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The next round of counting begins in Alaska. Here’s how ranked-choice voting works

This process will decide two outstanding congressional races: Republican Lisa Murkowski’s seat in the Senate and Democrat Mary Peltola’s seat in the House. (Image credit: Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR)

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Steven Spielberg to receive lifetime achievement prize at Berlin film festival

Renowned Jewish filmmaker, feted by organizers for reinventing cinema as a ‘factory of dreams,’ to be awarded Honorary Golden Bear at 2023 Berlinale in February

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‘State of shock’: Indonesia quake toll jumps to 268 as rescuers scour for survivors

Over 150 people missing, 1,000 injured after 5.6-magnitude tremor tears through town of Cianjur; ‘Nothing is left,’ says tearful survivor after digging herself, son out of rubble

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‘Jews Don’t Count’? UK comic David Baddiel brings a provocative book to primetime TV

Guardian hails ‘a doc so shocking it sounds like a siren’; exploring the normalization of antisemitism, it includes thoughts from Sarah Silverman, Jonathan Safran Foer, Stephen Fry

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WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing with Ashish Jha and Anthony Fauci as flu season ramps up

The White House will hold a news briefing Tuesday with Ashish Jha and Anthony Fauci as Americans head into the holiday season while a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.

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EU Nears Cap on the Price of Russian Oil

E.U. diplomats aim to agree on a price this week, clearing the way to enforce the measure before a Dec. 5 deadline.

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Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers fight mental fatigue as the war drags on

Commanders say Ukrainian forces’ motivation and spirit are the most important weapons in the fight to protect their nation. They are turning to official “morale officers” and psychologists to help. (Image credit: Franco Ordoñez/NPR)

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6 Ways to Give Better Gifts—Based on Science

I like to think I’m an excellent gift giver—but I’ve occasionally detoured into questionable territory. I once wrapped up a 25-inch cardboard cut-out of my smiling face. The recipient—a family member who wished they saw more of me—loved it (despite

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The role of Crimea in war for Ukraine – as both sides weigh up battle

As Ukrainian battlefield victories continue with the liberation of the city of Kherson, the spotlight once more falls upon the question of Crimea.

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Iran Says It Has Stepped Up Production of Highly Enriched Uranium

Iranian officials said Tuesday that the country has started producing near-weapons-grade enriched uranium at a second nuclear facility in response to Tehran being formally rebuked last week for failing to cooperate with the United Nations’ atomic-energy agency.

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