Daily news from around the world · U.S. edition · Last updated Mon, Jan 20, 2025 12:00 pm PST
NBC News · 18h ago · Palestinians celebrate around busses carrying the first group of freed Palestinian prisoners after their release from Israel's Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank as a part of the ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel.
· NPR · 23h ago · scenes of celebration in Israel and Gaza as ceasefire begins
Washington Post · Jan 19, 2025 ·
Gaza ceasefire begins with dramatic release of 3 Israeli hostages
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Once the guns fell silent, Palestinians celebrated in the streets of Gaza while Israelis streamed into Tel Aviv’s “Hostages Square” to await their return.
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Watch: Mixed feelings in Israel about the deal with Hamas
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People in Jerusalem have mixed feelings as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas begins.
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MSNBC · 1h ago · House Speaker Mike Johnson made remarks following the inauguration of President Donald Trump, saying America is “roaring back.”
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House Speaker Johnson: America is 'roaring back' with next Trump presidency
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House Speaker Mike Johnson made remarks following the inauguration of President Donald Trump, saying America is “roaring back.”
MSNBC · 1h ago · Watch highlights from President Trump's inauguration ceremony at the Capitol as he delivered remarks to the nation and was sworn in to serve as the 47th president.
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Watch highlights from Donald Trump’s inauguration speech
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Watch highlights from President Trump's inauguration ceremony at the Capitol as he delivered remarks to the nation and was sworn in to serve as the 47th president.
MSNBC · 2h ago · Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris made final goodbyes to President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance after the inauguration ceremony.
· NBC News · 3h ago · President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris entered the Capitol rotunda for the inauguration of Donald Trump.
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· Financial Times · 18h ago · Incoming president reprises dark campaign themes before thousands of jubilant supporters in Washington
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Trump Tells Inauguration Eve Rally ‘American Decline’ to End
NBC News · 2h ago · During his inaugural address, Donald Trump said the United States would consider itself a growing nation under his presidency and he would bring the nation's flag "into new and beautiful horizons." Trump went on to say American astronauts would "
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Musk gives thumbs-up as Trump vows to put American flag on Mars
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During his inaugural address, Donald Trump said the United States would consider itself a growing nation under his presidency and he would bring the nation's flag "into new and beautiful horizons." Trump went on to say American astronauts would "
NBC News · 2h ago · Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president Monday, commuted the life sentence of Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and of escaping from federal prison.
· CBS News · 3h ago · With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving life in prison.
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MSNBC · 2h ago · Speaking during his inaugural address, President Trump vowed to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America," return Alaska's Denali to "Mount McKinley" and retake control of the Panama Canal.
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'We're taking it back': Trump promises action on Panama Canal
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Speaking during his inaugural address, President Trump vowed to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America," return Alaska's Denali to "Mount McKinley" and retake control of the Panama Canal.
MSNBC · 2h ago · During his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he would reinstate military service members who objected to Covid-19 vaccine and spoke about plans to change military training goals and initiatives.
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Trump promises to reinstate service members who objected to Covid-19 vaccine
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During his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he would reinstate military service members who objected to Covid-19 vaccine and spoke about plans to change military training goals and initiatives.
NBC News · 2h ago · President Trump laid out his vision for his administration and presidency during his inauguration address and explained how he would achieve his goals using executive orders and presidential powers.
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Trump lays out the vision and goals for his presidency
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President Trump laid out his vision for his administration and presidency during his inauguration address and explained how he would achieve his goals using executive orders and presidential powers.
NBC News · 2h ago · In his inaugural address, Donald Trump thanked Black and Hispanic communities for their votes and invoked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose federal holiday Trump shares with the day of his second inauguration.
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Trump says his presidency will make Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘dream come true’
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In his inaugural address, Donald Trump thanked Black and Hispanic communities for their votes and invoked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose federal holiday Trump shares with the day of his second inauguration.
NBC News · 2h ago · In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised to "reverse a horrible betrayal" by the outgoing Biden administration and to "give people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and indeed their freedom."
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Trump promises 'tide of change' in inaugural address: 'America's decline is over'
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In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised to "reverse a horrible betrayal" by the outgoing Biden administration and to "give people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and indeed their freedom."
MSNBC · 3h ago · Citing the assassination attempt that left him wounded,President Trump said "I was saved by God to make America great again" in his inaugural address.
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'I was saved by God': Trump cites divine intervention in assassination attempt
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Citing the assassination attempt that left him wounded, President Trump said "I was saved by God to make America great again" in his inaugural address.
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· MSNBC · 3h ago · Watch as JD Vance is sworn in as the 50th vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at the inauguration of Donald Trump.
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WATCH: JD Vance is sworn in as vice president
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Watch as JD Vance is sworn in as the 50th vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at the inauguration of Donald Trump.
MSNBC · 3h ago · Watch as President-elect Trump arrives at the Capitol rotunda for his inauguration, drawing cheers from those in the room and watching from other locations in the nation's capital.
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Trump arrives at the Capitol rotunda for his inauguration
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Watch as President-elect Trump arrives at the Capitol rotunda for his inauguration, drawing cheers from those in the room and watching from other locations in the nation's capital.
MSNBC · 3h ago · Ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration, Congressional leaders entered the Capitol rotunda for the ceremony.
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Congressional leadership enters Trump’s inauguration
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Ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration, Congressional leaders entered the Capitol rotunda for the ceremony.
NBC News · 3h ago · Vice President-elect JD Vance walks into the Capitol rotunda after being introduced at the inauguration ceremony.
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JD Vance introduced at inauguration ceremony inside Capitol
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Vice President-elect JD Vance walks into the Capitol rotunda after being introduced at the inauguration ceremony.
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CBS News · 6h ago · Jason Miller, a senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss what to expect during Trump's second term, from executive actions to campaign promises.
· NBC News · 7h ago · Senior Trump adviser Jason Miller joins TODAY to discuss Donald Trump’s plans after he is sworn in as president for a second time, including signing executive orders “literally moments after” he is sworn in.
Rolling Stone · 6h ago · The outgoing president preemptively pardoned Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley, and the Jan. 6 committee
· BBC · 7h ago · Outgoing president says action will prevent "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions".
MSNBC · 8h ago · With just hours remaining, the retiring Democrat issued pardons for Mark Milley, Anthony Fauci and several people related to the Jan. 6 investigation.
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Politico · 8h ago · The inauguration stands in stark contrast to the message of Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday.
· CBS News · 10h ago · Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day both fall on Jan. 20. Here's what's open and closed on the federal holiday.
CBS News · 9h ago · Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, a top anti-poverty group said ahead of an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland of some of the world's political and financial elite.
· ABC News · 18h ago · Billionaire's wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least 5 trillionaires within a decade, even as the number of people in poverty has barely budged since 1990
MSNBC · 10h ago · From prominent attendees (and absences) to performers, here’s what to expect from the inaugural events at the Capitol as Trump retakes office.
· NPR · 11h ago · President-elect Trump will get sworn in today for his second term in the White House. We preview what we know about the day.
BBC · 18h ago · The incoming president has said he will "make heads spin" with a blitz of as many as 100 executive orders on the day of his inauguration.
· Financial Times · 23h ago · Incoming president expected to issue orders on deportations, tariffs and cuts to regulation
NPR · 5h ago · Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
· ABC News · 1h ago · Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died
CBS News · 3h ago ·
Former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards dies at 67
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Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.
NBC News · 3h ago ·
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, dies at 67
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Cecile Richards, a women's rights activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, has died at 67, her family said.
MSNBC · 5h ago ·
Breaking: Former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards has died
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Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday of an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 67. Mika Brzezinski reads from a statement from Richards' family.
CBS News · 7h ago · President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."
· NPR · 7h ago · In a statement released Monday, President Biden said the pardons "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing." President-elect Trump has criticized many of the officials Biden pardoned.
NPR · 23h ago · Residents along the East Coast, from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine, are bracing for several inches of snow on Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures.
· ABC News · Jan 19, 2025 · Heavy snow is expected to blanket large portions of the Eastern U.S. while much of the country will endure dangerously cold temperatures in the coming days
BBC · Jan 19, 2025 · Three Israeli women hostages are released in Gaza, with 90 Palestinians set to be freed from Israeli jails in return.
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NPR · 1h ago · Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions
NBC News · 2h ago · More than 55 million people throughout the Gulf Coast are bracing for a historic winter storm that will bring rare snow and frigid temperatures to the region.
BBC · 2h ago · US president Donald Trump has been sworn in as 47th president of the United States.
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CNBC · 3h ago · The union said 85% of its members approved a work stoppage.
· CBS News · 4h ago · Costco Teamsters voted to authorize nationwide walkout by more than 18,000 workers over wages and benefits.
CBS News · 22h ago · The fire began outside the building – which was unoccupied at the time – and caused minor damage before it was extinguished. No injuries were reported.
· Business Insider · 7h ago · Police said a 19-year-old admitted to starting a fire on Sunday over the TikTok ban. The fire took place at an office used by Rep. Glenn Grothman.
ABC News · Jan 19, 2025 ·
Man accused of starting fire at Congressman's office motivated by TikTok ban, police say
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A man accused of setting fire to a strip mall in Wisconsin where a Congressman’s office is located told authorities he was motivated by the federal ban on the popular TikTok video-sharing platform
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Financial Times · 8h ago · Axel Rudakubana, 18, also pleads guilty to 10 charges of attempted murder
· ABC News · 14h ago · A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer is going on trial
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BBC · 1h ago · It comes after Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of three girls in the town last year.
Financial Times · 1h ago · UK Chancellor favours proposals by the financial regulator for banks to take more risks to boost home ownership
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· Business Insider · 13h ago · The new feature comes amid the turbulence surrounding the ban on rival TikTok.
MSNBC · 23h ago · TikTok said it would restore service to U.S. users after blocking it for some 170 million American users. The video platform said President-elect Donald Trump provided necessary assurances to the company’s service providers.
· NBC News · Jan 19, 2025 · TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before.
CNBC · Jan 19, 2025 ·
TikTok restoring U.S. service after Trump provided ‘assurance’
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TikTok was available to some U.S. users on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said that he would sign an executive order to delay a federal ban.
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Forbes · 1h ago · Cyclists and runners are at the top of the list of beneficiaries in Garmin's Q1 2025 update, coming to many watch series including Forerunner and Fenix.
Forbes · 2h ago · Childhood fluoride exposure led to a net negative effect in adulthood: reduced high school graduation rates, economic sufficiency, physical ability and health.
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Forbes · 2h ago · It’s not the first time experts have urged caution as companies jostle to carve their AI empires. But this time, it's a cocktail of good and bad.
Forbes · 3h ago · This collaboration between Eli Lilly and a Top VC fund can redefine how Corporate VC (CVC) fuels innovation – not just in biotech, but across emerging industries.
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Washington Post · 57m ago · Carrie Underwood sidestepped the technical issues at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony and performed “America the Beautiful” A cappella.
· NBC News · 2h ago · Carrie Underwood performed "America the Beautiful" at Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration at the U.S. Capitol.
MSNBC · 3h ago · Watch as President Trump is sworn in to serve as the 47th president as he takes the presidential oath administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Trump takes presidential oath of office
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Watch as President Trump is sworn in to serve as the 47th president as he takes the presidential oath administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
Gizmodo · 5h ago · Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Tim Cook were all there.
· BBC · 5h ago · Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are all in attendance.
Variety · 7h ago · MEDIA MAVEN Japanese broadcasting powerhouse Nippon TV has elevated longtime exec Hiroyuki Fukuda to the top spot, naming him representative director, president and COO.
· Deadline Hollywood · 9h ago · Japanese network Nippon TV has unveiled Hiroyuki Fukuda as its new representative Director, President and COO. Fukuda assumed his role from January 1 this year.
Variety · 8h ago · Hong Kong International Film Festival Society’s (HKIFF) Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) has unveiled a slate of 25 in-development projects for its 23rd edition, with renowned auteur Kore-eda Hirokazu among the heavyweight filmmakers backing emerging talent.
· Deadline Hollywood · 13h ago · Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has announced the 25 in-development projects selected for this year’s Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
Deadline Hollywood · 15h ago · As residents impacted by the Eaton and Palisades Fires were slowly returning to their homes — or where their homes used to be — another dangerous Santa Ana wind event is forecast to begin Monday that is expected to bring isolated gusts as high as 100 mph.
· CBS News · 21h ago · The National Weather Service has issued another rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in anticipation of Monday's Santa Ana wind event.
Deadline Hollywood · 16h ago · Kevin Costner honored his friendship with the late and great Whitney Houston on his 70th birthday over the weekend. The veteran actor remembered his co-star in 1992’s romantic thriller The Bodyguard, reposting a behind-the-scenes photo of the two s
· Variety · 19h ago · As Kevin Costner turns 70, he remembers his once costar Whitney Houston. On his birthday, Jan. 18, Costner shared a photo to his Instagram Stories of himself and Houston on the set of 1992’s “The Bodyguard,” in which the pair costarred.
Rolling Stone · 17h ago · It’s the Puerto Rican superstar’s fourth album to top the Billboard 200
· Variety · 21h ago · Bad Bunny‘s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” ascends to No. 1 after its first full tracking week, becoming the reggaeton star’s fourth album to hit the peak.
Variety · 20h ago · Elizabeth Nissen, a veteran ABC News correspondent, died Jan. 7 in Ann Arbor, Mich., three days after her birthday. She was 71. Nissen’s death was first reported and confirmed by ABC News, although the cause of death was not revealed.
· Deadline Hollywood · 22h ago · Veteran ABC News correspondent Elizabeth Nissen died Jan. 7, three days shy of her 71st birthday, at her home in Ann Arbor, Mich., her family announced.
Rolling Stone · 1h ago · Mexican singer will donate a portion of ticket sales to the LAFD Foundation following the devastating Los Angeles fires
CBS News · 5h ago · Here's a look at the lines for Championship Sunday in the 2025 NFL playoffs
· ESPN · 16h ago · Let's preview the conference championship matchups. How can the Commanders, Eagles, Chiefs and Bills each win next weekend and advance?
Los Angeles Times · 17h ago ·
Championship Sunday first look: Will Josh Allen and Bills finally beat Chiefs?
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L.A. Times NFL writer Sam Farmer analyzes the conference championships between the Eagles-Commanders in the NFC and Bills-Chiefs in the AFC.
BBC · 13h ago · An Australian broadcaster apologises to Novak Djokovic for comments he made on TV that the Serb considered "insulting and offensive".
· CBS News · 17h ago · Djokovic said he and Serbian fans were disrespected by an Australian broadcaster's comments
ABC News · Jan 19, 2025 ·
Novak Djokovic won't speak to the Australian Open's local TV network without an apology
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Novak Djokovic has declined to do a customary post-match TV interview at the Australian Open to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the official broadcaster of the tournament in the host country, Channel 9
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Djokovic skips interview over Aussie TV spat
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Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary postmatch TV interview at the Australian Open after his win Sunday night to protest comments made on air.
ESPN · 15h ago · Buffalo capitalized on Baltimore's mistakes and will now face the Kansas City Chiefs for a spot in the Super Bowl.
· ABC News · 15h ago · Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will take on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game in their fourth playoff matchup in five years
NBC News · 19h ago · The Philadelphia Eagles rode star running back Saquon Barkley all year to a division title, and now they are one win away from a conference championship.
· Los Angeles Times · 19h ago · Saquon Barkley rushes for more than 200 yards against the Rams again as the Eagles advance to the NFC championship game against the Commanders.
ABC News · 15h ago · Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday
· ESPN · 17h ago · Jeff Torborg, who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and was the 1990 AL Manager of the Year with the White Sox, died Sunday.
ESPN · 17h ago · Saquon Barkley said he was aiming to chase "greatness" in the playoffs, and he delivered Sunday, rushing for 205 yards in the Eagles' win.
· CBS News · 20h ago · Barkley's 205 yards rushing are the fifth most in a playoff game in NFL history
ESPN · 22h ago · Commanders starting guard Sam Cosmi will miss the rest of the postseason with an ACL tear, coach Dan Quinn announced Sunday.
· CBS News · 23h ago · Sam Cosmi had started every game for Washington since the start of the 2023 season
CBS News · 1h ago · There is still plenty of MLB offseason business to tackle before spring training begins
CBS News · 1h ago · SportsLine's Model reveals its top NFL championship round picks, NFL best bets, NFL parlay picks, NFL parlay card, NFL predictions, and 25-1 football parlay
CBS News · 1h ago · Scheffler is currently scheduled to begin his 2025 season at next week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
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· ABC News · 1h ago · An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck southern Taiwan
CBS News · 5h ago · A British teen has pleaded guilty to murder over an allegedly "meticulously planned" stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class for kids.
· NBC News · 7h ago · A British teenager unexpectedly pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls at a
NBC News · Jan 19, 2025 · Three female Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City before crossing into Israel. A video released by Israeli forces showed the mothers of freed hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher watching their return.
· MSNBC · Jan 19, 2025 · Video shows the moment three Israeli hostages are exchanged in Gaza. A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, with the release of the first hostages and a halt to Israeli military operations.
Washington Post · 5h ago ·
Who are the Israeli hostages released in the ceasefire with Hamas?
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Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher were freed from Gaza. Thirty more hostages are set to be released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
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Who are the three Israeli hostages being released by Hamas?
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Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari are set to be freed 471 days after being taken hostage.
NPR · 5h ago · For the first time in a decade, Debra Tice, the mother of missing American journalist, Austin Tice, returns to Syria to find news of her son.
· NBC News · 8h ago · The mother of American journalist Austin Tice said Monday that the incoming Trump administration has offered its support in finding her son, who went missing in Syria in 2012.
CBS News · 8h ago · China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called "revenge on society crimes," state media said.
· NBC News · 10h ago · China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes.”
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China executes 2 men who committed attacks known as 'revenge on society crimes'
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China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes.”
ABC News · 9h ago · An Indian court has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year
· NBC News · 9h ago · An Indian court awarded a life sentence to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in Kolkata.
ABC News · 10h ago · Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, is a trusted adviser to President Xi Jinping, a long-time survivor of Chinese politics who rose from toiling on a collective farm and in factories to becoming on...
· CBS News · 22h ago · Han Zheng, the vice president of the People's Republic of China, is in Washington for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.
NPR · 14h ago · Officials said the attacks happened in the Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, following the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army.
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CBS News · Jan 19, 2025 ·
At least 80 killed in Colombia after failed peace talks, official says
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At least 80 people were killed in northeast Colombia following failed attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.
ABC News · Jan 19, 2025 ·
Officials say some 60 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail
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Officials in Colombia say about 60 people have been killed in the country’s northeast region following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army
NBC News · 19h ago · The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said Sunday.
· ABC News · 22h ago · The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said
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Nigerian GasTanker Explosion Death Toll Rises to 86, with 55Injured
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Science Daily · 3h ago · A new study has described a phenomenon researchers refer to as 'contagious urinations.' The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimp pees, others are more likely to follow.
Science Daily · 3h ago · Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life.
Science Daily · 3h ago · Researchers have determined how children's immune systems react to different kinds of cancer depending on their age. The study reveals significant differences between the immune response of children and adults, and has the potential to lead to new tailored treatments for children with cancer.
New Scientist · 4h ago · All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – here’s how to spot the celestial show
New Scientist · 8h ago · The soft metal bismuth may be a wonder material for electronics – particularly because of one surprising behaviour it displays when exposed to magnetic fields
Science Daily · 20h ago · Ecologists have identified significant ecological risks associated with the release of hybrid groupers into Hong Kong's coastal waters, a practice often linked to religious 'mercy release' rituals.
NPR · Jan 19, 2025 · The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.
Smithsonian · Jan 19, 2025 · With “Toy Story,” computer animation began its rise to dominance
NPR · Jan 18, 2025 · The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the air actually is.
Smithsonian · Jan 18, 2025 · Designed to keep prices low and conserve wax paper, the ban, enacted on this day in 1943, only succeeded in making Americans furious
Los Angeles Times · 2h ago · Smoke and ash are in the air, and so is survivor's guilt, leaving many unsure how to act or grieve. While survivor's guilt can cause grief and shame, it is also, say experts, a sign of empathy.
New Scientist · 3h ago · Research is revealing the complex relationship between sleep and the gut microbiome, raising the prospect that eating better during the day might help you get a better night’s rest
New Scientist · 4h ago · The benefits of taking GLP-1 agonists seem to outweigh the risks, at least when taken for approved uses, according to an assessment of how the drugs affect 175 conditions
New Scientist · 5h ago · Is 8 hours of sleep really the right amount for you? Understanding your personal chronotype could be a better way to approach how much time you should spend in bed
New Scientist · 8h ago · The gut microbiome has tremendous potential for helping us treat, or even prevent, many different conditions - but first, we need to understand it better
New Scientist · 8h ago · Sleeping a solid 8 hours isn't the whole story and the quality of your sleep might matter more. But what does sleep quality mean and how can we measure it?
Los Angeles Times · 9h ago · Wildfire victims may face stacks of bureaucratic paperwork, including insurance claims, requests for FEMA assistance and loan applications. Here's the best way to get through it.
Los Angeles Times · 9h ago · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has big plans for the FDA if he's confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf explains why certain changes may not be that easy — or desirable.
NPR · 12h ago · "New Year, New Me" Episode 3: beef tallow & natural skincareAccording to Pew Research Center, 79% of New Year's resolutions are about one thing: health.
Los Angeles Times · Jan 19, 2025 · For 75 years, the property has welcomed visitors seeking peace and solace to its grounds. As the Palisades fire raged around it last week, it was anything but.
NPR · Jan 17, 2025 · A researcher — who was looking for something else — stumbled onto two poems by Virginia Woolf. The silly, punny, quickly drafted poems were written for her niece and nephew sometime after March 1927.
NPR · Jan 17, 2025 · Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, now a feature film, is based on a notorious Florida reform school where boys were beaten and sexually abused. Originally broadcast July 16, 2019.
Christian Science Monitor · Jan 17, 2025 · In “Custodians of Wonder,” Eliot Stein takes readers on a tour from Japan to Peru to meet the artisans keeping ancient crafts alive.
Christian Science Monitor · Jan 16, 2025 · In “I Am Nobody’s Slave,” memoirist Lee Hawkins reaches deep into his family history and finds redemption in understanding his roots.
Christian Science Monitor · Jan 15, 2025 · Robin Wall Kimmerer reflects on the cooperation among plants and draws inspiration for human societies in “The Serviceberry.”
NPR · Jan 15, 2025 · After a 1990 wildfire destroyed his home and possessions, Iyer started over. The loss led him to a Benedictine monastery, where he found comfort and compassion in solitude. His new memoir is Aflame.
NPR · Jan 15, 2025 · Sometimes you finish a book and just haveto talk about it with someone else. If your book club is looking for its next conversation-sparking title we have a dozen for you!
NPR · Jan 14, 2025 · The accusations stretch back decades and first became public last summer. Gaiman wrote, "I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever."
NPR · Jan 14, 2025 · NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about his new book, "It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change," which is part memoir and part strategy guide.
NPR · Jan 13, 2025 · This year promises to give us some great new books. Here are a few pieces of fiction we're looking forward to reading in early 2025.
NPR · 3h ago · The rapper Snoop Dogg has been taking criticism for performing at one of President Trump's pre-inauguration events over the weekend.
Forbes · 5h ago · Discover how dalgona candy from Squid Game became a global trend. Explore the dalgona game, its cultural roots, and the viral candy challenge.
Forbes · 5h ago · Globally, powerful solutions are emerging by blending indigenous farming practices with modern agricultural innovations.
Forbes · 6h ago · Since launching its frozen pizzas and pasta bakes, Katie's has achieved a 200% annual growth rate, doubling its sales and catching the attention of major retailers.
Forbes · 7h ago · Spanning the 76th through 101st floors of South Korea’s tallest building Lotte World Tower, Signiel Seoul is in a league of its own.
NPR · 7h ago · After Virginia Squier's young daughter accidentally boarded a train without her, a stranger stepped in to help.
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