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Syrian insurgents reached Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that saw them take over some of Syria’s largest cities.
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Paris is celebrating after Notre Dame Cathedral reopened its doors. The 860-year-old structure was devastated by fire over five years ago, but a massive restoration effort by dedicated artisans has brought the iconic landmark back from the brink.
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There’s no end to the uses for cork, a spongy material that can be used for everything from sealing wine bottles to replacing plastics and building materials. The world’s main cork forests ring the Mediterranean, with Portugal home to the most cork trees in the world. There, people are working on how to use the resilient material to fight climate change.
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The development came after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led bid to impeach him in parliament
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Court documents said the case was stayed pending a ruling by the Supreme Court of Maryland on consolidated appeals on the constitutionality of the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory has cast doubt on the future of U.S. aid for Ukraine.
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Both President-elect Donald Trump and incoming “border czar” Tom Homan cite inflated figures, with Trump often makes a misleading connection between migrants illegally crossing the border and the flow of fentanyl.
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President-elect Donald Trump is making his first overseas trip since the election, joining world leaders for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was destroyed by fire. President Biden is not there, but first lady Jill Biden is in attendance.
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Suzanne Cupps spent 15 years working in some of the top kitchens of New York City, and now she’s finally leading her own. Cupps opened Lola’s in April. The restaurant uses impeccably sourced ingredients and surprising flavor combinations to make it a dining destination and local favorite. Dana Jacobson has more.
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Pope Francis will have created 110 of the 140 cardinals under 80, thus eligible to vote in a conclave.
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