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California Republicans sue over new US House map approved by votersNov 05, 2025 4:31 pm - California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new U.S. House map that California voters decisively approved at the ballot.
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Mamdani announces transition leaders, vows to deliver on ambitious agendaNov 05, 2025 4:15 pm - Fresh off winning New York City’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that a team including former city and federal officials — all women — would steer his transition to City Hall, and that he would “work every day to honor the trust that I now hold.”
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Wall Street gains ground amid steady flow of earnings reports, upbeat economic updatesNov 05, 2025 4:03 pm - Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Wednesday following several upbeat economic updates and a steady flow of quarterly reports from U.S. companies. The gains were broad and marked a reversal from the prior day's dip.
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Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package ragesNov 05, 2025 3:51 pm - Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has soared anyway and now he wants the company to pay him more — a lot more.Shareholders gathering Thursday for Tesla's annual meeting in Austin, Texas, will decide in a proxy vote whether to grant Musk, the company's CEO and already the richest person in the world, enough stock to potentially make him history's first trillionaire.
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Excessive force allegations against immigration agents are the focus of a Chicago court hearingNov 05, 2025 11:21 am - Witnesses in a Chicago courtroom described Wednesday being hit with tear gas and claims by others that they were struck with rubber bullets and other objects as part of excessive force by authorities on protesters during demonstrations over the detainment of immigrants and federal immigration policies.
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Give caterpillars a 'soft landing' under your trees. The ecosystem will thank youNov 05, 2025 10:19 am - Creating "soft landings" under trees with leaf litter and native plants provides crucial habitat for caterpillars and other beneficial insects.
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Russell Crowe, Rami Malek face off in Nazi trial drama ‘Nuremberg’Nov 05, 2025 8:36 am - The Nuremberg trials have inspired filmmakers before. But for the latest take, “Nuremberg,” writer-director James Vanderbilt focuses on a lesser-known figure: U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, who was assigned to evaluate captured Nazi leaders to ensure they were fit for trial (and also keep them alive).
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Helen Mirren will receive Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille awardNov 05, 2025 7:57 am - Helen Mirren has portrayed multiple queens, a prime minister, a detective, “Barbie” narrator and many other roles in more than a half-century of acting. Her latest: Golden Globe lifetime achievement honoree.
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Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffsNov 05, 2025 7:33 am - Conservative members of the Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump's sweeping unilateral tariffs midway through arguments in a case that's a pivotal test of executive power for a tool central to his broader agenda.
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Fast-fashion giant Shein draws shoppers and protesters as it opens its first store in ParisNov 05, 2025 7:29 am - Crowds of shoppers — and protesters — turned out Wednesday for the opening of fast-fashion giant Shein's first permanent store in Paris inside one of the city's most iconic department stores.