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Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’Jan 13, 2025 12:34 pm - Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind his decision to bring criminal charges he believes would have resulted in a conviction had voters not returned Trump to the White House.
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Oscars push back nominations announcement amid California wildfiresJan 13, 2025 12:27 pm - The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires. Nominations will now be announced on Jan. 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday.
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Book Review: ‘Open Socrates’ shows why philosophy isn’t a spectator sportJan 13, 2025 11:35 am - In “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn’t just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each other, and admitting mistakes.
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Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming worldJan 13, 2025 9:24 am - Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet.
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Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its supplies, a Ukrainian officer saysJan 13, 2025 9:23 am - Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing instead on cutting supply lines to it, a Ukrainian official said Monday.
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Hegseth could lead troops who’d face getting fired for actions he’s done in the pastJan 13, 2025 9:10 am - If Pete Hegseth were still in uniform, his extramarital affairs and a decision to flatly ignore a combat commander's directive would not just be drawing the attention of senators — they could have run afoul of military law.
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Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about their loyaltyJan 13, 2025 8:31 am - WASHINGTON — Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who t...
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What to stream: ‘Severance’ returns and ‘A Real Pain’ arrivesJan 13, 2025 5:30 am - Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg playing mismatched cousins in the acclaimed “A Real Pain” and Mac Miller’s second posthumous full-length album “Balloonerism” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Jayden Daniels leads Commanders to first playoff win in nearly 7,000 days, 23-20 over the BuccaneersJan 12, 2025 10:21 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — Jayden Daniels ran for a critical first down to set up Zane Gonzalez's 37-yard field goal that clanged off the right upright and went through as time expire...
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No. 16 Michigan State stretches winning streak to 9 games with a 78-68 victory over NorthwesternJan 12, 2025 10:13 pm - Jaden Akins scored 14 points and No. 16 Michigan State extended its winning streak to nine games with a 78-68 win over Northwestern on Sunday. The Spartans (14-2, 5-0 Big...