The no-penalty sentence called an unconditional discharge – no jail time, no probation and no fines – sidesteps thorny constitutional issues.
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Families begin to visit charred homes; firefighters gain some control of LA blazes
Wildfires fueled by hurricane-force winds earlier in the week have burned more than 10,000 homes and structures.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case
President-elect Donald Trump said he respects the court’s order and plans to push his appeal of a verdict.
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Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter honors his humility, legacy of service
All of Carter’s living successors were in attendance, with President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976 run for the White House, delivering the eulogy.
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Appeals court declines to block Trump’s sentencing in hush money case
The incoming president has asked the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing.
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New Los Angeles-area fire prompts more evacuations, over 10,000 structures lost
The devastating wildfires have killed 7 people so far.
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Rep. Golden among Democrats to support immigration crackdown bill
The bill, which was supported by 48 Democrats, would require the detention of immigrants in the country illegally who are charged with shoplifting, theft, burglary and larceny.
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Biden cancels final overseas trip of his presidency as fires rage in California
The trip was meant as a coda to the second Catholic U.S. president’s time in the White House and a final opportunity to showcase the strength of American alliances before he leaves office on Jan. 20.
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Mexico’s President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comment
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum noted that the Gulf of Mexico had been named that way since 1607 and proposed dryly that North America should be renamed ‘América Mexicana.’
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Global school IT contractor suffers cybersecurity issue, at least 3 Maine schools impacted
PowerSchool, which serves hundreds of schools across the country, including many in Maine, notified customers of a breach Wednesday.