from saying she may resurrect the plan that she put on pause just weeks before it was initially set to take effect.

But that doesn't mean there won't be changes to the controversial toll. The biggest possibly change? The price.

"That dollar amount is too high. So the conversations are around how do we address that," said Gov. Hochul, who has hinted that she is closer to unpausing the toll plan.

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Evans Defeats Caraveo in Colorado, Flipping a Key House Seat for the G.O.P.

  • News source: Maya C. Miller
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Gabe Evans, a right-wing state representative, defeated Representative Yadira Caraveo, a first-term Democrat who was the first Latina elected to federal office in Colorado.
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VW launches $5.8bn tie-up with Tesla rival Rivian

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The firms will share EV technology as they face slowing demand and competition from Chinese rivals.
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In Trump’s deportation plan, the private prison industry sees a lucrative opportunity

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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As Donald Trump prepares to make good on his promise to deport possibly millions of undocumented immigrants, the private prison industry appears poised to cash in.
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Trump Taps Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Slash Government

  • News source: Michael D. Shear and Eric Lipton
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The two wealthy entrepreneurs will lead what the president-elect called the Department of Government Efficiency, which he said would seek “drastic change.” But the announcement left a lot unanswered.
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U.S. to Keep Sending Arms to Israel Despite Dire Conditions in Gaza

  • News source: Edward Wong and Farnaz Fassihi
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The State Department said Israel needs to take more steps to improve the situation among Palestinians. The United States had given the country 30 days to meet aid criteria.
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Trump taps Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Donald Trump has announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and ally of Trump, will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency.
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Whitesides Defeats Garcia in California, Handing House Democrats a Win

  • News source: Catie Edmondson
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George Whitesides, the former NASA chief of staff, defeated Representative Mike Garcia, a Republican, flipping a hotly contested seat in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles.
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Trump Picks Kristi Noem for Homeland Security Secretary

  • News source: Hamed Aleaziz
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Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, would play a major role in carrying out the president-elect’s promises to crack down on the border and deport millions of people.
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Once They Were Neocons. Now Trump’s Foreign Policy Picks Are All ‘America First.’

  • News source: David E. Sanger and Catie Edmondson
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President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering nominees who fit more comfortably within his often erratic worldview, in which deal-making reigns over ideology.
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U.S. Allows Americans to Hold Foreign Conferences With Speakers Under Sanctions

  • News source: Charlie Savage
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Reversing itself, the Treasury Department said U.S. sanctions do not prohibit hearing from foreigners deemed to be terrorists or other offenders.
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