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☆ India Forms Committee to Look Into Security Concerns Raised by US
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ 10 most expensive places to retire in the U.S. based on home prices—over half are in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Housing expenses can be some of the highest costs retirees face during their post-work years — and those expenses can vary greatly by location. Based on home prices, California holds several of the most expensive places to retire, according to U.S. News and World Report's "2024 Best Places to Retire in the U.S." study. It used the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau to estimate each area's annual housing costs. Housing costs in the city have steadily risen over the past few years due to the growing population and a drop in new housing units, per the analysis. Here are the 10 most expensive places to retire in the U.S., based on home prices, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Organizations: U.S . News, U.S . Census, San Jose, San Francisco Locations: California, U.S, Puerto Rico, Jose , California

☆ Man charged in alleged plot by Indian government official to assassinate U.S. citizen
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

(Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced murder-for-hire charges against a man related to an alleged plot by an Indian government official to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City. Nikhil Gupta, a 52-year-old Indian national, is charged in federal court in Manhattan with two criminal counts related to the ultimately foiled murder plot, a newly unsealed court filing shows. The Indian government official who allegedly directed the murder plot has called himself a "Senior Field Officer" with responsibilities in "Security Management" and "Intelligence," according to the DOJ. Gupta allegedly then helped broker a deal for the Indian government official to pay the purported hitman $100,000 for the assassination. The government official fed personal information about the victim to Gupta and asked for regular updates about the progress of the murder plot.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Biden's, Biden, Kevin Dietsch, Nikhil Gupta, Gupta, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Justin Trudeau, Nijjar, William Burns, National Intelligence Avril Haines Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, The Justice Department, ., Department of Justice, New York City ., New York Times, Washington Post, Justice, DOJ, Indian, Intelligence, U.S, Sikh, New, Canadian, CIA, National Intelligence, Indian Embassy Locations: WASHINGTON, DC, Washington ,, U.S, New York City, Manhattan, Czech Republic, Punjab, India, British Columbia, Canada, New Delhi

☆ Henry Kissinger, a dominating and polarizing force in US foreign policy, dies at 100
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Paul Leblanc | Kristin Wilson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Alfred Eisenstaedt/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Kissinger takes a call in his office in the early 1970s. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Kissinger talks with journalists on his way to meet with NATO foreign ministers. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Kissinger, second from left, walks with Leonid Brezhnev, secretary-general of the Soviet Communist Party, in 1973. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Kissinger looks out a window at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 1975. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Kissinger is greeted by US Sen. John McCain after a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in 2015.

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☆ Gavin Newsom Wants Fox News Viewers to Hear Him Out
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Adam Nagourney | More About Adam Nagourney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gavin Newsom has a scant history of tough debates over his two decades as governor and lieutenant governor of California and mayor of San Francisco. It came in the form of two lively interviews with Sean Hannity, the conservative Fox News host who will moderate the debate on Thursday. From the moment they sat down, he pressed Mr. Newsom on the differences between them on issues as varied as immigration and law enforcement. “I want border security,” Mr. Newsom said, disputing the premise of Mr. Hannity’s question in the opening minutes of their first encounter. “Democrats want border security.”

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, Newsom, Biden, Sean Hannity, Mr, ” Organizations: Gov, Democratic Party, Fox News Locations: California, San Francisco, Florida

☆ Sports Illustrated reportedly published articles by fake AI-generated writers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sports Illustrated published articles by fake authors with AI-generated profile pictures, Futurism reported. The magazine denied using AI but said it would take down the articles while it investigated. The magazine said it will take down several articles after a report found they were written by fake, AI-generated authors. Futurism identified two Sports Illustrated writers, " Drew Ortiz" and " Sora Tanaka ," whose biographies appeared to be fake. In a statement to Futurism, Sports Illustrated owner Arena Group denied publishing AI-generated articles but said they were removing the pieces while an internal investigation took place.

Persons: —, Drew Ortiz, Sora Tanaka, Ortiz's, Ross Levinsohn Organizations: Service, Sports Illustrated, Sports, Arena Group, AdVon Commerce, Arena, Gannett, Tech, CNET, Business Locations: NewsGuard

☆ Fox News’s New Fight Club: The DeSantis vs. Newsom Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Isabella Simonetti | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sean Hannity hopes that Thursday’s event will be the first of a series of debates between leading Republicans and Democrats. Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty ImagesThey aren’t running against each other. Still, Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom will take their fiery feud to Fox News this week in a debate moderated by Sean Hannity , offering up a head-to-head that stretches the boundaries of traditional political programming. After trading barbs in the media for more than a year over issues from Covid-era restrictions to immigration, DeSantis, the governor of Florida, and Newsom, his California counterpart, are scheduled to face off for 90 minutes on Thursday in Georgia.

Persons: Sean Hannity, Terry Wyatt, Ron DeSantis, Gavin Newsom, Newsom Organizations: Fox News Locations: Covid, Florida, California, Georgia

U.S. News & World Report is pleased to announce that our proprietary surveys for the 2024 Best Graduate Schools will be distributed to schools in phases beginning today, and continuing for the next few weeks. The 2024 Best Graduate Schools surveys distribution includes statistical and peer assessment surveys for:Best Law SchoolsBest Medical SchoolsBest Business SchoolsBest Engineering SchoolsBest Nursing SchoolsBest Education SchoolsSpecific information about upcoming surveys and methodology changes for Best Medical Schools can be found here. Students and their families use U.S. News as an essential resource in their college decision-making process. In the last 12 months alone, more than 20 million people visited USNews.com to learn about graduate programs, and nearly 65,000 students and their families accessed U.S. News to request information about specific graduate institutions and/or to compare schools to one another.

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☆ Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the No. 1 place to retire in America, recent study shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

According to a recent U.S. News and World Report ranking, the state of Pennsylvania dominates the list of best place to retire in the U.S. Harrisburg ranked as the best place to retire in the U.S. in 2024, according to U.S. News and World Report. Richard T. Nowitz | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesHarrisburg, Pennsylvania's capital, ranked as the best place to retire in the U.S. Reading, Pennsylvania ranked as the second-best place to retire in the U.S. in 2024, according to U.S. News and World Report. 3 best place to retire in the U.S. in 2024, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Persons: Richard T, Penn ., Alex Potemkin, RentCafe Organizations: . News, U.S . News, U.S, Harrisburg, Bank, Getty Images, Allentown , Penn . New York City, Daytona, Reading Railroad, Monopoly, Istock, Getty Locations: U.S, Florida, Pennsylvania, Northeastern, Puerto Rico, Harrisburg, Penn, Getty Images Harrisburg, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, East Coast, Zillow, Reading, Penn . Lancaster, Scranton, Allentown , Penn . New York, Allentown , Penn . New York City York, Daytona Beach, Fla . Youngstown , Ohio Pittsburgh, Reading , Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Reading , PA, Lancaster . Lancaster , Pennsylvania

☆ North Korea Deploys Troops, Weapons Near Border After Military Pact Suspended -Yonhap
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Biden Will Talk With Israel's Netanyahu on Sunday, White House Official Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Taiwan Opposition Parties Name VP Candidates After Unity Talks Collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A migrant had just crossed the border when he found a scared, 9-year-old boy who needed help. The encounter changed them both
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | Thomas Lake | After Days Of Hiding Authorities | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Chris Buchleitner and his mother, Dawn Tomko, went on many camping trips together, like the one shown here. With help on the way, Manuel could have headed on for Tucson or Phoenix. The local fire chief gave him a small stuffed horse, telling Manuel he’d been a hero in the wilderness, like the Lone Ranger. An orphaned boy moves to PennsylvaniaWhen Chris Buchleitner was still a baby, his parents made a plan for the worst-case scenario. Cordova, who now has seven children and four grandchildren, says he thought of his own children when he came across Chris Buchleitner in the Arizona wilderness.

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☆ A Left Turn for Democrats in New Hampshire?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Louis Jacobson | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +8 min

Since their narrow victories in 2016, Democrats have won every federal race in New Hampshire – and have done so by widening margins. But Sununu, the scion of a New Hampshire Republican dynasty, decided not to run for a new term in 2024. Depending on vacancies and special elections, the Democrats might be able to flip control of the chamber even before the 2024 election. Under Biden, Democrats changed the order of their primaries to place New Hampshire tied for second, rather than first. Regardless, the unusual nature of the 2024 primary could have negative consequences for Democrats, Galdieri said.

Persons: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Maggie Hassan, Republican Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Trump, Republican Party –, Joe Biden, Louis Jacobson, It’s, Kenneth M, Johnson, Dante Scala, Andrew Smith, Smith, ”, Chris Galdieri, Karoline Leavitt, Bob Burns, Don Bolduc, ” Galdieri, Biden, Biden’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Cornel West, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Chris Sununu, Republicans ’, Sununu, “ Donald Trump, ” Sununu, “, He’s, there’s, Dean Phillips, Phillips, Galdieri, Barack Obama Organizations: MANCHESTER, Republicans, Republican, Republican Party, GOP, New Hampshire –, Democrats, Democratic, U.S . News, New, University of New, Anselm College in, Biden, Trump, CNN, Emerson College, South Carolina Gov, New Hampshire Republican, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Democratic Locations: N.H, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, University of New Hampshire, Anselm College in Manchester, New England, Hampshire, Israel, Gaza, New, Minnesota

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed for more than a week because of an arson fire reopened ahead of Monday morning's commute, at least a day earlier than previously announced and weeks ahead of the original estimate. “Welcome back, Los Angeles!” Mayor Karen Bass posted late Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter. Gavin Newsom said recent safety inspections showed the span was safe to start reopening Sunday evening and that the freeway would be “fully operational” before Monday's rush hour. State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in the fire, documents show. The California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, released the documents Friday.

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☆ Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and tireless humanitarian who advocated for mental health issues, dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Daniel Arkin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a portrait in New York City, New York, on Friday, September 23, 2011. Jimmy Carter, Democratic presidential candidate, and his wife, Rosalynn, share a moment aboard his campaign plane on Oct 24th, 1976. Rosalynn Carter during Habitat for Humanity - 2005 Jimmy Carter Work Project - Day 2 at Benton Harbor in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States. A portrait of President Jimmy Carter and his extended family. Left to right: Judy (Mrs. Jack Carter); Jason James Carter; Jack (John William Carter); Annette (Mrs. Jeff Carter); Jeff (Donnel Jeffrey Carter); first lady Rosalynn Carter; daughter Amy Lynn Carter; President Carter; daughter-in law Caron Griffin Carter holding James Earl Carter IV; and son Chip (James Earl Carter III).

Persons: Lady Rosalynn Carter, Carter, Nikki Kahn, Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, Biden, Trump, Bess Truman, Harry Truman, Truman, Jimmy, Rosalynn, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, Allethea Murray Smith, Wilburn Edgar Smith, Rosalynn's, Norfolk , Virginia — Jimmy's, John William, James Earl III, Donnel Jeffrey, Amy Lynn —, —, Jimmy's, Judy, Jack Carter, Jason James Carter, Jack, John William Carter, Annette, Jeff Carter, Jeff, Donnel Jeffrey Carter, Amy Lynn Carter, President Carter, Caron Griffin Carter, James Earl Carter IV, Chip, James Earl Carter III Organizations: U.S, RAND, First, Initiative, Washington, Getty, Washington Post, The Washington Post, Carter, White, NBC News, Democratic, Bettmann, Carter Center, Humanity, Georgia Southwestern College, U.S . Naval Academy, Habitat, Wireimage, Historical Association, Georgia, U.S . News Locations: New York City , New York, Washington, Georgia, Latin America, Israel, Ukraine, Colorado, Plains, Plains , Georgia, Benton Harbor, Benton Harbor , Michigan, United States, Norfolk , Virginia, Virginia, Hawaii, Connecticut, U.S

☆ Ukraine-Launched Drone Heading Towards Moscow Destroyed - Moscow Mayor
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Sudanese Army: Paramilitary RSF Damage Jebel Awlia Dam Bridge in Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Strikes Myanmar-China Border Region - GFZ
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Armenian PM Says to Intensify Efforts to Agree Peace Treaty With Azerbaijan - TASS
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ For the first time, US prisoners graduate from top university
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

It was a moving commencement ceremony for the 16 graduating men and their loved ones at the Stateville correctional facility in Crest Hill. Coming from where I came from, the things that I've been through and to be here is indescribable," said graduate Michael Broadway after the ceremony. Around 100 students are enrolled in the Northwestern program across Stateville and the Logan Correctional Center, a women's prison. Newly-minted Northwestern graduate James Soto plans to continue his education in law school. He hopes that this first class of incarcerated students is just the beginning.

Persons: Michael Broadway, Elizabeth, Jennifer Lackey, Lackey, James Soto, Eric Cox, Josie Kao Organizations: Northwestern University, Northwestern Prison, Stateville Correctional, Northwestern University's, Program, Northwestern, U.S . News, Oakton College, Illinois Department of Corrections, Broadway, Logan Correctional Center, Thomson Locations: Crest Hill , Illinois, U.S, Northwestern, Evanston , Illinois, Crest Hill, Stateville

This November, U.S. News updated its 2024 Best Elementary and Middle School rankings, including 45,236 elementary schools and separately 22,053 middle schools. The public school rankings are calculated within each state and sorted by state and school district. Like our annual Best High Schools rankings published in August, linear regressions were used to assess student performances in mathematics and reading in the context of demographics and their states. About 77% of public schools with elementary and middle school grades received a ranking. U.S. News first published elementary and middle school rankings in 2021 using state assessment data from 2018-2019.

Organizations: News, U.S . Department of Education, Education Department's, Center for Education Statistics, EdFacts, U.S . News, of Columbia Locations: U.S, California , Delaware, of Columbia , New Mexico , Oregon, Washington, Vermont

☆ 10 countries where talented workers are moving
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Switzerland ranked at the top of INSEAD's 2023 Global Talent Competitiveness Index. The index analyzed countries' abilities to enable, attract, grow, and retain talent. AdvertisementMany talented workers are packing their bags and flocking to Switzerland and Singapore. Switzerland is once again the world's most talent-competitive country, INSEAD's 2023 Global Talent Competitiveness Index found. Switzerland is the global leader in enabling and retaining talent, the report found, and it ranked second in vocational and technical skills.

Persons: — Organizations: Competitiveness, Singapore, Denmark, Service, U.S . News, US, China Locations: Switzerland, China, India, Singapore, U.S, United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Spain, Italy

☆ Social and influencer-marketing agency The Fifth, part of Murdoch's News Corp, is shutting down its UK talent division
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Fifth, a social-creative agency originating in the UK, is shutting down its talent-management arm in the country, the company confirmed to Business Insider. The company is part of News UK, a media conglomerate that operates news outlets like The Times, The Sunday Times, and The Sun. The Fifth was founded in 2019 by Oliver Lewis, formerly News UK's director of digital strategy and partnerships, and The Fifth's talent division was launched a year later. Citing changes in the UK market, the company said it had decided to focus its efforts on the social-creative and influencer-marketing side of the business. Do you work at The Fifth or other talent management firms in the UK or have insight to share?

Persons: Oliver Lewis, It's, Dan Wang Organizations: Business, News UK, Times, Sunday Times, Sun . News, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Eurostar, BareMinerals, Columbia Business School

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