Nation and World
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Biden extends time in US for 800,000 Venezuelans, Salvadorans as Trump readies immigration crackdown
Jan 10, 2025 2:07 pm - About 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 230,000 Salvadorans already living in the United States can legally remain another 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday, barely a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office with promises of hardline immigration policies.
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US added a strong 256,000 jobs in December as unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%
Jan 10, 2025 7:58 am - U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates.
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Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting
Jan 10, 2025 7:45 am - Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”
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The Supreme Court is considering a possible TikTok ban. Here's what to know about the case
Jan 10, 2025 7:19 am - The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court on Friday, with the justices largely holding the app's fate in their hands.
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Winds that have fueled LA fires are expected to calm, giving firefighters a chance to corral flames
Jan 10, 2025 6:45 am - Firefighters hoped for a break Friday from fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation's second-largest city on edge.
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At inflection point, Pentagon chief holds final forum for Ukraine aid
Jan 10, 2025 6:27 am - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — More than two dozen times since Russia’s 2022 invasion, President Joe Biden’s Pentagon chief, Lloyd Austin, has gone around the table with hi...
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Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it ‘despicable’
Jan 10, 2025 5:53 am - President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment in his historic hush money case, a judgment that lets him return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.
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New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes
Jan 09, 2025 10:59 pm - LOS ANGELES — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they u...
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Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
Jan 09, 2025 9:29 pm - Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies annou...
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Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan. 6 probe
Jan 09, 2025 8:15 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts...