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Judge who blocked release of Trump report was ‘plainly’ wrong, special counsel tells appeals court

The Justice Department asks federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s order blocking release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump.
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Fires continue to burn in Southern California as residents contend with destruction

With fires still burning across Southern California, Los Angeles residents forced to flee their homes have started to return to their neighborhoods, many of them rendered unrecognizable, reduced to little but ruins and rubble by the relentless flames. Bridget Berg watched in real time as the devastating Eaton Fire slowly consumed her Altadena home, just one of more than 7,000 structures burned …
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Opinion: Trump’s Trial Judge Tied Himself Into a Gordian Knot

The sentencing of former (and future) President Donald J. Trump in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday was the culmination of a titanic legal saga that tested, and arguably rent, the legal and political structure of the United States. But while one might have expected that such a struggle would conclude with a roar, it instead ended with a quiet whimper. It didn’t have to be that way. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had revived the election…
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Greenland PM ‘ready’ to talk with Trump

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said he is “ready” to talk with President-elect Trump, who has recently expressed ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, the world’s largest island.  Egede…
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Los Angeles wildfire changes direction, poses new threat to residents, challenge to firefighters

At least 11 people have died as multiple fires razed thousands of homes worth billions of dollars.
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More than a dozen states have passed new laws that led to restrictions on pornography. Now, the Supreme Court will weigh in

In Texas, Florida, and more than a dozen other states, users who try to access the world’s largest pornography website are greeted by a surprising sight: a message on a black screen telling them they’re blocked because of the actions of their state legislature.
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Video Los Angeles officials give update on California wildfires

Fire department officials provided updated information on the largest fires burning in LA County, the percentage of containment and more information on evacuations, curfews and power outages.
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As fires burn across Southern California, these people jumped into action to help their neighbors in unique ways

Annie Harvilicz just planned to take in her brother’s two pets as he evacuated his Pacific Palisades home on Tuesday, Jan. 7. But by the end of the week, as high winds and wildfires continued to sweep Southern California, the veterinarian had several dozen animal evacuees — cats, dogs and even rabbits — taking refuge in the Marina del Rey animal ho…
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What do Greenlanders themselves think of Trump?

The president-elect’s coveting of Greenland, and a shabby visit by his son, reignite a debate over independence
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