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A Fireworks Explosion Shattered Their Lives. Will Hawaiʻi Learn From It?
A 3-year-old, a new father and a grandmother were among those killed. Witnesses are left wondering if their deaths will make a difference this year. A 3-year-old, a new father and a grandmother were among those killed. Witnesses are left wondering if their deaths will make a difference this year. Video courtesy of Nick Wendrych Sirens blaring and lights flashing,…
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Two half-brothers, in prison for killing a priest, tell a story of abuse in New Orleans | New Orleans clergy abuse
More than 600 alleged survivors of clergy abuse have claims against the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans in its long bankruptcy. Attorneys Frank Lamothe III and Kristi Schubert have 75 clients. Twenty-three of them are prisoners, and most of them allege abuse at two long-shuttered orphanages, Hope Haven and Madonna Manor. Two of these men had a different path…
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Americans have more cash in stocks than ever, a ‘red flag’ for equities. Where to shift your money instead for 2026
Spencer Platt / Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. The U.S. stock market has surged to new highs recently — good news for investors, at least on the surface. But with Americans now holding more of their wealth in stocks than ever before, some economists warn that what…
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Swap-O-Rama ICE raid separated Chicago newlyweds. She self-deported to Mexico, he’s still in ICE detention
On a recent afternoon in the rugged, arid mountains of the Sierra Mixteca region in southern Mexico, Alexa Ramírez is anxiously waiting for her husband, Alexander Villeda, to call. The couple try to talk at least once a day since Ramírez, who’s 38, was deported back to Mexico in October. Villeda, 30 years old and originally from El Salvador, is…
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‘There’s a whole new bench of progressive creators’: how Democrats can catch up in the online space | Democrats
Democrats’ soul-searching began even before it was clear Donald Trump would return to the White House. But their devastating losses in the 2024 election threw the party’s problems into stark relief, prompting a wave of competing explanations from inflation and the border to Gaza, Joe Biden’s age, Kamala Harris’s clipped campaign, “woke” policies, an anti-incumbent mood or, more likely, some…
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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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