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Ukraine says US pledged Congress to back security guarantee

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has an agreement with the U.S. to make security guarantees legally binding through a vote in Congress as part of a deal to end Russia’s war.

He offered no details in online audio comments to Ukrainian media late Monday. The disclosure came hours after a U.S. official said President Donald Trump�...Read more

Thaksin-backed party picks another family member as Thai PM candidate

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A political party backed by billionaire politician Thaksin Shinawatra, whose family has dominated Thai politics this century, has nominated another member of the dynasty as its top prime ministerial candidate in the election scheduled for early next year.

Yodchanan Wongsawat, Thaksin’s nephew and son of former leader Somchai Wongsawat, headed...Read more

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Trump sues BBC for $10 billion over documentary edit

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President Donald Trump sued the BBC for at least $10 billion over a misleading edit in a documentary last year that gave the impression he’d made a direct call for violence in a speech leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.

The lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corp. was filed Monday in federal ...Read more

Despite ICE concerns, Oakland revives possible $2 million deal for surveillance cameras

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OAKLAND — The company that manufactures Oakland’s surveillance cameras remains in play to secure a new $2 million city contract, despite concerns that the license plate information captured by the devices could wind up in the hands of federal immigration authorities.

A committee of Oakland City Council members rejected the deal last month ...Read more

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Trump's idea for health accounts has been tried. Millions of patients have ended up in debt

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Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life.

She and her family lived in a neatly landscaped neighborhood near Cleveland. They had a six-figure income and health insurance. Then, four years ago, when Monroe was pregnant with twin girls, something started to feel off.

“I kept having to come into the emergency room for ...Read more

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Out-of-pocket pain from high-deductible plans means skimping on care

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David Garza sometimes feels as if he doesn’t have health insurance now that he pays so much to treat his Type 2 diabetes.

His monthly premium payment of $435 for family coverage is roughly the same as the insurance at his previous job. But the policy at his current job carries an annual deductible of $4,000, which he must pay out-of-pocket ...Read more

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DOE using its own land to help pair AI centers, nuclear reactors

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WASHINGTON — The Energy Department wants to build nuclear-powered artificial intelligence data centers on federal land using new public-private partnerships.

Co-locating advanced nuclear reactors with data centers on DOE sites is part of the Trump administration’s bid to accelerate the development of both technologies, sources say, as ...Read more

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Chicago Public Schools lunchroom workers near 6 months without a contract: 'No one sees us'

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CHICAGO — Irma Garcia’s life revolves around food. Eight hours a day, she prepares hundreds of meals for students at James Russell Lowell Elementary School in Humboldt Park. She can list the menu offhand — popcorn chicken, pepperoni pizza, mozzarella sticks.

But at home, her kitchen shelves are often empty: Once a month after work, she ...Read more

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The battle for street parking in LA: One man wages war through TikTok requests

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LOS ANGELES — Joey Morales’ Ford SUV stopped along a quiet residential street in South L.A., its headlights shining on what would be a perfect parking spot if not for the three orange cones blocking it.

Cones in this part of town carry weight — they’re used not just by public works and construction crews but by locals as de facto ...Read more

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SpaceX squeezes in 100th Space Coast launch, but weather delays ULA, 2nd SpaceX mission

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SpaceX managed to find a lull in the winds early Monday, but a second SpaceX launch as well as one from United Launch Alliance opted to wait at least a day before trying to add to the Space Coast’s rocket mission total.

The one that did go up though was SpaceX’s 100th launch from Florida this year.

A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-82 mission ...Read more

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At least 4 detained, protesters and agents clash in latest ICE operation in Minneapolis

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At least four people were detained in Minneapolis Monday as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Minnesota-focused enforcement campaign that has been underway for several weeks.

The Minnesota effort, “Operation Metro Surge,” has seen Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents step up their presence in Minneapolis and St. ...Read more

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Days after seeing Rob Reiner and wife, Gov. JB Pritzker mourns deaths and blasts Trump's response to tragedy

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Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday mourned the deaths of Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife this weekend, noting he was with both of them in Los Angeles just four days ago, as the governor also lambasted President Donald Trump’s reaction to the tragedy.

In addition to being a Hollywood A-lister who both made films and acted, Reiner was a ...Read more

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'Not a red-blue issue': Md. data center impact study bill, vetoed by Moore, sees new bipartisan push

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At the end of Maryland’s legislative session earlier this year, Gov. Wes Moore vetoed some 29 bills, looking to shave off extra costs as the state faced budget constraints.

Just six months later, a growing bipartisan coalition of both lawmakers and advocates across the aisle is worried that one of these vetoes — the Data Center Impact ...Read more

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Adams appoints GOP's Borelli to school panel, stacking another board before Mamdani takes office

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Mayor Adams has tapped Joe Borelli, who led the New York City Council’s Republican delegation, to sit on the oversight panel of local public schools, as the outgoing mayor continues to stack boards related to housing, policing and now education before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office.

The string of eleventh-hour appointments have been ...Read more

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State officials drop fight over Elon Musk's US government role

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A group of Democratic state attorneys general dropped one of the last remaining legal fights over whether President Donald Trump unlawfully delegated too much power to Elon Musk during the months the billionaire served within the administration.

The officials filed a notice on Monday evening in the federal district court in Washington notifying...Read more

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Republicans offer their own health care plan. Will it help California consumers?

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House Republican leaders plan votes this week on their plan to reduce health care costs, but consumers shouldn’t expect much help with soaring premiums anytime soon.

The 111-page GOP blueprint, likely to get a House vote Wednesday, does not include an extension of the expiring health care premium subsidies.

Those credits for qualified ...Read more

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Frustration mounts as Brown University shooter remains at large

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Shock over a shooting rampage at Brown University over the weekend is giving way to frustration over the lack of video footage and suspects.

Authorities in Providence, Rhode Island, said Monday they hadn’t identified any new persons of interest in the shooting that killed two people and injured nine on the Ivy League campus Saturday ...Read more

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Feds say anti-government group plotted New Year’s Eve bombings in Southern California

LOS ANGELES — A plan to attack several Los Angeles-area businesses on New Year's Eve was detailed, dangerous and already in motion, authorities said.

But as four people allegedly tied to a left-wing, antigovernment group gathered last week in the Mojave ...Read more

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Rob Reiner, 'When Harry Met Sally' director, 'All in the Family' actor and political activist, dead at 78

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LOS ANGELES — In the world that Rob Reiner built, amplifiers went “up to 11.” People readily ordered “what she’s having.” Courtrooms couldn’t “handle the truth,” comedy and drama traded places seamlessly and liberal ideals born in the 1960s and '70s formed the gold standard of politics.

A writer, director, producer, actor and ...Read more

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Washington weather: More rain, wind forecast; flood warnings still in effect

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Rain showers hit Western Washington Monday morning as another atmospheric river drenches the state.

The National Weather Service said Monday that the storm will continue through Wednesday, with about 2 to 4 inches of rain expected in foothill areas and 4 to 6 inches on higher ground. That will likely shift to snow in the mountains, including in...Read more