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LifestyleHuffPostAudie Cornish On Leaving 'All Things Considered,' Her New Podcast And The Art Of Interviewing
The veteran journalist is diving headfirst into some of the most pressing stories today with her CNN podcast, “The Interview.”
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U.S. recession 'very likely', soft landing 'wishful thinking' -wealth advisor
STORY: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak at a Brookings Institution event on Wednesday (Nov. 30) about the outlook for the U.S. economy and the labor market. Investors will be looking for clues about when the Fed will slow the pace of its aggressive interest rate hikes.
PoliticsHuffPostMitch McConnell Won't Say If He'll Back Trump 2024 Bid After White Nationalist Meeting
The Senate GOP leader stated only that “anyone” getting together with white nationalists is “highly unlikely to ever be elected president."
NewsHuffPostDOJ Takes Legal Action Over Mississippi Capital's Drinking Water Crisis
The federal government hopes to appoint an interim third party in charge of managing the problem with Jackson's water system.
PoliticsHuffPostProgressive Groups Call For Senate Investigation Into Supreme Court Corruption
Planned Parenthood, Demand Justice and other groups said allegations surrounding Justice Samuel Alito “pose serious ethical concerns” for the court.
CelebrityHuffPostIreland Baldwin Pushes Back On Lily-Rose Depp's 'Nepotism Baby' Comments
“I would never have become a model if it weren’t for who my parents were,” Baldwin said after Depp's remarks on her own famous family drew criticism.
ScienceAFP NewsJapanese company aims to put first private lander on Moon, with UAE rover on board
SpaceX is set Wednesday to launch the first private -- and Japanese -- lander to the Moon.
NewsAFP NewsChile ceramics, Colombian wisdom get UNESCO heritage status
Two social traditions from South America were honored Tuesday as UNESCO recognized the rapidly disappearing skill required to make black pottery in Chile and the ancient knowledge of Colombian Indigenous groups as intangible cultural heritage practices.
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Two Ukrainian companies crowned at 'Opera Oscars'
STORY: Two Ukrainian opera houses have beenawarded this year's 'Opera Oscar'at the 2022 International Opera Awards Location: Madrid, Spain (Oksana Taranenko, Odesa National Opera) "Something very new, very fresh and unknown is being born out of this struggle and this fight. And Ukrainian art and music is definitely part of it." The opera theaters in Lviv and Odesaboth won 'Company of the Year'for their "courage and resilience" forcontinuing performances in face of war
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Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano spews lava
STORY: Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano has been spewing smoke, ash and lavaDate: November 28, 2022The world’s largest active volcano began erupting on November 27for the first time since 1984The U.S. Geological Survey does not expect lava to threaten Hawaiians living downslopebut said gases and ash may drift their wayMauna Loa rises 13,679 feet above the Pacific Oceanand is part of the chain of volcanoes that formed the islands of Hawaii
CelebrityHuffPostAubrey Plaza Gaslit ‘White Lotus’ Co-Star Into The ‘Brink Of A Psychological Break’
“It was really sick, what I was doing to him,” Plaza said of her elaborate and spooky prank.
NewsAFP NewsChina's nuclear arsenal to more than triple by 2035: Pentagon
China's nuclear arsenal is likely to more than triple to 1,500 warheads by 2035, the Pentagon said in a Tuesday report that also highlighted the increasing sophistication of the country's air force.
BusinessHuffPostCOVID-19 Misinformation Is Allowed On Twitter Now, Apparently
Elon Twitter is rolling out the red carpet for extremists, and now, public health falsehoods.
NewsAFP NewsRare 'Don Quixote' editions sold in UK go up for auction
Ed Maggs examines a shelf of leather-bound antique books that his family have been selling from their landmark London shop for the last 170 years.
NewsReutersIsraeli ambassador to India apologises after filmmaker's remarks spark uproar
An Israeli filmmaker's criticism of a film depicting the exodus of India's majority Hindu population from the disputed region of Kashmir has sparked an uproar in India and prompted an apology from the Israeli ambassador. Nadav Lapid, an Israeli filmmaker who headed the jury at a government-organised film festival in the Indian state of Goa, said during Monday's closing ceremony that "The Kashmir Files" was a "propaganda movie" that had no place at a film festival, drawing a wave of criticism and outrage on social media.
CelebrityHuffPostClarence Gilyard Jr. Of 'Walker, Texas Ranger' Fame Dies At 66
Gilyard also had a long run on TV's "Matlock" and played a memorable computer villain in "Die Hard."
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The desert cabins housing World Cup fans
STORY: These cabins in the desert are housing Qatar's World Cup fansThe prefabricated complex is a two-hour bus journey from some stadiumsLocation: Barwa Barahat al Janoub, QatarBut at $84 a night, it's the most affordable accommodation in Qatar[Emiliano Carrascal, Fan from Argentina]"We are in the middle of nowhere, we got what we paid (for), and the distance seems to be far from downtown but I also saw that there is very easy access because they also have complimentary buses, back and forth. So it seems to be very well organized.’’The three-storey buildings were designed to house 67,000 low-income workerswho are expected to move in some time after the World CupCloser to the action in Doha, hotel rooms cost hundreds of dollarsSome cruise ship cabins cost several thousand dollars[Sandipan Bhowmick, Fan from India]"It's one of the richest countries in the world, this is why we are paying expensive, and this much of dollar. In India, in my country, it is really very cheaper to get a hotel, we can in ten dollars we can have one room." // . But I thought it would be closer to city, but it is really very far from the city and the WiFi problem is really bad here. The main problem actually for the connectivity."
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Watch lava spew from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano
STORY: The eruption ended the volcano's longest quiet period in recorded history.The U.S. Geological Service has said the lava is contained within the summit and does not threaten Hawaiians living downslope for now. The service warned residents on Monday that volcanic gases and fine ash may drift their way.Mauna Loa rises 13,679 feet (4,169 meters) above the Pacific Ocean, part of the chain of volcanoes that formed the islands of Hawaii. It last erupted in March and April of 1984, sending a flow of lava within 5 miles (8.05 km) of Hilo, the island's largest city.
NewsHuffPostWhy China Can't Backtrack On Its 'Zero COVID' Policy
Chinese citizens have been protesting the government's aggressive lockdown measures in cities across the country.
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U.S. to reinforce NATO's presence 'from the Black to Baltic Seas' - Blinken
STORY: Blinken said Russia was responsible for one of the worst food security crises in years.'Were not going to be deterred going forward. We're going to be reinforcing NATO's presence from the Black to the Baltic Seas," Blinken said during a joint news conference with his Romanian counterpart.Blinken arrived in Romania on Monday (November 28) evening ahead of meetings with NATO allies and foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies.
NewsAFP NewsJailed Belarus activist Kolesnikova in intensive care: allies
Jailed Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, who is serving a long prison term, has been admitted to intensive care in hospital, her allies said on Tuesday.
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S.Korean dad seeks justice for Halloween crush victims
STORY: One month after his daughter died, Cho Gi-Dong’s grief shows no signs of waning. He has come to visit the urn containing the remains of his 24-year-old daughter, Ye-jin, who died in a deadly crush in the Korean capital Seoul in October.Cho has visited almost daily ever since she was laid to rest."I'm so sorry", he says, over and over.Over 150 people died when revellers flooded the narrow alleyways of the nightlife district of Itaewon to celebrate the first COVID-19 restriction-free Halloween festivities in three years.Ye-jin was with two friends that night, who also lost their lives.Cho works as a bus driver but has been on a leave of absence after his daughter’s death.He says he is unable to sleep and feels helpless at being unable to save his only child.But his sorrow has slowly turned to anger.That’s especially after transcripts of several emergency calls emerged, detailing the hours before the accident.They showed that citizens had repeatedly warned of the dangers and urged intervention.Police have faced stringent public criticism and scrutiny over its responses to those calls.And an investigation is underway into authorities' overall handling of the crush.South Korea's President, Interior Minister and National Police Commissioner General have pledged to conduct a transparent investigation and to take necessary steps once it concludes.Cho says he has received guidance from the government on how he can be reimbursed for funeral costs and receive consolation money.But he, and relatives of the other victims, want more."We don't need money, we live well enough without that money. That's not the way to console us bereaved families. We can't live without my daughter. However, rather than admitting their fault and understanding the families, they just pass the blame on others and avoid responsibility. Seeing that kind of behavior, I get into a rage.”Relatives say they want an apology from the government.Lee Ju-hee is from a collective of human rights lawyers called Minbyun.She says nearly 60 families have joined the campaign for justice."Before we talk about the financial support or compensation, what's important to us right now is the truth of political and administrative tragedy - why our children had to die on the street that we have walked past all the time believing it would be safe."Cho says an apology and seeing those responsible punished would help reduce his anger.But it will never make up for the loss of his beloved daughter.
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Chinese authorities seek out COVID protesters
STORY: This is the sound of a screaming female protester being detained and dragged away by Chinese authorities in Hangzhou, the capital of the eastern province of Zhejiang.The arrest followed COVID curb protests which rocked the country over the weekend.In Beijing, demonstrators say Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into people who gathered.Two protesters told Reuters that callers identifying themselves as Beijing police asked them to report to a police station on Tuesday (November 29) with written accounts of their activities on Sunday (November 27) night.It was not clear how authorities identified those they wanted to question, or how many such people the authorities aimed to speak to.In Shanghai and Beijing, police were seen patrolling areas where some groups on the Telegram messaging service had suggested people gather again.Residents also say police have been asking people passing through those areas for their phones to check if they had virtual private networks and the Telegram app.VPNs are illegal for most people in China, while the Telegram app is blocked from China's internet.Some have turned to dating app messaging services in the hope of evading censorship and less police scrutiny.Beijing's Public Security Bureau did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry sai d rights and freedoms must be exercised within the framework of the law.On Tuesday (November 29), China announced plans to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations - but did not elaborate on how.Cheng Youquan, an official in the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration, said authorities would address urgent concerns."The problems reflected by the public are not mainly aimed at the prevention and control of the epidemic itself, but focused on the simplification, overzealous implementation and one-size-fits-all aspects of the prevention and control measures."Protests in the last several days have created mainland China's biggest wave of civil disobedience since President Xi Jinping took power a decade ago.And come as the number of COVID cases hit record daily highs and large parts of several cities face new lockdowns.Despite the crackdown from the authorities, videos released on Tuesday show residents in Jinan trying to break out of lockdown. And in Guangzhou, residents gathered around barricades to protest against health crisis curbs.Bates Gill, the executive director at Center for China Analysis said the scale and the widespread nature of the protests in the last few days separate them from the other episodes of unrest in the country. "I think makes it a much more potentially volatile, and potentially more threatening set of problems that the (Communist) party in China has to deal with.”
CelebrityHuffPostJennifer Lopez Says Calling Off 2004 Wedding To Ben Affleck Was 'The Biggest Heartbreak'
Nearly two decades after the actors split, Lopez spoke about the pain surrounding the initial breakup: "I honestly felt like I was going to die.”
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Hungarians pedal to power Budapest Christmas tree
STORY: Hungarians are pedalling hard to power this Christmas treeLocation: Budapest, HungaryBudapest’s local mayor is applying sustainable technology to celebrate the festive season while saving on surging energy costs(Gergely Orsi, Mayor of Budapest’s 2nd district) "On the one hand, we keep people moving in this cold. On the other hand, we can demonstrate how much one needs to pedal to light up a six-meter high Christmas tree, not that much, but it is important for us to show an example that sustainability is the future."The bicycle also charges a battery that helps power the rest of the lights around the Budapest square(Nora, Resident) "In the energy crisis one could not solve the decorations in a more effective way. It would have been very sad not to have them at all. Every year this square is decorated beautifully, we would have been sad if we did not have them this year but I think this is an excellent compromise."
