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Heard at UN climate talks: Quotes that tell the story 12/13/2023 09:20am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 14 days of U.N. climate talks, delegates from nearly 200 countries debated, made proposals, lobbed criticisms and did their best to convince each other how best to stop the planet from warming at a dangerous pace. Much of the discussion at COP28, hosted by Bronx deli fire sends flames shooting into night sky, one person is treated for smoke inhalation 12/13/2023 08:32am • NEW YORK (AP) — A fire that started in a deli in New York City early Wednesday spread to several other stores and sent flames shooting into the sky. The fire started in a deli in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx at about 3:30 a.m., New York Fire Department Assistant Chief Thomas Currao said in A volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is sacred to spiritual practitioners and treasured by astronomers 12/13/2023 08:05am • MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. The tale speaks of a chief who yearned to court Poliahu but was stopped by A volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is sacred to spiritual practitioners and treasured by astronomers 12/13/2023 08:00am • MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. The tale, repeated in Hawaiian families over generations, speaks of a chie Germany's government reaches a deal to resolve its budget crisis and keeps up support for Ukraine 12/13/2023 07:14am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's governing coalition reached a deal Wednesday to resolve a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month, agreeing to cut some subsidies and spending while stressing that Berlin will stick to plans to step up support for Ukraine. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party c Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose 12/13/2023 06:46am • (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an injected medication used for diabetes and weight loss, with some people reporting symptoms related to accidental overdoses. Some have even needed to be hospitalized for severe n Cyclone Jasper crosses Australia's east coast as category 2 storm with 87 mph winds 12/13/2023 02:24am • CANBERRA, Austrtalia (AP) — Tropical Cyclone Jasper crossed Australia's northeast coast on Wednesday as a category 2 storm that lashed the sparsely populated region with winds of up to 140 kph (87 mph). Jasper had intensified from a category 1 storm on a 5-tier scale before it became the first cyc Amid outcry over Gaza tactics, videos of soldiers acting maliciously create new headache for Israel 12/13/2023 12:47am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers rummaging through private homes in Gaza. Forces destroying plastic figurines in a toy store, or trying to burn food and water supplies in the back of an abandoned truck. Troops with their arms slung around each other, chanting racist slogans as they dance in a cir 2023 in other words: AI might be the term of the year, but consider these far-flung contenders 12/13/2023 12:03am • Many sentiments are universal. Many words are not. As 2023 ends, The Associated Press reached out to colleagues around the world for terms that emerged this year and seized or crystalized the popular mood. Some were newsy, some cultural. A couple were kind of delightful. Whatever the language, the Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare 12/13/2023 12:02am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning that rising temperatures and rapid urbanization are accelerating the pace of infections. A record more than 4 million cases Live updates | Israel plans to keep fighting as UN General Assembly votes for a cease-fire in Gaza 12/12/2023 11:41pm • Israel pressed ahead with an offensive against Gaza’s Hamas rulers that it says could go on for weeks or months. But the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war. General As No. 7 LSU sets school records for points, margin of victory in 133-44 win over McNeese State 12/12/2023 11:26pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aalyah Del Rosario has 27 points and 10 rebounds and Angel Reese added 21 points and 10 boards as No. 7 LSU set school records for points in a game and margin of victory in a 133-44 rout of McNeese State on Tuesday night. LSU easily surpassed its previous point total of 125 DeSantis goes after Trump on abortion, COVID-19 and the border wall in an Iowa town hall 12/12/2023 10:56pm • Donald Trump “flip-flipped” on abortion, overreached in response to COVID-19 and failed to uphold his campaign pledge to get Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday in Iowa. DeSantis, who is in a distant second place behind Trump in most natio Israel and US show sharp divisions over mounting casualties and future of war against Hamas 12/12/2023 10:27pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and the United States on Tuesday showed their sharpest public disagreement yet over the conduct and future of the war against Hamas as the two allies became increasingly isolated by global calls for a cease-fire. The dispute emerged while Israeli forces carried out Argentina sharply devalues its currency and cuts subsidies as part of shock economic measures 12/12/2023 09:36pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina on Tuesday announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock measures new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency. Economy Minister Luis Caputo said in a televise