Adobe calls off $20 billion acquisition of Figma (apnews.com)
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Hague court rejects bid to ban transfer to Israel of F-35 fighter jet parts from Dutch warehouse (apnews.com)
Ballistic missile fired from rebel-held Yemen strikes cargo ship in Red Sea after earlier attack (apnews.com)
A ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen struck a Liberian-flagged cargo ship Friday in the Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an assault that apparently sought to target a vessel struck earlier, a U.S. defense official said....
Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in the West (apnews.com)
Anyone who has suspected that there are more women than men where they live, or vice versa, will find fodder for their suspicions in new data from the U.S. Census Bureau....
Guyana says it won't bow to Venezuela in dispute over territory rich in oil and minerals (apnews.com)
The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela promised in a tense meeting Thursday that neither side would use threats or force against the other, but failed to reach agreement on how to address a bitter dispute over a vast border region rich with oil and minerals that has concerned many in the region....
Dismayed by Moscow's war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin's troops (apnews.com)
When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited into war, back in Moscow, a young Russian who now goes by the name of Karabas was plunged into despair. Shocked by images of what was happening to Ukrainians in Russian-occupied areas, he decided to act — against Russia, his home and country....
Ukraine faces heavy attack from air and cyberspace while Zelenskyy in US presses for more funding (apnews.com)
Videos of Israeli soldier misbehavior in Gaza create a headache for army (apnews.com)
Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months (apnews.com)
OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal goes before the Supreme Court, with billions of dollars at stake (apnews.com)
Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy (apnews.com)
As schools across the U.S. grapple with the student mental health crisis, the use of telehealth therapy for students has skyrocketed.
New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days (apnews.com)
New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the ambitious agenda he released Wednesday for his first 100 days in office....
South Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world’s most dangerous regions (apnews.com)
Death of Henry Kissinger met with polarized reaction around the world (apnews.com)
Criticism of Kissinger was especially strong on social media, where he was widely referred to as a war criminal....
Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list (apnews.com)
Russia has added the spokesman of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country’s interior ministry....
Ukraine's military says Russia has launched its largest drone attack since the start of the invasion (apnews.com)
Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital, military officials said....
US electric vehicle sales to hit record this year, but still lag behind China and Germany (apnews.com)
Electric vehicle sales are expected to hit a record 9% of all passenger vehicles in the U.S. this year, according to Atlas Public Policy. That will be up from 7.3% of new car sales in 2022....
Heavy fighting breaks out around another Gaza hospital after babies evacuated from Shifa (apnews.com)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting erupted Monday around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, as Israeli forces focus on clearing medical facilities that they say Hamas militants use for cover....
Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia (apnews.com)
Connecticut judge sets new primary date for mayor’s race tainted by alleged ballot box stuffing (apnews.com)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has set Jan. 23 as the date for a new Democratic primary election in the Bridgeport mayor’s race after having tossed out the September election results because of alleged ballot box stuffing.
New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change (apnews.com)
Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston....
Media watchdog says it was just 'raising questions' with insinuations about photographers and Hamas (apnews.com)
Los Angeles coroner's investigator accused of stealing a crucifix from around the neck of a dead man (apnews.com)
More fruit pouches for kids are being recalled because of illnesses that are linked to lead (apnews.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has received reports of seven illnesses in at least five states possibly linked to contaminated puree....
U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes (apnews.com)
U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West Coast Native American tribes that want it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean to their natal streams to spawn....
