French President Emmanuel Macron presided over a ceremony at the French embassy in Washington on Wednesday, where he presented US veterans with Legion d'Honneur medals and thanked them for their service. (Nov. 30)

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Idaho college murders: Investigators asking local businesses about potential knife sale get 'no real help'

University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and 21-year-old Madison Mogen were stabbed several times and killed on November 13.

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Anne Heche estate appoints son Homer Laffoon as general administrator after months-long court battle

James Tupper, Anne Heche's ex-boyfriend, opposed Homer Laffoon's bid to become general administrator of her estate after her death in LA on Aug. 11. Heche was 53.

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Royals arrive in Boston for climate activism

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived in Boston aboard a commercial British Airways flight on Wednesday. (Nov. 30)

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Las Vegas Strip suspect drives on sidewalk, arrested after 'barricade situation,' police say

A suspect who drove on the sidewalk and refused to stop for authorities was arrested Wednesday in Las Vegas, police said.

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Christine McVie’s 12 Essential Songs

Christine McVie in 1969. The following year, she joined Fleetwood Mac.

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Biden appears to declare himself the greatest president in US history

President Biden, while speaking at the Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of Interior on Wednesday, all but claimed to be the greatest president in U.S. history.

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Scientist: lava may take two days to get to road

The world's largest volcano oozed rivers of glowing lava Wednesday, drawing thousands of awestruck viewers who jammed a Hawaii highway that could soon be covered by the flow. (Nov 30)

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Hall of Famer Terrell Owens claims self-defense in incident outside CVS store

Retired NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens said the fight caught on camera in which he punched a man in a CVS parking lot started because an "aggressor" directed threats towards him.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Blames ‘Huge Management Failures’ for FTX Collapse

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, speaking at the DealBook Summit virtually on Wednesday.

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Rams' Aaron Donald to miss first game due to injury in his career

All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald will miss his first game with the Los Angeles Rams due to injury in his career Sunday after suffering a high-ankle sprain.

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Colorado election officials order recount after Rep. Boebert projected to defeat Dem challenger Adam Frisch

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has ordered a recount of the 3rd Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert is projected to defeat Democrat Adam Frisch.

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Extinction activist wants humans to voluntarily die out: ‘Feed ‘em, don’t breed ‘em’

Dr. Phil hosted a debate about whether the world was overpopulated with humans and on the ethics of procreation, especially when some people cannot afford to support them.

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Messi and Argentina Advance as Mexico Is Eliminated

Julián Álvarez, left, celebrated with Enzo Fernández after scoring Argentina’s second goal of the game on Wednesday.

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Today in History for December 1st

Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama; Former communist official Sergei Kirov is assassinated in Leningrad; Beatlemania arrives in America; Actor and director Woody Allen is born. (Dec. 1)

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Bidens, LL Cool J, light National Christmas Tree

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, joined by entertainer and rapper LL Cool J, lit the National Christmas Tree near the White House Wednesday, marking the 100th anniversary of the event. (Nov. 30)

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Christine McVie, Hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac, Is Dead at 79

Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac in performance at Madison Square Garden in 2014. Her commercial potency was on full display on Fleetwood Mac’s “Greatest Hits” anthology: She either wrote or co-wrote half of its 16 tracks.

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George Wagner IV found guilty of killing 8 members of Ohio family

George Wagner IV was found guilty on all 22 counts he faced in the killings of eight members of Pike County's Rhoden family in 2016.

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Mickey Joseph, Nebraska's interim coach before Matt Rhule hire, arrested in domestic case

Mickey Joseph, who was the interim head coach of Nebraska before they hired Matt Rhule, was arrested on Wednesday for strangulation and third-degree assault.

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New DHS Disinfo Board documents reveal deep Big Tech collusion, contradict Mayorkas testimony: Sen. Hawley

In an open letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said newly obtained documents reveal a more extensive scope of the Disinformation Governance Board.

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Louisiana retired priest one of two victims burned beyond recognition, authorities say

Retired priest Otis Young, 71, formerly of St. Peter Catholic Church in Covington, La., has been identified as a victim in a double homicide Nov. 28.

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Mike Pence Plays to the G.O.P. Base From a Times Stage

Mike Pence at the DealBook Summit in Manhattan on Wednesday.

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Armed for the Holidays

The bloodshed continues. Will it make a difference?

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House Passes Bill to Avert a Rail Strike, Moving to Impose a Labor Agreement

Wednesday’s action by the House was the first time since the 1990s that Congress had used its power under the Railway Labor Act to intervene in a national rail labor dispute.

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New Yorkers Debate Mayor’s Approach to Mentally Ill

Mayor Eric Adams issued a directive to police officers and emergency medical workers this week authorizing them to take people to hospitals who have severe mental illness and pose a danger to themselves, whether or not they are willing to go.

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Artemis team preps for Orion orbit departure

NASA held an Artemis I mission status briefing Wednesday to preview Orion's distant retrograde orbit departure on Dec. 1 and recovery assets preparations for Dec. 11 splashdown in the Pacific Ocean (November 30)

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Georgia’s Senate Runoff Sets Records for Early Voting, but With a Big Asterisk

Georgians casting ballots early last weekend in Atlanta in the state’s runoff election for Senate. With control of the chamber already decided, the stakes are much lower this year than in the runoffs in early 2021.

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'Family tragedy': 10-year-old Wisconsin boy charged as adult in fatal shooting of mother

Prosecutors said the boy shot his mother after she would not buy him a virtual headset. He was charged in adult court last week.

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2nd former student sues elite California boarding school alleging decades-old sex abuse

In two months, two former students have sued California's Thacher School, accusing the institution of neglecting them by allowing sex abuse to thrive.

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McCarthy Warns Jan. 6 Committee Republicans Will Investigate Its Work

Representative Kevin McCarthy told the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack that the next Congress plans to launch its own inquiry into the panel’s work.

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Rare luxury items up for auction at Sotheby's

Sotheby's auction house in New York is getting ready to auction off some of its highest value luxury items, ranging from multi-million dollar pieces of jewelry to historical artifacts and even a one-of-a-kind dinosaur skull fossil. (Nov. 30) (AP Video: Robert Bumsted)

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First Lady previews French State Dinner

Thursday's State Dinner will be the first one of the Biden administration, and First Lady Jill Biden has previewed food and decor for the event that projects solidarity between the US and their oldest ally. (Nov. 30)

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Hakeem Jeffries Elected Leader of House Democrats

A new trio, including Representatives Katherine Clark of Massachusetts as No. 2 and Pete Aguilar of California as No. 3, will take the reins in January, replacing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team.

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Grief, fear at Idaho campus after murders

University of Idaho estimate about half of the student body returned to campus following the murder of four students in their house (Nov. 30)

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Viewers flock to eruption of world's largest volcano

The first eruption in 38 years of the world's largest active volcano is attracting onlookers for "spectacular" views. (Nov. 30) (AP video: Caleb Jones)

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House Committee Obtains Access to Trump’s Tax Returns, Ending Long Fight

Breaking with modern precedent for major presidential candidates and sitting presidents, former President Donald J. Trump had refused to make his tax returns public.

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Attorney General Garland hails Oath Keepers verdict

Attorney General Merrick Garland hailed the seditious conspiracy convictions handed down Tuesday in the trial of Oath Keepers founder Steward Rhodes and his associate and pledged to continue to hold all Jan. 6 attackers to account. (Nov. 30)

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Lion cubs saved from war now in US sanctuary

Four lion cubs born at breeding facilities in Ukraine and orphaned by the war have arrived in the US. They'll have a permanent home at an animal sanctuary in Minnesota. (Nov. 30)

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Native villages fleeing climate change effects get millions in aid from Biden administration

Many native villages in the U.S. are at risk from climate change effects, particularly those located on the shores of lakes, rivers and oceans.

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Jury convicts man in killing 8 Ohio family members

Jurors have convicted a man in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family. George Wagner IV was found guilty of all 22 counts he faced, in the 2016 shootings of seven adults and a teenager from the Rhoden family in Pike County. (Nov. 30)

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Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Freight rail workers are prepared to go on strike on Friday at 12:01 a.m. if the union and freight companies don’t come to an agreement.

11/30/2022 USA Today - Nation

This crocodile-like predator roamed Iowa's waters more than 300 million years ago

The Whatcheeria was an aquatic predator that lived millions of years ago in current-day Iowa. It was named after the town of What Cheer.

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AP Top Stories November 30 P

House Democrats elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as their new leader; House votes to avert rail strike by imposing labor agreement; Tornadoes kill at least two and destroy homes in South; Tourists flock to Big Island to watch Mauna Loa eruption. (Nov. 30)

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Banana Peels for Xi Jinping

What happens when an autocrat begins to look ridiculous?

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In Georgia, Walker’s Pace in the Finish Worries Republican Allies

Herschel Walker greeting guests during a campaign event on Monday.

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Powell Says Fed Could Slow Rate Increases at Next Meeting

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, emphasized that while the time to slow policy moves was coming, the central bank was far from stopping its campaign to vanquish inflation.

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Markets Rise as Powell Signals Slowdown in Pace of Rate Increases

In his final public remarks before a crucial Federal Reserve meeting, the central bank’s chair said the time to moderate rate increases could come as soon as December.