Will Nick Clegg put a rocket under European tech now he’s out of Meta?

Our former deputy PM has parted ways with Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking to sources close to him, Chris Blackhurst ponders what’s next

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Author: Chris Blackhurst

Opinion | Trump is the rot at the center of North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight

A Republican candidate for the state’s Supreme Court is asking that same court to make him the winner on the flimsiest of grounds.

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Author: Billy Ball

Why firefighters say the Los Angeles blazes have been unstoppable

In the Pacific Palisades, the monster fire quickly outmatched anything firefighters were ready to handle.

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Author: Scott Dance

UMich Inflation Expectations Soar To Highest Since 2008 As Democrats Confidence Slumps

After ‘current conditions’ surged higher in December – on Trump optimism – analysts expected confidence to remain high in preliminary January sentiment data from UMich. But the data was mixed with Current Conditions soaring further (highest since April) while expectations dropped (lowest since …

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Author: Forex Factory

Palisades fire brings a level of destruction Los Angeles has never seen. ‘Everything is burned down’

Pacific Palisades appeared more like a moonscape of destruction than an upscale neighborhood known for its ocean views, beautiful vistas and celebrity denizens.

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Author: Hannah Fry,Daniel Miller,Noah Haggerty,Grace Toohey

Searching for Joy in the Democratic Party

As an older man, I’ve learned to fully embrace joy in whatever form it chooses to reveal itself. To caress the fleeting happiness of existential

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Author: Jerry Long

‘Entirely foreseeable’: The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared

The blazes are the result of a combination of suburban sprawl in fire-prone areas, fierce Santa Ana winds, dry conditions fueled by climate change and the limits of firefighting.

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Author: Evan Bush,Lewis Kamb,Adiel Kaplan