Tuesday, 21 January 2025

'Orchestrated attack' on Portland elections office shatters dozens of windows: Police

A group of hooded and masked people broke dozens of windows and spray painted anti-government graffiti on the Multnomah County Elections building in what Portland police called an “orchestrated attack.”

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Monday, 20 January 2025

Trump vows to change name of tallest North America peak from Denali to Mount McKinley

President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley

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Elon Musk's prominence during inauguration ceremonies stamps tech titan's place in Trump's orbit

The blossoming relationship between President Donald Trump and tech titan Elon Musk was on full display throughout Monday's inauguration ceremonies

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Former Planned Parenthood president, activist Cecile Richards dies at 67

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died

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Sunday, 19 January 2025

Man accused of starting fire at Congressman's office motivated by TikTok ban, police say

A man accused of setting fire to a strip mall in Wisconsin where a Congressman’s office is located told authorities he was motivated by the federal ban on the popular TikTok video-sharing platform

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Heavy snow and frigid Arctic blast put 70 million across the U.S. under winter storm warnings

Heavy snow is expected to blanket large portions of the Eastern U.S. while much of the country will endure dangerously cold temperatures in the coming days

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Saturday, 18 January 2025

Arrest made in beating death of pioneering Black Bronx rocker

Police in New York City have arrested a man in connection with the beating death of a pioneering rock musician in the Bronx

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Thousands of people enjoy art on a frozen Minneapolis lake despite bone-chilling temperatures

Saturday was cold even for Minneapolis, but that didn’t stop thousands of people from tromping out onto a frozen lake to immerse themselves in art, make new friends — and try their best to stay warm

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Alabama supreme court grants breastfeeding women exemption from jury duty after public outcry

Breastfeeding women in Alabama will be excused from jury duty, the state’s highest court ordered on Friday

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Man's dramatic rescue of dog from freezing river in Vermont caught on video

A Vermont man waded into a river to rescue a dog that was struggling to escape the icy waters

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Friday, 17 January 2025

Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term

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Thursday, 16 January 2025

Nintendo's new Switch 2 console will come out in 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch system, will be released in 2025

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Wednesday, 15 January 2025

US recovers $31 million in Social Security payments to dead people

Ever since the U.S. Social Security Administration opened its books to the Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service, it has been able to stop and recover more than $31 million in improper Social Security payments to dead people

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