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Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling …

FILE - A gay rights activist stands with a rainbow flag, in front of journalists, during a protesting picket at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country. (AP Photo, File)

Trump and DeSantis will hold dueling campaign events in …

FILE - This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking at the Christians United For Israel (CUFI) Summit 2023 on July 17, 2023, in Arlington, Va., left, and former President Donald Trump speaking at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023, right. (AP Photo, File)

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At COP28 meeting, oil companies pledge to combat methane. …

FILE - Capuava oil refinery owned by Petrobras sits in Maui, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

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McCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House …

Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., right, talks with reporters as Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., left, listens after Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was expelled from the House of Representatives, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Washington. The House has voted to expel Santos following a critical ethics report on his conduct that included converting campaign donations for his own use, making him just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by his colleagues. Expulsion requires support from two-third of the House. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

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Don’t ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use …

John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, attends an event in support of tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050 at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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Teen girls are being victimized by deepfake nudes. …

The main entrance of Westfield High School in Westfield, N.J. is shown on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. AI-generated nude pictures were created using the faces of some female students at the school and then circulated among a group of friends on the social media app Snapchat. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)

Protester critically injured after setting self on …

Emergency personnel work the scene after a protester set themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where …

The Rev. Patrick Killilea gives communion to Meli Watanuki, at Mass on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Kalaupapa, Hawaii. In the 1800s, the peninsula was a settlement for banished leprosy patients, later called Hansen's disease. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

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Court pauses federal policy allowing abortion clinic …

FILE - People gather in the parking lot of the Hamilton County Board of Elections as people arrive for early in-person voting in Cincinnati, Nov. 2, 2023. A federal appeals court ruled Nov. 30 that a regulation allowing federal family planning grants for organizations that provide abortions will be paused, but only for Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, …

FILE - A patient is given a flu vaccine Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. Seasonal flu continues to pick up steam in the U.S. But among respiratory viruses, COVID-19 remains the main cause of hospitalizations and deaths, health officials said Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how …

Aimi Kawasaki, a Japanese traditional Hanayagi-style dance student, practices in Professor Naoko Kihara's studio in Mexico City, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. For traditional dancers, choreography is a sign of respect and no detail is minor. How a woman holds her fan speaks of her sense of elegance and honor. “You are not taught a dance, but a way of living,” said Kawasaki. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant …

FILE - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 6, 2018. The U.S. State Department called Nicaragua’s formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States on Sunday, Nov. 19, “another step away from democracy.” The regional body, known by its initials OAS, has long criticized rights violations under Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Ortega, who governs alongside his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has rejected those criticisms and started the two-year process to leave the OAS in November 2021. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Biden is heading to Hollywood for a major fundraiser …

President Joe Biden meets with Angola's President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco in the Oval office of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett’s …

FILE _ Actor Jussie Smollett listens as his sentence is read at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Chicago. An appeals court on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, upheld the disorderly conduct convictions of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple …

This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pa., on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. The hacked device was in a pumping booster station owned by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa. An electronic calling card left by the hackers suggests they picked their target because it uses components made by an Israeli company. (Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP)

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