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Stock market today: Stocks gain as Wall Street closes out strong November

Stock market today: Stocks gain as Wall Street closes out strong November

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are higher as Wall Street puts the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P rose 0.7% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up…

Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?

Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding still clinging to the cathedral’s exterior is puzzling some Parisians, who question whether its grand post-blaze reopening is more…

Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes

Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said.…

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. New York City police said they arrested…

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off a century after its first trip through Manhattan

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off a century after its first trip through Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) — A century after the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the annual holiday tradition kicks off Thursday in New York City with new Spider-Man and Minnie Mouse balloons, zoo and pasta-themed floats, performances…

Stock market today: Losses for Big Tech pull US indexes lower

Stock market today: Losses for Big Tech pull US indexes lower

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Technology stocks helped pull stocks lower on Wall Street Wednesday, handing the market its first loss in more than a week. The S&P 500 fell…