LA wildfires among costliest in US history

Jan 10, 2025 - 03:00 - -

1. LA wildfires among costliest in US history  BBC.com
2. New fire in West Hills. Fires burning right now have caused staggering losses  LAist
3. Human remains recovered amid charred rubble along PCH in Malibu  KTLA Los Angeles
4. California Wildfires Ravage Los Angeles, Killing at Least 5: Live Updates  The New York Times
5. Live updates: Los Angeles wildfire death toll unknown as Palisades, Sunset, Eaton fires remain uncontained  CNN

US Supreme Court lets Trump sentencing proceed in New York hush money case

Jan 10, 2025 - 02:07 - -

1. US Supreme Court lets Trump sentencing proceed in New York hush money case  Reuters
2. Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Bid to Avoid Sentencing in Hush-Money Case  The New York Times
3. Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling  CNN
4. Judge in Trump's hush money case expected to sentence him to 'unconditional discharge'  ABC News
5. New York prosecutors tell justices to let Trump be sentenced  SCOTUSblog

Federal appeals court allows Garland to release special counsel’s final Trump report, but more legal fights expected first

Jan 10, 2025 - 02:49 - -

1. Federal appeals court allows Garland to release special counsel’s final Trump report, but more legal fights expected first  CNN
2. The latest on Trump’s presidential transition  CNN
3. Appeals court allows release of Smith’s report on Trump’s election-reversal efforts  The Washington Post
4. Appeals court won't block partial release of special counsel Jack Smith's Trump report  CBS News
5. Appeals court allows Attorney General Garland to release Donald Trump report but timing uncertain  USA TODAY

This wildfire evacuation alert accidentally went out to everyone in LA County

Jan 10, 2025 - 00:32 - -

1. This wildfire evacuation alert accidentally went out to everyone in LA County  The Verge
2. LA County Fire mistakenly sends out emergency evacuation alert to entire county  Los Angeles Daily News
3. Los Angeles wildfires: Emergency alert sent about evacuation warning was sent in error  ABC7 Los Angeles
4. California fires live updates: 5 dead in LA fires as firefighters work to control new Calabasas blaze  ABC News
5. Eaton Fire in Altadena  LAist

Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Maria Corina Machado, Is Freed After Being Detained

Jan 09, 2025 - 22:32 - -

1. Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Maria Corina Machado, Is Freed After Being Detained  The New York Times
2. Venezuelan opposition leader Machado free after being ‘violently intercepted,’ her team says  CNN
3. President Donald Trump issues warning to Venezuela's Maduro  CBS News
4. Venezuela opposition says leader Machado briefly arrested at rally  BBC.com
5. Venezuela's opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims  The Associated Press

From Carter's funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history

Jan 10, 2025 - 01:06 - -

1. From Carter's funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history  The Associated Press
2. Jimmy Carter Funeral Live Updates: Burial At Home In Plains, Georgia—After Trump, Obama Attend D.C. Service  Forbes
3. Former President Jimmy Carter laid to rest  CBS News
4. Harris, Emhoff appear to ignore Trump, Obama as outgoing veep grimaces at presidential banter  Fox News
5. Mondale and Ford’s eulogies written for Carter read by sons at funeral  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Fani Willis appeals disqualification from Trump's election interference case

Jan 09, 2025 - 18:41 - -

1. Fani Willis appeals disqualification from Trump's election interference case  Axios
2. Fani Willis Asks Georgia Supreme Court to Review Decision Kicking Her Off Trump Case  The New York Times
3. Fani Willis seeks to overturn her disqualification from Trump Georgia election case  The Associated Press
4. Fulton DA asks Georgia’s top court to reinstate her on Trump election interference case   The Atlanta Journal Constitution
5. DA Fani Willis appeals her disqualification from Trump's Georgia election interference case  ABC News

Danish PM wants talks with Trump over Greenland

Jan 09, 2025 - 23:53 - -

1. Danish PM wants talks with Trump over Greenland  POLITICO Europe
2. Can Trump buy Greenland? Technically, yes. Here are his options.  POLITICO
3. Trump’s invasion of Greenland would be ‘the shortest war in the world’  POLITICO Europe
4. Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism  The Associated Press
5. Why does Trump want Greenland and the Panama Canal so badly? One reason may surprise you  USA TODAY

Senate Democrats join Republicans in voting to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes

Jan 09, 2025 - 23:03 - -

1. Senate Democrats join Republicans in voting to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes  The Associated Press
2. Senate Moves Forward Bill to Expand Deportations of Migrants Accused of Crimes  The New York Times
3. Laken Riley Act overcomes filibuster in Senate as Dems give GOP helping hand  Fox News
4. A new immigration bill named for Laken Riley gives states unprecedented veto power  MSNBC
5. Senate advances Laken Riley Act in bipartisan 84-9 vote  CBS News

Forecast: Strong, gusty winds will be back as wildfires continue to ravage L.A. County

Jan 09, 2025 - 23:34 - -

1. Forecast: Strong, gusty winds will be back as wildfires continue to ravage L.A. County  Los Angeles Times
2. Climate change: What role is it playing in the California fires  BBC.com
3. Santa Ana Winds Explained  The Weather Channel
4. What happens when a wildfire reaches a city?  Vox.com
5. Powerful winds fueling the California wildfires are expected through Friday  NPR

Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Poland’s Tusk says

Jan 10, 2025 - 00:35 - -

1. Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Poland’s Tusk says  POLITICO Europe
2. Poland says it will protect Benjamin Netanyahu from potential arrest  Al Jazeera English
3. Polish President Seeks Protection for Netanyahu at Auschwitz Liberation Event  Bloomberg
4. Despite ICC warrant, Poland vows to protect Netanyahu from arrest during Auschwitz visit  Haaretz
5. Poland says it will not arrest Netanyahu for ICC should he attend Auschwitz memorial  The Times of Israel

Elon Musk hosts leader of Germany’s far

Jan 09, 2025 - 21:02 - -

1. Elon Musk hosts leader of Germany’s far-right AfD on X ahead of election  Al Jazeera English
2. Musk interviews German far-right frontwoman Alice Weidel  BBC.com
3. EU politicians warn against Elon Musk's incursions into European politics  ABC News
4. Musk urges Germans to vote for AfD in latest involvement in European politics  CNN
5. Musk hosts German far-right leader on X, stirs angst about election meddling  Reuters

World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024

Jan 10, 2025 - 03:01 - -

1. World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024  Financial Times
2. 2024 was the hottest year on record, breaching a critical climate goal and capping 10 years of unprecedented heat  CNN
3. 2024’s Record-Breaking Heat Brought the World to a Dangerous Threshold. Now What?  The New York Times
4. Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024  The Guardian
5. Scientists were shocked by how warm it was in 2023. The following year was even hotter  ABC News

Statement from President Joe Biden on Lebanon’s Presidential Election

Jan 09, 2025 - 18:52 - -

1. Statement from President Joe Biden on Lebanon’s Presidential Election  The White House
2. Lebanon Elects New President in Sign of Hezbollah’s Waning Influence  The Wall Street Journal
3. Biden and Trump teams coordinated push for new Lebanese president  Axios
4. Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?  Al Jazeera English
5. US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate  CNN

What the Los Angeles fires might mean for the Bay Area home insurance market

Jan 10, 2025 - 03:04 - -

1. What the Los Angeles fires might mean for the Bay Area home insurance market  The Mercury News
2. Fire home insurance: California insurance commissioner breaks down what not to do if your home is damaged or destroy by wildfire  ABC7 Los Angeles
3. Los Angeles County wildfires will alter California's homeowners insurance landscape  MSN
4. How the devastating Los Angeles fires could deepen California’s home insurance crisis  Los Angeles Times
5. Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire  CBS News

Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years

Jan 10, 2025 - 02:00 - -

Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years  The Wall Street Journal

More Macy's stores to close in 2025. See the list of closing locations.

Jan 10, 2025 - 03:10 - -

1. More Macy's stores to close in 2025. See the list of closing locations.  Axios
2. Macy's in Center City Philadelphia to close; one of 66 stores shutting down including location at Exton Square Mall  WPVI-TV
3. Macy's at Wyoming Valley Mall to close  WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
4. Macy's set to close 3 stores on Long Island, 5 in New York City  Newsday
5. Center City Macy’s, located in iconic Wanamaker Building, will close in March  The Philadelphia Inquirer

Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”

Jan 10, 2025 - 00:45 - -

1. Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”  The Intercept
2. What’s Behind Meta’s Makeover Ahead of Trump’s Second Term?  The New York Times
3. 71 organizations signed a letter warning Mark Zuckerberg about ending fact-checking on Meta in the US  Business Insider
4. Mark Zuckerberg’s U-turn on fact-checking is craven—but correct  The Economist
5. Meta Decision Sends Searches To Delete Facebook Soaring  Forbes

X launches Grok’s iPhone app in the US

Jan 09, 2025 - 21:18 - -

1. X launches Grok’s iPhone app in the US  The Verge
2. Elon Musk’s xAI Launches Stand-Alone Grok App  The Wall Street Journal
3. I put ChatGPT vs Grok to the test with 7 prompts — here's the winner  Tom's Guide
4. Elon Musk Startup xAI Launches App Offering Access to Grok Chatbot  PYMNTS.com
5. xAI is testing a stand-alone iOS app for its Grok chatbot  TechCrunch

First Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim benchmark seemingly confirms Snapdragon 8 Elite processor

Jan 09, 2025 - 18:08 - -

1. First Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim benchmark seemingly confirms Snapdragon 8 Elite processor  PhoneArena
2. Samsung Confirms Galaxy S25 Ultra Release Dates  Forbes
3. Reserve the New Samsung Galaxy S25 Smartphone Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked 2025  IGN
4. Samsung Unpacked 2025 Invite Teases Galaxy S25, AI Enhancements  CNET
5. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra could be an even better gaming phone than the S24 Ultra – here’s why  TechRadar

Nvidia’s AI avatar sat on my computer screen and weirded me out

Jan 10, 2025 - 00:31 - -

Nvidia’s AI avatar sat on my computer screen and weirded me out  TechCrunch

PS5 Tipped to Top Switch 2 Sales in the US This Year

Jan 09, 2025 - 08:30 - -

1. PS5 Tipped to Top Switch 2 Sales in the US This Year  Push Square
2. Nintendo Switch 2 Leak Reveals Detailed Mockup And Release Month  Forbes
3. Analyst predicts Switch 2 supply will struggle with "significant early demand surge," PS5 will still end up the best-selling hardware for US in 2025  Gamesradar
4. Nintendo Switch 2 will hit 4.3 million units sold in the US in its first year, according to analyst  TechRadar
5. Nintendo Switch 2 will not outsell original console at launch, predicts analyst  Metro.co.uk

For Hollywood workers, L.A. fires are the latest setback as productions halt

Jan 09, 2025 - 22:41 - -

1. For Hollywood workers, L.A. fires are the latest setback as productions halt  Los Angeles Times
2. California wildfires: Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton, Mandy Moore among celebrities who lost homes  Yahoo Entertainment
3. Among tens of thousands of displaced Angelenos, celebrities face the same devastating losses  Los Angeles Times
4. Candy Spelling's Home She Owned with Husband Aaron 'for 50 Years' Gone in L.A. Fire, Says Friend (Exclusive)  PEOPLE
5. Mandy Moore ‘devastated and gutted’ after evacuating from Eaton Fire  KTLA Los Angeles

‘Wicked’ Earns $70 Million in First Week of Digital Release

Jan 09, 2025 - 21:57 - -

1. ‘Wicked’ Earns $70 Million in First Week of Digital Release  Variety
2. ‘Wicked’ Weaves Record $70M For Universal In First Week On PVOD After Near $700M In Worldwide Box Office  Deadline
3. ‘Wicked’ Sings to Record $70M in Premium VOD Sales in 1st Week as It Nears $700M at Global Box Office  Hollywood Reporter
4. Where can I stream ‘Wicked’? Here’s everything you need to know  AL.com
5. ‘Wicked’ Has Soared Past Yet Another Colossal Global Box Office Milestone  Collider

Jennie Garth finds refuge at ex

Jan 10, 2025 - 03:05 - -

1. Jennie Garth finds refuge at ex-husband Peter Facinelli’s home after fleeing LA fires: He ‘took us in’  New York Post
2. Jennie Garth Tearfully Thanks Ex Peter Facinelli for Taking Her in During L.A. Fires  E! NEWS
3. Jennie Garth breaks down in tears after fleeing to ex-husband Peter Facinelli’s home during LA wildfires  Page Six
4. Jennie Garth of Beverly Hills 90210 breaks down in tears after ex Peter Facinelli takes her in during LA fires  Daily Mail

Milo Ventimiglia Chokes Up After Losing House In Malibu Fire: “Your Heart Just Breaks”

Jan 10, 2025 - 03:32 - -

1. Milo Ventimiglia Chokes Up After Losing House In Malibu Fire: “Your Heart Just Breaks”  Deadline
2. "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia loses home to Los Angeles fires in eerie reflection of on-screen tragedy  CBS News
3. Milo Ventimiglia Cries as He Loses Home in Los Angeles Wildfires  Us Weekly
4. Milo Ventimiglia Shares Heartbreak After His and Pregnant Wife Jarah Mariano’s Home Burns Down in Fire - E! Online  E! NEWS
5. Milo Ventimiglia and Pregnant Wife Lose Malibu Home in Wildfires: “Your Heart Just Breaks”  Hollywood Reporter

Notre Dame rallies to beat Penn State on last

Jan 10, 2025 - 04:22 - -

1. Notre Dame rallies to beat Penn State on last-minute field goal, advances to CFP national championship  Yahoo Sports
2. Notre Dame outduels Penn St. to reach CFP final  ESPN
3. Penn State vs. Notre Dame live updates: Orange Bowl tied at 24 late in fourth quarter  NBC News
4. Penn State vs. Notre Dame: Score, live updates for the College Football Playoff semifinal  NCAA.com
5. College Football Playoff semifinals: Best photos  USA TODAY

NFL moves Vikings

Jan 10, 2025 - 02:31 - -

1. NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles  The Associated Press
2. NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff tilt to Arizona due to fires  ESPN
3. Vikings, Chargers wild card game moved to Arizona due to concerns over wildfires  CBS News
4. Los Angeles wildfires: Vikings-Rams wild card playoff moved, Lakers game postponed as coaches, athletes are impacted by fires  Yahoo Sports
5. Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams tickets in Arizona: How to buy NFL playoff seats  The Arizona Republic

Prisco's NFL playoff bracket projection: Bills finally topple Chiefs, Packers stun Lions on way to Super Bowl

Jan 10, 2025 - 02:00 - -

1. Prisco's NFL playoff bracket projection: Bills finally topple Chiefs, Packers stun Lions on way to Super Bowl  CBS Sports
2. 2025 NFL playoffs: Top storyline for each team entering Wild Card Weekend  CBS Sports
3. Is there a Thursday Night Football game tonight? NFL playoff schedule 2025  USA TODAY
4. Make your picks for the 2024-25 NFC, AFC champions  Pride Of Detroit
5. Predicting the entire NFL playoff race, from Wild Card Weekend winners to Super Bowl LIX champion  NFL.com

Riley Leonard injury updates: Notre Dame QB returns to Orange Bowl vs Penn State after concussion scare

Jan 10, 2025 - 03:27 - -

1. Riley Leonard injury updates: Notre Dame QB returns to Orange Bowl vs Penn State after concussion scare  USA TODAY
2. Notre Dame forced to play backup quarterback in Orange Bowl after starter Riley Leonard leaves with injury  Fox News
3. Riley Leonard injury: Notre Dame QB returns to Orange Bowl, scores rushing TD after concussion evaluation  CBS Sports
4. College Football Playoff: Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard briefly leaves Orange Bowl in second quarter  Yahoo Sports
5. Injuries sideline Notre Dame football starters in Orange Bowl first half  Irish Illustrated

Discovery of new skeletal tissue advances regenerative medicine potential

Jan 09, 2025 - 21:35 - -

1. Discovery of new skeletal tissue advances regenerative medicine potential  Phys.org
2. Revealed: the fatty cells that are the ‘bubble wrap’ of the body  Nature.com
3. Your ears and nose are made from tissue that looks like bubble wrap  New Scientist
4. These Newly Identified Cells Could Change the Face of Plastic Surgery  WIRED
5. Scientists discover new kind of cartilage that looks like fat-filled 'Bubble Wrap'  Livescience.com

Mercury looks stunning in images from BepiColombo spacecraft's 6th and final flyby

Jan 09, 2025 - 17:13 - -

1. Mercury looks stunning in images from BepiColombo spacecraft's 6th and final flyby  Space.com
2. Top three images from BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby  European Space Agency
3. Mercury: Pictures capture icy craters and sunlit plains of solar system's smallest planet  Sky News
4. Mercury may have frozen water in craters, spacecraft flyby reveals  New York Post
5. BepiColombo snaps Mercury's dark craters and volcanic plains  New Scientist

We finally know where the Yellowstone volcano will erupt next

Jan 09, 2025 - 17:37 - -

1. We finally know where the Yellowstone volcano will erupt next  Livescience.com
2. What a Yellowstone Eruption Would Look Like  Newsweek
3. The progression of basaltic–rhyolitic melt storage at Yellowstone Caldera  Nature.com
4. Will Yellowstone National Park erupt? Scientists have new answers.  The Washington Post
5. Study: Supervolcano eruption is least of our hazards in Yellowstone  Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Antarctic scientists drill 2 miles down to reach 1.2 million

Jan 09, 2025 - 19:19 - -

1. Antarctic scientists drill 2 miles down to reach 1.2 million-year-old ice  PBS NewsHour
2. 1.2-million-year-old ice pulled up from under Antarctica  Popular Science
3. Antarctic Ice Core Unlocks 1.2 Million Years of Unbroken Climate History, Setting New Record  Gizmodo
4. Historic drilling campaign reaches more than 1.2-million-year-old ice  Space Daily
5. Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic  The Associated Press

Morning coffee drinkers have a lower risk of heart disease and death

Jan 09, 2025 - 17:05 - -

1. Morning coffee drinkers have a lower risk of heart disease and death  Earth.com
2. Key Health Perks of Coffee Depend on When You Drink It, Suggests Study  ScienceAlert
3. Morning coffee may lower risk of heart disease-related death, research suggests  BBC.com
4. Heart disease: Morning coffee drinkers may have lower risk of death  Medical News Today
5. Drinking coffee at a certain time of day could reduce death risk, study finds  Fox News

Norovirus Surges as Stomach Bug Spreads Widely

Jan 08, 2025 - 17:50 - -

1. Norovirus Surges as Stomach Bug Spreads Widely  Everyday Health
2. Norovirus can defeat most household cleaners. Here's what actually works  CNN
3. It feels like everyone has a stomach bug. A new norovirus strain might be to blame, CDC data suggests  CBS News
4. Why everyone has a gnarly stomach bug right now, explained in one chart  Vox.com
5. Norovirus survival guide: How to get through the stomach flu  USA TODAY

Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say

Jan 09, 2025 - 15:45 - -

1. Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say  Fortune
2. As 1st bird flu death reported in US, what could happen with virus in 2025?  ABC News
3. How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?  New Scientist
4. Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US  CNN
5. US reports first fatal H5N1 infection as avian flu strikes more poultry, cats  University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Health warnings about alcohol give only half the story

Jan 09, 2025 - 14:00 - -

1. Health warnings about alcohol give only half the story  The Economist
2. The SF business seeing record sales after surgeon general's alcohol warning  SFGATE
3. Most Americans think moderate drinking is fine  The Economist
4. Is alcohol linked to cancer? Here’s what the science says  Science News Magazine
5. UVA Health Experts Applaud Surgeon General’s Alcohol Advisory  UVA Today