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US targets oil and natural gas industry's role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions 12/02/2023 12:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy. The Environmental Protection Agency said the Why so many DCPS teachers are headed for the classroom exit 12/02/2023 06:00am • Increasing numbers of D.C. public school teachers are heading for the classroom door. At a hearing held by the D.C. Council during the week, some educators sounded off on what's lost when their peers exit the classroom as turnover that eased during COVID-19 rebounded to pre-pandemic rates. Wit Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution 12/01/2023 08:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican's bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chu Sexual harassment allegations against former Montgomery Co. principal substantiated by inspector general 12/01/2023 06:27pm • Allegations that Joel Beidleman engaged in sexual harassment while serving as the principal of Farquhar Middle School in Olney, Maryland, have been substantiated by the Montgomery County Office of the Inspector General. An investigation supported allegations that "Beidleman made repeated comments Counting calories? Carbs? Try limiting ultra-processed foods instead, Va. Tech researcher says 12/01/2023 03:08pm • Instead of concentrating on cutting calories or carbs, a health researcher and assistant professor at Virginia Tech suggests reducing the amount of highly processed food that has been physically and chemically modified. "A lot of people have this kind of 'calories in, calories out' advice for wei Mike Tomlin thinks T.J. Watt is the 'best defensive player on the planet.' Watt isn't into the hype 12/01/2023 02:50pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The momentary bliss-fueled blackouts that used to consume T.J. Watt after every big play still come. Just not as frequently as they used to. It's not for lack of opportunity. If anything, it's the opposite. Games come. Games go. And in seemingly every single one of them the Pitts Bombs are falling on Gaza again. Who are the hostages still remaining in the besieged strip? 12/01/2023 02:42pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — A weeklong cease-fire that brought the exchanges of dozens of hostages held by Hamas for scores of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel gave way Friday morning to resumed fighting between Israel and Hamas. As mediators scuttle between the warring sides in a last-ditch effort to br Pfizer nixes more study of twice-daily obesity pill treatment that made many patients nauseous 12/01/2023 11:13am • Pfizer shares sank Friday when the drugmaker said it would abandon a twice-daily obesity treatment after more than half the patients in a clinical trial stopped taking it. The pharmaceutical company said it will focus instead on a once-daily version of the pill, danuglipron, instead of starting a la 10 Best-Performing ETFs of 2023 11/30/2023 07:00pm • When it comes to the best-performing exchange-traded funds of 2023, the theme they all share is obvious: a focus on technology. While the S&P 500 has had a pretty good year, with roughly 18% returns through Nov. 30, the tech-heavy Nasdaq has performed about twice as well in 2023. The best-perfor 5 Best Tech ETFs to Buy in 2024 11/30/2023 07:00pm • It's been a bumpy ride for the technology sector in 2023. After a strong start to the year, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector Index struggled to maintain its gains between August and early November. It only just rose above its previous August high in mid-November. Technology has been a resilient sect Cockpit voice recordings get erased after some close calls. The FAA will try to fix that 11/30/2023 04:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators will propose requiring that new planes be capable of recording 25 hours of sounds in the cockpit, up from the current two hours, to prevent valuable information from being lost after close calls. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that it will publi No. 4 UConn heads to No. 5 Kansas for rare matchup of the past two national champions 11/30/2023 04:02pm • LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of students were lounging inside Allen Fieldhouse by Wednesday afternoon, two full days before fifth-ranked Kansas was due to take the court again, dutifully announcing their presence every time someone barked out for roll call. Getting in line that early is what it A US Navy plane went into a Hawaii bay. Underwater video shows its tires are touching a coral reef 11/29/2023 10:08pm • KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — Tires from a large airplane that's been stuck in a Hawaii bay for more than a week are resting on parts of a reef, according to video the U.S. Navy released Wednesday as it figures out a plan to remove the aircraft. There were no injuries to the nine people who were on The 49ers keep quiet headed into NFC title game rematch against the Eagles 11/29/2023 07:19pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers had plenty to say after they lost the NFC title game last season to the Philadelphia Eagles while playing much of the game without a functioning quarterback. They are much quieter headed into the highly anticipated rematch on Sunday in Philadelphi 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