Hong Kong's first district elections, purged of opposition politicians under an overhaul of the elections system, saw a record-low voter turnout of 27.5%, according to official election data. President Joe Biden on Monday night marked the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah by reaffirming his commitment to the safety of the Jewish people and Israel's right to exist as an independent Jewish state. Climate change and human activity are threatening global biodiversity more than ever, as nearly 2,000 new species were added to this year's list of animals and fish threatened with extinction, according to a report. Former Rep. George Santos -- who was expelled from Congress as he faces 23 federal fraud charges -- is in talks to strike a plea deal, prosecutors disclosed in a court filing Monday. The United Auto Workers Union announced Monday it has filed unfair labor practices complaints against Honda Motor Co. Ltd. in Indiana, Hyundai Motor Co. in Alabama and Volkswagen AG in Tennessee. Lawyers for Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, on Monday sought to have gun charges dismissed, accusing the special prosecutor in the case of caving in to Republican political pressure. Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to quickly review a bid by former President Donald Trump to have the federal election interference charges against him dismissed. A new survey finds U.S. teens continue to use online platforms at high rates, with many using YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram "almost constantly," despite growing concerns about the effect of social media. President Joe Biden touted millions in new funding for U.S. firefighters during a visit to Philadelphia on Monday as several idled city fire companies were ceremonially returned to service. Occidental Petroleum, a $50 billion energy company backed by investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway firm, announced Monday it has acquired Texas oil producer CrownRock for $12 billion. If a piece of turkey becomes lodged in your throat this holiday season, experts recommend against trying to free it with cola -- an old wives' tale given new life through advice found on seemingly credible websites. Wisconsin's Secretary of State demanded Monday that a Republican member of the state elections commission be removed from office following his acknowledgment he submitted a false presidential elector ballot in 2020. Attorneys for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said they have lost contact with him and they don't know if he is still in a penal colony roughly 150 miles east of Moscow. K-pop group Apink released a single and music video for the holiday song "Pink Christmas." Nicki Minaj announced a new world tour in support of her album "Pink Friday 2." When an HIV-infected child known as the 'Mississippi baby' was given powerful antiretroviral drugs within hours of birth in 2013 and then appeared to be rid of HIV, people wondered if it might be replicated in other newb "Where Was I," a new stand-up comedy special from Trevor Noah, is coming to Netflix. A diamond ring worth more than $800,000 went missing from its owner's hotel room at the Ritz in Paris and was later discovered in the bag of a vacuum cleaner. The Air Force Inspector General said on Monday it disciplined 15 branch members for not taking proper action when they learned of the intelligence-seeking activity of classified information leaker Jack Teixeira, official An on-camera discussion for an Australian podcast was interrupted when a large snake emerged from the roof behind a participant's back. "Too Much," a new show from Lena Dunham and Luis Felber and starring Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe, is in the works at Netflix. |
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