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People visit the Magic Castle parking lot in Los Angeles, which has been turned into a donation pick-up and drop off center to help support tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees and victims across the county.

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  • Arts & Life

LA's Magic Castle offers a brief escape during the wildfires

A Los Angeles institution spared from the flames gives back to the community with donations and magic tricks to lift evacuees' spirits.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • Elise Hu
<em>The Washington Post</em> has endured subscriber cancellations, newsroom departures and mounting internal frustration in the first year of CEO and Publisher Will Lewis.

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  • Media

Will Lewis' first year at 'Washington Post': Cancellations, red ink and an exodus

Subscribers and star journalists have fled the Post in its first year under CEO and Publisher Will Lewis. Now staff have signed a petition asking owner Jeff Bezos to intervene.

January 16, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
John Deere is accused of illegally restricting farmers' ability to repair tractors and other equipment in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission along with two states.

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  • Business

John Deere faces U.S. lawsuit over farmers' ability to repair tractors

The Federal Trade Commission and two states accuse Deere of costing farmers time and money by unfairly limiting software access and forcing the use of only authorized dealers.

January 16, 2025
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  • Alina Selyukh
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday.

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  • Space

Jeff Bezos' New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA's Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft a half-century ago.

January 16, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Comedian Conan O'Brien will receive the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He's shown above in New York City in 2016.

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  • Arts & Life

Conan O'Brien will receive the Mark Twain Prize for comedy

"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," O'Brien said in a release from The Kennedy Center.

January 16, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
People walk past stalls selling goods amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during previous Israeli strikes, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 15, 2025.

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  • News

Why Netanyahu delayed an Israel-Hamas ceasefire vote. And, LA's wildfire prevention

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a ceasefire vote today, alleging Hamas reneged on parts of the agreement. And, examining Los Angeles' wildfire prevention methods for the future.

January 16, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Johnathon Vera with Arizona Pipeline Co. works to extinguish a burning gas line fire in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 11.

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  • National

What happens after a wildfire destroys your home? A survivor has tips

"What the hell just happened to my future?" — that's the immediate thought for many people when they learn a fire has destroyed their home, says consumer advocate Annie Barbour.

January 16, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Performers with the Bob Baker Marionette Theater gesture to the crowd of families at Vidiots, a historic theater in northeast Los Angeles, a few miles from where fires are still burning in the Altadena and Pasadena neighborhoods.

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  • Arts & Life

Local LA theaters bring puppets and movies to families for respite from fires

Vidiots and the Bob Baker Marionette Theater teamed up to provide an escape from reality for families facing trauma and loss from the Los Angeles wildfires.

January 16, 2025
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  • Jonaki Mehta
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies during his Senate Energy and Natural Resources confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.

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  • Climate

Trump's energy secretary nominee faces questions over climate posts and LA fires

Trump's pick for secretary of energy, fracking executive Chris Wright, faced questions about a past social media post calling wildfires "hype."

January 16, 2025
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  • Julia Simon
Doug Burgum encourages voters to support Donald Trump during a campaign rally in January 2024 in Laconia, N.H. Burgum ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination but later dropped out and endorsed him.

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  • Politics

Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know

Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and businessman is President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Interior. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thurs., Jan 16, 2025.

January 16, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
An artilleryman of the Ukrainian armed forces prepares to fire a French-made Caesar self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region on Jan. 6.

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  • Europe

Trump wants a quick end to the Ukraine war. That's a tall order

The war has reached a critical point. A real peace seems unlikely, but a ceasefire is possible, most experts agree. The question is whether it can be achieved without placing Ukraine in further peril.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • Joanna Kakissis
A Southwest Airlines plane takes off as another Southwest jet taxis in Burbank, Calif.

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  • Business

The Transportation Department sues Southwest Airlines for alleged oft-delayed flights

The agency is seeking civil penalties against Southwest Airlines, and also fined Frontier Airlines for its continuous delays.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, gives a concession speech in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

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  • Politics

Pro-Stacey Abrams groups to pay record fine for breaking Georgia campaign finance law

The two groups' current leadership admitted 16 instances of illegal activity in a consent decree and will pay a $300,000 fine, the largest in state history, according to the commission.

January 16, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Gas and food prices such as eggs helped push up inflation last month. Egg prices were up nearly 37% in December from a year earlier.

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  • Economy

Inflation remains stubbornly high for many Americans. Could it get worse under Trump?

Consumer prices rose 2.9% in December from a year earlier, marking the third consecutive monthly uptick in annual inflation.

January 15, 2025
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  • Rafael Nam
Presiden Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office.

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  • Politics

After half a century in politics, Biden bids farewell in an Oval Office address

In his farewell address, President Biden warned Americans about the rise of a "tech industrial complex" and unchecked abuse of power and wealth in the country.

January 15, 2025
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