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  1. North AmericaVeterans Day 2026: what's open and closed today, plus free meals for veterans
  2. North AmericaRepublicans pick their leaders after midterm losses: Thune stays, Jordan beats Scalise
  3. Middle EastIran says two more tankers are burning near Hormuz as Trump calls the war "effectively over"
  4. North AmericaU.S. gas falls to $3.98, the lowest since July, but still about 90 cents above last year
  5. North AmericaSenate votes 73-25 to take up big permitting reform bill: what's in it
  6. North AmericaCalifornia voters reject Prop 40, the one-time 5% billionaire wealth tax
  7. North AmericaU.S. inflation runs hotter than expected in October; December rate hike looks likely
  8. North AmericaSupreme Court lets border wall work resume in Texas' Big Bend region
  9. North AmericaHouse shelves Massie's Hegseth impeachment in 211-204 vote
  10. North AmericaB.C. braces for 250 mm of rain as third storm hits the coast
  11. WorldOil falls below $90 for the first time since August
  12. EuropeFrance's protests: thousands arrested as anger over prices grows
  13. EuropeKraków shooting: six killed in the city's Main Square
  14. EuropeFrance raises the minimum wage by €24 a month; unions say it's not enough
  15. Middle EastSteel plant explosion in western Turkey kills 17 workers
  16. Middle EastTrump meets Qatar's leader on Iran talks, but no deal yet
  17. EuropeRussia, Ukraine and U.S. meet in Abu Dhabi: what each side says
  18. North AmericaAlaska Senate race still undecided as both sides go to court
  19. North AmericaCanada lost 4,700 jobs in October; unemployment rises to 6.7%
  20. WorldOil drops on hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal: what it means at the pump