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Death toll in Brazil bus crash rises to 41 22 Dec 2024 - 07:00 pm
Handout picture released by Minas Gerais Fire Department shows firefighters and other rescue teams working on the site of a crash in Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on December 21, 2024. Photo by Handout / Minas Gerais Fire Department / AFP
At least nine dead in Brazil plane crash: authorities 22 Dec 2024 - 06:28 pm
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Seven prisoners killed in prison riot in southern Mexico 21 Dec 2024 - 05:12 pm
Mexican army soldiers and National Guard members stand guard outside the Tabasco State Social Rehabilitation Center (Creset) after a riot broke out inside the prison in Villahermosa, Tabasco State, Mexico, on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Maria CRUZ / AFP)
US approves first drug treatment for sleep apnea 21 Dec 2024 - 01:54 pm
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US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown 21 Dec 2024 - 09:36 am
The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Richard Pierrin / AFP)
Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome 21 Dec 2024 - 08:38 am
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US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to Egypt 21 Dec 2024 - 08:32 am
US President Joe Biden speaks during a holiday visit to patients and families at Children痴 National Hospital in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Ting Shen / AFP)
US hours from government shutdown over Christmas 21 Dec 2024 - 12:05 am
Travelers pass through the Miami International Airport as some of the year's busiest travel days occur during the holiday season on December 20, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
Suspect in health CEO killing charged with murder in New York 20 Dec 2024 - 01:30 pm
Luigi Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, arrives at a heliport with members of the NYPD on December 19, 2024 in New York City. Photo by STEPHANIE KEITH / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Frito-Lay recalls potato chips over undisclosed allergen 19 Dec 2024 - 08:19 pm
Frito-Lay issued a recall on 13-ounce bags of its Lay’s Classic Potato Chips because some contained enough undeclared milk. (Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg for The Washington Post)
Suspect in US health CEO slaying in court for transfer hearing 19 Dec 2024 - 06:22 pm
Luigi Nicholas Mangione arrives at Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on December 19, 2024. Photo by Gene J. Puskar / POOL / AFP
Amazon workers in US strike days before Christmas 19 Dec 2024 - 05:09 pm
The logo of US online retail giant Amazon is seen on the facade of a redistribution centre in Horn-Bad Meinberg, western Germany, on December 9, 2024. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)
US Secretary of State praises Qatar's efforts to resolve regional conflicts 19 Dec 2024 - 01:35 pm
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US Federal Reserve cuts rates by quarter point 19 Dec 2024 - 12:14 am
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Fed cuts interest rates a third time, points to inflation as challenge for 2025 18 Dec 2024 - 11:54 pm
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell leaves after speaking at a press conference after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
First severe bird flu case in US sparks alarm 18 Dec 2024 - 09:35 pm
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Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state 'a great idea' 18 Dec 2024 - 08:38 pm
President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
SoftBank pledges to invest $100 bn into US, creating 100,000 jobs 16 Dec 2024 - 10:24 pm
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son delivers remarks alongside U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)