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Very thankful for the hard work of the firefighters under terrible conditions, and for the firefighters coming in now from out of state.
January 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Very thankful for the hard work of the firefighters under terrible conditions, and for the firefighters coming in now from out of state.
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Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, rejected several of President-elect Trump’s assertions about her country and joked that the U.S. should be called “Mexican America” after Trump said the Gulf of Mexico should be renamed the Gulf of America.
Poking Fun at Trump, Mexico’s President Suggests U.S. Should be Called ‘Mexican America’
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.”
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, rejected several of President-elect Trump’s assertions about her country and joked that the U.S. should be called “Mexican America” after Trump said the Gulf of Mexico should be renamed the Gulf of America.
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At least 510 hectares of the Pacific Palisades area between Santa Monica and Malibu had burned, officials said, after they had already warned of extreme fire danger from dry, powerful winds.
#wildfire #PacificPalisades #LosAngeles #LA #LAwildfire #weather #Reuters #news
#wildfire #PacificPalisades #LosAngeles #LA #LAwildfire #weather #Reuters #news
January 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
At least 510 hectares of the Pacific Palisades area between Santa Monica and Malibu had burned, officials said, after they had already warned of extreme fire danger from dry, powerful winds.
#wildfire #PacificPalisades #LosAngeles #LA #LAwildfire #weather #Reuters #news
#wildfire #PacificPalisades #LosAngeles #LA #LAwildfire #weather #Reuters #news
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South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed confidence in the key Asian ally's handling of the political turmoil reut.rs/4228IV3
Blinken expresses confidence in South Korea democratic process as Yoon faces arrest
South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as the visiting US Secretary of State reaffirmed confidence in the key Asian ally's handling of the political turmoil.
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January 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed confidence in the key Asian ally's handling of the political turmoil reut.rs/4228IV3
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Former US President Jimmy Carter, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, has died at 100 reut.rs/41UZDh0
Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100
He was an earnest Georgia peanut farmer who struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt.
reut.rs
December 29, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, has died at 100 reut.rs/41UZDh0
Rest in Peace President Jimmy Carter
Breaking News: Jimmy Carter has died at 100. A one-term president and peacemaker from Georgia’s farmland, he was beset by crises in office. nyti.ms/49WdF3G
December 29, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Rest in Peace President Jimmy Carter
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Instead of manifest destiny, maybe try manifesting decent healthcare.
December 29, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Instead of manifest destiny, maybe try manifesting decent healthcare.
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A fierce dispute erupted in President-elect Trump’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk. The rancorous exchange soon grew to encompass another flashpoint on the right: online speech. nyti.ms/3BYofKV
Trump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B Visas
A fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2024 at 9:21 PM
A fierce dispute erupted in President-elect Trump’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk. The rancorous exchange soon grew to encompass another flashpoint on the right: online speech. nyti.ms/3BYofKV
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The Parker Solar Probe zoomed by the sun this week during a record-breaking flyby, coming within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface during humanity’s closest approach to a star: cnn.it/4ackQFj
History-making probe achieves closest-ever approach to the sun | CNN
On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe became the nearest spacecraft to the sun, flying within a few million miles of the solar surface.
cnn.it
December 27, 2024 at 6:08 PM
The Parker Solar Probe zoomed by the sun this week during a record-breaking flyby, coming within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface during humanity’s closest approach to a star: cnn.it/4ackQFj
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The United States grew more oligarchical over the past half-century, with the rich accumulating ever-greater power over politics. But Trump represents a quantum leap in supercharged oligarchy.
Democracy Is No Bulwark Against Oligarchy
That’s the lesson of 2024, and John Adams thought about it a lot.
newrepublic.com
December 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM
The United States grew more oligarchical over the past half-century, with the rich accumulating ever-greater power over politics. But Trump represents a quantum leap in supercharged oligarchy.
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Mfers will be like “this book contains all the ancient wisdom of western civilization” and the book will say “eat not the pinecones of the tree”
December 26, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Mfers will be like “this book contains all the ancient wisdom of western civilization” and the book will say “eat not the pinecones of the tree”
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A shy rescue dog named Scrim has been on the run after jumping from a second floor window. It was his second escape and the jump was caught on surveillance camera. People have been posting sightings of the dog running around various neighborhoods of New Orleans ever since.
‘We all see ourselves in him’: How Scrim went from shy stray to New Orleans’ favorite outlaw
“Scrim, it turns out, had a whole life before New Orleans,” said Doug McCash, arts and culture writer for The Times-Picayune.
www.wwno.org
December 26, 2024 at 8:44 PM
A shy rescue dog named Scrim has been on the run after jumping from a second floor window. It was his second escape and the jump was caught on surveillance camera. People have been posting sightings of the dog running around various neighborhoods of New Orleans ever since.
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In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found.
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be…
propub.li
December 23, 2024 at 3:00 AM
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found.
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
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The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, that was alleged to be evacuating military personnel and materiel from Russian bases in Syria, sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain last night.
Russian cargo ship sinks off the coast of Spain
According to analysts, the ship was part of a mission evacuating Russian bases in Syria.
www.politico.eu
December 24, 2024 at 10:27 AM
The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, that was alleged to be evacuating military personnel and materiel from Russian bases in Syria, sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain last night.
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WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
December 17, 2024 at 3:58 AM
WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
An extraordinary moment in history.
Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, ending a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of his family's brutal rule reut.rs/3BvT7Ch
With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches
Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, ending a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of his family's brutal rule.
reut.rs
December 9, 2024 at 9:17 AM
An extraordinary moment in history.