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Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key thresholdJan 09, 2025 9:29 pm - Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies annou...
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Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan. 6 probeJan 09, 2025 8:15 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts...
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Elmo tells all: ‘Sesame Street’ 55th season features Noah Kahan, SZA, Chris Stapleton, Reneé Rapp and moreJan 09, 2025 6:00 pm - The 55th season of “Sesame Street” features a star-studded lineup of musicians that would be the envy of any summer festival: SZA, Chris Stapleton, Noah Kahan, Reneé Rapp and Samara Joy.
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The ‘Worst in Show’ CES products put your data at risk and cause waste, privacy advocates sayJan 09, 2025 5:34 pm - LAS VEGAS — So much of the technology showcased at CES includes gadgets made to improve consumers' lives — whether by leveraging AI to make devices that help people becom...
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Top Venezuelan opposition leader is arrested as dissidents seek to thwart Maduro’s continued ruleJan 09, 2025 4:30 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday when her motorcycle convoy was fired upon by security forces as it departed an...
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Los Angeles landmarks from film and TV damaged by wildfiresJan 09, 2025 2:13 pm - The high school where Brian De Palma brought Stephen King’s “Carrie” to life, Will Rogers’ ranch house and a motel owned by William Randolph Hearst are among some of the famous structures that have been damaged or destroyed by the California wildfires.
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Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ studentsJan 09, 2025 2:09 pm - The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority.
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Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangersJan 09, 2025 2:06 pm - Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as firefighters ushered a crowd of fleeing residents along. Aaron Samson positioned his 83-year-old father-in-law behind his blue walker, and they began shuffling down the sidewalk.
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US orange juice and steel will be on Canada’s list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffsJan 09, 2025 2:02 pm - Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: ImperialismJan 09, 2025 1:58 pm - Donald Trump ran on a return to his "America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world's policeman. On his watch, he pledged, there would be no new wars.