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Pope Francis is still having trouble breathing due to lung inflammation, Vatican says 11/29/2023 01:34pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is still having trouble breathing as a result of a lung inflammation that forced him to cancel his scheduled address at the U.N. climate conference in Dubai and to delegate the reading of his weekly catechesis lesson and other remarks to aides, the Vatican said Wed 50 years ago this weekend, the Capital Centre opened its doors 11/28/2023 11:30pm • It's been closed for more than 20 years, but it's still a venue that so many D.C.-area natives remember. This weekend, there will be a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. The arena made history when it opened in December of 1 As Dubai prepares for COP28, some world leaders signal they won't attend climate talks 11/28/2023 06:52pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai prepared Tuesday to host the COP28 climate talks as world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden and Pope Francis signaled they would not be attending the negotiations that come during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war roiling the wider Middle East. Workers Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere 11/28/2023 06:23pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals while postponing certain elective procedures. Ardent Health Services said it took its network offline after t Defending champ UConn ready for Allen Fieldhouse and showdown with Kansas 11/28/2023 10:39am • Purdue is back on top of the AP Top 25 this week, but the team it replaced will still be in the spotlight this week. Kansas, the preseason No. 1, will return from the loaded Maui Invitational and attempt to pick up another marquee win when the fifth-ranked Jayhawks play defending national champion a WWE smashes its social media record with return of CM Punk 11/28/2023 09:16am • WWE crushed its social media record over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with the return of wrestler CM Punk at Survivor Series garnering more than 71 million views across all of the sports entertainment company's platforms. Survivor Series, a premium live event that's been held for 37 years, t Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term 11/27/2023 10:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term. Trump's comments drew rebuke Suspect in shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent near the University of Vermont pleads not guilty 11/27/2023 10:30pm • BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Three college students of Palestinian descent out for a walk in Vermont were seriously injured over the weekend when a man shot them at close range on a city street — an attack being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities said Monday. Jason J. Eaton, 48, made h One year after protests shook China, participants ponder the meaning of the brief flare of defiance 11/27/2023 08:07pm • BEIJING (AP) — A year ago, Li Houchen was on the streets of Shanghai, hollering “Freedom!” to protest China’s harsh “zero COVID” policy and growing authoritarianism. He was one of thousands of people demonstrating across China in what came to be called the White Paper movement, after the NHL expands All-Star Weekend in Toronto, adding a women's 3-on-3 event among the changes 11/27/2023 07:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has expanded its upcoming All-Star Weekend in Toronto to add a women’s 3-on-3 event and bring back the popular player draft. The league announced the new “NHL All-Star Thursday” in a press release Monday. Members of the new Professional Women’s Hockey League will ta Cyber Monday marks the year's biggest online shopping day, and one more chance to save on gifts 11/27/2023 06:34pm • Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday. Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of our everyday lives and much of the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday — a term coined back in 2005 by Artist Zeng Fanzhi depicts 'zero-COVID' after a lifetime of service to the Chinese state 11/27/2023 12:51pm • SHENZHEN, China (AP) — In one painting, a child sits, mouth wide open, as a worker in white medical garb extends a long cotton swab toward her tonsils. In another, a masked officer and medical workers stand guard in front of an apartment cordoned off with ropes and seals reading “CLOSED,” as r A parade with floats … that float! The Wharf hosts the District's Holiday Boat Parade 11/27/2023 02:16am • This weekend is the perfect time to dress warm and watch dazzling holiday lights float by as the fireworks explode above. A tradition continues as The Wharf hosts the District's Holiday Boat Parade this Saturday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. "It's one of our biggest events of the year, so I highly Myles Garrett, Dorian Thompson-Robinson among several Browns players injured vs. Broncos 11/26/2023 10:09pm • DENVER (AP) — The Browns had already suffered more than their share of major injuries this season but still worked their way into playoff position at the end of November. They left Denver on Sunday with a host of new injuries to key players, including their quarterback — again. Two weeks after l Donald Trump draws cheers, some boos in Haley's backyard at Clemson-South Carolina football game 11/25/2023 10:22pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump used college football rivalry weekend to bask among his supporters in a state and region that are key to his presidential fortunes, while trying to upstage his Republican opponent Nikki Haley on her home turf at the Clemson-South Carolina football game. The forme