In the Palisades, an evacuation disaster was years in the making
New York Times: When fire raged through the community, gridlock ensued.
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Harris to oversee electoral count, restoring norm shattered in 2021
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Judge to sentence Trump before inauguration in hush money case
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A US army veteran with an Islamic State flag steered a pick-up truck into a crowd.
Longest living US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100
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‘Horrific and violent’: NY prison guards caught on camera fatally beating inmate
NY attorney-general released body cam footage to provide 'transparency'.
‘America first’: Trump eyes Greenland, Panama Canal pre-presidency
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He was a busy shoplifter. His mother was a cop
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Former US president Bill Clinton hospitalised with fever
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Woman dies after being set on fire on New York City subway train
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Biden spares lives of 37 federal death row inmates before Trump takes office
Biden commutes 37 death row sentences, keeps three for terrorism cases.
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A weary Biden heads for the exit
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'Squelch negative coverage': Trump and his cronies' media defamation strategy
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Jamie Foxx needing facial stitches after glass thrown at him in birthday dinner
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The Silicon Valley billionaires steering Trump’s transition
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The prominent family of the suspect in the US CEO killing
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Trump's admiration for royals could make them a potent diplomatic tool
New York Times: The Windsors could help safeguard the UK's relations with Washington.
Suspect in US CEO killing withdrew from a life of privilege and promise
New York Times: Family and friends of the Ivy League grad shocked by his fall.