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Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditionsJan 23, 2025 7:43 am - California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president's policy agenda in a deeply divided Congress at the outset of his second term.
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‘The Colors Within’ is a gentle stunnerJan 23, 2025 6:31 am - Kids movies so often bear little of the actual lived-in experience of growing up, but Yamada Naoko’s luminous anime “The Colors Within” gently reverberates with the doubts and yearnings of young life.
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Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to come to AmericaJan 22, 2025 8:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Refugees who had been approved to come to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America’s refugee resettlement program have had their trav...
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More than 50,000 are under evacuation orders or warnings from fire burning north of Los AngelesJan 22, 2025 4:53 pm - LOS ANGELES — More than 50,000 people were ordered to evacuate on Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains near foothill communities no...
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A healthy resolution for 2025? Start a garden. Tips for beginnersJan 22, 2025 4:29 pm - A few hours spent outdoors nurturing fruits, flowers and vegetables each week can provide physical exercise, stress reduction, vitamin D and even a better diet – all steps that show up in many people’s resolutions for the new year. Getting started is easy.
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Winter storm spreads across the Deep South, creating icy danger and snowy funJan 22, 2025 4:27 pm - A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed per...
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Architects are bringing nature home by making trees part of the planJan 22, 2025 2:47 pm - Awareness of biophilic design — the idea of integrating nature into design to enhance our connection to the environment — is growing. Sustainability, wellness and harmony are usually part of the deal. Some architects and home designers are using one particular biophilic element to striking effect: trees.
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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.