Nation and World
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IRS is sending out automatic stimulus payments. Who is getting them?
Jan 17, 2025 11:50 am - The IRS is distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who didn't receive their COVID stimulus payments. By the end of January, approximately 1 million taxpayers will re...
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Trump's swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold weather
Jan 17, 2025 11:29 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather. “The weath...
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Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company
Jan 17, 2025 9:17 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, holdi...
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Israel’s Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages
Jan 17, 2025 8:48 am - JERUSALEM — Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas...
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Sting, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at FireAid Benefit Concert
Jan 17, 2025 7:06 am - Sting, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the performers slated to take the stage at FireAid, a benefit concert for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief.
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Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute snags
Jan 16, 2025 11:09 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there we...
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College students charged in TikTok-inspired ‘catch a predator’ plot appear in court
Jan 16, 2025 8:21 pm - WORCESTER, Mass. — Five Massachusetts college students appeared in court Thursday, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing...
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As wildfires linger, focus turns to rebuilding Los Angeles’ leveled neighborhoods
Jan 16, 2025 4:49 pm - LOS ANGELES — Staggered after one of the most destructive natural disasters in Southern California history, thousands of heartbroken families, burned-out business owners ...
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As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
Jan 16, 2025 3:55 pm - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday urging health care workers treating patients hospitalized with the flu to perform an additional...
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Kid Rock, Jason Aldean to perform during Trump’s Inauguration weekend
Jan 16, 2025 7:42 am - A host of big-name performers including Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean will be making their way to Washington, D.C., to perform at various presidential inauguration events over the weekend.