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The year of the snake: How my mother came to embrace her zodiac sign

Cunning? Resourceful? The snake from Chinese mythology has guided my mother in ways that benefited my autism

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RFK Jr. claims he had "nothing to do" with Samoan measles outbreak, but record suggests otherwise

RFK Jr.'s testimony to senators clashed with past articles and letters he wrote concerning Samoan vaccine policy

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New White House lawyer described himself as a "raging misogynist," praised Nazi theorist

New White House lawyer described himself as a

Andrew Kloster, chief lawyer in the government's HR office, has a history of making sexist and racist comments

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Trump administration rescinds OMB memo that imposed illegal freeze on federal spending

Trump administration rescinds OMB memo that imposed illegal freeze on federal spending

A memo ordering federal agencies to suspend most federal grants was already temporarily blocked by a judge

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"Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance": Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator says

The shutdown comes as Trump's budget office ordered a suspension of most federal spending

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Trump, challenging federal law, tries to fire labor board leaders who backed worker rights

Trump, challenging federal law, tries to fire labor board leaders who backed worker rights

Trump fired the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel and one of its Democratic members

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"Five-alarm fire": Trump OMB tries to freeze federal spending in unconstitutional power grab

A two-page OMB memo falsely claims that the president can refuse to spend money on programs authorized by Congress

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"Uncertainy, fear and panic": Trump abruptly cancels NIH meetings, upending scientific research

Federal science agencies were directed to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants

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Trump suggests he may strip FEMA and let states "take care of their own problems"

Trump suggests he may strip FEMA and let states

Despite recent disasters in Asheville and Los Angeles, Trump suggested that FEMA was part of the problem

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Police union that endorsed Trump condemns Jan. 6 pardons

Police union that endorsed Trump condemns Jan. 6 pardons

The pro-Trump Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs issued a joint statement

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"He cannot rewrite the Constitution": 22 states sue Trump over birthright citizenship order

Trump issued an executive order that seeks to eliminate the 14th Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship

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13 Democratic senators tell the GOP they are ready to collaborate on "fair immigration enforcement"

13 Democratic senators tell the GOP they are ready to collaborate on

The senators said they would cooperate with the GOP to address "pressing border security and immigration needs”

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Trump picks "Stop the Steal" activist Ed Martin to oversee Jan. 6 cases

Trump picks

Ed Martin, who was present at the Capitol on Jan. 6, was named by Trump as interim U.S. attorney for DC

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Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law alleges that his ex-wife lived in fear of him

Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law alleges that his ex-wife lived in fear of him

Senators received an affidavit from Hegseth's ex-sister-in-law suggesting that he physically threatened his wife

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"It was a Nazi salute": Historian dismisses claim that Musk's raised arm was mere "awkward gesture"

"Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too," wrote NYU's Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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Exploiting disaster: Renters accuse Los Angeles landlords of "abusive and illegal" price hikes

Exploiting disaster: Renters accuse Los Angeles landlords of

Landlords are reportedly flouting laws that prohibit them from jacking up prices during an emergency

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Trump fails to place hand on Bible when being sworn into office

Trump fails to place hand on Bible when being sworn into office

While it is customary to swear by some holy text, it is not constitutionally required

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Biden issues clemency to family, Democratic politicians and Leonard Peltier

Biden issues clemency to family, Democratic politicians and Leonard Peltier

Activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents in a shootout, had his life sentence commuted

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Elon Musk's DOGE immediately sued for allegedly violating federal transparency rules

Elon Musk's DOGE immediately sued for allegedly violating federal transparency rules

Musk is working on building an advisory office with broad powers over shredding government down to size

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Florida AG pledges to "fight for President Trump" after DeSantis picks her to fill Senate vacancy

Florida AG pledges to

Ashley Moody will replace Marco Rubio in the Senate until a special election is held in 2026

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Giuliani a no-show at court hearing over his $148 million defamation judgment

Giuliani a no-show at court hearing over his $148 million defamation judgment

The trial would have determined if Giuliani had to give up a Florida condominium and three World Series rings

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With large Democratic support, Senate expands bill that could deport immigrants without due process

With large Democratic support, Senate expands bill that could deport immigrants without due process

A change passed Wednesday mandates the federal detention of any undocumented migrant accused of assaulting a cop

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Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal reached, US, Israeli and Hamas officials say

Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal reached, US, Israeli and Hamas officials say

After numerous false starts and more than 45,000 dead, a deal has been reached by both Israel and Hamas

15.01.2025 4

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"Shocking criminal scheme": Raskin says Jack Smith's report shows Trump is an authoritarian threat

Smith's report on 2020 election subversion is a damning indictment of Donald Trump and his party, the lawmaker said

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South Korea's right-wing president arrested over attempt to impose military rule

South Korea's right-wing president arrested over attempt to impose military rule

About a thousand police officers helped detain South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday

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Michelle Obama will not attend Trump inauguration

Michelle Obama will not attend Trump inauguration

The former first lady also did not attend the funeral of Jimmy Carter, where her husband and Trump sat together

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FBI did not interview woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault, senator says

FBI did not interview woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault, senator says

“There are significant gaps and inadequacies in the report," said one senator briefed on its contents

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Key Senate Democrats come out in favor of "Laken Riley" bill that could enable mass deportations

Key Senate Democrats come out in favor of

The Laken Riley Act would require federal officials to detain undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes

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Wildfires rage across Los Angeles, forcing more than 130,000 evacuations

Wildfires rage across Los Angeles, forcing more than 130,000 evacuations

Five people are now reported dead as the fire spreads to the Hollywood Hills

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Why Justin Trudeau resigned and what that means for Canada and the coming trade war

Why Justin Trudeau resigned and what that means for Canada and the coming trade war

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation this week, setting off a scramble to replace him both as the country's head of...

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Emergency declared as "apocalyptic" fire engulfs wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood

Emergency declared as

A brush fire, goaded by a wind storm, has swallowed up much of Palisades Park, an affluent community in northwest Los Angeles, and forced the...

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Amazon paid $40 million for the rights to a Melania Trump documentary directed by an alleged abuser

Amazon reportedly spent $40 million to secure the rights to produce and stream a documentary about Melania Trump, outbidding both Disney and...

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Mark Zuckerberg tells Fox News that Meta will "get rid of fact checkers" in latest appeal to Trump

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is nixing Facebook's fact checkers and replacing them with community notes, a feature used by Elon Musk's X...

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Mike Johnson falls short in first round of speaker voting despite Trump's endorsement

Update: After leaving the floor with Mike Johnson, Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., and Keith Self, R-Texas changed their votes to support the...

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Mark Zuckerberg puts Republican in charge of policy as he seeks to make nice with Trump

Mark Zuckerberg is switching places around at the top of Meta, the social media company he controls. In a move first reported by Semafor and that...

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"It's a slap in the face": MAGA Republicans "highly offended" that Biden gave Liz Cheney award

President Joe Biden's decision Thursday to award former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., with the second-highest honor a president can bestow has angered...

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"Dangerous": Officials alarmed at Elon Musk "sowing divisions and spreading hate" in Europe

Elon Musk isn't a citizen of any European country, but he's still doubling down on his support for the far-right in Germany and the United Kingdom,...

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FBI seizes 150 pipe bombs from suspect who used Biden photos for "target practice"

FBI officials seized over 150 pipe bombs from the house of a Virginia man who used pictures of President Joe Biden as target practice, according to...

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FBI hunts for links to New Orleans attack as Las Vegas Cybertruck suspect ID'ed as U.S. Army soldier

Investigators are probing whether the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas that killed its driver and...

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Trump falsely pushes anti-immigrant claims after New Orleans attack by US-born Army vet

President-elect Donald Trump seized on a Fox News report about the deadly New Year's Day attack in New Orleans to fearmonger about "criminals"...

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Long before "Happy holidays," there was a real war on Christmas 400 years ago

The War on Christmas appears to be over, depending on who you ask. Early in December, YouGov released a poll showing that 23% of American adults...

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What a medieval 12 Days of Christmas looks like, from porpoises to bloody Herod games

The English carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a cumulative song, in which each verse builds upon the last, detailing the increasingly...

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Elon Musk throws his support behind Germany's extremist far-right

Elon Musk, the billionaire whose support for Donald Trump has given him the president-elect's ear, is throwing his support behind Alternative for...

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"A calculated policy of deprivation": Israel committing "act of genocide" in Gaza, HRW says

For most of the past year, human rights watchdogs have characterized Israel's deeds in Gaza as collective punishment, war crimes, violations of...

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"They've pushed workers to the limit": Amazon employees go on strike during the holiday rush

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday morning, hoping to force negotiations for a labor contract after the delivery and retail...

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Trump may scrap a crash-reporting requirement that makes Tesla look bad: Reuters

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to end a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla, according to documents...

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Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about Hunter Biden and his father

Alexander Smirnov, the California man charged with lying to the FBI about fabricated criminal allegations against President Joe Biden and his son,...

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Nancy Pelosi is reportedly trying to block AOC from landing a top House oversight position

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is facing a powerful source of opposition in her bid to lead Democrats on the House's Oversight Committee:...

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"It will cost lives": Trump says he'll talk with RFK Jr. about discouraging childhood vaccines

In an interview with TIME Magazine published Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump said that he would discuss ending child vaccination programs...

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Meta donates $1 million to Trump inaugural committee after Zuckerberg meets with president-elect

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund, the latest in CEO Mark...

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