All Stories from January 14, 2025 (Change date)
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Winds, arsonists complicate fight against LA-area wildfires as crews report progressJan 14, 2025 6:09 am - A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes and anxious residents were prepared for the worst as dangerous winds were expected to build Tuesday, a week after two massive infernos destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.
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A tough-on-crime approach is back in U.S. state capitolsJan 14, 2025 5:59 am - Within minutes of his inauguration Monday, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe unleashed a volley of orders targeting crime. The tone-setting move reflects a national trend. Aft...
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Biden says he's leaving Trump with a 'strong hand to play' in world conflictsJan 14, 2025 5:59 am - President Joe Biden said Monday that his stewardship of American foreign policy has left the U.S. safer and economically more secure, arguing that President-elect Don...
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This is what the Homeland Security secretary has to say about his border recordJan 14, 2025 5:58 am - In the waning days of the Biden administration, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended his agency's work to tamp down border-crossing numbers and argued ...
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Mount Prospect chamber’s suit against management firm pits mayoral hopefuls of neighboring townsJan 14, 2025 5:57 am - The Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce has terminated its four-year relationship with an Arlington Heights-based chamber management firm and is now suing the company.
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Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president's remarksJan 14, 2025 5:56 am - The criminal charges against Hunter Biden “were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics,” the prosecutor who led the probes said in a...
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Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, officials sayJan 14, 2025 5:54 am - Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediator Qatar said the negotiations were at the “closest point” yet to sealing a deal.
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The best ways to cook broccoli, beyond roasting floretsJan 14, 2025 5:04 am - Cooks love easy roasted broccoli florets. But that method is just one path to broccoli bliss. Here are other techniques and recipes to try for different textures and preparations.
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This roasted vegetable bibimbap brings balance to every biteJan 14, 2025 4:54 am - A sheet pan and a hot oven do most of the work for these Korean vegetable bibimbap bowls. While a medley of vegetables and mushrooms soften and brown, make a pot of rice and mix together a simple sweet-and-spicy gochujang sauce.
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Consider, too, why we have homelessness problemJan 14, 2025 4:00 am - I suppose that tearing down the homeless camp in Elgin and providing decent shelter is a good thing. But I wonder if anyone has thought about why they are there in the fi...