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Cleveland-Cliffs partners with Nucor to potentially bid for US Steel, CNBC reports

Cleveland-Cliffs is partnering with peer Nucor to prepare a potential bid for U.S. Steel, CNBC reported on Monday, citing sources.According to the report, Cleveland-Cliffs would purchase U.S. Steel in an all-cash deal and then sell the company's Big River Steel subsidiary to Nucor.U.S. Steel's headquarters would remain in Pittsburgh under the deal, the CNBC report said.Shares of U.S. Steel rose 8.9% in afternoon trading.The report came after the Biden administration delayed an order for Nippon Steel to abandon its $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel until June.Nucor declined to comment, while Cle

Fox News names Will Cain to replace Neil Cavuto in weekday afternoon lineup

Key moments involving Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza

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‘God willing, it will end’: Gazans reflect on potential Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators in Doha, two Israeli officials said.Israel believes that most of the 33 hostages are alive, a senior Israeli official told reporters on Monday, but the bodies of deceased hostages will also likely be among those released during the initial 42-day ceasefire. Hamas and its allies still hold 94 hostages taken from Israel during the attacks of October 7, 2023, at least 34 of whom are dead, according to the Israeli government.The senior Israeli official said that the par

Grammys and Oscars to proceed amid LA fires, but will put the spotlight on first responders

Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump's inauguration events

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With wildfire ‘three blocks away’ from her LA home, Naomi Osaka says she sent someone to get her daughter’s birth certificate

Naomi Osaka called her 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win against Caroline Garcia in the Australian Open first round “an acceptable job.”But Osaka has more on her mind than seeking her fifth major title – and first title of any kind since becoming a mother. Her heart is with Los Angeles, as wildfires have been raging there for days.“I was watching the fire map, and the fire is like three blocks from my house. So I had someone go and get my daughter’s birth certificate and all that because I didn’t know what would happen if that burned down,” Osaka said in her on-court interview after her first-ro

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Rachel Maddow returns to MSNBC five nights a week for Trump’s first 100 days

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Biden unveils last round of AI chip curbs aimed at China, Russia

The Biden administration has issued new restrictions on the export of US-developed computer chips that power artificial intelligence (AI) systems, in a final effort to prevent rivals like China from accessing the advanced technology, just a week before leaving office.The fresh curbs, the culmination of years of attempts to block China from gaining ground in its military and industrial leadership efforts, are expected to further inflame tensions between Washington and Beijing ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump next week. They’ve also triggered intense criticism from US

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Pete Hegseth says US military bases should restore names of Confederate generals

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has voiced strong opposition to removing the names of Confederate generals from US military bases, repeatedly saying the names should be changed back.Hegseth, a National Guard veteran and longtime Fox News host, has described the renaming efforts as “a sham,” “garbage,” and “crap” in various media appearances between 2021 and 2024 reviewed by CNN. Hegseth said the moves eroded military tradition and were part of what he characterized as a politically motivated progressive agenda infiltrating American inst

Wildfires have been raging in Los Angeles for days. When will they end?

Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov escorted off Frontier Airlines plane after exit-row dispute

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Texas man arrested, accused of stalking Caitlin Clark

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- A Texas man has been arrested after investigators say he sent a series of threatening and sexually explicit messages to Caitlin Clark on social media.Michael Lewis, 55, was taken into custody Sunday in Indianapolis. Prosecutors say Lewis made numerous posts and messages directed at Clark, some of which were sexually violent.According to court documents, Lewis traveled from Texas to Indianapolis with the intent of being closer to Clark. When he was visited by law enforcement last week regarding his messages, he claimed to be on vacation in Ind

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Jeff Bezos' space company calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdown

Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. But launch controllers had to deal with an unspecified rocket issue in the final minutes of the countdown and ran out of time. Once the countdown clock was halted, they immediately began draining all the fuel from the rocket. Blue Origin did not immediately set a new launch date, saying the team needed

Mike McCarthy out as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, per multiple reports

Bezos' Blue Origin calls off debut New Glenn launch over rocket issue

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Bezos' Blue Origin calls off debut New Glenn launch over rocket issue

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin called off the launch of its New Glenn rocket after "a few anomalies" during the mission countdown on Monday, postponing by at least a day an inaugural attempt to reach orbit and compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market.Standing 30 stories tall, the partially reusable New Glenn launcher sat on Blue Origin's launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, ready for a liftoff that was initially scheduled for 1:00 am ET (0600 GMT) after being loaded with methane and liquid oxygen propellants.But late in the countdown, Blue Origin repeatedly pushed back the l

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Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has in recent days repeatedly denounced what he sees as China’s outsized influence on the Panama Canal – the crucial maritime passageway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. On Dec. 25, 2024, Trump falsely claimed that Chinese soldiers were “operating” the Panama Canal, wishing them a “merry Christmas.” Trump has also directly challenged the Panamanian government, arguing that the U.S. was paying too much in fees to use the canal. He added that if his demands on the management of the canal were not met, the U.S. would seek the asset to be �

Key moments involving Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza

What are the main obstacles to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages?

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US officials say Gaza ceasefire deal is in sight, the first sign of serious optimism in months

American officials believe a ceasefire and hostages release deal in the Israel-Hamas war is now in sight, in what marks the first real sign of serious optimism inside the Biden administration in months, sources familiar with the issue told CNN.While they continued to emphasize that officials will remain cautious until the negotiations produce a final deal to end the Gaza conflict, as of Monday, the sources said US officials believe a ceasefire agreement could very well be announced in the forthcoming last days of President Joe Biden’s time in office.Other sources told CNN that Israel, Hamas

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Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest

South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.The embattled leader’s short-lived declaration of martial law in December triggered widespread public outrage and protests, and plunged the country into its biggest political crisis in decades.For weeks, Yoon has barricaded himself in his hillside compound in the capital Seoul, surrounded by his Presidential Security Service (PSS) team, while outside