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Tanker hits docked cruise ship in New Orleans, capsizing American Heritage and sending 32 to hospital
A tanker struck the docked river cruise ship American Heritage on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday, causing it to list and capsize. All aboard were rescued, and 32 people were taken to hospital.
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Microsoft restores consumer services after global outage hit Outlook and Teams
- New reports say consumer services were fully restored on Friday and that Microsoft announced a broad resumption on Saturday, while recovery for affected business customers continued.
- Additional reporting dates the outage to Thursday, says global disruption eased Saturday after about 24 hours, and puts its reach at at least 74 countries and territories.
- New coverage describes possible cybersecurity exposure and business losses in Australia, as well as organisations reverting to fax and a European bond repurchase being halted.
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Adelaide Christmas Pageant draws 335,000 as Father Christmas arrives
An estimated 335,000 people lined Adelaide’s streets for the 94th Christmas Pageant as the city launched its festive season. The parade ended with the arrival of Father Christmas.
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Democrats weigh short-term funding plan as they prepare for control of Congress
After a strong midterm win, Democrats are preparing for a fast budget deadline and internal disputes over how hard to confront Donald Trump. Politico reported that party leaders are weighing a short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown.
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FAA halts departures from US airports after nationwide communications failure
The FAA ordered all departing flights at US airports to remain on the ground on Friday after a communications problem hit air traffic control centers nationwide. Officials said technicians were investigating and had not said when the stop would end.
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Met police open sex offences investigation linked to David Walliams reports
London’s Metropolitan Police have opened an investigation into reports of alleged non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man in his 50s. Media reports identify him as comedian and children’s author David Walliams.
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Epic asks Supreme Court to uphold contempt ruling against Apple in App Store fee fight
Epic Games has asked the US Supreme Court to uphold a contempt ruling against Apple over rules for links to outside purchases. The justices are set to hear the case on January 11, 2027.
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Pakistan and Sri Lanka draw opening Test in Rawalpindi after Saud Shakeel’s 97
Saud Shakeel’s 97 helped Pakistan reach 284/8 in their second innings as the opening ICC World Test Championship Test ended in a draw in Rawalpindi. Sri Lanka did not bat again.
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US senators seek testimony from Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick over Nvidia chip sales to China
- New reporting dates Nvidia’s board inquiry to 8 November and says Huang acknowledged infidelity to employees that weekend.
- Nvidia says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised, while the inquiry remains open.
- New reporting identifies Harvey C. Jones as the board’s first chairman and details market moves after Huang’s departure.
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