U.S. Supreme Court declines to halt Trump’s hush money sentencing The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to postpone President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, meaning he will face sentencing in a New York courtroom on Friday. Citing the court’s July opinion that granted him “presidential immunity,” Trump’s legal team stated in a […]
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Mexico counters Trump, suggests calling US ‘Mexican America’ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on Wednesday rebuked numerous comments that President-elect Donald Trump made about Mexico at a press conference a day earlier. On Tuesday, Trump called for the Gulf of Mexico to have its name changed to the “Gulf of America,” saying the name change has a “beautiful ring” to it. Sheinbaum
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Opposition leader Machado briefly detained Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado‘s team and Venezuelan media report that Machado was arrested in Caracas on Thursday. Sought for arrest and largely in hiding, she had made her first public appearance in months in Caracas, to lead a protest against President Nicolas Maduro being sworn in for a third term. The opposition said on
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National Guard deployed to assist efforts to fight Los Angeles fires WASHINGTON Nearly 400 members of California’s National Guard are being deployed to assist efforts to fight wildfires that have devastated many parts of Los Angeles, the county’s sheriff said Thursday. “We have had approximately 400 National Guard members throughout the state ready to support
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Britain-led coalition to send Ukraine 30K drones Jan. 9 (UPI) — A British-led international coalition will send Ukraine 30,000 drones, London announced Thursday, amid uncertainty over the future of U.S. support for the besieged European ally as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House. The drones, valued at some $55.3 million, come from contracts placed by
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North Korean stamp release hints at Pyongyang’s closer ties with Moscow This photo, captured from the website of North Korea’s State Stamp Bureau on Jan. 10, shows that the Russian language has been added to its website in the new year in addition to the current Korean, English and Chinese. The addition of Russian appears
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Biden says ‘real progress’ being made on Gaza deal WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden said Thursday that progress is being made in reaching a deal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. “We’re making some real progress,” he told reporters at the White House. Biden said he earlier spoke with Lebanon’s
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Trump says meeting being set up between him and Putin US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that plans are underway for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, though no timeline has been confirmed for the talks, Reuters reported on Thursday. Trump’s statement marks a significant development in US-Russia relations, with both leaders signaling
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Meta knew it used pirated books to train AI, authors say Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers. Ta-Nehisi Coates, comedian Sarah Silverman, and other authors suing Meta for copyright infringement
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2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists said on Friday. The milestone was confirmed by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which said climate change is pushing the planet’s
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