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Jan 2025
9m 18s

Death Toll Climbs in L.A. Fires, and Tik...

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Plus, goodbye to a hairy “Shrek” icon.  

 

On Today’s Episode:

New Fire Threatens Los Angeles, as Death Toll Rises to 10, by Corina Knoll, Soumya Karlamangla, Juliet Macur and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Sentencing, by Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and Adam Liptak

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok, by Adam Liptak

Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students, by Zach Montague

Perry the Donkey, Model for ‘Shrek,’ Dies at 30, by Sara Ruberg

 

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