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US-Nigeria strikes: Living in fear of Lakurawa
Makuochi OkaforBBC Africa Gift Ufuoma/BBC Buildings in Nukuru village were damaged by the ferocity of the missiles that struck 10km away on Christmas Day Deep fear has long pervaded the arid savannah plains and highlands of north-western Nigeria – even before the US air strikes on the Islamist militants who have made this area their base on Christmas night. The…
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School closures have rocked this LA-area district – are they destroying it, or saving it? | California
Inglewood, California – a few miles east of Los Angeles international airport – is known as the city of champions. The NBA champion Lakers once called Inglewood’s Forum – famously dubbed “the fabulous Forum” by announcer Chick Hearn – home. By the mid-2000s, with the Lakers gone and another local landmark – nearby Hollywood Park racetrack – closed, the city…
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How frogs went from right-wing meme to anti-ICE protest symbol
Getty Images Immigration agents in Portland spraying crowd control chemicals into a protester’s frog costume went viral in October The revolution will not be televised, but it might have webbed feet and bulging eyes. It also might have a unicorn’s horn or a chicken’s feathers. As protests against the Trump administration continue in US cities, demonstrators are adopting the energy…
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is taking over New York at a time of progress and stability for the NYPD
A reform-minded mayor is taking charge of New York City at a time when the largest police department in the country is finding its stride in its stability, touting a drop in gun violence and homicides while its current leadership stays intact. New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch is staying at the helm under progressive Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, providing…
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Not sure where donations end up? These groups tell you exactly who you’re helping
Ogechi Irondi’s future teetered between two wildly different scenarios: one that would lead to dual degrees after nine years of college, and one that would leave the single mother and her young children homeless. Strangers helped seal her fate. The 31-year-old had suffered unfathomable challenges during her studies at Georgia Tech – one of the most rigorous universities in the…
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Clergy abuse survivors frustrated by New Orleans archdiocese’s protracted bankruptcy | New Orleans clergy abuse
An image of his great-grandmother stayed with James Adams for years and strengthened his faith: she was withered, nearly blind, touching his cheeks when they sat together, as if the feel of his face gave her sight. A working woman whose husband, a police officer, killed himself, she raised four children; her faith was a rock against life’s travails. She…
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Epstein texts and yelling at Trump: US House’s year of censures | US Congress
They also spent plenty of time seeking to reprimand each other by passing censures, as the House’s formal mechanism for discipline is known. A search on Congress.gov reveals at least 17 attempts since the start of the year to condemn another lawmaker, in the form of a censure or a less formal disapproval resolution. If a censure resolution is approved…
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Winter storm pummels New York, New Jersey, Connecticut with snow and ice. See the forecast.
11:27 PM Dangerous mess in New Jersey The winter storm quickly turned into an icy and dangerous mess in New Jersey, as state officials went on high alert after declaring a state of emergency and warning drivers to stay off the roads. Across the state, roads were pelted with heavy bands of snow, sleet and freezing rain; the Friday evening commute…
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Both of these influencers are successful
Sakshi VenkatramanUS reporter Kaaviya Sambasivam/Simone Mckenzie / Google Veo 3 Kaaviya Sambasivam, left, is a popular influencer. Gigi, right, is an AI influencer In some ways, Gigi is like any other young social media influencer. With perfect hair and makeup, she logs on and talks to her fans. She shares clips: eating, doing skin care, putting on lipstick. She even…
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Behind SoCal’s wettest Christmas, a drought-to-deluge cycle
A year ago, officials were sounding alarms about a bone-dry winter that days later would combine with wind gusts of up to 100 mph to bring about the worst fires in Los Angeles history. Now, Southern California just experienced its wettest Christmas in modern history. This Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were the rainiest in the modern record for many…
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