Month: December 2023

In Pivotal Moment, Notre Dame Cathedral Spire Gets Golden Rooster Weathervane

Paris — Notre Dame Cathedral got its rooster back Saturday, in a pivotal moment for the Paris landmark’s restoration. The installation by a crane of a new golden rooster, reimagined as …

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US Woman Criminally Charged After Miscarriage

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. …

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Face Masks Now an Occasional Feature of US Landscape

NEW YORK — The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas. Or a warehouse store. Or maybe a packed airport terminal or a commuter train station or another …

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Guatemala Loses Landmark Indigenous and Environmental Rights Case

MEXICO CITY — Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost two decades ago, according to a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights …

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Mexico’s Maya Tourist Train Opens for Partial Service Amid Delays, Cost Overruns

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Maya Train rail project opened partially to the general public Saturday, amid hours-long delays and huge cost overruns. Passengers waiting for the twice-daily train to leave the …

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Cambodia Welcomes Museum’s Plan to Return Looted Antiquities

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than a dozen pieces of ancient artwork to Cambodia and Thailand that …

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Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain Against Hazardous Smog for First Time

Lahore, Pakistan — Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial …

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Dodgers, Ohtani Got Creative With $700 Million Deal

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Once the initial shock wore off on the price tag of Shohei Ohtani’s record-shattering $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, details about the contract emerged …

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‘Prescribed Burns’ Could Aid Forests in US Southeast, Experts Say

WEST END, N.C. — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip …

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NM Extends Ban on Oil and Gas Leasing Around Area Sacred to Native Americans

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New oil and natural gas leasing will be prohibited on state land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, an area sacred to Native Americans, for the next 20 …

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Conservationists, US Tribes Say Salmon Deal Is Map to Breaching Dams

seattle — The U.S. government said Thursday it plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next decade to help recover depleted populations of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, and …

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US Launch of New Vulcan Centaur Rocket Delayed Until January

washington — The maiden liftoff of a new American rocket called Vulcan Centaur has been delayed from December 24 to January 8, the company that developed it said Thursday. The postponement …

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Spanish Newspapers Fight Meta in Unfair Competition Case

Madrid — More than 80 Spanish media organizations are filing a $600 million lawsuit against Meta over what they say is unfair competition in a case that could be repeated across …

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COP28 Climate Summit: ‘Historic’ Deal Set to Transition From Fossil Fuels

London/Dubai — Nearly 200 countries signed a deal Wednesday at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to transition away from fossil fuels. Proponents say it heralds the end of the age …

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