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Columbia Univ. faces scrutiny for ignoring complaints about OB-GYN who abused patients

By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens

Columbia University apologized to thousands of women for allowing an OB-GYN to continue practicing unchecked after he sexually assaulted patients for over two decades. Dr. Robert Hadden was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. But his conviction came…

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Fiery crash kills 2 at U.S.-Canadian border near Niagara Falls, officials say no sign of terrorism

By Carolyn Thompson, Jennifer Peltz, John Wawrow, Associated Press

Authorities say there is no indication of a terrorist attack in the vehicle crash and explosion that left two people dead at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge.

Biden declared an emergency over lead in water in the U.S. Virgin Islands. But experts think tests were wrong.

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

But experts question the way those water samples were collected, saying the results could be false.

Thanksgiving travel kicks off with snowy weather looming over Northeast

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

About 2.7 million people were expected to board flights on Wednesday, and Sunday is expected to set an all-time record of 2.9 million.

Landslide slams into remote Alaskan community, killing 3 people

By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen, John Raby, Associated Press

The village of about 2,000 people on a remote island in southeast Alaska received about 2 inches of rain just before the slide.

Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO with new board replacing the one which fired him

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, culminating a days-long power struggle that shocked the tech industry and brought attention to the conflicts around how to safely build artificial intelligence.

News Wrap: Cryptocurrency exchange Binance pleads guilty in securities investigation

In our news wrap Tuesday, Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty in a sweeping U.S. securities investigation and agreed to pay $4.3 billion in fines, North Korea claims it launched a spy satellite into orbit and the Philippines…

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3 things food banks really want

By Laura Santhanam

Even as inflation has eased and unemployment remains at historic lows, experts say many households are still struggling to afford food. Here's how to help food banks keep more families afloat.

Uncertainty clouds classrooms as new pronoun restrictions raise concerns

By Andrew DeMillo, Rick Callahan, Associated Press

Indiana is among at least 10 states that have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting students from using pronouns or names that don't match their sex assigned at birth, a restriction that opponents say further marginalizes transgender and nonbinary students.