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Confirmation hearings roundup

Jan 15, 2025 5:27 pm - Ratcliffe promises not to politicize the CIA Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee grilled John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CI...
‘Conclave’ leads race for BAFTA film awards

By HILARY FOX and PAN PYLAS
Jan 15, 2025 1:42 pm - Papal thriller “Conclave” leads the race — just — for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 12 categories, one more than the genre-busting trans musical “Emilia Perez.”
Mediators tout a Gaza ceasefire deal and plan to free hostages. Israel says details still in flux

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN
Jan 15, 2025 11:10 am - Israel and Hamas agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, mediators announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
Question from Duckworth on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?

By DAVID RISING
Jan 15, 2025 10:36 am - Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth and depth of knowledge” needed to lead international negotiations, asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, describe what type of agreement the U.S. had with the countries and how many nations were in the bloc.
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

By JONEL ALECCIA
Jan 15, 2025 10:29 am - U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk.
FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Jan 15, 2025 10:27 am - Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by anti-smoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon.
Rubio vows to place US interests ‘above all else’ as Trump’s top diplomat

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATTHEW LEE
Jan 15, 2025 10:05 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio promised on Wednesday to implement President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” vision as secretary of state, vowing in his c...
Fire-scarred Los Angeles is under another rare warning as winds pick up

By JAIMIE DING, JULIE WATSON and JOHN SEEWER
Jan 15, 2025 8:01 am - Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region Wednesday where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes.
Poland’s leader accuses Russia of planning acts of terror against ‘airlines over the world’

Jan 15, 2025 7:58 am - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia on Wednesday of planning acts of sabotage worldwide that included “acts of air terror” against airlines.
Trump says he will create an ‘External Revenue Service’ agency to collect tariff income

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Jan 14, 2025 8:12 pm - WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced plans to create a new agency called the External Revenue Service to collect tariffs and other revenues from...

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