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All News Based on 664 articles Updated Nov 11, 06:00 PM ET

Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner exchange after peace talks in Abu Dhabi.

Rescue crews searched a collapsed building in Brooklyn, while Democrat Scott Colom led Mississippi’s Senate race with votes still being counted. U.S. households face higher heating bills this winter, and disputes over technology companies touched both consumer protections and national security. Protests over housing costs disrupted parts of Spain.

  • U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before briefing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin.
  • Iran said it would designate Argentina’s navy and air force as terrorist organisations, in retaliation for Argentina’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  • The National Energy Assistance Directors Association projected average U.S. home heating costs of $1,002 this winter, up 7.1 percent from last year.
  • New York officials said T-Mobile violated the state’s Affordable Broadband Act by capping a low-income home internet plan at 50 gigabytes; a settlement requires the company to remove the limits.
  • Saudi Arabia produced 10.563 million barrels of crude oil per day in October, its highest level since before the Iran war disrupted supplies in February.

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