The announcement lessens the likelihood that the full report on the classified documents investigation, which once seemed to carry the greatest legal threat for the incoming president, would ever be released.
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At least 5 dead in Los Angeles area firestorms; new fire in Hollywood Hills
The causes of the fires are under investigation, and all remained 0% contained.
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California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire sweeping through Los Angeles hillside
The Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which borders Malibu about 20 miles west of downtown LA, includes hillside streets of tightly packed homes nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and stretches down to beaches along the Pacific Ocean.
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Susan Collins officially named chair of powerful Senate committee
Maine’s senior senator now leads the Senate Appropriations Committee, which oversees spending decisions.
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Trump suggests he could use military force to take control of Greenland, Panama Canal
Greenland, home to a large U.S. military base, is an autonomous territory of Denmark, while the canal has been solely controlled by Panama for more than 25 years.
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Maine religious schools ask appeals court to halt state’s anti-discrimination rules
Crosspoint Church in Bangor and St. Dominic Academy in Auburn asked the federal court in Boston to stop a Maine law that prevents some private religious schools from receiving public funds.
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Jimmy Carter lies in state as Washington begins its commemoration
The public will be able to pay their respects to the 39th president at the U.S. Capitol until his state funeral Thursday morning.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front, dies
The polarizing figure was known for antisemitic and sometimes racist rhetoric – on immigration, Islam, Holocaust denial and more.
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Judge who dismissed Trump documents case pauses release of special counsel report
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily barred Jack Smith and Attorney General Merrick Garland from ‘releasing, sharing, or transmitting’ the long-awaited report or any drafts or conclusions from it.
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What to know about Jimmy Carter funeral in D.C., Jan. 9 federal holiday
The public will be able to pay their respects in D.C. starting on Tuesday. Here’s what to know.