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The truth behind your £10 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein's success

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.
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Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ukraine's president adds that "for those North Korean soldiers who do not wish to return, there may be other options".
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Beware of scams when donating to LA fire victims, officials warn

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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As wildfires continue to blaze across Los Angeles County, authorities are sounding the alarm on another potential threat to the public: scams relating to the disaster.
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Full Interview: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, January 12

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Face the Nation Moderator Margaret Brennan speaks with the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency about the devastating wildfires in Southern California.
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Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ukraine's president adds that "for those North Korean soldiers who do not wish to return, there may be other options".
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Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says 'not going to happen'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians are "very, very proud of being Canadian".
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More than 60 injured after Strasbourg trams collide

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two trams collided at the French city's main train station, a prefecture spokesperson says.
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Senate Whip John Barrasso says GOP to "work around the clock" to get Trump's nominees confirmed

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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As some of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are set to begin confirmation hearings this week, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Republicans are "going to work around the clock, through the night, through weekends to make sure we get that Cabinet confirmed."
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Sullivan claims Biden admin leaves Russia, China and Iran 'weaker,' America 'safer' before Trump hand-off

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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan claimed in an interview Sunday that Russia, China and Iran are "weaker" and the United States is "safer" after four years under President Biden's leadership.

"Our alliances are stronger than where we found them four years ago," Sullivan said on CNN's State of the Union, referring to President-elect Trump's first term. "They're stronger than they've been in decades. NATO was more powerful, purposeful and bigger. Our alliances in the Asia Pacific are at all-time highs. And our adversaries and competitors are...
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Newsom defends fire response with fact-check site linking to Dem Party fundraising platform

  • News source: FOX News
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Gov. Gavin Newsom defended his handling of the raging fires in the Los Angeles area with a new website intended to combat "misinformation" that also links to Democratic Party fundraising giant ActBlue, Fox News Digital found.

Fires have been raging in the
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Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The woman has lived in Niger for over two decades and is a fixture in her community, reports say.
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Biden speaks with Israel's Netanyahu amid ceasefire negotiations in Qatar

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President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss ongoing negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas.

During the call, the two leaders discussed the deal based on the arrangement outlined by Mr. Biden last year, the White House said.

"The President discussed the fundamentally changed regional circumstances following the ceasefire deal in Lebanon, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and the weakening of Iran's power in the region," the White House said in a statement.

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Sen. Barrasso says "a paperwork problem" is holding up Tulsi Gabbard's hearing

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Sen. John Barrasso said Sunday that the confirmation hearing for Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, is being held up by "a paperwork problem" with the Office of Government Ethics.

"We had hoped to have the hearing later this week. It looks like it's going to be the following week," Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican and the Senate majority whip, said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

The delay comes as many of Trump's other picks are set to appear before committees this week, ahead of his...
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1/12: Face the Nation

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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," after the devastating Pacific Palisades fire, Jonathan Vigliotti reports from the area, while FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell and Rep. Judy Chu of California discuss the response. Plus, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich joins.
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WATCH: Before and after: Walking tour of Pacific Palisades illustrates wildfire destruction

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A photographer captured a sunny May 2024 day in LA's Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Eight months later, they walked the same route, illustrating the catastrophic damage caused by the Palisades Fire.
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