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Biden vs. Trump would be a close rematch; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a threat to Biden, poll finds

12/12/2023 9:49pm
A looming election rematch next year between U.S. President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump would be closely fought, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found, with both candidates saddled with profound vulnerabilities that could cost them the White House.

Dictionary.com’s word of the year is a common one, but it doesn’t mean what you think

12/12/2023 9:46pm
(cnn) — “Hallucinate” is Dictionary.com’s word of the year — and no, you’re not imagining things. The online reference

Food price hikes are no longer outpacing overall inflation

12/12/2023 8:36pm
(cnn) -- For the first time since early last year, food prices aren’t rising faster than overall inflation — although

Doritos thinks we want nacho cheese-flavored booze

12/12/2023 6:55pm
(cnn) — Doritos is betting on a new way to get people addicted to their tortilla chips: booze. The PepsiCo-owned brand

'Virtual Wild, Wild West': Cybercriminals use Wyoming shell companies for global hacks

12/12/2023 6:06pm
Digital sabotage had knocked an international news website and email accounts offline in August. A nonprofit's investigation led to operations in Wyoming.

80 years after his death at Pearl Harbor, a sailor’s remains are returned home

12/12/2023 5:24pm
(cnn) — Every December, Deb Conti’s grandmother would pull out the wrinkled letter and faded photograph she received

What did you Google in 2023? 'Barbie,' Israel-Hamas war are among the year's top internet searches

12/12/2023 3:53pm
Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived.

Lawmakers call on regulator to thwart Kroger-Albertsons deal

12/12/2023 12:39pm
Six lawmakers wrote to the Federal Trade Commission on Monday expressing their opposition to the proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of grocery chain operator Albertsons by peer Kroger.

Biden: Israel starting to lose support over 'indiscriminate' bombing of Gaza

12/12/2023 11:39am
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Israel is starting to lose support from the international community with its bombing of Gaza which has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians.

With Ukraine aid in peril, Zelenskyy pleads his cause on Capitol Hill and at the White House

12/12/2023 10:16am
His country's future at stake, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told senators Tuesday that with U.S. aid his fighters can beat back the Russian invasion.

US judge upholds Texas TikTok ban on state-owned devices

12/12/2023 9:47am
A U.S. judge on Monday upheld Texas' ban on state employees, including public university employees, using Chinese-owned short video app TikTok on state-owned devices or networks.

Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash

12/12/2023 9:00am
Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism.

Federal jury decides Google's Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers

12/12/2023 6:49am
A federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire.

Wrongfully convicted Minnesota man walks free after almost 20 years in prison

12/12/2023 3:05am
(cnn) — After spending nearly 20 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction, a Minnesota man was set free from a