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Heavy snowfall drops tree branches onto power lines, causing outages in New England 12/04/2023 04:51pm • A storm dropped a mix of rain and snow on parts of New England with some locations recording more than a half-foot (15 centimeters) of snowfall on Monday, knocking out power for tens of thousands of customers and causing slick roads that contributed to a fiery propane truck crash in Vermont. Evacuat Jonathan Majors assault trial starts with competing versions of a backseat confrontation 12/04/2023 04:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors listened silently, head-cocked and eyes down, as a Manhattan prosecutor and his defense attorney offered competing accounts of a violent confrontation in the backseat of a car that led to assault charges against the film star and put his rapid Hollywood ascent on pa A small plane makes an emergency landing in the southern Paris suburbs 12/04/2023 04:17pm • PARIS (AP) — A small twin-engine plane was forced to make an emergency landing Monday in the southern Paris suburbs, France’s civil aviation safety agency said. French media said the aircraft landed near a populated area in the town of Villejuif. Sebastien Barthe, the communications director f Janet Yellen is heading to Mexico after Treasury launches a new fentanyl trafficking strike force 12/04/2023 03:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is heading to Mexico this week to promote her agency's new strike force to help combat illicit fentanyl trafficking as the U.S. and China step up efforts to stop the movement of the powerful opioid and drug-making materials into the United States. Editorial Roundup: United States 12/04/2023 02:23pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Dec. 2 The Washington Post on the U.S. economy: It has been a miracle year for the U.S. economy. Inflation has plummeted without triggering a recession. Many experts said that could not happen without widespread layoffs and a downturn. AP's top albums of 2023: Music from Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, the Rolling Stones and more 12/04/2023 01:39pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten of the top albums of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman. It was a blockbuster year across genres, but only a few could make AP's list. (SZA's “SOS” released in December 2022, Ice Spice's “Like...?” isn't a full-length release, and the Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates 12/04/2023 11:41am • The 2024 Republican presidential primary field has narrowed, with Doug Burgum dropping out of the race. The North Dakota governor qualified for the first two presidential debates but missed the third debate and appeared on the verge of not making the stage for the fourth debate, set for Wednesday in Send money! The NIL era has some football coaches telling fans to put up or shut up for top recruits 12/04/2023 11:16am • The ability of college athletes to earn endorsement money based on their celebrity status has led to millions of dollars flowing in and around universities across the country. Beyond individual businesses striking deals with athletes, the emergence of so-called collectives has led to organized and w Is Man City feeling post-treble blues? 3 straight draws leave team in sticky spot before Villa game 12/04/2023 11:04am • Erling Haaland raged in the face of the referee. Ruben Dias threw his hands out in frustration. Jeers from Manchester City fans swirled around the ground. The Etihad Stadium was a scene of outright anger in the final moments of a wild 3-3 draw against Tottenham after a refereeing mistake denied City The trial of 4 Egyptian security officials in the slaying of an Italian student is set for February 12/04/2023 11:03am • ROME (AP) — Court officials in Rome set a new trial date Monday for four high-level Egyptian security officials in the 2016 abduction, torture and slaying of an Italian doctoral student in Cairo. Lawyers and the parents of Giulio Regeni, whose mutilated body was found along a highway in Egypt, sai Christian Pulisic enjoying new lease of life at Milan ahead of Copa America 12/04/2023 08:18am • MILAN (AP) — Christian Pulisic came to AC Milan to revive his flagging club career. The United States standout is doing just that and then some. Pulisic has never got off to such a good start at a new club, bettering even his early days at Borussia Dortmund when he was talked about as a teenage pr Pet spas, built-in feeding nooks to pamper pets emerge as real estate trends 12/04/2023 04:56am • D.C. real estate agents are reporting an uptick in buyers looking for features to pamper their pets in their next home purchase. Pet spas and built-in feeding nooks are high on many search lists, said Noelle-Kristine Spencer of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. “Gone are the days of the China says a US Navy ship 'illegally intruded' into waters in the South China Sea 12/04/2023 04:31am • BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” on Monday into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the site of a hot territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. A Chinese naval force was mobilized to track the USS Car Review: Cadillac CT5 is a more intriguing luxury car with tech and twin turbo power 12/04/2023 04:22am • The Cadillac CT5 is a stylish midsize luxury sedan that hides a powerful engine under the hood. (WTOP / Mike Parris) The Cadillac CT5 is in a tough spot as a luxury sedan in a world of crossovers and SUVs. However, GM is investing in luxury sedans with a revised CT5 coming in 2025. The current CT5 a Heavy snow in northern England causes havoc on highways and knocks out power 12/04/2023 02:13am • AMBLESIDE, England (AP) — Heavy snow in northern England forced motorists to seek shelter or spend the night in their cars and knocked out power to more than 2,500 customers, officials said Sunday. Trucks jackknifed in the snow, blocking highways, as drivers reported taking hours to complete short