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NYC starts driver congestion charging despite opposition
New York launched a controversial scheme Sunday to charge drivers entering parts of the city, a first in the United States, putting local authorities on a collision course with President-elect Donald Trump.Some elected New York City borough officials as well as a powerful trade group representing haulers fought the project.
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Musk does U-turn on Britain's anti-immigration Farage after disagreement
Elon Musk on Sunday appeared to do a U-turn on his support for Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party, after the former Brexit figurehead publicly disagreed with the US tech billionaire."The Reform Party needs a new leader.
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Mayorkas says New Orleans attack 'not an issue of the border'
He said the Bourbon Street attack was part of "a significant increase in what we term homegrown violent extremism."
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What We Know About the New Orleans Attack That Killed 15
"The FBI is leading the investigation to determine what happened," Biden said in a filmed address to the nation.
The Conversation
Moms think more about household chores − and this cognitive burden hurts their mental health
Moms execute more household tasks. But they’re also family executives, doing more of the thinking ahead and assigning that are part of all those chores – bad news for their mental health.
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What links aging and disease? A growing body of research says it’s a faulty metabolism
Targeting the key players that help your body regulate metabolism could reverse disease progression, including cognitive decline related to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Ukraine launches counterattack in Russian border region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost his country's air defenses at a Ramstein group meeting in Germany this week.
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Cruise ships hit by worst year for stomach bugs in over a decade, CDC data reveals
2024 was the worst year for gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruise ships in over a decade, thanks to a surge in norovirus, according to figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Yahoo Finance
How to have 'the talk' with aging parents about money
Talking about money with one’s parents isn't usually an appealing encounter — but as more millennials and Gen Zers find themselves with aging parents, these discussions are becoming increasingly important.
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One small thing can add years to your life, experts say
Looking for one simple thing to add to your life in 2025 and improve your health? Look no further than drinking a glass of water, experts say.
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Virginia man arrested with homemade explosives in car on New Year's Day, police say
A 19-year-old suspect was arrested after fleeing police, who later found explosives in the car he was driving.
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New Orleans Saints, NFL donate $1 million to Bourbon Street attack victims
"Our community has experienced an unimaginable tragedy and our collective hearts are broken," said Gayle Benson, who owns the New Orleans Saints.
AFP
Syrian ministers urge lifting of US sanctions in first visit to Doha
Ministers from Syria's transitional government urged the United States to lift its sanctions on Damascus during their first visit to Qatar since overthrowing president Bashar al-Assad.The interim foreign minister called the measures a "barrier and an obstacle to the rapid recovery" telling local media that his government "renewed our demand for the United States of America to lift these sanctions".
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Bezos's Blue Origin poised for first orbital launch next week
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin is poised to launch its first orbital rocket next week, marking a pivotal moment in the commercial space race currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Named New Glenn, the rocket is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as soon as Wednesday 1:00 am (0600 GMT), with a backup window on Friday, according to a Federal Aviation Administration advisory.It will mark Blue Origin's long-awaited entry into the lucrative o
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Major winter storm begins dumping snow, disrupting travel in US
Blizzard and winter storm conditions blasted the Midwest early Sunday, as a massive weather system began tracking eastward across the United States, with authorities warning of some of the heaviest snowfalls in a decade and severe impact on transport.Snowfalls of 15 inches (38 centimeters) or more in some areas "will make travel extremely hazardous, with impassable roads," the National Weather Service (NWS) said in an update early Sunday.
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French top diplomat 'would have preferred' if Syrian leader shook German counterpart's hand
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Sunday said he would have preferred if Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa had shaken the hand of his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on their visit to Syria last week, but insisted that this was not the point of their trip."Would I have preferred Ahmed al-Sharaa to shake hands with my German colleague?
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More than 30 dolphins have died since an oil spill in Russia, experts say
Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, which separates the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula from Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, an animal rescue group said Sunday. Russia’s Delfa Dolphin Rescue and Research Center said the deaths are “most likely related to the fuel oil spill.” The center said on the messaging app Telegram that a total of 61 dead cetaceans — an order of aquatic mammals that includes whales and dolphins — had been recorded since the emergency, but the condition of the bodies suggested that the 29 others had died before the spill.
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Rebels seize key town in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic eastern town near the provincial capital Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, local politicians said on Sunday. The Tutsi-led M23 group has been waging a renewed insurgency in eastern Congo since 2022. Congo and the United Nations accuse neighbouring Rwanda of backing the group with its own troops and weapons.
CNN
Israeli soldiers face growing risk of arrest abroad after Gaza service
A former Israeli soldier who was on vacation in Brazil has fled the country suddenly after a case was brought against him there alleging he was responsible for war crimes while serving in Gaza.
The Conversation
Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can change your relationships and how you see yourself
Words have power, and what vocabulary you have at your disposal to describe your relationships with other people can shape what directions those relationships can take.

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