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A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern Congo, leaving 38 people confirmed dead and over 100 others missing, officials and eyewitnesses said Saturday. Twenty people have been rescued so far.  Officials have often warned against overloading boats, vowed to punish violators. …

Shoppers walk into a Nordstrom department store at Fashion Valley, an upscale shopping mall on Dec. 13, 2024 in San Diego, California (Kevin Carter/Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US economy expanded faster than originally estimated in the third quarter (Q3), according to government data released on Thursday, despite analysts’ …

WARNING: This article contains explicit details of sexual assaults and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. In September, as the mass rape trial that has shocked people around the world was just beginning, Gisèle Pelicot said she wanted people to know her …

The Israeli military said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen early on Saturday that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, where the ambulance service said 14 people received mild injuries.  Militant group took aim at ‘military target’ in Israel’s Jaffa area, spokesperson says. The Israeli military said it …

Lock up political critics? Donald Trump is open to it. But his prevailing tactic entering his second term is suing the media. We’re not talking about run-of-the-mill libel lawsuits. Free-speech analysts call this a well-worn authoritarian tactic for scaring critics into self-censoring.  The First Amendment offers scant protection from costly …

A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the U.S. president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel.  38 Republicans vote against proposed bill, defying U.S. president-elect. …

In Gaza, where banknotes are in short supply, Palestinians are forced to digitally transfer money to men known as exchangers who give them cash after taking a large cut for themselves. What’s left doesn’t stretch very far as wartime inflation has sharply increased the price of scarce food and essentials. …

The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California who authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became public Wednesday.  No …

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signalled that it expects to reduce rates next year more slowly than previously thought, with inflation still well above the central bank’s two per cent target.  Loonie slides against …

A French court on Thursday declared the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him.  Dominique Pelicot faces up to 20 years in prison. WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A court in …