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Alessandro Michele is stepping down as Gucci’s creative director

Alessandro Michele is stepping down as Gucci’s creative director, the company announced Wednesday. Michele, who has been with Gucci for 20 years, entered the role in 2015. (Image credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/)

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Rep. Mary Peltola, 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins Alaska’s at-large congressional district

Peltola defeated Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and Libertarian Chris Bye in the Nov. 8 election. Results of the ranked choice election were announced Wednesday. Palin and Begich also were candidates in the special election.

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Supreme Court rejects ‘Jenin, Jenin’ filmmaker’s appeal, upholds ban on screenings

Court orders director Mohammad Bakri to pay damages to IDF officer and holds him responsible for slanderous film’s distribution on YouTube and screenings in Israel

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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating a fellow Republican who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Murkowski beat Kelly Tshibaka in the Nov. 8 ranked choice election.

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Brazil’s electoral court rejects Bolsonaro election challenge

BRASILIA (Reuters) -The head of Brazil’s electoral court Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday rejected a complaint from President Jair Bolsonaro’s allies to challenge the presidential election, which the incumbent lost by a small margin, according to a court document. Leftist

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Mike Dunleavy becomes 1st Alaska governor reelected since 1998

Dunleavy bested a field that included former Gov. Bill Walker, an independent; Democrat Les Gara, a former state lawmaker; and Republican Charlie Pierce, a former borough mayor who is being sued by a woman who says he sexually harassed her.

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Virginia Walmart Shooting Adds to Nation’s Grim Gun Toll

Six were killed, as well as the gunman, in the third recent high-profile mass shooting in the United States.

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US Jewish community groups host Afghan, Ukrainian evacuees for Thanksgiving meals

From New York to California, volunteers introduce refugees to American holiday for the first time, keeping with longstanding Jewish tradition of welcoming the stranger

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Colorado Shooting Suspect Held Without Bond as New Details Emerge

The assailant accused of killing five people in an L.G.B.T.Q. nightclub made an initial court appearance, and identifies as nonbinary, lawyers say.

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Russia Launches Missile Volley Across Ukraine

Moscow unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles across Ukraine, with strikes on critical infrastructure cutting off water supplies in the capital and causing power outages in the west of the country, authorities said.

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