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Japan’s century-old Mingei, or folk art, movement celebrates the everyday work of anonymous artists. It stands in contrast to both fine arts and industrially mass-produced goods. And it’s having a yet another revival.

Convicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardon  BBC.com

Trump is imposing MAGA rule on the government hour-by-hour  CNN

LA-area fire prompts evacuations after exploding in size, as California faces fresh threats  Axios L.A. fire live updates: Hughes fire breaks out north of Castaic; evacuations ordered, I-5 reopens  Los Angeles Times Plumes of panic: Castaic Lake blaze brings chaos to I-5

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Thursday the kingdom wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald Trump earlier put a price tag on

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, leading to a complete breakdown of government, without additional international support. (Image credit: Jean Feguens Regala)

January 22, 2025: Donald Trump presidency news  CNN

The warning came one day after the administration ordered that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the government be shut down by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers asserted that they wanted President Trump to seek revenge on their behalf for being prosecuted in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.

President Trump’s push to take back control of the strategic waterway stokes memories of a period of U.S. imperial ambition and violence.