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In pictures: Wildfires spread near Los Angeles

Firefighters are battling wildfires in the Los Angeles area as a devastating wind storm has created extremely dangerous fire conditions.
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Richard Cohen, Meredith Vieira’s journalist husband, dies at 76 after living with MS for 50 years

Richard Cohen, the journalist husband of broadcaster Meredith Vieira, has died at 76, more than 50 years after an MS diagnosis. He also beat colon cancer twice.
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Freedom Caucus holds its fire on Johnson’s strategy for passing Trump agenda

Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are holding their fire despite Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bucking their preferred strategy for passing President-elect Trump’s agenda, arguing that the ultimate product is more important than the configuration. The Freedom Caucus’s board of directors sent a letter to Johnson last month endorsing a two-bill strategy for reconciliation, […]
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Chiefs release standout LB, re-sign speedy WR

According to a report from NFL insider Aaron Wilson on Tuesday, the Kansas City Chiefs released linebacker Blake Lynch and re-signed wide receiver Montrell Washington to their practice squad. On December 30, Lynch signed a practice squad contract with the Chiefs, and…
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Freedom Caucus holds its fire on Johnson’s strategy for passing Trump agenda

Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are holding their fire despite Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bucking their preferred strategy for passing President-elect Trump’s agenda, arguing that the ultimate product is more important than the configuration. The Freedom Caucus’s board of directors sent a letter to Johnson last month endorsing a two-bill strategy for reconciliation,…
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US Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing sensitive information with their competitors to boost profits. The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters continue to struggle under a merciless housing marke…
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Canadian Politician Fires Back at Trump: We’ll Buy Two of YOUR States

A prominent Canadian politician shot back at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the two countries should merge by suggesting that his nation could purchase two American border states instead. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, the leader of Canada’s most populous province since 2018, joked on Monday that Canada could instead purchase Alaska and Minnesota as a counteroffer. “I know under my watch, in Ontario, we would never be for that…
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Powerful Santa Ana winds bring fire risk to San Diego

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag risk for the eastern part of San Diego County.
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From Greenland to the Gulf of Mexico, Trump talks up sweeping policy changes: 5 takeaways

President-elect Donald Trump said at a news conference that he plans to make sweeping changes to U.S. policy when he’s inaugurated on Jan. 20.