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Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

PADANG SIDEMPUAN, Indonesia (AP) — Over 800 people remained missing Monday after devastating floods killed over 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as Indonesia’s president urged more action to confront the changing climate.

The flooding and landslides killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand, authorities said.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to rebuild infrastructure while visiting affected areas. Some areas remained unreachable, with roads damaged and communications lines down. Residents... Read More

Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Alina Habba, whom the administration has maneuvered to keep in place as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, is disqualified from serving in the role, an appeal court said Monday.

A panel of judges from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Philadelphia sided with a lower court judge's ruling after hearing oral arguments at which Habba herself was present on Oct. 20.

“It is apparent that the current administration has been frustrated by some of the legal and political barriers to getting... Read More

Crypto stocks help pull Wall Street lower and threaten its 5-day winning streak

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are giving back some of last week’s rally on Monday, as bitcoin, Nvidia and other former stars of Wall Street fall again.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.6% and was on track to break a five-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 267 points, or 0.6%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% lower.

Last week’s rally was largely due to strengthening hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate at its meeting next week to help shore up the slowing job market. Such hopes are still high,... Read More

Luigi Mangione fights to exclude evidence from trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — As the first anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing looms this week, the man charged in his death will be in court fighting to prevent prosecutors from using evidence they say links him to the crime.

Luigi Mangione, 27, is set for hearings starting Monday on his bid to block the Manhattan District Attorney's Office from showing or telling jurors about items seized during his arrest. Those items include a 9 mm handgun that prosecutors say matches the one used in the Dec. 4, 2024, killing and a notebook in which they say Mangione described... Read More

Why Cyber Monday could break spending records despite economic uncertainty

NEW YORK (AP) — Deals promoted as some of the best of the holiday season are expected to keep people across the United States glued to their computers and smartphones as the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon wraps up on Cyber Monday.

It's no secret that buying things online is now a staple of many people's everyday routines. And year after year, those purchases mount during the gift-giving holiday rush. Experts expect consumers to drive record Cyber Monday spending this year, despite wider economic uncertainty.

Adobe Analytics estimates that U.S. shoppers will spend... Read More

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Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules

Crypto stocks help pull Wall Street lower and threaten its 5-day winning streak

Luigi Mangione fights to exclude evidence from trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO

Why Cyber Monday could break spending records despite economic uncertainty

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