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Biden blocks US Steel sale to Japan's Nippon Steel
President Joe Biden on Friday blocked the controversial $14.9 billion sale of US Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel, citing a strategic need to protect domestic industry -- but the move drew sharp criticism from both companies.The move nevertheless enjoyed rare bipartisan agreement, with Republican President-elect Donald Trump and incoming vice president JD Vance also campaigning against the sale.
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Musk projects his hard-right influence in Europe
He demanded new elections in Britain, promoted Germany's far-right, blasted the European Commission -- and that's just the start.Musk also criticized the European Commission, calling the functioning of the European Union undemocratic and demanding a greater role for the European Parliament.
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Judge to sentence Trump before inauguration in hush money case
The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case on Friday set sentencing for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration and said he was not inclined to impose jail time."It seems proper at this juncture to make known the Court's inclination to not impose any sentence of incarceration," the judge said, noting that prosecutors also did not believe a jail term was a "practicable recommendation."
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The French Quarter's metal barriers were gone on New Year's, leaving a critical security gap
After an Islamic State sympathizer rammed a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in 2016, horrified New Orleans leaders were eager to protect their city's famed French Quarter, where crowds of revelers pack the cobblestone streets, especially during big events like Mardi Gras. The posts retracted to allow for deliveries to its bars and restaurants, until — gummed up by Mardi Gras beads, beer and other detritus — their tracks stopped working reliably. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran inspired by the Islamic State group, exploited that gap when he drove a truck onto a sidewalk early Wednesday and sped around a police car stationed as a temporary barricade, killing 14 people.
Time
Johnson Ekes Out Win For Speaker on First Ballot
Trump's endorsement wasn't enough for Johnson to keep House Republicans in line.
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Microsoft expects to spend $80 bn on AI this fiscal year
Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year.For its part, Microsoft is on pace to invest about $80 billion this year to build out AI datacenters, train AI models and deploy cloud-based applications around the world, according to Smith.
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Cybertruck bombing appears to be suicide of veteran who had PTSD, FBI says
Las Vegas police identified Matthew Alan Livelsberger as the driver of the Cybertruck who died in the New Year's Day bombing.
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Video shows arrest of Olympian Fred Kerley after confrontation with police
The track athlete is facing two charges after physical incident Thursday night.
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Man arrested for supplying drugs to Liam Payne: Argentine police
Argentine police on Friday arrested one of the two men accused of supplying drugs to British singer Liam Payne before he fell to his death from his third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires.Paiz, 24, is accused of supplying Payne with drugs two days before his death.
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Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and exhaustion after Afghanistan
The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Years Day confided to a former girlfriend — who had served as an Army nurse — that he faced significant pain and exhaustion that she says were key symptoms of traumatic brain injury. Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was a five-time Bronze Star recipient, including one with a V device for valor under fire. In them he opened up about exhaustion, pain that kept him awake at night and reliving violence from his deployment in Afghanistan.
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What we know about the suspect in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion
Despite the symbolism that might be associated with exploding a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, law enforcement officials said Thursday they were still trying to piece together why a five-time Bronze Star recipient and new father would orchestrate the New Year’s Day blast.
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'A true miracle': 7-year-old boy survives 5 days in lion-infested game park in Zimbabwe
A 7-year-old boy is alive after surviving five days in a lion-infested game park in Matusadona National Park.
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He says he won Venezuela’s presidential election. Now he’s returning to South America as his rival prepares for inauguration
Edmundo González Urrutia is heading to Argentina this week in a show of defiance as Caracas prepares to inaugurate current President Nicolas Maduro
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Trump-backed Republican Johnson elected speaker of US House
Republican Mike Johnson was returned as speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday with the crucial backing of incoming president Donald Trump, ending a bitter standoff that threatened to see the 2025 session opening in chaos.The speaker wields key influence in Washington by presiding over House business and is second in line to the presidency, after the vice president.
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Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he's due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn't be jailed. The development nevertheless leaves Trump on course to be the first president to take office convicted of felony crimes. Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial, signaled in a written decision that he'd sentence the former and future president to what's known as an unconditional discharge, in which a case is closed without jail time, a fine or probation.
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Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show
The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the latest government health data. “A lot of flu out there,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Carrie Reed. Of course, there are a number of bugs that cause fever, cough, sore throat and other flu-like symptoms.
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Judge to decide whether to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court
Attorneys for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss say the former Trump attorney has defied court orders demanding he turn over property and that he should be sanctioned.
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Former hospital worker arrested after 3 premature babies suffer fractures at Virginia intensive care unit
A former hospital worker was arrested in connection with a late 2024 incident that left three babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Virginia's Henrico Doctors’ Hospital with "unexplainable fractures," according to officials.
USA TODAY
How much alcohol is too much? What to know as officials push for cancer warnings on labels
The Office of the Surgeon General recommended adding cancer warnings to alcoholic drinks. How many drinks is too much?
USA TODAY
DOJ: Oklahoma violated federal laws protecting people with behavioral issues
DOJ rips Oklahoma City police and says state isn't doing enough to prevent unnecessary hospitalization of people with behavioral health disabilities.

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