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The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record began two weeks ahead of schedule and ended November 30. Storms were able to become dangerous so quickly this year because of how warm the ocean was in many regions of the Atlantic and Caribbean.

The incoming administration is owed no deference when it picks corporate insiders. One complicating factor is that nominees like Tanden and Austin are preferable to some of the alternative names being floated for their positions.

The essence of Chanukah is the theme of resistance. The story commemorates the victorious resistance of the people over the power and might of empire. Chanukah celebrates the spiritual strength of resistance to an often harsh and unyielding world.

Furious farmers storm India and Peru, and more news and analysis from four continents

In the seven-and-a-half years before 9/11, let there be no mistake: racial bias, fear-mongering, and police brutality were the hallmarks of Giuliani’s mayoralty.

The agency will suggest that the “modern” economy provides many jobs that even a displaced and disabled older worker can do.

Groups go to court to reverse wrongful purge of 200,000 voters that could have significant impact on the election's outcome.

Rights groups say the new roads that are being built will set the stage for explosive settlement growth, even if President-elect Joe Biden's administration somehow convinces Israel to curb its housing construction.

Reaching higher ground vs “getting back” to a normal that never was

Banks hopes America remembers the risks essential workers continue to make. But what he really wants is for the nation to learn from its failures and commit to a full-scale revitalization of manufacturing to keep his members employed—and America safe