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CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — The U.S. will pledge $3 billion toward a United Nations fund meant to help developing countries slash greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change — an effort that could help rebuild trust in rich nations’ promises of aid amid pivotal climate talks in Dubai. The pledg…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a woman in her 50s during a confrontation after she set a house on fire in Chatsworth, according to authorities. The incident was reported at 1:50 p.m. Friday in the 9600 block of Laramie Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire De…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — More than 100 teens and young adults were at an Aurora house party early Saturday when gunfire erupted, wounding four people. Officers were in the area when they heard gunshots about 12:15 a.m., the Aurora Police Department reported on X. They responded to the shooting in the…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris said too many Palestinian civilians had died and called images of the suffering in Gaza “devastating” on Saturday as fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified following the end of a weeklong cease-fire agreement. Harris, following meetings wit…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Taylor Swift didn’t just enchant Spotify as its top artist of 2023, but she’s also to track to earn more than $100 million in royalties from the streaming service this year. The “Enchanted” singer, 33, will take home that gorgeous figure after hitting 26.1 billion streams aro…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Samuel Garcia, one of the two main opposition hopefuls competing in Mexico’s 2024 presidential election, has withdrawn from the contest to return to his post as governor of the northern state of Nuevo Leon, his party said on Saturday. “I have decided to not parti…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) — Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, told his supporters on Saturday to “go into” Philadelphia and two other Democratic-run cities to “guard the vote” in 2024, repeating his unfounded claims of widespread el…

(Reuters) — Union members with the Detroit Casino Council have voted to ratify a new contract with MGM Grand Detroit, operated by MGM Resorts, the Unite Here union said on Saturday. The unions will end the 47-day strike immediately, Unite Here said in a statement, adding that the agreement covers 1…

(Reuters) — A Florida appeals court on Friday upheld the state’s congressional map backed by Governor Ron DeSantis that a lower court had ruled violated the state constitution by diminishing some Black residents’ voting power. A state judge in September ruled that the map redrawn in 202…