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Month: November 2023

White House eager to promote dropping prices this Thanksgiving season amid campaign headwinds

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House – and President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign – are eager to promote dropping prices on everything from gas to the cost of turkey this Thanksgiving as they look to convince skeptical Americans that the president’s policies are paying off for their pocketbooks. White House chief

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New York City’s ban on police chokeholds, diaphragm compression upheld by state’s high court

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York’s highest court has upheld a New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or compressing a person’s diaphragm during an arrest. The New York Court of Appeals issued the ruling in a unanimous decision on Monday. The city’s law came as governments across the country prohibited

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Ad execs encourage X CEO Linda Yaccarino to quit after Elon Musk’s antisemitic embrace

By Clare Duffy and Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — A “groundswell” of advertising executives have urged X chief executive Linda Yaccarino to resign from her role at the embattled social media company in the wake of an advertiser exodus and scrutiny over owner Elon Musk’s antisemitic remarks on the platform, according to marketing industry veteran Lou Paskalis.

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Cyprus’ president says his country is ready to ship aid to Gaza once a go-ahead is given

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says his country is ready to “immediately” begin shipping large quantities of humanitarian aid to Gaza in vessels that can navigate shallow water once conditions on the ground allow for it. President Nikos Christodoulides told the Associated Press in an interview Monday

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Democratic Party chair calls pro-Palestine protestors’ disruption during convention ‘unacceptable’

By Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — On Sunday, the California Democratic Party chair said he was saddened and disappointed after a protest interrupted the state convention in downtown Sacramento the night before. Organizers canceled evening events Saturday as demonstrators demanded a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. California

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