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MILAN (AP) — The father of a young woman whose murder galvanized Italian outrage against violence targeting women implored men during her funeral Tuesday in the northern city of Padua to be “agents of change” to a culture that often “undervalues the lives of women.”

Father of slain Italian woman challenges men to be agents of change against femicide

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Bus crashes in western Thailand, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30 others

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A roadside bombing in the commercial center of Pakistan's Peshawar city wounds at least 3 people

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'We are officially hostages.' How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy

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Brutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the system

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(CNN) — Nearly two years after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, civilians remaining inside the country and those who’ve left their homes still need humanitarian aid.

How to help civilians in Ukraine

The past decade was the hottest on record as climate change ‘surged alarmingly,’ WMO reports

Nigeria’s president calls for investigation after 85 civilians killed in drone attack

UK home secretary to sign new asylum treaty in Rwanda

‘It’s chaos:’ Starving Gazans dig for food, supplies under the rubble

(CNN) — Accounting for up to 1.5% of global electricity use, data centers are fueling the climate crisis. Currently, there are estimated to be more than 8,000 data centers worldwide, with more being planned every year to power the rise in global digital services.

This project cuts emissions by putting data centers inside wind turbines

Hong Kong (CNN) — Popular Taiwanese rock band Mayday is being investigated by Chinese authorities over allegations of lip-synching during recent concerts, an accusation the band’s label has denied in a controversy that has dominated Chinese social media since the weekend.

Popular Taiwanese rock band Mayday investigated for lip-synching in China

TOKYO (AP) — Individually, the photographs are the product of a moment, capturing glimpses of joy, grief, rage, hope, and resilience.

AP PHOTOS: Photographers in Asia capture the extraordinary, tragic and wonderful in 2023

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(CNN) — More than 2,400 people connected to the fossil fuel industry registered to attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai — a massive representation that’s nearly four times the number that signed up for last year’s climate gathering, according to an analysis published Tuesday.

Fossil fuel industry nearly quadrupled registrations at climate summit since last year, watchdog report says

Hong Kong (CNN) — Fifty years after Henry Kissinger drove American foreign policy in Southeast Asia, the region continues to live with the fallout from the bombing and military campaigns backed by the former secretary of state, who died last week.

In Southeast Asia, the horror of Kissinger’s explosive legacy goes on

(CNN) — Israel believes that it has killed two Palestinian civilians for every Hamas militant in its intense campaign to eliminate the armed group from the Gaza Strip, a ratio an IDF spokesperson described to CNN Monday as “tremendously positive.”

Israel military says 2 civilians killed for every Hamas militant is a ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given combat challenges

(CNN) — A 44-year-old American visiting the Bahamas from Boston was killed in a shark attack while paddleboarding near a beach resort Monday, according to local authorities.

Boston woman paddleboarding near Bahamas resort killed in shark attack, police say

(CNN) — The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said its troops were operating in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis Tuesday as top officials at the United Nations warned of an “apocalyptic” situation in war-torn Gaza with “no place safe to go” for civilians.

Israel expands war into southern Gaza as UN warns of ‘blatant disregard for basic humanity’

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(CNN) — Friends and relatives gathered Monday to mourn the death of Yuval Castleman, the Israeli civilian who responded to a deadly terror attack in Jerusalem, shooting and killing the perpetrators before he himself was shot dead by an Israeli reservist soldier.

Backlash grows over police shooting of Israeli civilian after Jerusalem attack

(CNN) — After large earthquakes, there is an expectation that aftershocks could occur in the hours and days that follow, but aftershocks from some of the strongest earthquakes in recorded United States history may still be happening — nearly 200 years later, new research has found.

Modern earthquakes in US could be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s, scientists say

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According to Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields, deputies received a false report of multiple people being shot at a home in Vass. Responding officers evaluated the circumstances and found no shooting had occurred before a SWAT team was deployed.

Minnesota man arrested for 2022 Vass 'swatting' attempt

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Person County commissioners vote to approve 600-acre Dominion natural gas facility despite community's protest

Person County leaders vote on rezoning 600 acres for proposed Dominion natural gas facility

Local news

More than 20 North Carolina hospitals were rated among the best regional hospitals for maternity care, according to U.S. News and World Report. 

20 NC hospitals among best for maternity care

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Snowy spectacles: Five times Durham transformed into a winter wonderland

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Black students in Durham schools suspended & expelled at much higher rates, study shows

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Man airlifted to hospital after crash overnight in Southern Pines

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Why it took Durham police years to catch a serial rapist with charges dating back decades

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North Carolina Rep. McHenry, who led House through speaker stalemate, won't seek reelection in 2024

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New North Carolina congressional districts challenged in federal court on racial bias claims

North Carolina candidate filing begins for 2024 election marked by office vacancies and remapping

Arizona rises to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll; Gonzaga and North Carolina crack top 10, Duke tumbles

A home near Washington, DC, exploded as police responded to reports of more than 30 flare-gun shots fired

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Police in Greece allege that rap singer blew up and robbed cash machines to pay for music videos

4 dead, 3 injured and suspect dead in Queens stabbing and fire, officials say

Dead longhorn cow found on lawn of Oklahoma State fraternity, a day before championship game against Texas Longhorns

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, the western North Carolina Republican who was chosen as interim House speaker, said Tuesday he’s retiring from Congress. “This is not a decision I come to lightly, but I believe there is a season for everything and—for me—this season has come to an end,” he said in a statement.

North Carolina U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, who recently served as interim House speaker, says he’s retiring from Congress

A Fayetteville woman says she was raped by the person who delivered her groceries through Instacart late last month.

'Be careful: ' Woman says man delivering groceries through Instacart raped her in her home

WRAL reporter Carly Haynes interviews a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a man delivering groceries through Instacart. 

Health care experts from the NC Navigator Consortium will answer your questions about who is eligible under Medicaid expansion, what it covers, how to apply and much more during a live, call-in event on Dec. 5.

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