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Nikki Haley doesn't cite slavery as cause of the Civil War after question at campaign stop (abcnews.go.com)

She responded it was about “basically how the government was going to run."

U.S. Faces Second-Worst Year On Record For Mass Shootings—Nearly 650 Incidents (www.forbes.com)

Philips recalled breathing machines in 2021. Chemicals of “concern” found in replacement machines raised new alarm (www.propublica.org)

Amid a massive recall in 2021, the medical device maker Philips raced to overcome troubling questions about its replacement machines as customers waited for help....

China's Alibaba must face a US toymaker's lawsuit over sales of allegedly fake Squishmallows (apnews.com)

A judge in New York has ruled that Alibaba must face a lawsuit by a U.S. toymaker alleging that the Chinese ecommerce giant’s online platforms were used to sell counterfeit Squishmallows....

Gaston Glock, Austrian developer of the Glock handgun, dies at 94 (www.nbcnews.com)

Gaston Glock, the Austrian developer of the handgun that bears his name, died on Wednesday. He was 94....

Haley declines to say slavery was cause of Civil War (www.politico.com)

The former South Carolina governor instead said it was a dispute over how ‘government was going to run.’...

Jacksonville, Florida, mayor has Confederate monument removed after years of controversy (abcnews.go.com)

Crews removed a Confederate monument from a Jacksonville, Florida, park Wednesday morning following years of public controversy....

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots (apnews.com)

The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots....

Colorado Republicans appeal to supreme court after Trump disqualified from state ballot (www.theguardian.com)

Former president and frontrunner for Republican 2024 presidential nomination also expected to file own appeal...

Apple can temporarily sell smartwatches after US appeals court win (www.reuters.com)

Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86 (apnews.com)

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86....

Fishermen find driver trapped in truck for six days in Indiana (www.bbc.com)

Mario Garcia and son-in-law Nivardo De La Torre had been killing time while waiting for their wives, police say....

Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court by Colorado Republicans (apnews.com)

Black History Month, other observances back on in Huntington Beach California, it appears after 'miscommunication' (www.latimes.com)

Starting in 2024, Californians can redeem empty wine and liquor containers for cash (abc7news.com)

It's a 'massive student debt strike' activist says, as millions of borrowers still aren't making payments (www.cnbc.com)

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Set to Be Freed From Prison Thursday Dec. 28, Regrets Murdering Mother: 'She Didn’t Deserve That' (people.com)

'Parasite' actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in apparent suicide amid drug probe (m.koreatimes.co.kr)

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Why US double standards on Israel and Russia play into a dangerous game (www.theguardian.com)

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Everyone in California seems to be sick with respiratory illness. Here's why (www.latimes.com)

At Least 140 Villagers Killed by Suspected Herders in Nigeria (time.com)

Amnesty International’s Nigeria office told The Associated Press that it has so far confirmed 140 deaths in the Christian-dominated Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi areas of Plateau, based on data compiled by its workers on the ground and from local officials. There were fears of a higher death toll as some people remained unaccounted...

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