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“Now they’re over a million, $2 million.”Mr. Jackson said Mr. Shaw’s father had taken meticulous care of the family’s home. Mr. Shaw, who Mr. Jackson said never married, drove a bloodmobile and later made contract deliveries. Mr. Nickerson came from a multigenerational California family, his son, Eric Nickerson, said. Erliene KelleyErliene Kelley, who lived a few blocks away from Mr. Shaw and Mr. Nickerson, died in her home, according to her family. “The fire that came through this canyon wiped out the entire Altadena community that’s been standing for 50, 60 years,” said Mr. Jackson, a retired Los Angeles County employee.

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“In those days, the homes were costing $50,000,” Mr. Jackson said. “Now they’re over a million, $2 million.”Mr. Jackson said Mr. Shaw’s father had taken meticulous care of the family’s home. Mr. Shaw, who Mr. Jackson said never married, drove a bloodmobile and later made contract deliveries. They starting to call his name, “thinking maybe he’s injured, knocked unconscious from some debris, or something,” the younger Mr. Jackson said. Mr. Nickerson came from a multigenerational California family, his son, Eric Nickerson, said.

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☆ A Russia-backed breakaway region is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Christian Edwards | Anna Chernova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

They say their region is facing “not only an energy crisis, but a humanitarian one.” Analysts say this understates the problem, which has raised questions about the future of the de facto state. For years, Russian gas flowed through Ukraine to Moldova and elsewhere in Europe. David Cruz Sanz/Sipa USA/APNow Russian gas supplies have been cut off, that plant is producing vastly less energy. After 30 years of abundant, low-cost energy, Transnistrians would now have to pay the same rate as those in Moldova proper. Russia may also stand to gain from declining to end the energy crisis in Transnistria – whose people it claims to support.

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☆ Lisa Kudrow recently found a note Matthew Perry left for her in a ‘Friends’ prop
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Lisa Kudrow has revealed that she recently found a note that Matthew Perry left inside a “Friends” prop for her 20 years ago. “I had recently found the note that he had in it (the jar) for me,” Kudrow said. Perry died because of “acute effects of ketamine” and subsequent drowning, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office autopsy report. And a lot of ‘talking.’ Thank you for showing up at work when you weren’t well and then, being completely brilliant. Thank you for the best 10 years a person gets to have,” Kudrow’s Instagram post continued.

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“Now they’re over a million, $2 million.”Mr. Jackson said Mr. Shaw’s father had taken meticulous care of the family’s home. “He always kept his house up,” Mr. Jackson, recalling how he and the elder Mr. Shaw bonded over home maintenance. Mr. Shaw, who Mr. Jackson said never married, drove a bloodmobile and later made contract deliveries. Mr. Nickerson came from a multigenerational California family, his son, Eric Nickerson, said. “The fire that came through this canyon wiped out the entire Altadena community that’s been standing for 50, 60 years,” said Mr. Jackson.

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☆ TikTok ban will be weighed by Supreme Court. Here’s what to watch Friday
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( John Fritze | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Supreme Court will hear more than two hours of arguments over whether a ban on the platform, approved in April with bipartisan support, can be squared with the First Amendment. The Supreme Court has a long history of deferring to the other branches when questions of national security come up. But TikTok backers say the Biden administration, in defending the ban enacted by Congress, hasn’t provided concrete proof of Chinese abuse. The Supreme Court normally wouldn’t entertain such a request from someone who isn’t a party in the case. Now stream thisAs an institution wed to tradition, the Supreme Court has a reputation of rebuffing technology – at least in its own practices, if not its rulings.

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☆ TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the Supreme Court hears arguments on Friday over whether protecting national security requires TikTok to be sold or closed, the justices will be working in the shadow of three First Amendment precedents, all influenced by the climate of their times and by how much the justices trusted the government. During the Cold War and in the Vietnam era, the court refused to credit the government’s assertions that national security required limiting what newspapers could publish and what Americans could read. More recently, though, the court deferred to Congress’s judgment that combating terrorism justified making some kinds of speech a crime. The court will most likely act quickly, as TikTok faces a Jan. 19 deadline under a law enacted in April by bipartisan majorities. For many of them, and particularly younger ones, TikTok has become a leading source of information and entertainment.

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☆ Lisa Kudrow discovered a hidden note from Matthew Perry in a gift he gave her
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Terry Dickerson | Terry Dickerson Is A News Associate With Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Lisa Kudrow revealed she recently discovered a hidden gift from Matthew Perry — a note from her late friend and co-star that was left for her in an iconic “Friends” prop. Asked whether she'd stolen anything from the set, Kudrow admitted: "Yes, but I’m too afraid to tell you what. Ash Bean / The Drew Barrymore Show“I had recently found the note that he had in it for me," Kudrow told Barrymore. She shared the story on a 2020 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”"My line was ‘Ohhh, I’m late. Reflecting on her discovery, Kudrow told Barrymore, “Timing is everything.”

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☆ North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate-range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rival nations. North Korea in recent years has flight tested various intermediate-range missiles, which if perfected, could reach the U.S. Pacific military hub of Guam. North Korea since 2021 has been testing various hypersonic weapons designed to fly at more than five times the speed of sound. He also reiterated concerns about the growing alignment between North Korea and Russia in Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Even if Trump returns to the White House, a quick resumption of diplomacy with North Korea could be unlikely.

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“Catch a predator is a big thing on TikTok currently,” the facts document cites the student, Easton Randall, 19, as saying. The Assumption University campus in Worcester, Mass. Charged with kidnapping, conspiracyThe statement identifies one of the students as a juvenile, whose charges are not included in a criminal complaint filed last month. Campus authorities were later connected to the service member by the Worcester Police Department, which provided a starkly different account. Afterward, according to the statement, Randall acknowledged to authorities: “This got out of hand and went bad.”

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☆ Bad news for homebuyers in the Northeast and Midwest
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-07 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Zillow report predicts the hottest housing markets for 2025; Buffalo, a city that sits on New York’s western border with Canada, tops the list. That’s a lot of the determinant of pressure on prices.”Many economists expected mortgage rates to fall by the end of last year, especially after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times in 2024. But mortgage rates, which determine the interest paid on home loans, have stayed higher than expected. Elevated mortgage rates have kept existing homeowners with lower mortgage rates reluctant to sell, effectively “locking” them into their current homes. “Homeowners insurance rates have risen since 2022, and it’s getting unaffordable,” Leslie Heindel, a Realtor in New Orleans, told CNN last year.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg’s MAGA makeover will reshape the entire internet
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-07 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making sweeping changes to the social internet, all in line with the desires of President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters. “Governments and legacy media have pushed to censor more and more,” Zuckerberg said, repeating a right-wing talking point used to undermine fact checking. Trump and some key allies have been harshly critical of Zuckerberg and Facebook in the past. Conservatives immediately cheered Meta’s changes while others, including misinformation experts, warned Meta’s platforms would become even more of a cesspool. Some commentators predicted that Zuckerberg’s announcements would hasten the adoption of alternative social networks like Bluesky.

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But a Ukrainian official has cast doubt on Russia’s claims, saying fighting in the town continued on Tuesday. “Despite reports from Russian forces that the town is under their complete control and captured, we have not confirmed this information,” Tregubov told CNN. One blogger, Yuriy Butusov, wrote that Kurakhove has been “virtually lost” despite “heroic” efforts by Ukraine’s forces. Another blogger, Bohdan Miroshnikov, praised Ukrainian troops for performing “miracles” in Kurakhove. In his daily address Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian troops were maintaining a “buffer zone” on Russian territory.

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☆ Jason Kelce tries his hand as a late-night television show host
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Jason Kelce threw a late-night bash — and he brought his wife, his parents, a fan with a Phillie Phanatic tattoo inked on his navel, a Philly band and an uncensored (at least on stage) take on sports for the first of five episodes of “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce” on ESPN. Former NFL player and ESPN analyst Jason Kelce performs his opening monologue during the taping of "They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce," in Philadelphia on Jan. 3. Kelce was already omnipresent on television and social media, so what was one more gig to add to his resume? So “Late Night” was born. “I knew I wanted NFL Films because I felt like we wanted to make a show that celebrated the NFL landscape,” Kelce said.

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☆ Warring sides battle inside Russia as Moscow reports gains in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where a second day of fierce fighting was under way. Ukrainian troops fire artillery in the Donetsk region on December 24, 2024. “There’s a likelihood that we haven’t seen the main thrust of this Ukrainian offensive operation just yet,” he told Reuters. Reacting to the new Ukrainian offensive, the United States, Britain and the European Union have reaffirmed their support for Kyiv. “Moscow’s unlawful war against Ukraine has included numerous Russian attacks originating from the Kursk region.

Persons: Ukraine’s, Ivan Antypenko, Donald Trump, ”, Apti Alaudinov, Franz, Stefan Gady, “, Gady, Antony Blinken, Kaja Kallas Organizations: Getty, Ukrainian, Independent, Reuters, European Union, Kyiv, “, U.S . State Department, Congress Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kursk, Kurakhove, Pokrovsk, Ukrainian, Ukraine’s Donetsk, Russian, Donetsk, Russia’s Kursk, Berdin, North Korea, United States, Britain, “ Ukraine, EU, U.S, “

☆ Opinion | A Trudeau Steps Out of Canada’s Boxing Ring. For Now.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Serge Schmemann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Justin Trudeau should have known that: His father, Pierre Trudeau, bowed to public fatigue with his charisma and progressive policies in 1984 after 15 years as prime minister of Canada. Somewhat like his father, Justin Trudeau also entered Canadian political life in a burst of excitement and hope. The Trudeau vision — in effect, a progressive Canada of universal medical care, bilingualism, multiculturalism and internationalism — won, and for a while dominated. Canadian voters began seeing Trudeau as too far left; they came to blame him for rising costs and housing shortages, which they linked to looser immigration policies. The pandemic did its damage; a few political scandals muddied his image; his fairy-tale marriage ended in divorce; his approval ratings plummeted.

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CNN —Russia may be close to sharing advanced satellite technology with North Korea after the isolated nation supplied troops to help bolster Moscow’s war in Ukraine, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday. The US has repeatedly expressed concern over the growing alliance between Pyongyang and Moscow since Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a landmark defense pact in June last year. North Korean troops have also joined the fight on Russia’s side according to Ukrainian and Western intelligence assessments. Speaking on Monday, Blinken said more than 1,000 North Korean forces were killed or wounded in Kursk in the last week of December, an estimate also shared by the White House in late December. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed 3,800 North Korean troops have been killed or wounded while fighting for Russia.

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New Mexico’s governor also recently tapped the Walter White character, played by Bryan Cranston, to star in a campaign against littering in New Mexico. While “Breaking Bad” certainly has left its mark on New Mexico and this quiet block in Albuquerque, the listing is sure to reignite interest. Time to move onFans often flock to the home, sometimes with hundreds of cars driving by in a single day, Joanne Quintana told Albuquerque television station KOB-TV. Quintana said her parents purchased the home in the 1970s and that she and her siblings grew up there. But with the star power of “Breaking Bad” behind it, the global luxury realty service that is listing the home for Quintana and her family has it priced at just under $4 million.

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☆ Opinion | ’Squid Game’ Season 2 Has an Essential Twist That Perfectly Mirrors Our Moment
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Rebecca Sun | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

It would have been easy to take the successful high-concept premise of “Squid Game” — hard-luck contestants compete to the death in a sadistically kiddie-themed battle royale — and simply replicate it for Season 2. But the second season of the show, which premiered on the day after Christmas, introduces an intriguing plot element that cannily taps into the current political moment. In Season 2, this winner-take-all dilemma becomes not just a one-off vote but an event after every round. Surviving players must decide, by majority vote, whether to end the game for everyone or continue in hopes of collecting the largest possible jackpot. And there’s another twist: Prematurely ending the game no longer results in everyone going home empty-handed but rather in everyone splitting the winnings evenly.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Donald Trump, —, you’ve Organizations: Netflix Locations: South

☆ Transnistria: Thousands without heating after Russian gas supplies cut
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The head of Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria has urged residents to burn firewood for heating and warned that blackouts cannot be avoided, after Moscow stopped supplying gas via Ukraine. It had been receiving Russian gas via Ukraine until the supply was cut off. The breakaway region’s parliament urged the Kremlin to reach a new deal with Ukraine over gas last month. Before the expiry of the transit deal with Ukraine, Russia had been supplying Moldova with around 2 billion cubic meters of gas per year, which was pumped through Transnistria, according to Reuters. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has meanwhile suggested he could cut electricity supplies to Ukraine and reduce aid to Ukrainian refugees in retaliation for the expiry of the gas transit deal, which he described as “sabotage” by Zelensky.

Persons: Vadim Krasnoselskyi, ” “, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Krasnoselskyi, “, Robert Fico Organizations: CNN, Transnistria –, Reuters, Kremlin, Gazprom, Slovakian, Eastern Bloc Locations: Transnistria, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Europe, Moldova, Soviet Union, Tiraspol, Russia, Zelensky

☆ Could Joe Burrow really win NFL MVP? His stats say yes. Precedent doesn't.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-03 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

To win the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award, it won’t be enough for Joe Burrow to produce league-leading statistics. Simpson in 1973 was the last player to win the MVP award but miss the playoffs. Running back Chris Johnson was the last Offensive Player of the Year to miss the playoffs, in 2009, when Tennessee finished 8-8. That is also the worst record for any team to produce an Offensive Player of the Year, according to NBC Sports Research. In both MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, then, a .500 or better record has been the baseline.

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☆ TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-03 | by ( Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The two sides in the momentous clash at the Supreme Court over a measure that could shut down TikTok made their closing written arguments on Friday, sharply disputing China’s influence over the site and the role the First Amendment should play in evaluating the law. The Supreme Court, in an effort to resolve the case before the law’s Jan. 19 deadline, will hear arguments at a special session next Friday. “Rarely if ever has the court confronted a free-speech case that matters to so many people,” a brief filed Friday on behalf of a group of TikTok users said. “170 million Americans use TikTok on a regular basis to communicate, entertain themselves, and follow news and current events. If the government prevails here, users in America will lose access to the platform’s billions of videos.”

Persons: TikTok, ByteDance, ” Organizations: Supreme Locations: United States, America

☆ Slovakia threatens to reduce aid to Ukrainian refugees in spat over Russian gas
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-03 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Slovakia could take retaliatory measures against Ukraine after Kyiv halted the flow of Russian gas through its territory, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned. In a video message posted to Facebook Thusday, Fico suggested his Smer party could cut its electricity supplies to Ukraine, as well as reducing aid to Ukrainian refugees. On New Year’s Day, Ukraine made good on its promise to halt the transport of Russian gas to Europe through its territory after a key deal with Moscow expired. Fico had previously argued that the end of the deal would lead to higher gas and electricity prices in Europe. Since returning to power in 2023, Fico has ended his country’s military aid to Ukraine and pledged to block Ukraine from joining NATO.

Persons: Robert Fico, Fico, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Fico, Zelensky, “, Vladimir Putin Organizations: CNN, Ukraine, Facebook, Reuters, European Union, Kremlin, Gazprom, Russian, NATO Locations: Slovakia, Kyiv, Slovak, Ukraine, Europe, Moscow, Brussels, Bratislava, Russia

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