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‘Great embarassment’: Hear Trump's courtroom response to Judge Merchan's 'political witch hunt' trial

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The audio tape of President-elect Donald Trump’s New York City sentencing hearing was released to the public on Friday giving insight into the unprecedented conviction against a former president where Trump was ultimately sentenced to an unconditional discharge.

"This has been a very terrible experience," Trump, who virtually attended the criminal trial sentencing hearing, told the New York City courtroom on Friday morning. "I think it's been a tremendous setback for New York and the New York court system."

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Supreme Court appears skeptical of blocking U.S. ban on TiKTok: What to know

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday in a fast-tracked case over the future of TikTok, a Chinese-owned social media app that will be barred from operating in the U.S. in just nine days barring divestiture or eleventh-hour intervention from the high court.

At issue is the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, a law signed by President that passed Congress in April with bipartisan approval. The act gave TikTok either nine months to either divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or be removed from...
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Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A study in The Lancet suggests Gaza ministry of health figures over a nine-month period might be too low.
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What the end of Meta's fact-checking could mean for health, medical misinformation

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Meta announced this week it was ending third-party fact-checking and moving towards community notes. Some experts fear it could lead to a rise in health misinformation.
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Passengers evacuate plane on slides after Delta flight aborts takeoff

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Delta Flight 2668 was traveling from Atlanta to Minneapolis-St. Paul when it suspended takeoff after "an indication of an engine issue," the airline said.
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California fires weather forecast: Red flag warning to end Friday night

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Strong Santa Ana winds are hitting fire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday morning, but the winds will relax later in the day and the red flag warning will end Friday night.
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Animal shelter takes in 300 animals amid LA fires

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A Pasadena animal shelter has urged evacuees to "please take your animals with you" as they have brought in 300 animals after evacuations.
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Local landmarks lost and damaged by raging Los Angeles fires

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As fires continue to burn through Southern California, some of the region's landmarks have been burned or destroyed by the blazes.
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LA firestorm stresses importance of having personal disaster plan: Officials

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Los Angeles fire officials said the disaster -- caused by multiple wind-whipped fires breaking out simultaneously -- signals that fire season is now a year-round event.
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Los Angeles mayor faces backlash over wildfires

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass repeatedly dodged questions about her leadership and alleged lack of initial presence during the ongoing wildfires affecting the area.
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Slender Man stabbing assailant to be released from mental health facility

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Morgan Geyser, one of the two assailants in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing case, appeared in court Thursday to petition for release from a mental health facility.
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Retired fireman delivers hope to LA fire victims, 1st responders with therapy dog

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Victor Laveaga and his therapy dog Jack have offered support and comfort to firefighters coming off the fire line in Los Angeles and displaced residents.
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DC sues federal government over pollution in Anacostia River

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The District of Columbia is suing the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, hoping it will lead to a cleanup of the urban waterway
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Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal 'Rust' set shooting

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Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”
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'Overwhelming support': Republican governors rally around Trump and DOGE ahead of inauguration

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EXCLUSIVE: The nation's Republican governors are making clear their "overwhelming support" for President-elect Trump's planned "Department of Government Efficiency," better known by its acronym DOGE.

In a letter to Congressional leaders that was shared first with Fox News on Friday, the governors said they fully support DOGE and emphasized the importance of balancing the federal budget.

"As chief executives for our states, we know a thing or two about streamlining government, removing unnecessary bureaucracy, and bringing efficient, result-driven...
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