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TRUMP, SENTENCING, NEW, COURT
Trump will be the first president to enter office with a criminal record.
For the six weeks Donald Trump spent in a Manhattan courtroom for his criminal hush money trial last year, the former president never spoke a word on the record.
That changed Friday
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WILDFIRES, FIRE, ANGELES, LOS
The wildfires raging through Los Angeles County Friday have killed at least 10 as details are emerging about the victims, including one reported to have been found clutching a garden hose in his hand while trying to defend his family home of more than 50 years.
Victor
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TIKTOK, SUPREME, COURT, BAN
The monthslong fight by legislators to ban the social media app TikTok in the United States is expected to come to a head on Friday when the Supreme Court hears arguments to decide the app’s fate for its 170 million American users.
If TikTok, owned by the
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TRUMP, NEWSOM, CALIFORNIA, DESANTIS
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted reporters for attacking President-elect Donald Trump, who has criticized the incompetency of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), noting that reporters would be changing the tone of their coverage to be less favorable if Republicans
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WATER, RESERVOIR, PALISADES, EMPTY
came to the video team via Vox’s Netflix show, Explained , and previously worked on documentary series for National Geographic and Zero Point Zero Production.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has put the decades-old debate over water fluoridation back on the table. As
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JOBS, TRUMP, ADD, EMPLOYERS
U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates.
The Labor Department reported Friday that job growth was up last month from 212,000 in November.
Getting
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BIDEN, POLL, TRUMP, VIEW
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told Politico on Thursday that the House Judiciary Committee will proceed with its investigation into Hunter Biden and any potential criminal actions by the president's son.
In addition, President-elect Donald Trump had floated the
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META, ZUCKERBERG, MARK, DEI
Meta, the company owning Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, is immediately shuttering its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs across all its platforms, saying the "legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United
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MADURO, VENEZUELA, ARREST, TERM
Venezuela's Maduro begins new term as US raise bounty for his arrest
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BOGOTA, Colombia—Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn into office for a third consecutive term on Friday, as the United States, European Union
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BALDWIN, RUST, ALEC, PROSECUTION
Alec Baldwin sues New Mexico officials over handling of 'Rust' shooting case
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SANTA FE, N.M. — Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting
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VINCE, MCMAHON, SETTLEMENTS, WWE
TKO Executive Chairman of the Board Vince McMahon is seen during a ceremony announcing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has joined the Board of Directors for TKO at New York Stock Exchange on January 23, 2024 in New York City.
Former WWE boss Vince McMahon has settled
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NOTRE, DAME, PENN, GAME
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman delivered the perfect response to a race-baiting question from ESPN’s Molly McGrath after Freeman’s team advanced to the national championship game for the first time in over a decade.
Freeman helped make team history this week
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ZUCKERBERG, BIDEN, ADMIN, CURSED
Meta CEO founder Mark Zuckerberg told podcaster Joe Rogan that members of President Biden's administration yelled at his employees, demanding they take down content on their behalf.
Meta announced Tuesday that it would be ending its controversial fact-checking
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META, DEI, PROGRAMS, ENDS
Meta is ending major diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, effective immediately, according to multiple media reports.
Janelle Gale, vice president of human resources, announced the company's move on internal communication platform Workplace on
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NEW, ORLEANS, SHOWS, STREET
Dozens of victims of the New Year's terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans are filing lawsuits against the city and its police department.
Terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar of Texas killed 14 civilians and injured dozens of others when he rammed a Ford-150
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TRUMP, VANCE, SENATE, PREPARE
Senate Democrats released a video on Thursday to message their priorities ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office, however the video was met with criticism for being out of touch and "cringe."
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. shared the video on his X
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JOE, WILDFIRES, ROGAN, NEWSOM
Podcaster Joe Rogan, a longtime critic of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, ripped the Democrat as he spoke with filmmaker Mel Gibson Thursday.
Many celebrities have lost their homes in the Palisades as wildfires continue to rage there and elsewhere in Los Angeles
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DOGE, FEDERAL, TRUMP, REPS
People representing President-elect Donald Trump's advisory Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reportedly have spoken with staffers at more than a dozen federal agencies.
Trump created DOGE, headed by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and former Republican
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EATON, FIRE, ALTADENA, WASTELAND
A California single mother who lost everything in Altadena this week during the Eaton Fire is hailing her community’s resilience, telling Fox News Digital that "we have not lost our tenacity and our spirit."
Brenda King said Friday that she has lived in California
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2024, YEAR, HOTTEST, REASON
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 announced Friday.
Last year's global average temperature easily passed 2023's record heat and
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CHILDHOOD, KERR, WILDFIRES, HOME
ESSENTIAL PHONE NUMBERS FOR LOS ANGELES-AREA RESIDENTS AND HOW YOU CAN HELP THEM
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr confirmed Thursday that his childhood home, which his parents purchased more than 50 years ago, has completely burned down as a result
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WINTER, AMAZON, SALE, CLEANING
Keeping your home clean is a never-ending battle, especially if you have pets and kids running around. But these cleaning products that you can get on sale right now through Amazon can help. If you missed Amazon's Black Friday sales, Amazon's winter sale has
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