U.s. Considers Arming Agents In Chaotic Mexico

Today is Thursday, Nov. 7, the 312th day of 2024. There are 54 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 7, 1991, basketball star Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for HIV and was retiring. Also on this date: In 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. EST today (2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius. Happy Birthday for Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024: You are a strong, opinionated individualist. You do things your own way because you are modern and forward-thinking.

For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday. “It’s this relentless nature of the warming that I think is is worrying,” said Carlo Buontempo, director of Copernicus. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Buontempo said the data clearly shows the planet would not see such a long sequence of record-breaking temperatures without the constant increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere driving global warming. He cited other factors that contribute to exceptionally warm years like last year and this one.

In what was supposed to be their first scheduled loss of the season, the Nuggets refused to accept that label. Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon were out due to injuries. Against an undefeated opponent. An undefeated opponent that already crushed Denver at Ball Arena two weeks earlier on opening night. Somehow, still, the short-handed Nuggets roared back from down 16 in the second half to hand Oklahoma City its first loss of the season, 124-122. Michael Porter Jr.

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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER WASHINGTON — A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, voiding an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the deals, a government official said Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the order by the judge, Air Force Col.