Lisa Rinna Serves Up Drama in Jean Paul Gaultier Dress & Pointy Heels at Elton John’s Oscars Party 2023

Reuters
Apple's board recommends shareholders vote against proposal to eliminate diversity programs
The National Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, submitted a proposal that the company consider abolishing its "Inclusion & Diversity program, policies, department and goals." The proposal cited recent Supreme Court decisions, and made the argument that DEI poses "litigation, reputational and financial risks to companies" and could make Apple more vulnerable to lawsuits.
USA TODAY
Is UCLA threatened by Los Angeles fires? Here's what we know
UCLA extended remote classes through Jan. 17 as evacuation zones have gradually moved closer to campus.
AFP
Tech sector's energy transition draws attention at Vegas show
With its focus on innovative products and cutting-edge technology, the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has not historically paid much attention to energy companies."We produce fuel and work on a technology that is pretty far removed from the focus of the Consumer Electronics Show," he said.
Politico
The LA county wildfires could be the costliest in US history, early estimates say
The destructive blazes have killed at least 11 people and incinerated more than 12,000 structures since Tuesday.
NBC News
How to help to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires
Wildfires have decimated more than 37,000 acres of the Los Angeles metropolitan area over the last several days, charring more than 12,000 structures, displacing over 150,000 residents and leaving at least 13 people dead.
CNN
Protests turn violent in China after student falls to his death
Violent protests have erupted in China after the death of a teenage boy sparked accusations of a cover-up by authorities, videos from the northwestern region of Shaanxi have shown.
Associated Press
Canada's former leader Chrétien has blunt advice for Trump: 'Give your head a shake!'
Jean Chrétien, who was Canada’s prime minister from 1993 to 2003, joined a chorus of officials from the northern U.S. neighbor who say Trump's remarks are no longer a joke and may undermine America’s closest ally. Canada would never agree to become part of the United States, Chrétien wrote in an article published in The Globe and Mail newspaper, celebrating his 91st birthday.
CNN
Democrats search for a leader to rebuild as the party figures out what comes next
As Democrats head toward an uncertain future under a second Trump administration, the party’s search for a new leader to help rebuild the party also remains unsettled.
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Special counsel Jack Smith resigns
Special Counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office, officials said in a court filing.
CNN
Ukraine says it has hit one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a drone strike
Ukraine claimed Saturday to have struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a drone attack, starting a fire at the facility more than 700 miles into Russian territory.
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Biden awards Pope Francis Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction
President Joe Biden has awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the first time in his term the president has bestowed that honor, the White House announced on Saturday.
Reuters
Trump Treasury pick Bessent to divest assets to avoid conflicts, NY Times reports
In a letter to the Treasury Department's ethics office, the money manager outlined the steps he would take to "avoid any actual or apparent conflict of interest in the event that I am confirmed for the position of Secretary of the Department of Treasury," the report added. He also said he would shutter Key Square Capital Management, the investment firm he founded, and resign from his Bessent-Freeman Family Foundation and from Rockefeller University, where he has been chairman of the investment committee, the Times said.
AFP
Stay inside to avoid toxic LA wildfire smoke, residents warned
Health bosses warned people living in Los Angeles on Saturday to stay indoors because of dangerous wildfire smoke wreathing the area.On Friday, Los Angeles County declared a public health emergency because of the smoke, and banned the use of machines like leaf blowers that can whip up dangerous ashes. hg/bs
AFP
French far-right firebrand Le Pen buried in private ceremony
Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of France's main postwar far-right movement, was buried Saturday in a private ceremony in his native Brittany amid tight security."It's moving for me to pay my last respects to him here and to pray for the salvation of his soul," said one of the guests, Bruno Gollnisch, Jean-Marie Le Pen's one-time right-hand man.
NBC News
Former child star Rory Sykes dies in California wildfires as mom tried to save him
Former Australian child star Rory Sykes, who was born blind and had cerebral palsy, died Wednesday in the California wildfires after his mother said she was unable to save him from their home which was engulfed by flames.
Politico
Jack Smith ends with a footnote
The first special counsel to bring criminal charges against a former president concludes his tenure with a quiet departure.
NBC News
Maps: See how large the California wildfires are
See how large the wildfires have become. The Palisades Fire is half the land size of Washington, D.C.
CNN
A father at the bedside of his son, a surfer and a woman who stayed behind with her beloved pets are among wildfire victims
An amputee and his son with cerebral palsy were among the 11 deaths in the fires raging around Los Angeles. The father was found at his son’s bedside.
NBC News
Winter storm that covered South and East Coast in snow and ice to move offshore
A winter storm that covered parts of the East Coast and South in snow and ice will continue to push offshore on Saturday.
Associated Press
Mayotte on red alert again as another cyclone heads toward the French territory off Africa
The French territory of Mayotte was put on red alert Saturday as another cyclone headed toward the islands off Africa that were devastated by their worst storm in nearly a century last month. The Prefecture of Mayotte said the red alert warning was issued at 10 p.m. local time in preparation for the arrival of Cyclone Dikeledi, which made landfall in northern Madagascar earlier Saturday and was moving west toward Mayotte. Dikeledi was expected to reach Mayotte early Sunday.

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