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Neighbors and strangers pulled together to help LA fire survivors – 60 years of research shows these unsung heroes are crucial to disaster response

As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began trickling out on social media. Accounts of Hollywood stars clearing streets for emergency vehicles to get through and raising money for fire victims were widely circulated. But there were many other examples of less-famous people helping older neighbors to safety, and even showing up with trailers to evacuate horses. Businesses, including fitness centers, opened their facilities so evacuees could shower or charge their phone
Neighbors and strangers pulled together to help LA fire survivors – 60 years of research shows these unsung heroes are crucial to disaster response
Business|Entertainment|Technology

Nintendo says its new Switch 2 console will be released in 2025

Gaming giant Nintendo revealed its newest console Thursday in a highly anticipated announcement gamers had been waiting for since rumors of its release first spread years ago. But the initial reaction to the Nintendo Switch 2 was lackluster, and the company's Tokyo-traded shares slumped 4.3% on Friday. Nintendo's shares had surged to a record ahead of the announcement. The successor to the Nintendo Switch system will be released this year, the promotional video says. In the video, Nintendo showcases a larger version of the Switch that looks similar
Nintendo says its new Switch 2 console will be released in 2025
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Environment|US

Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga on star-studded list for wildfire relief concerts

Musicians Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell and Jelly Roll will take the stage with other big names at wildfire relief concerts in Los Angeles this month, organizers said on Thursday.Other acts for the fundraisers dubbed FireAid include Green Day, Gracie Abrams, Katy Perry, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting and Stevie Nicks. Dave Matthews and John Mayer will perform together for the first time. The shows are scheduled for Jan. 30 at the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum in Inglewood, just outside of Los Angeles. They will be shown live in select AMC Theatres and stream on Netflix, Max, Apple TV,
Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga on star-studded list for wildfire relief concerts

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Crime|US

7 police officers wounded in San Antonio shooting

Seven San Antonio police officers responding to a “suicide in progress” call were shot and wounded by a suspect who was later found dead inside an apartment, police said. All of the officers sustained non-life threatening injuries in the Wednesday night shooting, according to a San Antonio police preliminary report released Thursday. The report did not detail the officers' injuries but said all were expected to fully recover. According to police, the officers responded to the initial call at the apartment complex when they received another call of shots fired.
7 police officers wounded in San Antonio shooting
Election|Political|US

Fact check: Trump litters Oval Office interview with false claims

President Donald Trump littered a Wednesday interview on Fox News with many of the same false claims he made earlier in his first three days back in the White House.Speaking with Fox News host and ardent supporter Sean Hannity in the Oval Office, Trump delivered familiar inaccurate assertions related to the 2020 and 2024 elections, immigration and the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021 – plus a highly dubious new declaration that the assaults of police officers that day, some of them vicious, were “very minor incidents.”Here is a fact check of 11 of his remarks.The Capitol riot of January 6
Sports|US

Miami Heat suspend star forward Jimmy Butler for second time in three weeks

The Miami Heat have suspended forward Jimmy Butler for the second time in three weeks – this time for missing a team flight – the franchise announced on Wednesday.“We have suspended Jimmy Butler for two games for continued pattern of disregard of team rules, insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team, including missing today’s team flight to Milwaukee,” the Heat said in a statement posted to X.The Miami forward and six-time NBA All-Star had only just returned to the lineup on Friday following a seven-game suspension for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to t
Miami Heat suspend star forward Jimmy Butler for second time in three weeks
Celebrity|Crime|Sports|US

Lawsuit says ex-Yankee Mariano Rivera failed to protect a girl from sexual abuse at a church camp

New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young girl who was was sexually abused by an older child during a summer camp trip sponsored by their church. In a lawsuit filed this month, lawyers for the girl allege that the Hall of Fame pitcher and his wife Clara Rivera, a pastor at the Refuge of Hope Church, flew from New York to Florida to investigate after the girl's mother expressed concerns about her daughter's safety during the 2018 trip. But rather than take action, the couple “isolated and intimidated

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Thailand's same-sex marriage law

Thailand's historic same-sex marriage equality law came into force on Thursday, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and third territory in Asia after Taiwan and Nepal to legalise marriages of same-sex couples.  Below are key facts about the law and what it means.WHO QUALIFIES?Any LGBTQ couple over 18 years of age - of Thai or other nationality - are eligible to marry in Thailand.Thai nationals are afforded the same legal rights as people in a heterosexual marriage, including engagement, marriage registration, divorce, using their spouse's last name, joint management of assets,
Thailand's same-sex marriage law
Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|World

China made a bet decades ago because it couldn’t compete with the US on cars. That bet is paying off big

The streets of Beijing have changed dramatically within just a few years. The noisy, smelly thrum of traffic has been replaced by an unusual quiet for a megacity. Roads course with a stream of mostly electric vehicles, all with their distinct, green license plates.This is not just a Beijing phenomenon. For those arriving in many of China’s major cities from countries dominated by gas-guzzlers, the quiet will be their first impression, said Li Shuo, director of the China climate hub at the Asia Society Policy Institute.It’s like stepping into the future, he told CNN.By any measure, China’
MidEast|Political|World

With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why

The Israeli military has intensified operations across the occupied West Bank, targeting Palestinian militant cells, imposing roadblocks and cutting communities off from the outside world.The sudden expansion of Israeli security operations in the West Bank has killed at least 10 people and follows the start of the delicate ceasefire process in Gaza, by which Israeli hostages are released in stages and will also see the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.The move also comes as the Israeli right, and many in the settler movement, feel emboldened by the words of some officials in the Trump a
With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why
Americas|Education|Political|US|World

Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next

What's in a name change, after all? The water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba will be critical to shipping lanes and vacationers whether it’s called the Gulf of Mexico, as it has been for four centuries, or the Gulf of America, as President Donald Trump ordered this week. North America’s highest mountain peak will still loom above Alaska whether it’s called Denali, as ordered by former President Barack Obama in 2015, or changed back to Mt. McKinley as Trump also decreed. But Trump's territorial assertions, in line with hi

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How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship

How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
Education|MidEast|Political|US

Columbia University ‘expediting’ investigation into Israeli history class disruption

Columbia University ‘expediting’ investigation into Israeli history class disruption

Election|Political|US

On pardons and January 6, Republicans torn between moving forward and looking back

On pardons and January 6, Republicans torn between moving forward and looking back

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US judge to hear bid to block Trump birthright citizenship order

US judge to hear bid to block Trump birthright citizenship order
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‘The gloves are off’: Trump appears poised to cash in from his presidency in new ways

‘The gloves are off’: Trump appears poised to cash in from his presidency in new ways

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International Criminal Court seeks warrants for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes

International Criminal Court seeks warrants for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes

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French divorcee who stopped having sex with husband wins appeal at European court

French divorcee who stopped having sex with husband wins appeal at European court
MidEast|Political|World

With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why

With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why

Europe|Political|US|World

Trump's threat against Moscow on Ukraine seen as an insulting false start by some in Russia

"Disrespectful", "insulting", and "ill-informed."

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Davos 2025: Some notable quotes from the World Economic Forum meeting

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week

Political|US

Trump wants federal workers back at their desks. Why that may be harder than it sounds

Trump wants federal workers back at their desks. Why that may be harder than it sounds

Health|Political|US

What to know about President Donald Trump's order targeting the rights of transgender people

One of President Donald Trump's executive orders offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people

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Trump rescinds measure used to fight workplace discrimination for 60 years

Trump rescinds measure used to fight workplace discrimination for 60 years

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Kaitlan Collins details Trump's order to DEI office employees

CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports on the the Trump administration announcement that employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately."

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CNN announces layoffs as it revamps its schedule and digital strategy

CNN announces layoffs as it revamps its schedule and digital strategy

CNN announces layoffs as it revamps its schedule and digital strategy

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Feeling bored has a purpose. Here are 5 things to know about boredom

Feeling bored has a purpose. Here are 5 things to know about boredom

Feeling bored has a purpose. Here are 5 things to know about boredom

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Anne Frank exhibit in NYC recreates rooms family hid in during World War II

Anne Frank exhibit in NYC recreates rooms family hid in during World War II

Anne Frank exhibit in NYC recreates rooms family hid in during World War II
Entertainment|Political|US

Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration

Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants