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Parents protest outside of Cracker Barrel after students with disabilities were turned away
Angry parents protested outside of a Waldorf, Maryland Cracker Barrel after students with disabilities were refused service on a field trip.
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Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband found guilty in mass rape trial in France
A judge in France has found the former husband of Gisèle Pelicot guilty of drugging and raping her and inviting dozens of other men to do the same.
AFP
Sony buys 10% of 'Elden Ring' owner for $320 mn
Japanese electronics titan Sony said Thursday it had paid more than $300 million for a 10 percent stake in the media conglomerate behind the smash-hit game 'Elden Ring'.Kadokawa also owns Tokyo-based FromSoftware, the creator of the dark fantasy role-playing adventure game "Elden Ring", which was developed with help from "Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin.
AFP
Guilty plea for New York man who ran secret Chinese 'police station'
A 60-year-old man pleaded guilty on Wednesday for his role in running a clandestine Chinese "police station" in New York as part of a campaign to monitor and harass US-based dissidents.But in fact, their main job was to help track down and harass fugitive Chinese dissidents, US officials said.
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Police investigating Maryland shooting and crash that killed 1, injured 9
Investigators believe that all 10 of the victims were inside the vehicle at the time of the shooting and the subsequent car crash, police said.
CNN
Israeli military strikes Yemen hours after Houthi attack targets Israel
Israel’s military launched deadly strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen early Thursday, just hours after the Iran-backed militant group’s latest attack on Israel.
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California man told Wisconsin shooting suspect about plan to attack a government building, gun order says
A California man was detained by the FBI and ordered to have his guns temporarily seized after he allegedly communicated with the 15-year-old shooter who killed two people at her Wisconsin school, documents show.
AFP
HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing "acts of genocide" in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure and cutting off supplies to civilians, calling on the international community to impose targeted sanctions.On December 5, Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, drawing a furious reaction from the government.
CNN
Netanyahu tells Israeli troops to stay in area of Syria’s Mount Hermon until end of 2025, source says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the country’s military to remain in the area of Syria’s Mount Hermon until at least the end of 2025, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN on Wednesday.
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French president arrives in Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido damage
France's President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday to the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey the devastation that Cyclone Chido wrought across the French territory as thousands of people tried cope without the bare essentials such as water or electricity. “Mayotte is demolished,” an airport security agent told Macron as soon as he stepped of the plane. The security agent, Assane Haloi, said small children are without water or electricity and have nowhere to go because "everything is demolished.”
CNN
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide by ‘deliberately’ restricting water in Gaza
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Israel of “acts of genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza by depriving them of adequate water supplies.
CNN
China is building the world’s largest artificial island airport
Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport will cover an island of 20 square kilometers.
AFP
Syrians in Moscow share concerns after fall of Assad
Georgina Deiratani, a Syrian Christian who has lived in Moscow for over two decades, says she is still in shock at the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad and his escape to Russia."We lived well together," said Deiratani, a doctor who moved to Moscow with her Russian mother after the death of her father.
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Former Florida congressman indicted on foreign agent charges
Former Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., was indicted on charges that he violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act and laundered funds in order to "conceal and promote his criminal conduct," the Justice Department said.
CNN
Victims of Wisconsin school shooting identified as details emerge about the home life of teen who opened fire
Unanswered questions remain about a fatal shooting at a Madison, Wisconsin, private school Monday as new details emerge about the upbringing of the teenage girl who allegedly opened fire.
Time
‘Severe’ Bird Flu in the U.S.: Latest Updates
Here’s what to know about the United States’ first confirmed severe case of H5N1 avian influenza—and how to protect yourself.
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Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister warns Yemen's Houthi rebels
Israel’s defense minister said Thursday the country would “not allow the continuation” of shooting from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, hours after Israel launched heavy airstrikes on rebel sites. Israel would “strike with force,” Katz said, and “not allow the continuation of this situation of shooting and threats against the state of Israel.”
AFP
Asian stocks track Wall St down after Fed forecast, BoJ hits yen
Asian markets sank Thursday following a severe sell-off on Wall Street that came after the Federal Reserve halved its rates outlook, while the yen weakened as the Bank of Japan decided against a hike.The yen weakened to as much as 156.34 per dollar -- from around 153.57 earlier in the day -- after the Bank of Japan's decision not to hike rates for a third time this year.
AFP
Ivory Coast wants bigger share of its mining boom
Ivory Coast's mining industry is booming, driven by foreign investment and the discovery of new deposits, but the country now wants a bigger slice of the pie for its own businesses.The mining sector now accounts for four percent of Ivory Coast's gross domestic product, compared to just 1.5 percent a decade ago, according to the Professional Association of Miners of Ivory Coast (GPMCI).
CNN
A loving, devoted teacher and a student brimming with artistic ambition are the Wisconsin school shooting victims
Rubi Patricia Vergara was an “avid reader” and full of artistic promise, according to her online obituary.

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