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Fire crews report significant gains in Los Angeles despite winds

Firefighters have made progress in containing two massive wildfires burning around Los Angeles, as another bout of fan-flaming winds moves through southern California.
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Top 25 New York Boys High School Basketball State Rankings (1/15/2025)

Thomas Jefferson is New York’s new No. 1; Top 25 experiences a major shakeup with five new teams entering this week’s rankings.
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Los Angeles wildfires rage as strong winds put millions at risk

Officials urged residents to remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice, with strong winds forecast to last through until the end of the week.
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US TikTok users scramble, despair as Bytedance waves the ‘white flag’

Disappointment, denial and confusion flooded U.S. TikTok on Wednesday upon hearing the news that Chinese owner ByteDance planned to shut off the app for its 170 million U.S. users by Sunday, seemingly throwing in the towel on efforts to keep the popular video-sharing platform going.
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Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot

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The Three Biggest Themes From the Pam Bondi Hearing

Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi was pressed on Wednesday during the first day of her Senate confirmation hearing about whether her allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump would stand in the way of her running a Justice Department independent of the White House and if her work as a lobbyist …
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New threats emerge as massive LA fires rewrite records for death and destruction

Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.
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How the Biden and Trump teams worked together to get the Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal done

Months of tedious talks over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza – negotiations that required officials from an outgoing and incoming presidential administration to put aside their fundamental differences – culminated in an intense late-night push for an agreement that finally came to fruition on Wednesday.
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If a TikTok ban goes into effect, what happens to your videos? Here’s what to know.

A ban on TikTok in the U.S. – a congressional bill signed by President Biden – could go into effect Sunday, Jan. 15. Here’s what users need to know.
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TikTok considering total shutdown in U.S. Sunday if ban moves forward

The platform is exploring several potential options for its future, a person with knowledge of the discussions said.