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As Turkey's currency drops, some worry the government can't turn things around

Turkey's currency has recently hit record lows in value, driving up prices in the country. But the president's recipe for fixing the problem is the opposite of what economists generally recommend.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria speaks in Barrio Logan ahead of the vote to update the neighborhood's community plan, Dec. 7, 2021.

San Diego City Council unanimously passes Barrio Logan plan update

The City Council's approval brings a new plan another step closer to implementation.

Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro speaks to the press at Miraflores Presidential Palace in in Caracas, Venezuela, on Oct. 15.

The U.S. predicted his downfall but Maduro strengthens his grip on power in Venezuela

Venezuelan opponents and U.S. officials were predicting his demise years ago. But Nicolás Maduro and his Socialist Party remain firmly in power.

Workers remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va., in July. Initial plans to remove the statue four years ago sparked the infamous Unite the Right rally where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed.

Charlottesville's statue of Robert E. Lee will soon be melted down into public art

The Swords Into Plowshares project, led by the Jefferson School American Heritage Center, a local Black-led nonprofit, involves the statute at the heart of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was one of the first Trump administration officials subpoenaed by the committee, in late September.

Mark Meadows will stop cooperating with the Jan. 6 panel

The decision comes a week after Meadows' attorney said the former White House chief of staff would voluntarily speak with the committee.

President Biden told reporters on Monday that the U.S. pays the highest prescription drug prices in the developed world and that he wants Congress to pass his Build Back Better bill. That measure would cap the cost of some medications.

Biden calls on Congress to pass his Build Back Better bill to lower drug costs

The roughly $2 trillion House-passed measure awaits Senate action. The Senate majority leader says he'd like to try to finish by Christmas.

San Diego State quarterback Jordon Brookshire (4) runs away from Utah State defensive end Nick Heninger (42) in the first half during an NCAA college football game for the Mountain West Conference Championship, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Carson, Calif.

'Medical concerns' sideline Aztec players in Mountain West Championship

More than a dozen players had to sit the game out because of what SDSU called "medical concerns."

In this Feb. 17, 2008 file photo, Jack in the Box customers gather in its parking lot in Los Angeles.

Jack in the Box to acquire Del Taco in $575M deal

Together, Jack in the Box and Del Taco operate more than 2,800 eateries in 25 states. Del Taco has about 600 fast-food outlets in 16 states.

The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court is unlikely to vote to recommend any major structural changes to the high court.

Biden's Supreme Court commission steers clear of controversial issues in draft report

The panel, which will vote on the report Tuesday, steers clear of taking a position on many of the most controversial suggestions for changing the court.

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., will become CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group.

Rep. Devin Nunes is resigning from Congress to be CEO of Trump's new media company

The California Republican and Trump ally will take the helm of the Trump Media & Technology Group next month, giving up his seat in the middle of his 10th term.

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