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How two New York tragedies exposed the failure of politics in a fraught American moment

CNN  —  Two New York tragedies gripping America show how politics is failing to address some of the most fundamental economic and societal problems and reflect the nation’s mood ahead of Donald Trump’s second presidency. The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, captured on surveillance footage, became a shared moment of national horror. But it…

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World War III May Not Be Far Off

Russia is already at war with the West. It has been so since its occupation of Crimea in 2014, when Russia sought to secure its access to Sevastopol as a base for its Black Sea Fleet and as a potential lever of influence over Kyiv’s political direction. Even in 2014 — at the annual Valdai…

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Ukraine Russia war latest: US warns Putin could use lethal new ballistic missile in ‘coming days’ against Kyiv

Related: Vladimir Putin hints at strikes on West Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which…

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How Trump’s ‘border czar’ is envisioning his mass deportation plan: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, political embed Alec Hernández sifts through 20 interviews Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, has done to…

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FBI Director Chris Wray announces plans to resign

CNN  —  FBI Director Chris Wray will resign at the end of the Biden administration, the agency said Wednesday, as it became clear he would be forced out by President-elect Donald Trump. Trump, who originally nominated Wray after firing the previous FBI director, previously announced he will nominate Kash Patel for the role, although Wray…

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Malibu wildfire puts celebrities under evacuation order

Even as the weather was expected to improve, forecasters said gusty winds will continue through Wednesday morning, complicating firefighting efforts. MALIBU, Calif. — Officials in Southern California reported significant overnight growth of a wind-driven wildfire that has forced thousands of people, including celebrities like Cher and Dick Van Dyke, from their homes in Malibu, but forecasters…

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