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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado ‘kidnapped’, allies say  The Guardian Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado free after being ‘violently intercepted’, her team says  CNN Venezuela opposition says leader Machado briefly arrested at rally  BBC.com Top Venezuelan opposition leader is arrested as

Donald Trump ran on a return to his “America First” foreign policy platform. But since winning a second term, the president-elect has been embracing a new imperialist agenda.

California Wildfire Maps: Tracking Evacuations, Smoke and Wind in Los Angeles  The New York Times At least 5 dead as thousands flee raging wildfires in Los Angeles area: Live updates  CNN Notable L.A. County restaurants across Malibu and Altadena destroyed in fires  Los

An international team of scientists say they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that’s at least 1.2 million years old.

Speaking at Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday, President Joe Biden said Carter established a “model post-presidency,” noting that the former president made “a powerful difference as a private citizen” in the United States and around the world.

Right-wing billionaire Elon Musk’s decision to wade into the political battles of several European countries did not go unnoticed by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who used a Wednesday event marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Spanish dictator

Gaza’s Health Ministry says the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has climbed above 46,000.

Walter Mondale wrote a eulogy for Jimmy Carter. His son read it at the funeral  MPR News At Jimmy Carter’s Funeral, a Rare Image of Presidential Unity  The New York Times King Donald and the Presidents at the National Cathedral  The New Yorker

“He may not be a candidate for Mount Rushmore. But he belongs in the foothills,” Eizenstat said.

LA wildfires among costliest in US history  BBC.com ‘Thousands’ of structures destroyed in Palisades Fire, officials say  KTLA Los Angeles Before-and-after photos show iconic Los Angeles locations impacted by wildfires  Yahoo! Voices Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?  LAist