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US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power …

John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, attends an event on nuclear energy at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival …

In this image from video provided by SpaceX, South Korea launches its first military spy satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, it was the first of five spy satellites South Korea plans to send into space by 2025 under a contract with SpaceX. The launch took place a little over a week after North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time as tensions rise between the rivals. (SpaceX via AP)

Stock market today: Wall Street extends its rally and …

File - Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor in New York on November 3, 2023. Wall Street is mixed early Friday after closing out the best month of the year. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

New US rules, aimed at curbing China, could make it harder …

FILE - President Joe Biden drives a Cadillac Lyriq through the show room during a tour at the Detroit Auto Show, Sept. 14, 2022, in Detroit. The Biden administration has proposed new rules that could make it harder for electric vehicles to qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit. The rules announced Dec. 1 could complicate efforts to meet President Joe Biden's goal that half of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. run on electricity by 2030. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Fed’s Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion …

File - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at the International Monetary Fund on Nov. 9, 2023 in Washington. Powell will appear at events at Spelman College in Atlanta today. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Pfizer nixes more study of twice-daily obesity pill treatment …

Matthew M Williams to step down as Givenchy’s creative …

FILE - Designer Matthew Williams accepts applause after the Givenchy men's Spring Summer 2023 collection presented in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Givenchy, the renowned Parisian heritage house owned by LVMH, announced Friday Dec.1, 2023 that Matthew M. Williams will step down as its creative director. Williams, who has been at the helm since June 2020, is set to depart from the role at the beginning of next year (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

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5 reasons why COP 28, the UN climate talks, are worth …

FILE - An attendee wears a shirt protesting coal, oil and gas at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Vacuum tycoon Dyson loses a libel case against a …

FILE - James Dyson arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, on Nov. 21, 2023. Billionaire vacuum cleaner tycoon James Dyson lost a libel lawsuit Friday against the Daily Mirror for a column that suggested he was a hypocrite who “screwed” Britain by moving his company's headquarters to Singapore after supporting the campaign in favor of the U.K.'s breakup with the European Union. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Haslam family denies allegation from Warren Buffett’s …

FILE - Trucks and cars drive by a Pilot Travel Center sign displaying fuel prices in Bath, New York, on Monday, June 20, 2022. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway says the billionaire Haslam family tried to bribe at least 15 executives at the Pilot truck stop chain with millions of dollars to inflate the company’s profits this year because that would force Berkshire to pay more for the Haslams’ remaining 20% stake in the company. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Stock market today: Asian shares slip after Wall …

People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian shares declined on Friday even after Wall Street closed out its best month of the year with big gains in November. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Montana miner backs off expansion plans, lays off …

FILE - The Stillwater Mining Company, the only platinum and palladium mine in the United States, stands near Nye, Mont., on May 2, 2013. The owner of two precious metals mines in south-central Montana is stopping work on an expansion project and laying off about 100 workers because the price of palladium fell sharply in the past year, mine representatives said Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Sibanye-Stillwater announced the layoffs Wednesday at the mine near Nye, Mont., and other Sibanye-owned facilities in Montana, including a recycling operation. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Applications for jobless benefits up modestly, but …

A hiring sign is displayed at a school in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Casino workers seethe as smoking ban bill is delayed …

A gambler smokes while playing a slot machine at the Ocean Casino Resort on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Atlantic City, N.J. On Thursday, Nov. 30, a bill to ban smoking in Atlantic City's nine casinos was not acted upon following a hearing that was widely expected to start the measure on its way to approval after nearly three years of inaction. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)