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Appeals court won't block partial release of special counsel Jack Smith's Trump report

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Trudeau on Canada Becoming 51st State: 'Not Going to Happen,' We Define Ourselves As 'Not American'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday on CNN's "The Lead" that Canada will never become part of the United States, adding that Canadians identify as "not American." | Clips

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NYC Shelled Out Millions In Taxpayer Funds For Deportation Defense Cases As Migrant Crisis Crippled City

NYC shelled out tens of millions of dollars for foreigners fighting deportation orders while the city dealt with an illegal migrant crisis, budget data shows.

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Trudeau: Wildfires Will Get Worse if We Don't Step Up Fight Against Climate Change

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday on CNN's "The Lead" that the fight against climate change had to be stepped up when asked about the devastation left by the wildfires in Southern California. | Clips

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U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind

A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid.

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Appeals court will not block partial release of special counsel Jack Smith's Trump report

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request by Trump and his co-defendents to block the release of Jack Smith’s final report into his investigations against Trump.

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Don Jr’s ‘supporters’ on Greenland trip were unhoused people given MAGA hats: report

Trump Jr. visited Greenland after the president-elect called for the US to purchase the island

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Appleals court pauses plea proceedings in alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's case

The U.S. had filed an appeal to stop plea proceedings for alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others from moving forward Friday in the war court in Guantanamo Bay.

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Los Angeles Fire Department Accidentally Sends Evacuation Alert to All of L.A. County

The Los Angeles Fire Department erroneously sent an evacuation warning text message alert to all of Los Angeles County on Thursday afternoon, inflicting more panic and confusion on an already traumatized public coping with the most damaging fires in Los Angeles history.

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Trump names latest Cabinet picks as Jan. 20 inauguration nears

President-elect Trump tapped Christine Toretti as ambassador to Sweden and Leo Terrell as senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Department of Justice.

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Court Rejects Trump's Attempt To Block Release Of Special Counsel Report

Trump has sought to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the 2020 election interference case.

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Jan. 3 - 9, 2025

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Court Neuters Biden's Radical Transgender Regulations

Joe Biden's radical Title IX rules change suffered another serious setback Thursday after a federal court blocked the policy nationwide.

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Elon Musk’s Latest Terrifying Foray Into British Politics

The world’s richest man has become fixated on child sexual exploitation in deindustrialized English towns—much of which took place more than a decade ago.

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News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis

In-depth reporting, commentary on breaking news, political analysis, and opinion from The New Yorker.

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Mississippi Sees First Safe Haven Baby Box Surrender

The surrender at the Covington County Hospital was the first in the state, and is one of 15 baby box surrenders across the U.S. in 2024.

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Alec Baldwin files lawsuit against New Mexico prosecutors over manslaughter charge in fatal "Rust" shooting

The lawsuit was filed in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Alec Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

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Federal appeals court won’t block Garland’s plan to release special counsel report on Trump cases

President-elect Donald Trump has lost his attempt with a federal appeals court to block the Justice Department’s release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on investigations into him.

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Supreme Court allows Trump’s felony sentencing to proceed

On Friday, a New York judge will officially finalize the incoming president's criminal conviction.

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Trump says he respects Supreme Court's decision to deny his request to stop sentencing, vows to appeal

President-elect Donald Trump said he respects the Supreme Court’s decision to deny his request to stop his sentencing in New York v. Trump from moving forward, but said Thursday night he will appeal, while stressing that “lawfare" has been an “attack on the Republican Party."

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NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game to Arizona after days of devastating wildfire in Los Angeles

The NFL has moved the Rams’ wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

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Supreme Court declines to block Trump sentencing in hush money case

The Supreme Court declined President-elect Donald Trump’s request to block criminal proceedings in his hush money case in New York, meaning a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday can go ahead.

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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid To Halt Sentencing In Manhattan Case

President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing

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L.A. Fire Chief: Budget Cuts Took from 'Nonessential' Stuff, But 'We Were Limited to a Certain Factor'

During an interview with CBS News aired on Thursday's "CBS Evening News," LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley stated that the cuts to the department's budget | Clips

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"This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia loses home in Los Angeles fires

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Kremlin Warns Donald Trump to Stay Away from Greenland – Russia Has ‘Strategic Interests’ in Arctic

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reminds President-elect Donald Trump that Russia has interests in Greeland and the Arctic.

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READ: Supreme Court ruling allowing Trump to be sentenced on Friday

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that President-elect Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case.

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Exclusive--Anti-Woke Super PAC Launching 7-Figure Ad Blitz for Hegseth

The American Leadership PAC is launching a seven-figure ad blitz in five states to support Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.

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Supreme Court Denies Trump Bid To Halt Sentencing In Hush Money Trial

“The burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect’s responsibilities is relatively insubstantial," the court wrote in its order.

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Divided Supreme Court denies Trump request to block sentencing in NY hush money case

Trump argued the sentencing for his conviction of falsifying business records interferes with preparations for his Jan. 20 return to office.

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Supreme Court rejects Trump hush money sentencing delay bid

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by President-elect Donald Trump to halt proceedings in his criminal hush money case.

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SCOTUS allows Trump hush-money sentencing to proceed on Friday

The US Supreme Court rejected Trump's request to delay sentencing in his New York hush-money case. He'll face zero penalties and can attend virtually.

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Harris cancels final foreign trip because of California wildfires

Vice President Kamala Harris is canceling the final foreign trip of her term because of the wildfires in California. Her office announced the change on Thursday.

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At Los Angeles emergency shelters, wildfire evacuees turn to community help amid uncertainty

"It’s hard to see, because there’s so much pain and suffering,” said one local, who dropped off toys at the Westwood Recreation Center in West Los Angeles.

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Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling

President-elect Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case, the Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling Thursday evening.

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Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments on challenge to TikTok ban

The Supreme Court on Friday will hear oral arguments in the case involving the future of TikTok in the U.S., which could ban the app as soon as next week.

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Trump huddling with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago dinner

President-elect Trump is hosting a group of GOP governors for dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday evening, including Ron DeSantis, Glenn Youngkin and Kim Reynolds.

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Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles.

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Newsmax host hysterically rages that California wildfires are ‘death by DEI’

The right-wing media ecosystem has become inundated with talking points that diversity hiring initiatives are to blame for the devastating fire engulfing the Los Angeles region

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'Pizzagate' gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say

Authorities say the man who traveled armed to a pizzeria in the nation's capital nearly a decade ago because of a fake online conspiracy theory has been shot and killed by police in North Carolina.

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Florida doctor accused of sexually exploiting 10 children, including teen found dead

Stephen Leedy is accused of sexually exploiting minors online and in video chats, including directing them to harm themselves, according to federal prosecutors.

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Losing your home is hell—but so is being unhoused in a wildfire

Where do you go when you live on the streets of Los Angeles?

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This week on "Sunday Morning" (January 12)

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the newsworthy men and women who passed away this year, who touched us with their creativity and humanity.

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Conservatives blame California wildfires on a small fish, DEI and more

President-elect Donald Trump inaccurately blamed water shortages in Los Angeles on policies meant to preserve an endangered fish called the Delta smelt.

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