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A golden age for nonalcoholic beers, wines and spirits

There are many more drinking options this Dry January if you like the taste of alcoholic drinks but don’t like the effects of alcohol. (Image credit: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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What you need to know about the House Speaker election – The Hill

What you need to know about the House Speaker election  The Hill McCarthy House speakership battle could cause long-standing rift in GOP  Fox Business Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy Struggles To Win Bid For House Speaker  9NEWS House Republicans’ real choice: Kevin McCarthy for

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McCarthy reaches moment of truth in Speakership election – The Hill

McCarthy reaches moment of truth in Speakership election  The Hill Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy Struggles To Win Bid For House Speaker  9NEWS House Republicans spar over Speaker decision as McCarthy fights to secure votes  PBS NewsHour House Republicans’ real choice: Kevin McCarthy for

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Ukraine Has Digitized Its Fighting Forces on a Shoestring

Ukraine has achieved a cut-price version of what the Pentagon has spent decades and billions of dollars striving to accomplish: digitally networked fighters, intelligence and weapons.

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Mourners Bid a Quiet Farewell to Pope Benedict

Thousands have filed past Benedict’s body lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, though nothing like the enormous lines that formed for St. John Paul II in 2005.

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Japan’s Royal Family Emerges for In-Person New Year’s Address After Pandemic Hiatus

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito delivered on Monday a New Year’s message to the public at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. It was the first time the annual tradition was held in person since 2020, after the event was put on hold

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China decries ‘unacceptable’ COVID restrictions on nation’s travelers

Official warns of ‘countermeasures’ to restrictions as country faces huge wave of infections after ending strict quarantine measures

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New immigrants will need to prove they’ve settled in Israel before getting passports

Shas leader Deri instructs Population Authority to prepare for new rule aimed at dissuading people from obtaining citizenship only to promptly leave

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January is often a big month for layoffs. Here’s what to do in a worst case scenario

From calling creditors to announcing your job loss on social media, a solid game plan can make a layoff sting a lot less. (Image credit: Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images)

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The Top 10 Global Risks of 2023

Threats to the future of democracy look overrated these days, given the glaring leadership weaknesses now evident in Russia, China, and Iran. Add relief that the U.S. midterm election came off with few of the stresses we saw in 2020.

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