Johnson’s Reward as Speaker: An Impossible Job Delivering for Trump
January 4, 2025
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Johnson’s Reward as Speaker: An Impossible Job Delivering for Trump

Just minutes after Speaker Mike Johnson could exhale, having put down a short-lived conservative revolt and won re-election to his post on Friday, hard-right lawmakers sent him a…

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Quadrantids meteor shower: Best viewing time for Southern California
January 3, 2025
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Quadrantids meteor shower: Best viewing time for Southern California

Shooting stars darting across the darkened Southern California skies from an annual meteor shower will appear strongest over the next two days. Prime viewing starts Friday morning and…

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Tesla Shares Slip After First Annual Sales Decline
January 2, 2025
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Tesla Shares Slip After First Annual Sales Decline

The electric-car company led by Elon Musk no longer has the market to itself. Investors are focusing on autonomous driving and other new technologies. Source link

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Tensions Escalate After Pakistan Pounds Afghanistan With Airstrikes
January 1, 2025
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Tensions Escalate After Pakistan Pounds Afghanistan With Airstrikes

Pakistani leaders were once friends of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now, cross-border violence has become alarmingly frequent. Source link

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As Rose Parade nears, California greets visiting bands
December 31, 2024
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As Rose Parade nears, California greets visiting bands

ANAHEIM, Calif. —  The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel…

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Hochul Installs New Leader at Prison Where Inmate Was Fatally Beaten
December 31, 2024
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Hochul Installs New Leader at Prison Where Inmate Was Fatally Beaten

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York moved to try to contain the fallout from the death of Robert Brooks, in which 14 corrections workers have been implicated. Source…

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Trump Weighs In on H-1B Visas Supported by Elon Musk
December 29, 2024
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Trump Weighs In on H-1B Visas Supported by Elon Musk

He said in an interview that he had used the visas for skilled workers “many times.” But he has mainly used visas for unskilled workers like housekeepers. Source…

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UCLA police seek details on Mercedes after alleged hate crime
December 29, 2024
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UCLA police seek details on Mercedes after alleged hate crime

The UCLA Police Department said investigators are looking into a possible anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime targeting a student near campus on Christmas Eve. The incident happened at 6 p.m.…

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Blue Origin Is Ready to Launch New Glenn Rocket After Critical Test
December 28, 2024
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Blue Origin Is Ready to Launch New Glenn Rocket After Critical Test

The company, owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, also received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to launch the vehicle to orbit. Source link

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South Korean Opposition Party Moves to Impeach Acting President
December 27, 2024
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South Korean Opposition Party Moves to Impeach Acting President

As the nation’s president awaits an impeachment trial over an ill-fated martial law bid, its prime minister and interim leader may face an ousting of his own. Source…

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