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» The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried of failed cryptocurrency firm FTX with orchestrating a scheme to defraud investors.
» Millions of people in the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest are bracing for blizzard-like conditions from a massive storm blowing across the country. States farther to the south including Texas and Louisiana are being warned of the risk of flash flooding and tornadoes from the same weather system.
» French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting an international conference to help Ukraine make it through winter. Dozens of countries and international organizations are throwing their weight behind the fresh push Tuesday to keep Ukraine powered, fed, warm and moving in the face of sustained Russian aerial bombardments that have plunged millions into the cold and dark.
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At Whiteface Ski area in Wilmington, New York, a crowd of skiers dressed as Saint Nick hit the slopes for Santa Day.
Iraq has put together a team that hopes to take part in tournaments held by the International Blind Sports Federation.
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Hundreds of people gathered at the La Carlota air base in the capital Caracas waiting to board the hot air balloons.
NASA's Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis 1 mission -- a more than 25-day journey aroun…
Hundreds of Qatar's migrant workers are watching the World Cup from old cricket grounds outside Doha, despite many available seats in the stad…
Mauna Loa, located on Hawaii's Big Island, erupted on November 27th for the first time in nearly four decades.