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Today in History: December 7, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor 12/07/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2023. There are 24 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as targets in Malaya, Hong Kong, Guam, the Endrick's Palmeiras wins Brazilian league title. Santos relegated for the 1st time 12/06/2023 11:11pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — One of the most exciting seasons of the Brazilian league ended Wednesday with the most stable team of the year defending its title and the club that was home to the late Pelé relegated for the first time. Palmeiras drew 1-1 at Cruzeiro to be crowned Brazilian champion for the 12 Aterrador: la acusan de matar a golpes a su perrito en un balcón 12/06/2023 10:44pm • Una mujer de Miami fue arrestada luego que la policía dijera que golpeó brutalmente a su pequeño perro hasta matarlo y lo arrojó a un contenedor de basura. Lindsay Valcin, de 31 años, fue arrestada por un cargo de crueldad animal tras la muerte de su perrito Yorkie. El informe de la policí Las Vegas shooting suspect was a professor who recently applied for a job at UNLV, AP source says 12/06/2023 10:44pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at a Las Vegas university Wednesday was a professor who unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press. The gunman wa House backs GOP bill to block EPA rule on tailpipe pollution; slams plan as electric-vehicle mandate 12/06/2023 08:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans approved a bill Wednesday to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles. A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would require that up to two-thirds o 2 bodies found in creeks as atmospheric river drops record-breaking rain in Pacific Northwest 12/06/2023 08:11pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities rescued people from raging rivers and roads submerged by high waters in the Pacific Northwest and continued to investigate the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in Oregon creeks this week as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain, flooding and unseason Massachusetts man drives into utility workers and officer, steals cruiser, then flees, police say 12/06/2023 07:58pm • WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A driver in a suburb of Boston crashed into at least two individuals and a police officer before stealing a police car, fleeing the scene and then crashing the cruiser, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Police said they arrested the suspect after a foot pursuit. They Jury acquits officer in Maryland county's first police murder charge in shooting handcuffed man 12/06/2023 07:33pm • UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A Maryland police officer was acquitted by a jury of murder and other charges Wednesday from the fatal shooting a handcuffed man. The jury acquitted Michael Owen Jr. of all four charges, including second-degree murder, first-degree assault, voluntary manslaughter and mis Jonathan Majors' ex describes 'substantial' pain caused by actor as defense questions her drinking 12/06/2023 07:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend testified Wednesday about the “substantial” pain she suffered after he allegedly assaulted her in the backseat of a cab this spring, as photos of the woman’s injuries were shared with a Manhattan jury for the first time. In her second day Biden administration pledges $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the US West 12/06/2023 07:03pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will give more than $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the U.S. West, injecting new life into long-stalled projects hailed by supporters as the future of public transportation but bemoaned by critics for 7 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy 12/06/2023 07:00pm • The investment landscape has changed dramatically in the last year or so. The unprecedented era of near-zero interest rates is now over. With the nearly risk-free 10-year U.S. Treasury note paying a coupon rate of 4.5% and many certificates of deposit offering more than 5%, investors are demanding m Ways to Make an Extra $500 for the Holidays 12/06/2023 07:00pm • If you're like most people who are celebrating the winter holiday season, you're parting with more cash than you normally do from now until New Year's. According to a 2023 National Retail Federation report, Americans plan on spending an average of $875 during the holidays. If you've only saved a par 9 of the Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $5 12/06/2023 07:00pm • The stock market enjoyed a strong rally in November. As inflation appears to be coming down, investors are starting to bet that the Federal Reserve will pivot to interest rate cuts in 2024. If interest rates do indeed start to fall, that could set off a large rally in financial assets. Many stocks h Savings Interest Rate Forecast 12/06/2023 07:00pm • Higher interest rates mean borrowing becomes more expensive. But on the flip side, your savings account can earn more. Interest rates have increased in 2023 and aren't likely to come down until 2024. See what that means for your savings account and learn how you can capitalize on a high interest rat Sheriff: Texas man killed parents, 4 others in trail of violence from San Antonio to Austin 12/06/2023 06:56pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man killed his parents and four others and wounded two police officers in a daylong trail of violence stretching from San Antonio to Austin, authorities said Wednesday. Shane James, 34, of San Antonio, was charged with two counts of capital murder after separate attack