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China calls for a cease-fire in Myanmar fighting but will continue its own border drills 11/26/2023 11:54pm • BEIJING (AP) ��� Beijing called for a cease-fire in Myanmar after a coalition of ethnic fighters seized several crossings along Myanmar���s border with China in the past month. However, China will continue live-firing drills on its side of the frontier aimed at ���testing the mobility, border contro Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say 11/26/2023 11:14pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew ��� but never disclosed ��� it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, according to a newly unsealed Christopher Luxon sworn in as New Zealand prime minister, says priority is to improve economy 11/26/2023 10:04pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� Christopher Luxon was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister on Monday and said his top priority was to improve the economy. The 53-year-old former businessman leads a conservative coalition after his National Party struck a deal Friday with two smaller parties fol Vanderbilt suspends forward Lee Dort after arrest for felony aggravated assault 11/26/2023 08:45pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Vanderbilt has suspended Lee Dort after the forward was charged with felony aggravated assault Sunday and released on a $10,000 bond. ���We are aware of the matter and have suspended student-athlete Lee Dort from the basketball team pending the outcomes of the university�� Heavy snowfall in Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova leaves 1 person dead and many without electricity 11/26/2023 08:39pm • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ��� Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some national roads, authorities said. A 40-year-old man in Moldova died on Sunday after the vehicle The body of an abducted anti-mining activist is found in western Mexico 11/26/2023 05:16pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Authorities in western Mexico said Sunday they have found the body of anti-mining activist Higinio Trinidad de la Cruz. Prosecutors said De la Cruz���s body was found on a rural road in the state of Jalisco near the border with the neighboring state of Colima. They said de la C 34-year-old man dies in Northeast DC shooting Saturday 11/26/2023 03:11pm • A 34-year-old man has died in a fatal shooting that took place in Northeast D.C. Saturday night. In a news release, police said that around 9:10 p.m. Saturday night, officers responded to the 1300 block of Florida Avenue, Northeast, for reports of a shooting victim. On the scene, police said t Greek police arrest 6 alleged migrant traffickers and are looking for 7 others from the same gang 11/26/2023 02:57pm • THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) ��� Greek police have arrested six people who they say are members of a large human trafficking gang that violently extorted money from migrants to assist them in crossing into neighboring Albania and travel to European Union countries to the north. The six suspects ��� a S 4 found dead near North Carolina homeless camp; 3 shot before shooter killed self, police say 11/26/2023 01:19pm • AUTRYVILLE, N.C. (AP) ��� Deputies responding to a call about shots fired in North Carolina on Sunday found four people shot to death in what appeared to be a campsite for homeless people, authorities said. An initial review of the crime scene indicated someone killed three people before killing the Tens of thousands march against antisemitism in London including UK ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson 11/26/2023 01:17pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Tens of thousands of people including former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered in London on Sunday for a march against antisemitism, a day after large crowds turned out for a pro-Palestinian rally. Johnson was joined by U.K. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and other senior govern Curfew in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked the main military barracks and detention centers 11/26/2023 01:08pm • FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) ��� Sierra Leone���s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then overran detention centers, including a major prison. The attack raised fears of a breakdown of o An alliance of Myanmar ethnic groups claim capture of another big trade crossing at Chinese border 11/26/2023 01:02pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� An alliance of armed ethnic minority groups that launched a surprise offensive last month against Myanmar���s military has seized a major trading gate on the country���s northeastern border with China, a spokesperson for one of the groups said Sunday. Le Kyar Win, the spokesperson o Over 900 carjackings reported in DC this year amid increase in crime, data shows 11/26/2023 09:57am • According to data from D.C. police, there have been over 900 reported carjackings in the District this year amid the increase of crime in the city. Police said that 77% of those carjackings involved a gun. The numbers also revealed that there have been close to 160 arrests for carjackings, with 6 Lawyer for Italian student arrested in ex-girlfriend's slaying says he's disoriented, had psych exam 11/26/2023 09:28am • ROME (AP) ��� An Italian man who was extradited from Germany for the kidnapping and slaying of his former girlfriend hasn't yet spoken about the ���merits��� of the accusations and will appear before a judge on Tuesday, his lawyer said. The hearing before the judge to decide whether Filippo Turetta Man riding motorcycle killed in Waldorf crash 11/26/2023 01:54am • A man riding his motorcycle was killed after colliding with an SUV in Waldorf, Maryland, Friday night. Maryland State Police said 33-year-old Kevin Thompson, of Brandywine, was driving a motorcycle near Crain Highway and Acton Lane when the crash occurred. At around 8 p.m., Thompson's 2001 Har