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Heavy snow and frigid temps put 70 million in the U.S. under winter storm warnings
By The Associated Press BOSTON — Tens of millions of residents along the East Coast are bracing for several inches of snow Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures that will take hold in much of the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine. Winter storm warnings issued by the National Weather Service…
More than half a million students were out of school because of LA fires this week
Jonaki Mehta More than 600,000 students in and around Los Angeles have had their schooling disrupted by the historic fires this week. School districts across the region started announcing school closures on Tuesday and Wednesday. That includes the second-largest school district in the nation, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which serves more than 500,000…
Biden Raises Bounty For Nicolás Maduro to $25 Million
The move is a retaliatory measure meant to punish the Venezuelan autocrat for refusing to give up power By Julie Turkewitz Reporting from Bogotá, Colombia The Biden Administration said on Friday that it was offering $25 million for information leading to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela. The announcement is Washington’s retaliatory…
Jamie Lee Curtis Donates $1 Million to L.A. Fire Relief Efforts
Amid blazing wildfires in Los Angeles, which have destroyed homes belonging to Anna Faris, Billy Crystal and more, Jamie Lee Curtis and her family have donated $1 million to the relief efforts. Jamie Lee Curtis is giving back to her city. The Freaky Friday actress—who resides in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles where…
Million year-old bubbles could solve ice age climate mystery
What is probably the world’s oldest ice, dating back 1.2m years ago, has been dug out from deep within Antarctica. Working at temperatures of -35C, a team of scientists extracted a 2.8km-long cyclinder, or core, of ice – longer than eight Eiffel Towers end-to-end. Suspended inside the ice are ancient air bubbles which scientists hope…
A record 24 million people now get Obamacare health plans. Will it last under Trump?
Selena Simmons-Duffin Nearly 24 million Americans are buying their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act – and there’s still a week to go for open enrollment signups. “We’ve once again set a new all-time record for marketplace enrollment,” Neera Tanden, Domestic Policy Advisor to President Biden, said on a press call Tuesday. “In fact,…
Why Jennifer Lopez Will Keep Ben Affleck’s $5 Million Engagement Ring
After Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck settled their divorce, which the “On The Floor” singer filed in August, filings reveal their assets agreement, including the status of her ring. Jennifer Lopez is keeping a token from her Ben Affleck second romance. As the couple—who separated last April before J.Lo filed for divorce in August—officially settled…
A Dutch project publicizes the names of half a million suspected Nazi collaborators
By Rachel Treisman The names of nearly half a million people suspected of collaborating with the Nazis during their occupation of the Netherlands have been published online for the first time, 80 years after the end of the Holocaust. The Central Archives of the Special Jurisdiction (CABR) is the largest World War II archives in…
Rudy Giuliani is held in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case
By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Monday for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment granted to two Georgia election workers. Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled after hearing Giuliani testify for a second…
Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’
As superbugs spread across the globe, death rates from antimicrobial resistance are set to double, says England’s former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has a straightforward message about the coming year. We face a growing antibiotic emergency that could have devastating impacts on men, women and children across the globe, she says. Davies, a…
Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping
By The Associated Press Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices. The proposed settlement filed Tuesday in an Oakland, California, federal court would resolve a 5-year-old lawsuit revolving around allegations…
Justin Baldoni Sues NYT for $250 Million Over Blake Lively Story
Justin Baldoni is responding after Blake Lively filed a legal complaint, accusing the New York Times of orchestrating a “strategic and manipulative” campaign centered on his It Ends With Us costar. Justin Baldoni is taking legal action. Days after his It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively filed a complaint accusing him of sexual harassment…
Schools, hospitals and prisons among England’s crumbling public buildings
Guardian analysis finds 1.6 million pupils in schools in need of repair, while some NHS sites endanger patients and staff Back in September, before his government’s first budget, the prime minister, Keir Starmer, addressed the Trades Union Congress. “So much of our crumbling public realm – universities, councils, the care system – [are] all even…