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• Where California’s gubernatorial candidates land on the wealth tax proposal

  15-01-2026 23:45
  
  In what may very well be the final significant move of his time as governor, Gavin Newsom promised to defeat a proposed wealth tax that is increasingly dividing California Democrats.
  Speaking to the New York Times, the governor – and likely 2028 presidential candidate – said, “This will be defeated – there’s no question in my mind. I’ll do what I have to do to protect the state.”
  Conversely, as noted in these pages last week, Rep. Ro Khanna has emerged a
  
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• ‘Playoff-level’ Kawhi Leonard leading Clippers’ turnaround

  15-01-2026 23:45
  
  INGLEWOOD — It was meant as a compliment. Kawhi Leonard wasn’t so sure.
  Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said on Wednesday night that working with Leonard during this recent stretch has been like coaching the two-time NBA Finals MVP in the playoffs.
  “You know how he gets to the playoffs and he goes to that next level,” Lue said after Leonard scored 19 of his 33 points in the second half to lift the Clippers to a 119-105 victory over the Washington Wizards.
  “Ever since that
  
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• Foo Fighters celebrate Dave Grohl’s birthday with Kia Forum benefit concert

  15-01-2026 23:31
  
  Tired, sweaty, but clearly having a blast, Dave Grohl stopped the Foo Fighters‘ show late on Wednesday to challenge a full house at the Kia Forum to join him in a thunderous chorus of rock-and-roll screams.
  “Tonight, I want everyone to scream like they’re a 57-year-old man having the (bleepin’) time of his life,” Grohl said at a show held on his birthday. “We gonna do that?”
  Oh yeah, they were definitely gonna do that, and wave after wave of roars echoed
  
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• Chargers need ‘fresh start to stimulate new direction,’ Jim Harbaugh says

  15-01-2026 23:23
  
  EL SEGUNDO — The Chargers are looking for a “head coach of the offense” when it comes to hiring their next offensive coordinator, Coach Jim Harbaugh said Thursday. Seated alongside General Manager Joe Hortiz, Harbaugh said during their season-ending news conference they’re seeking a fresh start.
  Greg Roman took the Chargers’ offense as far as he could during his two years on the job, and he and offensive line coach Mike Devlin were the first casualties after a secon
  
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• Pitbull brings his I’m Back Tour to the Hollywood Bowl

  15-01-2026 22:52
  
  Pitbull has announced his return to the road with the I’m Back Tour, a major North American run featuring special guest Lil Jon.
  The tour celebrates Pitbull’s birthday and follows a series of successful global outings for the Miami-born artist, who continues to rank among the most reliable live draws in pop and hip-hop.
  Produced by Live Nation, the North American leg launches May 14 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and spans amphitheaters and stadiums across the U.S. and Canada before co
  
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• Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants

  15-01-2026 22:44
  
  By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Woike was cautiously optimistic when she saw news reports that the nearly $2 billion in grants that the Trump administration pulled from substance abuse and mental health programs around the country the previous day might be getting reinstated.
  Then she got a 2 a.m. email Thursday from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reiterating the cuts — and didn’t know what to think anymore.
  “I jus
  
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• ‘Let’s go 10-0’: After the Palisades fire, this football team persevered

  15-01-2026 22:37
  
  LOS ANGELES — Mattias Hernandez’s route throughout the Pacific Palisades was simple. He’d drive north on Sunset Boulevard and turn right into the Marquez Knolls to pick up Ryland Junger. He’d come back along Sunset, stopping outside El Medio to swoop up Max Gayler. He’d continue on through the village and into the Huntington to grab Jack Crosby.
  The four Palisades Charter High School football teammates and close friends would head to Benihana on 4th Street in Santa
  
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• Man, woman and girl killed in Lakewood shooting

  15-01-2026 21:57
  
  Three people, including a minor, were shot and killed in Lakewood on Thursday morning, Jan. 15, authorities said.
  Deputies and Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded at about 7:55 a.m. to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 5800 block of Lorelei Avenue, near South Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  A man, a woman and a girl were found with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. Their ages and identities were not immedia
  
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• Santa Anita starts slot-style gambling, hoping it’s a game-changer

  15-01-2026 21:40
  
  ARCADIA — Santa Anita unveiled slot-machine-style gambling on past horse races Thursday, hoping it will be California’s answer to the “historical horse racing” gaming that has boosted track revenue and purses in other states.
  Fans arriving for the afternoon’s live races saw about two dozen colorful “Racing On Demand” machines on the main floor of the grandstand. Santa Anita had hosts on hand to instruct users but made no public announcement about the new
  
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• Postal Service unveils new Muhammad Ali stamp in champ’s hometown

  15-01-2026 21:39
  
  By DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Postal officials unveiled a commemorative stamp of boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, featuring a photo of the champ in his fighting prime.
  The Postal Service printed 22 million of the Ali stamps, which feature an Associated Press photo from 1974 showing the fighter holding up his gloves in a fighting stance. His last name, in bold black and red all-cap lettering, accents the stamp.
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• Here are some key moments from Jim Michaelian’s Grand Prix of Long Beach career

  15-01-2026 21:37
  
  Jim Michaelian, longtime president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, has been part of making the iconic street race happen since the very beginning — and has been its driving force since 2001.
  Many in the Long Beach and sports car racing communities say that Michaelian has been the “heart and soul” of the event.
  But the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach announced on Thursday, Jan. 15, that Michaelian would step down from his role and assume a new one withi
  
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• As immigration agents police Minneapolis protests, experts warn of training gaps and the rising risk

  15-01-2026 21:31
  
  By CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press
  Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics — including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants early in confrontations — actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent attacks. But law enforcement experts warn these measures are escalating risk and being carried out by agents without extensive crowd-management training.
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• Venezuela’s acting president calls for oil industry reforms to allow more foreign investment

  15-01-2026 21:10
  
  By REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday asked lawmakers to approve reforms to the oil industry that would open the doors to greater foreign investment during her first state of the union speech less than two weeks after its longtime leader was toppled by the United States.
  Rodríguez, who has been under pressure by the Trump administration to fall in line with its vision for the oil-rich n
  
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• Yosemite drops reservation requirement for popular Firefall event in February

  15-01-2026 20:29
  
  In a move that highlights the debate between easy access to national parks and preservation of natural resources, the Trump administration has dropped a reservation requirement for people who visit Yosemite National Park to see one of the park’s most popular winter displays on weekends in February.
  The annual event, commonly known as Firefall, is a natural spectacle when the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall, a 1,570-foot waterfall on the east side of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.
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• Kaiser affiliates will pay $556M to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud

  15-01-2026 20:18
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records to receive higher reimbursements, federal prosecutors said.
  The deal announced Wednesday came more than four years after the U.S. Department of Justice filed the legal claim in San Francisco that consolidated allegations made in six whistleblower complaints.
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• ‘Heated Rivalry’ helped real hockey player Jesse Kortuem come out

  15-01-2026 20:15
  
  Hockey player Jesse Kortuem has come out as gay, crediting HBO Max’s hit show “Heated Rivalry” — about the love story between a pair of rival hockey stars who remain in the closet — for giving him the courage to do so.
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• Olympic great Shaun White’s next chapter: Shaping snowboarding from outside the halfpipe

  15-01-2026 20:05
  
  By EDDIE PELLS
  In some ways, Shaun White’s next trip to the Winter Olympics might be the toughest.
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• To create a thrilling kind of ‘Hamlet,’ Eddie Izzard decided to go it alone

  15-01-2026 20:00
  
  When Eddie Izzard decided to stage a solo performance of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” – playing everyone from the title character to Ophelia, Claudius, Gertrude, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern – no one said it would be easy.
  But while it would be challenging, Izzard says the idea wasn’t just for a challenge.
  Instead, Izzard, who uses she/her pronouns, hopes to breathe new life, or a different life, into the theater experience, which she says has come to be seen by man
  
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• Newsom plans no new journalism funding despite $175 million deal with Google

  15-01-2026 19:55
  
  By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters
  Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal includes no money for a fund formed last year to boost the state’s local newsrooms, casting doubt on whether a heralded effort to help California journalists will amount to anything and how serious Newsom is about supporting the struggling industry.
  It’s a significant walkback from an August 2024 deal between state leaders and Google in which they agreed to jointly spend $175 million over five years to fund local
  
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• It’s ‘gold or bust’ for US men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics. The Americans are confident, too

  15-01-2026 19:45
  
  By STEPHEN WHYNO
  Burned in Zach Werenski’s memory is the first U.S. practice at the 4 Nations Face-Off last February.
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• What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it

  15-01-2026 19:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk’s Grok keeps getting into trouble, and this time, more of the world’s governments are trying to intervene.
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• Minifridge recall expands to 964,000 Frigidaires after fire reports

  15-01-2026 19:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An appliance distributor is expanding a minifridge recall that now covers roughly 964,000 Frigidaire-branded products sold in the U.S., after multiple fire reports.
  Following a recall of about 634,000 minifridges last year, Canada-based Curtis International recalled an additional 330,000 of another model on Thursday. According to a notice published U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recalled fridges have electrical components that can short circuit and ignite the
  
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• Israel to honor Charlie Kirk with award for fighting antisemitism

  15-01-2026 19:34
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will honor the late Charlie Kirk for his work combating antisemitism at a conference in late January, four months after the conservative activist was assassinated while speaking at an American university.
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• Are Trump’s housing proposals any good?

  15-01-2026 19:32
  
  President Donald Trump and his administration have been throwing out all kinds of ideas to make housing more affordable.
  With affordability in the U.S. a key issue heading into mid-term elections, the pro-business president has proposed a litany of cost-cutting measures, while at the same time leaving business executives grappling with foreseeable revenue losses.
  Let’s explore his ideas and others and what I think about them …
  Out of all of Trumps’ ideas, requiring mortgage gi
  
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• Clayton Kershaw to pitch for Team USA in World Baseball Classic

  15-01-2026 19:27
  
  When the 2025 World Series ended, Clayton Kershaw was warming up in the bullpen, ready to enter the game in relief for the Dodgers if the extra-inning Game 7 continued. The game-ending double play seemed to end Kershaw’s career.
  But he’s not done yet.
  USA Baseball announced on Thursday that Kershaw will pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic this spring.
  Kershaw has never pitched in the WBC though he was selected for the Team USA roster in 2023. He had to pass on the opport
  
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• 10% of US House members have announced they’re not running for reelection, an AP analysis shows

  15-01-2026 19:23
  
  By MAYA SWEEDLER, EUNICE ESOMONU, HYOJIN YOO, SIMRAN PARWANI and PABLO BARRIA URENDA
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s starting to look like an exodus.
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• Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire’s next phase is a ‘declarative move’

  15-01-2026 19:19
  
  By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM METZ
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more challenging elements will be carried out.
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• Anaheim briefs: City’s Sunkist branch starts year with puzzle party, more events

  15-01-2026 19:18
  Anaheim Public Library’s Sunkist Branch is hosting a puzzle party in honor of National Puzzle Month.
  There will be puzzles, games and giveaways for children 18 and younger from 1 to 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16.
  Then on Jan. 22, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., the branch will host a Gochugaru spice demonstration and recipe tasting. Register at the front desk to receive a take-home kit featuring a sample of Gochugaru and recipes. The program is for ages 13 and up.
  Library staff will offer the branch&r
  
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• The debate that never ends: Washington’s constant health care fight

  15-01-2026 19:07
  
  By STEVEN SLOAN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The president was barely a year into his administration when a health care debate began to consume Washington.
  On Capitol Hill, partisan divides formed as many Democrats pressed for guaranteed insurance coverage for a broader swath of Americans while Republicans, buttressed by medical industry lobbying, warned about cost and a slide into communism.
  The year was 1945, and the new Democratic president, Harry Truman, tried and failed to persuade Congress to e
  
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• In a warming world, freshwater production is moving deep beneath the sea

  15-01-2026 19:07
  
  By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG
  CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of desalination’s biggest problems by moving the technology deep below the ocean’s surface.
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• One night only: Mexico City’s chef Arturo Rivera coming to Irvine’s Puesto

  15-01-2026 19:04
  
  Egregiously, Michelin stars were never meant for taco stands — not in the modern era when the guide’s definition of greatness has so often meant white tablecloths, hushed dining rooms and pricey tasting menus. But every so often, food that’s that good force the rules to bend.
  On Thursday, Jan. 22, Orange County gets a rare taste of that shift when celebrated Mexico City chef Arturo Rivera brings his Michelin-starred tacos to Puesto’s Irvine space for a single-night Taco T
  
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• Drummond: Townhouse project is proposing 62 unit in Yorba Linda

  15-01-2026 19:04
  
  A plan for a three-story, 62-unit townhouse project on a 2.647-acre property adjacent to Jessamyn West Park and fronting Yorba Linda Boulevard has been approved on a 3-1 vote by the Yorba Linda Planning Commission, despite strong opposition from nearby residents.
  Residents expressed concerns at two meetings, a joint Traffic and Planning commissions meeting in November and a Planning Commission meeting in December. The 3-1 vote approved a tentative tract map, design review and conditional use per
  
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• Jim Michaelian to step down as CEO, president of Grand Prix of Long Beach

  15-01-2026 19:03
  
  Jim Michaelian, the longtime leader of the Grand Prix of Long Beach for the past quarter-century, will step down from that role after this year’s race, the association in charge of the annual three-day event announced on Thursday morning, Jan. 15.
  Michaelian’s last day as president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach will be June 30. He will be succeeded by Jim Liaw, the former general manager of  Performance Racing Industry, which hosts the largest annual motors
  
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• A slice of New York City in cheesecake form

  15-01-2026 18:44
  
  As I write this, I am in Florida with my New York friends and family who happily left the Big Apple years ago for the palm trees, winters at the beach and — let’s face it — the comfortable property tax rate.
  Fortunately, there are enough transported New Yorkers down here (although we call ourselves New Yawkas) that the dining scene has for me all the comforts of home: New York bagels, New York pizza, New York delis…yada, yada, yada.
  One of my favorites is 3 G’s in
  
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• Cheap burgers, fried chicken, pizzas, churros and other new fast food deals

  15-01-2026 18:35
  
  With the holidays in the rearview mirror, restaurants assume that customers’ free-spending days are over for a while and might be ready to save a few bucks when they’re dining out.
  To that end several fast food chains are touting their value menus, offering to fill you up for as little as $5 or $6.
  Here are some deals that caught our attention this week. The information comes from their websites, social media posts or news releases. Prices come from their websites and may be a little
  
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• Angels ink Dominican shortstop Yeison Horton for $2 million

  15-01-2026 18:33
  
  The Angels signed Dominican shortstop Yeison Horton on Thursday, the first day of the international signing period.
  Horton is ranked as the No. 15 overall international prospect by Baseball America, making him the highest ranked of the players connected to the Angels leading up to the signing day.
  Horton reportedly received a bonus of $2 million, which accounts for the largest chunk of their $6.7 million limit.
  Horton was initially expected to sign with the Yankees before landing with the Angels
  
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• Alaska woman appeals voter fraud charges in case that puts spotlight on status of American Samoans

  15-01-2026 18:28
  
  By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A state appeals court is being asked to dismiss felony voter misconduct charges against an Alaska resident born in American Samoa, one of numerous cases that have drawn attention to the complex citizenship status of people born in the U.S. territory.
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• Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday

  15-01-2026 18:16
  
  By KELVIN CHAN
  LONDON (AP) — Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence companies on Thursday as it marked its 25th anniversary.
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• Dunn: Former OCC president put college on global map with sailing and crew programs.

  15-01-2026 18:13
  
  Dave Grant doesn’t sail the ocean blue like he used to, but there are few anywhere, on land or sea, who can spin tales of voyages quite like him.
  Whether it’s sailing or rowing, Grant is a master among the waves and knows the deep history of both like a true professor.
  President Emeritus at Orange Coast College, Grant is in a class by himself, having sailed or rowed enough times to have circumvented the world more than once.
  The Orange Coast College Rowing Center along Mariners Mile
  
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• Average US long-term mortgage rate hits the lowest point in more than 3 years

  15-01-2026 18:09
  
  By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer
  MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is now down to its lowest level in more than three years.
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• Trump announces outlines of health care plan he wants Congress to consider

  15-01-2026 18:00
  
  By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALI SWENSON
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up as Republicans have faced increasing pressure to address rising health costs and a jump in insurance premiums after lawmakers let subsidies expire.
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• Fan Fest Nights returns to Universal Studios Hollywood with some new twists

  15-01-2026 18:00
  
  Universal Studios Hollywood will once again celebrate Potterheads, Dungeon Masters and other obsessed fandom communities when a festival dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and anime returns this spring.
  The second annual Universal Fan Fest Nights featuring Harry Potter, Dungeons & Dragons, Scooby-Doo, Universal Monsters and One Piece will run on 12 select nights between April 23 and May 16 at the Hollywood theme park.
  Fan Fest Nights tickets go on sale Thursday, Jan. 15 for the after-hours
  
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• Westbound 10 Freeway at 15 Freeway closed after truck hits overpass

  15-01-2026 17:55
  
  All westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway at the 15 Freeway in Ontario were shut down after a big rig hit an overpass early Thursday morning, Jan. 15.
  At least one lane is expected to be closed until around 11 a.m., according to Officer Joe Garcia, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol.
  The crash was reported around 3:20 a.m.
  Traffic is being diverted to southbound and northbound 15, Garcia said.
  He didn’t have details yet on the crash.
  However, the CHP traffic log mentioned one fatali
  
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• LA County Fair earlybird tickets are already on sale and can save you money

  15-01-2026 17:51
  
  The LA Fair opens this year on May 7, and believe it or not, earlybird tickets are already on sale. And it’s not a bad idea to grab them now.
  These advance deals can be purchased online until May 1. The fair is open Thursdays to Sundays, plus Memorial Day, from May 7-31.
  The best deal looks like a $25 Los Angeles County Fair Value Pass that lets you into the fair any number of days for the first two weeks, May 7-17. This is useful if you decide you really, really need to go back and buy th
  
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• Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist’s home will chill reporting

  15-01-2026 17:40
  
  By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer
  If the byproduct of a raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly have chosen a more compelling target.
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• Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet

  15-01-2026 17:30
  
  By ALI SWENSON
  NEW YORK (AP) — Thursday was the final day to select an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan across much of the country, as the expiration of federal subsidies drives up health costs and lawmakers remain locked in a debate over how to address the issue.
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• 15 former NCAA players among those charged in alleged scheme to rig basketball games

  15-01-2026 17:19
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged 20 people on Thursday, including 15 former college basketball players, in what they called a betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games.
  Of the defendants, 15 played basketball for Division 1 NCAA schools as recently as the 2024-25 season.
  The other five defendants were described by authorities as fixers.
  They include two men who prosecutors say worked in the training and development of basketball players. Another was
  
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• Feel weird? Sean Mortimer’s ‘Misfit’ offers a guide to going your own way

  15-01-2026 17:15
  
  Skateboarder Sean Mortimer’s son came home from school and asked, “Am I weird?”
  Mortimer gave his son an enthusiastic response, “Yes!
  “But then I thought about myself and my experience and how it’s actually not a great feeling at first,” Mortimer said during a recent interview. “He’s young, so he doesn’t quite realize how awesome that can be yet.”
  Mortimer said he’s never really known what normal is. He’d often watched
  
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• Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it’s illegal, X says

  15-01-2026 16:59
  
  By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press Business Writer
  BANGKOK (AP) — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok won’t be able to edit photos to portray real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal, according to a statement posted on X.
  FILE – Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
  The announcement late Wednesday followed a global back
  
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• Verizon says hourslong outage that disrupted calling and data services has been resolved

  15-01-2026 16:48
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, Associated Press Business Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon said it resolved an outage that disrupted many U.S. customers’ calling and other cellular services for more than 10 hours on Wednesday.
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