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January 17, 2025

 
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Desperate to bounce back after their 2024 drubbing, Democrats look for new leadership at the dawn of a second Trump administration

 
 

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TODAY'S BIG QUESTION

The president-elect has reportedly considered scrapping a mandatory crash-reporting rule

 
 
Picture of the day

Marlon Brando Díaz reunites with his family after being imprisoned for participating in the July 2021 anti-government protests in Havana, Cuba. Díaz is one of about 20 prisoners freed following the U.S.'s decision on Tuesday to remove Cuba from its list of states that sponsor terrorism. The Cuban government announced plans to release a total of 553 prisoners. 
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THE EXPLAINER

Total damage from the ongoing fires could be up to $150 billion

 
 
under the radar

Generative AI could advance medical research

 
 
quote of the day

'Thank you, sir, for that stark warning. But I've got to say, delivering it in your trademark low-power-mode whisper-ramble robbed it of a certain essential urgency.'

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert joking about President Joe Biden's farewell address in which he warned of a looming oligarchy threatening democracy 

 
 
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