UC Bearcats coach Luke Fickell to appear on ESPN pregame shows ahead of CFP title game

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Hughes Fire breaks out near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County: See wildfire map
The Hughes Fire has spread over 5,054 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.
Associated Press
Trump's orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shift
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders to end the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion effort mark a sea change for the country, unwinding decades-long priorities for the nation’s largest employer — the federal government — and broader efforts to push the private sector to ensure its workforce is diverse and inclusive too. Trump, only days into his second term as president, has shown with his wide-reaching moves that he’s willing to use all the levers of the government to fulfill a longstanding campaign promise and bring about a profound cultural shift across the U.S. from promoting diversity to an exclusive focus on merit. Hours after taking the oath of office, the president signed an executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government, which he and conservatives have long condemned as discriminatory.
Reuters
White House summarizes Trump orders this week suspending entry at border
Trump took office on Monday and issued a raft of executive orders that aim to clamp down on illegal immigration and advance his goal of deporting millions of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. The White House on Wednesday released a fact sheet related to an order Trump signed on Monday, his first day in office.
Yahoo Finance
Serial entrepreneur offers 3 tips for small business owners just starting out
Phaon Spurlock shared tips for budding entrepreneurs on a new episode of Living Not So Fabulously.
Yahoo Finance
Cisco CEO: US and China should figure out how to coexist
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins thinks trade war talk needs to be dialed back for the good of business.
AFP
Colombia moves to arrest guerrilla leaders behind wave of violence
Colombia on Wednesday reinstated arrest warrants for dozens of guerrilla commanders blamed for armed attacks that displaced 32,000 people and sparked the country's most serious security crisis in years.But the decision by Petro to reinstate arrest warrants is a further sign of escalating tensions.
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Amazon to close 7 warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec and eliminate 1,700 jobs
Online retailer Amazon said Wednesday that it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec in the next two months. The closures will eliminate about 1,700 permanent full-time jobs in the greater Montreal area, Amazon said. The warehouses also employ 250 temporary employees.
Reuters
Israeli private eye wanted in US over alleged hacking for Exxon lobbyist, lawyer says
The lawyer for an Israeli private investigator said for the first time publicly on Wednesday that her client is being prosecuted over allegations that he was hired by an Exxon Mobil lobbyist to hack emails of environmental activists. The disclosure came in a court filing in Westminster Magistrates Court in London, where U.S. authorities are seeking permission to extradite Amit Forlit, who was arrested at Heathrow Airport last year. Forlit’s U.K.-based lawyer, Rachel Scott, told the court U.S. authorities have charged Forlit "with a conspiracy to carry out computer hacking against individuals and entities involved in (or directly associated with) environmental activism."
Associated Press
The head of a federal agency for consumers has packed up his office. But will Trump fire him?
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, has been waiting for a phone call, letter, email, text — anything, really — from the Trump administration that might say if he's getting fired. After all, Chopra is a Biden administration appointee. Chopra has already packed up his office a few blocks from the White House.
USA TODAY
Who's the 'Camp Auschwitz' guy and other alleged Jan. 6 neo-Nazis that Trump pardoned?
Photos of the bearded Robert Keith Packer wearing a hoodie with the Nazi SS skull and Auschwitz 'Work Brings Freedom' slogan went viral after Jan. 6
AFP
Shooting, explosions in Jenin as Israel presses raid
Gunfire and explosions rocked the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, as the Israeli military kept up a large-scale raid for a second day.An AFP correspondent reported hearing gunfire and explosions from the northern city's refugee camp, a hotbed of militancy where Israeli forces have carried out repeated raids.
Time
Health Agencies On Communications Pause
The Trump Administration will temporarily review and approve their public communications.
CNN
Mandatory evacuations ordered in northern LA County in first significant wildfire outbreak since fatal fires
Fire crews are battling a swiftly growing blaze dubbed the Hughes Fire burning near Interstate 5 in Castaic, in the northern part of Los Angeles County.
Associated Press
What makes a landslide and why they are familiar in Indonesia
Flash flooding and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed at least 21 people and damaged villages and rice fields. The nation is located in a busy earthquake zone and faces high levels of deforestation – factors that are linked to flooding and landslides, though it wasn't immediately clear if the areas hit are near mines or heavily logged areas. A look at what makes landslides, why they happen with some frequency in Indonesia, and how Earth's warming climate may contribute to more in the future. What is a landslide?
Associated Press
House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign
The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking the first legislation that President Donald Trump can sign as Congress, with some bipartisan support, swiftly moved in line with his plans to crackdown on illegal immigration. Passage of the Laken Riley Act, which was named after a Georgia nursing student who was murdered last year by a Venezuelan man, shows just how sharply the political debate over immigration has shifted to the right following Trump's election victory. “For decades, it has been almost impossible for our government to agree on solutions for the problems at our border and within our country,” said Sen. Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican.
AFP
New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles
A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and sparking thousands of evacuation orders in a region already staggering from the effects of huge blazes.Evacuations were ordered for 19,000 people all around the lake, which sits around 35 miles north of Los Angeles, and close to the city of Santa Clarita.
Associated Press
Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country. Petro arrived in the southern coastal city of Jacmel, bypassing the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, whose main international airport remains void of commercial air traffic ever since gangs opened fire on several airlines in November. “In a crucial moment for Haiti’s stability, Colombia reaffirms its commitment to the strengthening of democracy and the development of the region,” Petro’s office said.
USA TODAY
Rain forecasts bring relief as California fires blaze, but there's a chance of mudslides
Projected rainfall in Southern California could bring much-needed relief to crews battling deadly wildfires and also fears for potential mudslides.
Time
Why You May Automatically Be Following Trump and Vance Now
The change was met with anger and confusion for some.
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Rep. Sarah McBride says Trump's executive order can't erase the LGBTQ community
Rep. Sarah McBride, the first out transgender member of Congress, said Trump’s executive order targeting transgender people is not what Americans actually want.

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