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Brazil's Lula picks his justice minister for supreme court slot 11/27/2023 06:52pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil said Monday that he chose Justice Minister Flávio Dino to fill an empty seat on the country’s top court. Many allies of the leftist leader hoped he would pick another woman to replace Minister Rosa Maria Weber, who stepped down in Fired Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge says he had no knowledge of sign-stealing scheme 11/27/2023 05:32pm • Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge said Monday in a social media post he had no knowledge of the alleged in-person scouting and sign-stealing scheme for which the NCAA is investigating the Wolverines and that he was fired for failing to abide by the school's directive to avoid discuss Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow 11/27/2023 12:41pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Elon Musk, who's been under fire for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and wider accusations of hatred flourishing on his social media platform X, visited Israel, where he toured a kibbutz attacked by Hamas militants and held talks with top leaders. The billionaire met w ‘It’s very traumatizing’: DC woman’s French Bulldog stolen months after losing another pup in District Dogs flood 11/27/2023 07:45am • A woman who lost one dog earlier this year in the flooding at District Dogs is asking for help after an armed robber stole her new puppy Saturday afternoon. "It's very traumatizing, you know. For this to happen, for someone to just take my dog, where I stay, it's overwhelming," Teffiney Worthy of New documentary details the over 30-year legal battle DC's family services faced 11/27/2023 05:25am • A D.C. agency shares how it turned trouble into triumph in a new documentary film called "Resilience: DC Child and Family Services Agency's 32 Years of Reform." The documentary is based on the 1989 class action lawsuit LaShawn v. Bowser after a four-year-old in the agency was placed in emergency Beijing police investigate major Chinese shadow bank Zhongzhi after it says it's insolvent 11/27/2023 05:02am • HONG KONG (AP) — Police are investigating suspected crimes of a Chinese wealth company owned by Zhongzhi Enterprise Group, according to the Beijing Public Security Bureau, days after the firm told investors it was insolvent. In a statement published on the social media platform WeChat over the wee 6 teenagers go on trial for their alleged role in the 2020 beheading of a French teacher 11/27/2023 04:17am • PARIS (AP) — Six teenagers go on trial Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class, a killing that led authorities to reaffirm France's cherished rights of expression and secularism. Samuel Paty, a history and ge A watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Sudan's Darfur civilians 11/27/2023 03:15am • CAIRO (AP) — An international watchdog urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to consider all options to protect civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region after the latest attacks on non-Arabs killed hundreds of civilians. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which was born out of the no Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson confronts, appears to shove fan during loss to Eagles 11/27/2023 12:49am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson confronted Eagles fans and appeared to shove one of them in the waning moments of Buffalo's loss to Philadelphia on Sunday night. Lawson, defensive tackle Jordan Phillips and other Bills players walked from the sideline toward the front row of st How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it 11/27/2023 12:02am • Amid record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United Nations climate talks later this month that seek to curb a centuries-long trend of humans spewing ever more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. For hundreds of years, people have shape How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it 11/27/2023 12:01am • Amidst record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United Nations climate talks later this month that seek to curb the centuries-long trend of humans spewing ever more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. For hundreds of years, people have s 7 Best ESG Funds to Buy Now 11/26/2023 07:00pm • During the first half of this year, sustainable funds outperformed traditional funds and saw their assets under management hit record highs. Sustainable fund assets now make up roughly 8% of total global assets under management, and these funds returned a median 6.9% compared with 3.8% for tradition Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills 11/26/2023 03:57pm • ELMSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — When Sean Rafferty got his start in the grocery business, anything that wasn't sold got tossed out. But on a recent day, Rafferty, the store manager for ShopRite of Elmsford-Greenburgh in New York, was preparing boxes of bread, donuts, fresh produce and dairy products to be p Today in History: November 26, China enters the Korean War 11/26/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, Nov. 26, the 330th day of 2023. There are 35 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 26, 1950, China entered the Korean War, launching a counteroffensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the U.S. and South Korea. On this date: In Palestinian militants kill 2 alleged informers for Israel and mob drags bodies through camp alleys 11/25/2023 11:27am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants in a West Bank refugee camp shot and killed two alleged collaborators with Israel early Saturday, Palestinian officials said. Mobs then kicked the bloodied corpses and dragged them through alleys before trying to tie them to an electrical tower. The scenes, w