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Don't ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate 12/02/2023 10:56am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming — and they have the pope's blessing. Leaders of developing nations jumped into Saturday's high-level speeches at the U.N. climate summit to press rich industrial countries to share their kn DC United releases Northern Va. product Andy Najar, 8 other players to start rebuild 12/02/2023 07:00am • D.C. United declined the contract options for nine players, including Northern Virginia product Andy Najar, but will continue contract negotiations with free agent Donovan Pines as the club begins rebuilding its roster for next season. The MLS side announced Friday that it has 19 players under co The AP Interview: Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms 12/01/2023 04:27pm • KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces. Despite setbacks, h Fed's Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cuts 12/01/2023 01:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is slowing steadily, but it’s too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Speaking at Spelman College in Atlanta, Powell noted that consumer prices, excluding volatile food and energy King Charles III draws attention by wearing a Greek flag tie after London-Athens diplomatic spat 12/01/2023 12:45pm • LONDON (AP) — King Charles III caused some raised eyebrows Friday when he wore a tie adorned with a pattern of Greek flags to the COP28 climate summit days after a diplomatic spat between the U.K. government and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles. The British monarch is meant to be above politics, Griezmann and Atletico vie for Spanish title as they visit Barcelona and former teammate João Félix 12/01/2023 08:54am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Antoine Griezmann knows what João Félix is going through at Barcelona. Like Félix now, Griezmann once tried to make the switch from Atletico Madrid to the flashier Barcelona. Griezmann, a World Cup winner with France, spent a disappointing spell from 2019-21 with the Cat Lower mortgage rates next year unlikely to entice 'rate-locked' homeowners to sell, economists say 12/01/2023 08:00am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several housing economists are projecting that mortgage rates will ease moderately next year, though the forecasts call for the average rate on a 30-year home loan to remain above 6%. While lower rates could help bring more buyers off the sidelines, the projected declines are un Takeaways from AP's Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 12/01/2023 12:05am • KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Associated Press was invited to tour an embattled town in northeastern Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of an exclusive interview with him. Some takeaways from the session: THE LOOMING WINTER CAMPAIGN Zelenskyy said the onset of winter marks a new phas Scotland bids farewell to its giant pandas, who are returning to China after a 12-year stay 11/30/2023 08:19pm • EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Visitors to the Edinburgh Zoo had their final chance to see and bid farewell Thursday to a pair of popular giant pandas who are returning home to China after more than a decade in Scotland. Yang Guang and Tian Tian are leaving in early December after a 12-year stay. The How to Get a Divorce 11/30/2023 07:00pm • While marriage is often considered a personal and romantic union, it is important to note that it is a legal institution. That means that the process of ending a marriage is not dissimilar to the dissolution of a business partnership. A divorce takes place when a court declares that a marriage no lo An appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial 11/30/2023 04:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after the former president repeatedly disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial. The one-sentence decision came two weeks after an individual appe UK government intervenes in potential takeover of Telegraph newspaper by Abu Dhabi-backed fund 11/30/2023 03:01pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain's government said Thursday it has asked media and market competition officials to investigate whether a potential Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Telegraph newspaper would impact press freedoms. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said she issued a “public interest intervention The average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 7.22%, sliding to lowest level since late September 11/30/2023 12:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the fifth week in a row, more good news for prospective homebuyers grappling with an increasingly unaffordable housing market. The latest decline brought the average rate on a 30-year mortgage down to 7.22% from 7.29% last week, Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures continuing to cool 11/30/2023 10:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure cooled last month, the latest sign that price pressures are waning in the face of high interest rates and moderating economic growth. Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department said prices were unchanged from September to O 5 Biggest ETF Brands and Their Issuers 11/29/2023 07:00pm • Exchange-traded funds, known as ETFs, are bundles of individual investments that can include stocks, bonds and other assets. ETFs vary in both size and cost, leaving investors with plenty of options when searching for the right addition to their portfolio. Thousands of ETFs are currently on the mark