Westlake's Cade Klubnik wins Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year award

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Two death row inmates reject Biden's commutation of their life sentences
Two federal prisoners who are among 37 inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by Biden say they are refusing to accept his clemency action
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Bidens honor terror attack victims in New Orleans
President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill, on Monday visited Bourbon Street to honor the victims of a New Year's truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans.Biden has requested "additional federal resources to help the city of New Orleans prepare for upcoming major events," White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans.
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Fluoride once again scrutinized for possible effect on children's brains
A new report once again raises the question of whether there is a link between fluoride in drinking water and lower IQ levels in children.
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Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
McDonald’s joins a growing list of companies that are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Like others before it, the fast-food chain cites a U.S. Supreme Court decision in July 2023 that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions. DEI policies typically are intended as a counterweight to discriminatory practices.
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Americans sue Venezuela's Maduro for anguish caused by imprisonment
A former U.S. Marine and a Florida man who were imprisoned in Venezuela have sued President Nicolás Maduro, accusing the leftist leader of heading a vast “criminal enterprise” that has co-opted the state and uses American citizens as bargaining chips in negotiations with the U.S. The complaint filed Monday in Miami federal court by Matthew Heath and Osman Khan is similar to a slew of lawsuits that have resulted in major judgments for Americans imprisoned in Venezuela. All sought damages under a little-used federal law, the Anti-Terrorism Act, that allows American victims of foreign terror groups to seize the assets of their victimizers.
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DeSantis appoints conservative think tank members to university board
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed five new members to the board overseeing the University of West Florida in Pensacola, including two people affiliated with the conservative think tank behind Project 2025. The appointments to the public university in Florida's western panhandle come two years after DeSantis tapped six new board members to oversee New College of Florida, in what critics say was a hostile political takeover of the small progressive school.
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From violent riot to peaceful transfer of power, AP photographers retrace their steps on Jan. 6
Monday’s certification by Congress of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election was the first official step in the peaceful transfer of power. From outside the White House to the U.S. Capitol, the streets of Washington were blanketed in freshly fallen snow, the wintry scene providing the only complications to members of the House and Senate carrying out their duties to affirm the election results.
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Trump’s push for quick passage of ‘one powerful bill’ meets realities on Capitol Hill
President-elect Donald Trump wants to put his entire agenda into a single, massive bill – and he wants it done “quickly.”
Politico
US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than 2 decades without charge
The Biden administration has been pushing to clear Guantanamo.
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What is HMPV? What to know about the virus as cases tick up in China and the US
As cases of the HMPV virus continue to increase in the U.S. and in China, here's what you need to know about the virus.
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Louisiana AG orders investigation after New Year’s Day massacre as New Orleans gets heightened security status for Mardi Gras
As New Orleans kicks off its extravagant Carnival season this week, Louisiana is launching a new investigation into the New Year’s Day massacre that killed 14 people while the city will get more federal resources to help prevent another horrific attack.
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Trump Sr. called for US ownership of Greenland. Now Trump Jr.’s expected to visit
Donald Trump Jr. is expected to visit Greenland on Tuesday, just weeks after his father, US President-elect Donald Trump, ruffled feathers by reiterating his desire to obtain control over the autonomous Danish territory.
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U.S. Steel sues Biden administration, union boss after president blocks acquisition deal
U.S. Steel and the Japanese firm that had sought to acquire it are suing the Biden administration after the president announced he was blocking a proposed deal for the iconic American manufacturer.
AFP
Meta Names UFC boss Dana White, a Trump ally, to board
Social media giant Meta announced Monday the appointment of three new directors to its board, including Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) head Dana White, a close ally to US President-elect Donald Trump.I am a huge believer that social media and AI are the future," White said.
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Judge finds Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court in defamation case
A judge found the former Trump lawyer in contempt for not complying with orders to turn over information about his assets to two former Georgia election workers he defamed.
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Snow piles up in Washington as winter’s most significant storm yet hits
A deadly winter storm is pummeling Washington, DC, and the mid-Atlantic Monday after causing hundreds of crashes and flight cancellations and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the central United States over the weekend.
AFP
Tensions mount in Venezuela ahead of Maduro swearing-in
Venezuela's embattled opposition on Monday vowed to overcome "fear" and thwart President Nicolas Maduro's plans to be sworn in for another term, with defiant leaders renewing calls for mass protests and visiting the White House to rally international support.Ex-diplomat Gonzalez Urrutia, 75, visited the White House early Monday, meeting outgoing US President Joe Biden in a last-gasp effort to pressure Maduro into ceding power.
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Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California
President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes, a person familiar with the decision said Monday. The proclamation will create the Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park and the Sáttítla National Monument in Northern California, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans that were to be announced Tuesday in California.
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UK leader hits back at Elon Musk’s ‘lies’ over handling of child sex abuse scandal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized those “spreading lies and misinformation” about child sex grooming gangs in the United Kingdom, responding to an online storm whipped up by Elon Musk.
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Louisiana AG orders review of New Orleans security plans after deadly truck attack
Louisiana’s Attorney General announced Monday a “full review” of New Orleans’ security plans in the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 revelers and injured dozens more.

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