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Rupert Murdoch is no stranger to scrutiny.

Rupert Murdoch is under scrutiny for his media empire. It's far from the first time

Rupert Murdoch is in the headlines again, this time because of a lawsuit over Fox News' coverage of the 2020 election. It's not the only legal battle happening right now.

UAW members strike the General Motors Lansing Delta Assembly Plant in Lansing, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2023. The UAW clinched a deal with GM more than six weeks after the start of the auto strike.

The UAW reaches a tentative deal with GM, the last holdout of Detroit's Big 3

Record deals with all three unionized automakers means a historic 6-week strike is ending — for now. The deals still need to be ratified by members, who could choose to go back to the table.

Chef Zaid Khan prepares food in Boston to be sold through the app Too Good To Go. The app helps establishments sell food that would otherwise go to waste.

Want to fight climate change and food waste? One app can do both

Too Good To Go works with businesses to sell leftovers at a reduced price. This helps prevent food waste from ending up in landfills, where it decomposes and produces a potent planet-warming gas.

A view of the bay of Noumea, New Caledonia, seen earlier this year. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center feared that a magnitude 7.6 earthquake would cause dangerous waves on Wednesday — but the harm appears to be minimal.

Authorities Lift Tsunami Warning For South Pacific Islands After Massive Quake

The magnitude 7.6 temblor prompted fears that a tsunami might strike Vanuatu and the French territory of New Caledonia. But within hours, local officials said the worst of the danger had passed.

Congressional negotiators have reached tentative agreement on a $1.3 trillion spending package to fund the government through the end of September 2020. "I think we can be very proud of the good work that this Congress is doing," Rep. Nita Lowey, seen here in April, said Thursday.

Congressional Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal On $1.3 Trillion Spending Package

The agreement would fund programs through the end of September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. Federal agencies run out of money at midnight on Dec. 20.

Hawaii In Appalachia: 2020 Maui Invitational Relocated To Asheville Due To Pandemic

The organizers of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, one of the most prestigious and well-known men's college basketball tournaments, have announced the 2020…

Bill Sandeen, dressed as Santa Claus, waits for the opening of a Santa drive-through selfie station in Las Vegas on Dec. 10. The real Santa was vaccinated by Dr. Anthony Fauci at the North Pole.

'I Vaccinated Santa Claus,' Fauci Tells Kids

In a virtual town hall for kids on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he made a trip to the North Pole to get Santa vaccinated for COVID-19. "He is good to go."

Large German bank KfW says it quickly recovered money it had mistakenly sent to four other banks. Here, one of its Berlin offices is seen in a 2015 photo.

$5 Billion Error Made By Bank Once Derided As 'Germany's Dumbest'

It's not the first stumble for state-owned KfW, which mistakenly sent hundreds of millions of dollars to Lehman Brothers on the day it went bankrupt.

Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa bows during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday. Toshiba says its American nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Westinghouse Files For Bankruptcy Protection, 10 Years After Acquisition By Toshiba

Through Westinghouse, Toshiba had planned to build four nuclear power reactors — two each in Georgia and South Carolina.

Official Who Said Champlain Towers Was Sound Is On A Leave Of Absence

Rosendo Prieto assured residents of the Surfside, Fla., condominium that it was in "very good shape," two years before the 12-story building collapsed. He most recently worked with the city of Doral.

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