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AP Race Call: Democrat George Whitesides wins election to U.S. House in California’s 27th Congressional District, beating incumbent Mike Garcia
Democrat George Whitesides won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday, defeating Republican Rep. Mike Garcia. Democrats have long sought to flip this Los Angeles County ...
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Trump picks Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, to serve as his secretary of defense. “Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the ...
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Amtrak service disrupted after fire near tracks in New York City
Amtrak service in parts of the Northeast U.S. has been disrupted or delayed, after a fire broke out near a train route in New York City. Amtrak said Tuesday that initial reports indicated a brush fire ...
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Thousands of Kaiser mental health workers continue strike at SoCal centers
By Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story 11/12/24 (LAPost.com) — Nearly 2,400 workers continue to strike as of Tuesday across Kaiser Permanente mental health facilities in Southern ...
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Mountain Fire reaches 48% containment in Ventura County
11/12/24 (LAPost.com) — Fire crews from Los Angeles and Orange counties and across California continue to work Tuesday to battle a wildfire in Ventura County. The wildfire, known as the Mountain Fire, ...
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Mike Huckabee once said that ‘there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian’
(CNN) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday was his pick to serve as US ...
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AP Race Call: Republican Dan Newhouse wins reelection to U.S. House in Washington’s 4th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Tuesday. Newhouse, who has held the seat since 2015, defeated Donald Trump-endorsed Republican Jerrod ...
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Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year. This year ...
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What to know about John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick for CIA director
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he’ll appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration. Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final ...
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Subway rider who helped restrain man in NYC chokehold death says he wanted ex-Marine to ‘let go’
A subway commuter who helped an ex-Marine restrain an agitated man aboard a Manhattan subway last year testified that he tried to convince the veteran to loosen his grip around the man’s neck. Eric Go ...
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Texas mother sentenced to 50 years for leaving kids in dire conditions as son’s body decomposed
A judge has sentenced a woman to 50 years in prison for forcing three of her children to live with the decomposing body of their dead 8-year-old brother for more than a year in a soiled, ...
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Canadian teen in critical condition with suspected bird flu; source of exposure is unknown
(CNN) — A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with suspected bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen has been receiving care at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver ...