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Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds  The Associated Press

Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires  CNN Drone crashes into firefighting aircraft over Palisades: FAA  NewsNation Now Drone hits, grounds super scooper fighting Palisades Fire  FOX 11 Los Angeles Los Angeles fires: ‘Super scooper’ firefighting aircraft

NEW YORK — In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Like so much else in the criminal case and

by Olivier BAUBE / Max DELANY Donald Trump hasn’t even moved back into the White House yet — but the volatile US president-elect has already succeeded in rattling his counterparts in the EU. With under two weeks to go to

by Olivier BAUBE / Max DELANY Donald Trump hasn’t even moved back into the White House yet — but the volatile US president-elect has already succeeded in rattling his counterparts in the EU. With under two weeks to go to

by Nina LARSON Australia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, a UN watchdog ruled Thursday, in a warning to other countries intent on outsourcing asylum processing. The UN Human Rights Committee published decisions

A Vietnamese court jailed a prominent former lawyer for three years on Friday over Facebook posts, a ruling condemned by rights groups as a fresh attack on freedom of expression in the communist country. Tran Dinh Trien, former deputy chair

Melania’s $40m Amazon deal: another sign Bezos is capitulating to Donald Trump | Margaret Sullivan  The Guardian

There will be “real-world harm” if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned Thursday while disputing Mark Zuckerberg’s claim such moderation amounts to censorship. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise announcement

Column: Trump shoots his mouth off as L.A. burns. His claims about fire hydrants don’t hold water  Los Angeles Times