Nation and World
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Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
Jan 03, 2025 7:31 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. It's an action put in place by Presi...
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New Orleans attacker had suspected bomb materials at home, reserved truck weeks ago, officials say
Jan 03, 2025 5:19 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The man killed by New Orleans police after ramming a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and re...
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Biden blocks $14 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel
Jan 03, 2025 4:39 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — affirming his earlie...
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Soldier who died in Las Vegas explosion left note saying it was to be a wake-up for country’s ills
Jan 03, 2025 4:30 pm - A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it blew up outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left notes saying the New Year’...
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Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
Jan 03, 2025 3:04 pm - In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he's due to return to the White House — but promised not to jail him.
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What to know about Apple’s $95 million settlement of the snooping Siri case
Jan 03, 2025 2:10 pm - Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of turning its virtual assistant Siri into a snoop that eavesdropped on the users of iPhones and other trendy devices in a betrayal to its long-standing commitment to personal privacy.
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A horrifying accident has Hawaii officials pleading for an end to amateur fireworks shows
Jan 03, 2025 1:09 pm - In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set off illegal fireworks.
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Here's your 2025 guide to the night sky and other celestial wow moments
Jan 03, 2025 12:46 pm - The new year will bring a pair of lunar eclipses, but don’t expect any sun-disappearing acts like the one that mesmerized North America last spring.
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Surgeon general calls for alcohol to carry cancer warning
Jan 03, 2025 9:08 am - Health warning labels on alcohol should be updated to include a cancer risk warning, the surgeon general said Friday, adding that recommended limits for alcohol consumpti...
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South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff
Jan 03, 2025 8:10 am - South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month.