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Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

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Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

BANGKOK — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press. China’s navy is already the world’s largest numerically, … Read more

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution

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UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution

BAKU, Azerbaijan — A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. The stakes? Just the fate of an ever-warming world. Curbing and coping with climate change’s worsening heat, floods, droughts and storms will cost trillions of dollars and poor nations just don’t have it, numerous reports and experts calculate. As United Nations … Read more

What to stream: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, ‘Bad Sisters,’ Shawn Mendes and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

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What to stream: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, ‘Bad Sisters,’ Shawn Mendes and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman starring in “Deadpool & Wolverine” and James Patterson’s psychologist detective Alex Cross finally having his own thriller TV show are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment … Read more

Wisconsin’s high court to hear oral arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid

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Wisconsin’s high court to hear oral arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced. Abortion rights advocates stand an excellent chance of prevailing, given that liberal justices control the court and one of them remarked … Read more

Trump praises Nick Bosa as 49ers star appears to pay homage to president-elect during game

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Trump praises Nick Bosa as 49ers star appears to pay homage to president-elect during game

President-elect Donald Trump praised San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa on Sunday as his team defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a nose. Bosa had three tackles, including one sack on Baker Mayfield during the game. He celebrated with a Trump-inspired dance move, which the president-elect had been seen doing during campaign rallies in … Read more