Nation and World
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Supreme Court refuses to delay Trump’s hush money sentencing
Jan 09, 2025 8:04 pm - A closely divided Supreme Court refused to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, clearing the way for the president-elect to face judgment in a New York...
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Some say Alito should recuse from Trump sentencing case after phone call
Jan 09, 2025 5:45 pm - Some judicial ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers say Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. should recuse himself from a decision on whether President-elect Donal...
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Trump asks appeals court to block entire special counsel report
Jan 09, 2025 5:44 pm - Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court late Wednesday to block the release of both volumes of a special counsel report on his two dismissed federal cases — the latest...
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Top Venezuelan opposition leader is arrested as dissidents seek to thwart Maduro’s continued rule
Jan 09, 2025 4:30 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday when her motorcycle convoy was fired upon by security forces as it departed an...
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Los Angeles landmarks from film and TV damaged by wildfires
Jan 09, 2025 2:13 pm - The high school where Brian De Palma brought Stephen King’s “Carrie” to life, Will Rogers’ ranch house and a motel owned by William Randolph Hearst are among some of the famous structures that have been damaged or destroyed by the California wildfires.
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Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
Jan 09, 2025 2:09 pm - The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority.
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Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers
Jan 09, 2025 2:06 pm - Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as firefighters ushered a crowd of fleeing residents along. Aaron Samson positioned his 83-year-old father-in-law behind his blue walker, and they began shuffling down the sidewalk.
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US orange juice and steel will be on Canada’s list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs
Jan 09, 2025 2:02 pm - Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism
Jan 09, 2025 1:58 pm - Donald Trump ran on a return to his "America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world's policeman. On his watch, he pledged, there would be no new wars.
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Trump asks appeals court to block entire special counsel report
Jan 09, 2025 1:23 pm - Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court late Wednesday to block the release of both volumes of a special counsel report on his two dismissed federal cases - the latest attempt by the president-elect to fight the final remnants of his criminal cases.