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George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Mike Love and more get into Songwriters Hall of FameJan 22, 2025 2:46 pm - George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys’ Mike Love and Tony Macaulay make up the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees — an inspiring mix of funk, rock, R&B, country and beyond.
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Afghans who fled Taliban rule urge Trump to lift refugee program suspensionJan 22, 2025 1:05 pm - Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.S. troops.
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Trump’s perceived enemies worry about losing pensions, getting audited and paying steep legal billsJan 22, 2025 1:01 pm - It’s not just criminal prosecutions that worry those who have crossed President Donald Trump. There are more prosaic kinds of retaliation: having difficulty renewing passports, getting audited by the IRS and losing federal pensions.
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White House sidelines staffers detailed to National Security Council, aligning team to Trump agendaJan 22, 2025 11:57 am - President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while the administration reviews staffing and tries to align it with Trump’s agenda, Trump administration officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominationsJan 22, 2025 8:58 am - Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations with 10, followed closely by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone with nine.
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Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family saysJan 22, 2025 8:27 am - A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, his family said.
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Murdoch’s UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry and admit intruding on the late Princess DianaJan 22, 2025 8:11 am - Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.
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Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?Jan 22, 2025 8:06 am - In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.
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Davos 2025: Trade, tariffs, AI and UN chief Guterres dominate World Economic Forum agendaJan 22, 2025 8:03 am - The U.N. chief ratcheted up his warning about climate change and said the world's thirst for fossil fuels is a “Frankenstein monster" that spares no one, while calling for greater attention to risks posed by artificial intelligence if its ascent goes ungoverned.
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Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrantsJan 22, 2025 8:00 am - President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him during a prayer service marking his inauguration to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers who are in the United States illegally.