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U.S. Eases Sanctions on Venezuela With Chevron Resuming Oil Output

The Biden administration granted oil giant Chevron Corp. a license to resume oil production in Venezuela after U.S. sanctions halted all drilling activities almost three years ago. The reprieve coincided with the resumption of talks by Venezuela’s battling political factions

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France advances to knockout stage of World Cup after 2-1 win over Denmark

Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Denmark on Saturday.

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Imran Khan: Former Pakistani PM attends first rally since shooting – BBC

Imran Khan: Former Pakistani PM attends first rally since shooting  BBC Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls off march to avoid ‘chaos’  Al Jazeera English Former Pakistan PM Khan calls off protest march to avoid creating ‘havoc’  Reuters.com Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan attends

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Civilians leave Kherson amid intense Russian shelling of freed city

Fleeing shelling, hundreds of civilians on Saturday streamed out of the southern Ukrainian city whose recapture they had celebrated just weeks earlier.

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Police identify youngest Virginia Walmart shooting victim as 16-year-old boy – NBC News

Police identify youngest Virginia Walmart shooting victim as 16-year-old boy  NBC News ‘Death note’ found on Va. Walmart shooter’s phone, police say  LiveNOW from FOX Retired police officer, active shooter response consultant shares insight after Walmart shooting  13News Now Walmart Mass Shooting, Bezos

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A landslide on an Italian island leaves 1 dead, up to 12 missing and 100 stranded

Heavy rainfall triggered landslides early Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia. It cut a muddy swath through a port town, collapsing buildings and sweeping cars into the sea. (Image credit: Salvatore Laporta/AP)

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China loosens some restrictions in Xinjiang after COVID-19 lockdown protests

Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region opened up some neighborhoods in the capital of Urumqi on Saturday after residents held extraordinary late-night demonstrations against the city’s draconian “zero-COVID” lockdown that had lasted more than three months.

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Ukrainian Flags Are on Display All Over Maine. Why?

Like people in other states, Mainers want to show their solidarity with Ukraine. But it’s more than that.

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U.S. Shoppers Kick Off Holiday Season With a Muted Black Friday

U.S. retailers discounted heavily on Black Friday to clear out bloated inventories but customers responded with only modest traffic, leaving profitability in doubt for many chains. Crowds were thin in the late morning at Connecticut’s Stamford Town Center mall, with

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Wildlife conference boosts protection for sharks, turtles through trade regulation

An international wildlife conference moved to enact some of the most significant protection for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade.

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