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Houston hit by multiple tornadoes, leaving one dead

Deadly tornadoes hit the Houston area amid an expanding severe weather threat across the South.
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Thousands of flights delayed across the US, one dead in deadly tornado as storms hit holiday travelers

Severe weather disrupted holiday travel on Saturday across the U.S. with deadly tornadoes in the southeast and heavy snow and wind on the west coast, delaying or canceling thousands of flights across the country. More than 7,000 flights in the U.S. were delayed on Saturday, according to the tracking site FlightAware, and more than 200 were canceled. About a third of the flights were delayed at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, according to FlightAware, and nearly half of the flights originating from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston were delayed.
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How Donald Trump Went From Calling for a TikTok Ban to Backing Off

In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app. Now, he is opposing the Biden administration’s effort to do just that.
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Trump sides with Elon Musk in right-wing row over worker visas

‘I’ve always liked the [H1-B] visas,’ Trump said of the special visa programme that helps highly skilled workers enter the country.
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1 Person Killed and at Least 4 Injured in Texas Tornado

A tornado that touched down in Brazoria County struck some homes and other structures on Saturday, the authorities said. It was a day of tornado warnings in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Y2K arrived in north country with few issues

Dec. 28—From Massena, where a duo began a millennium disaster food drive, to Glens Falls, where a company that supplied portable toilets saw a run on rentals, there were some serious preparations 25 years ago on the eve of the Y2K computer bug. A look at Times’ stories on the matter reflect a sense of calm preparation and a bit of alarm. But it was mostly a sense of the unknown as to what was …
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Trump sides with Musk in right-wing visa debate

US President-elect Donald Trump says he had “always” supported the H-1B program, which is used to bring skilled workers to the US. It comes after Elon Musk drew the ire of immigration hardliners.
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News Wrap: Putin apologizes after deadly Azerbaijani airliner crash

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Trump defends foreign worker visas, siding with Musk amid MAGA backlash

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday defended the visa program that allows highly skilled foreign workers to immigrate to the US, marking his first comments on an issue that has divided his supporters this week.
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Trump backs immigration visas for skilled workers after MAGA followers turn on Elon Musk over H-1Bs

“I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program.”