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Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines in deal that may attract regulator scrutiny

Alaska Airlines said it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, including debt, putting it on track for a potential clash with a Biden administration.(Image credit: Lucy Pemoni/AP)

Mon Dec 4, 2023 01:41
Palestinian student shot in Vermont is paralyzed from chest down, his family says

20-year-old Hisham Awartani is scheduled to be released from the hospital next week and begin a long recovery after one of the gunman's bullets lodged in his spine. (Image credit: Awartani family/via REUTERS)

Sun Dec 3, 2023 20:09
Pentagon says a warship and commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as well as launching drones and missiles targeting Israel as it wages war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.(Image credit: Ryan U. Kledzik/AP file photo)

Sun Dec 3, 2023 18:45
Philippine president says 'foreign terrorists' behind bomb that killed 4 during mass

The Philippine president blamed "foreign terrorists" for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday and wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south.(Image credit: Provincial Government of Lanao Del Sur - Public Information Office/AP)

Sun Dec 3, 2023 14:46
Waiting for water: It's everywhere in this Colombian city — except in the pipes

The country is rich in water resources. Yet many people in the city of Santa Marta struggle to get enough to meet daily needs. They improvise, strategize — and rely on a tangle of 1-inch pipes.(Image credit: Ben de la Cruz/NPR)

Sun Dec 3, 2023 14:35
Feeling alone? 5 tips to create connection and combat loneliness

We all feel lonely at some point, but long-term social isolation can damage our mental and physical health. A new book called Project UnLonely shows how creative expression can foster friendships.(Image credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Sun Dec 3, 2023 14:06

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