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The ash left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires might be toxic, experts warn
As some people return to what's left of their homes after the LA-area wildfires, experts are warning about possible dangers of the ash that's left behind.

Marco Rubio became secretary of state without a hitch. Keeping Trump’s favor may be harder
Rubio comes into the job with more experience than President Trump’s previous secretaries of state.

At inaugural prayer service, bishop pleads for Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
The Washington National Cathedral service was largely focused on national unity.

Musk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant
The confusion hasn’t stopped critics and fans alike of the world’s richest man from reading into the gesture what they wanted.

Trudeau says Canada will respond to US tariffs as Ontario’s premier says Trump ‘declared war’
The premier of Ontario, the manufacturing hub of Canada, said a trade war is coming.

What’s next for EVs under President Trump?
Here is a look at Trump’s actions and what happens next.

Here’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do
The Paris agreement is a mostly voluntary climate pact originally written to both try to reduce warming and withstand the changing political winds in the U.S.

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22 states sue to stop Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship
Attorneys general in 18 states sued Tuesday to block the order, saying birthright citizenship cannot be undone with the stroke of the president's pen.

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Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop
The executive order targets the clearances of 50 people in all, including the 49 surviving signatories of the letter.

Murder charge upheld for the only suspect to face prosecution in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing
Duane “Keffe D” Davis and his lawyer have argued that he never should have been charged with murder because of immunity agreements he says he reached years ago with federal...