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Federal funding for permanent housing is about to plummet, Joby Aviation takes flight at the Dubai Air Show, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties trudge slowly toward battery storage regulation, and more in this week's local news roundup.
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Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa. -
Tech companies are pouring billions into AI chips and data centers. Increasingly, they are relying on debt and risky tactics. Financial analysts are worried there's a bubble that will soon pop. -
A month-long moot court program in New York City lets students prosecute — and defend — cases, offering real-world lessons in how government works. -
A record number of people are expected to travel within the U.S. for the holiday, according to AAA. Here are some weather and traffic factors to keep in mind. -
The New York mayor-elect's unexpected victory has energized the European left, with politicians casting themselves as their country's version of Mamdani, and strategists eager to study how he won.
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Brett Eagleson, whose father died on 9/11, discusses how families of the victims reacted to the Saudi crown prince's visit to the United States.
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Ukraine is under increasing pressure to agree to a peace deal American and Russian negotiators developed.
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Dozens of countries had called for a clear "roadmap" to transition away from the use of coal, oil and natural gas. The U.S. did not participate in the negotiations. -
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said. -
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, with a judge claiming the former president was intent on escaping as he was set to begin his prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
