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California fires live updates: death toll likely to rise; Biden announces federal funding for fight against blazes
President says government will pay 100% of response costs for 180 days; one person reportedly dead in Palisades fire. Full report: wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles Visual explainer: ...The Guardian - 23m -
Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles.CBS News - 1h -
Joe Biden speaks for a vanishing age in eulogy praising Jimmy Carter’s decency
Memorial service heard of humility and integrity amid a hyper-partisan, smash-mouth political landscape of 2025. Biden hails Carter’s strength of character in eulogy Jimmy Carter funeral: in ...The Guardian - 2h -
Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students
The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.The New York Times - 2h -
Over 17,000 doctors urge Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary
Thousands of doctors are calling on the Senate to reject Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying he is "actively dangerous."CBS News - 3h -
The Chairman’s Lounge — Joe Aston on the downfall of Qantas
The story of how the once loved Australian airline became a ‘national pariah’Financial Times - 5h -
As Elon Musk Embraces the Far Right, Some of Its Leaders Reject Him
Mr. Musk has fallen out with prominent right-wing Americans who say they are worried that their agenda may be sidelined in favor of his own — and that he is willing to silence them on X.The New York Times - 1d -
Joe Biden hails Jimmy Carter’s character in eulogy at memorial service celebrating former president’s long life – latest updates
President speaks as thousands gather for former president’s funeral service at Washington national cathedral before he is laid to rest in Georgia. Members of the military have carried Jimmy ...The Guardian - 2h -
Prison considered charging inmates who burned themselves in protest for 'intolerable' conditions
Staffers at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia weighed whether to charge the inmates “thousands of dollars for the hospital and medical treatment,” according to emails obtained through a public ...NBC News - 1d -
MPs reject calls by Tories for national inquiry into UK grooming gangs
Government uses its Commons majority to dismiss Conservatives’ demand backed by Elon MuskFinancial Times - 1d -
‘A snowball’s chance in hell’: Trudeau rejects Trump threat to annex Canada
President-elect threatened to use ‘economic force’ to make northern neighbor part of US. Justin Trudeau has rejected threats from Donald Trump that the US could use “economic force” to annex its ...The Guardian - 2d -
When the blizzard hits, why are we still commuting?
As Winter Storm Blair wreaks havoc across the U.S., the lack of leadership in promoting remote work is frustrating and could have saved lives, reduced economic disruption and maintained normalcy.The Hill - 2d -
Two death row inmates reject Joe Biden’s commutations
The men are seeking to block the commutations, saying they would disadvantage their ongoing legal appeals. Two of the 37 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump tries to block Jack Smith report and inmates reject Biden commutation: Morning Rundown
Trump tries to block the public from seeing special counsel Jack Smith’s final report.NBC News - 2d -
Biden creating two national monuments in California
President Biden is creating two new national monuments in California, the White House announced Tuesday. Biden will officially designate the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands ...The Hill - 2d -
Joe Biden signs bill that paves way for Commanders' potential return to Washington D.C.
The Commanders are headed for the playoffs and generating excitement rarely seen since the franchise's 1980s and early ‘90s heyday. Is a return to Washington D.C. next?Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Two death row inmates reject Biden's commutation of their life sentences
Two federal prisoners who are among 37 inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by Biden say they are refusing to accept his clemency actionNBC News - 3d -
President Joe Biden signs RFK Stadium bill into law, paving way for Commanders' return to nation's capital
The franchise could soon be returning to familiar groundsCBS Sports - 3d -
Ex-prison officer jailed over sex with inmate
A video clip of Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, having sex with an inmate went viral online.BBC News - 3d -
Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland
Design shows intent to keep control of Faroe Islands and Greenland – which Trump says he would like the US to buy. The Danish king has shocked some historians by changing the royal coat of arms to ...The Guardian - 3d -
Joe Biden prepares to bow out
Plus, UK retail earnings, South Korea’s Yoon summoned to parliamentary hearing and Venezuela’s Maduro sworn inFinancial Times - 4d -
Biden to deliver two major speeches in his final days in office
The remarks include a foreign policy speech and the importance of alliances followed by a farewell address after more than five decades in the political sphere, sources familiar with the plans told ...NBC News - 4d -
Why didn't Lionel Messi go to White House to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden?
The Argentine couldn't make the trip to D.C.CBS Sports - 5d -
Washington Post cartoonist quits after satire aimed at owner Bezos rejected
The newspaper decided not to run Ann Telnaes' cartoon of tycoons kneeling before Donald Trump.BBC News - 5d -
Lionel Messi, Magic Johnson among 19 set to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden
The award is the highest honor that a civilian can receive from the United StatesCBS Sports - 5d -
Barcelona uncertainty goes on as latest request to register Dani Olmo is rejected
La Liga and RFEF reject Olmo and Víctor registrations Barcelona likely to take case to Spain’s sports council Barcelona have failed in their latest attempt to register the Spain international ...The Guardian - 5d -
Judge Rejects New Jersey’s Bid to Halt Congestion Pricing
Starting Sunday, most drivers who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during peak travel times will be charged a $9 fee.The New York Times - 5d -
Judge rejects Jan. 6 defendant's request to attend Trump's inauguration
A judge rejected a request from a Jan. 6 defendant to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration after the man was invited by a former member of Congress, according to a court document.NBC News - 5d -
Last hope for Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: pardon from victim's family
Time is running out for Nimisha Priya, who was convicted for the murder of a Yemeni man in 2017.BBC News - 5d -
Death row prisoner asks Arizona for second time to be executed
Aaron Brian Gunches' execution would mark a resumption of Arizona's use of the death penalty after a two-year pause while it reviewed its procedures.CBS News - 5d -
U.S. Steel stock tumbles to almost half of what Nippon Steel offered after Biden rejection
Investors were betting on a grim future for U.S. Steel after President Joe Biden used his legal authority to block the acquisition by Nippon Steel of Japan on Friday.MarketWatch - 6d -
Biden rejects U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal
A government panel failed to reach consensus on national security risks of a proposal for Nippon Steel to purchase U.S. Steel, leaving the decision to the president.CBS News - 6d -
Joe Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $14.9bn bid to purchase US Steel
President cites national security concerns as he follows through on pledge to keep steelmaker domestically owned. Joe Biden has blocked a $14.9bn bid by Japan’s Nippon Steel for US Steel, ...The Guardian - 6d -
Biden rejecting deal between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, according to reports
President Biden is reportedly blocking the deal between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel. CBS News contributor Javier E. David has more.CBS News - 6d -
NASCAR: Zane Smith joins Front Row Motorsports ahead of 2025 season
Front Row purchased a charter for a third car from now-defunct Stewart-Haas Racing before filing an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 2 -
Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies
A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groupsABC News - Jan. 2 -
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni both file new lawsuits in harassment row
The two actors starred together in It Ends With Us, which was released last summer.BBC News - Jan. 1 -
North Carolina Gov Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, coinciding with New Year’s Eve and his final day in ...The Hill - Jan. 1