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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025 |
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In today's newsletter: The Trump administration urges stricter enforcement of immigration laws. A new wildfire burns thousands of acres to the north of Los Angeles. And Bad Bunny’s latest album inspires a nostalgia-fueled trend. Here's what to know today. |
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President Donald Trump signed more executive orders advancing his priorities on immigration and directed the Justice Department to make enforcement its top priority as the House passed the Laken Riley Act, teeing the bill up to be the first Trump signs upon his return to the White House. An order signed yesterday directs the Department of Homeland Security, Justice and State to “take all necessary action to immediately repel, repatriate and remove illegal aliens across the southern border of the United States.” Earlier this week, the Trump administration published a notice to expand “expedited removal,” which allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport migrants without due process, to any undocumented people who have crossed the border within the last two years. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News that Trump would allow ports of entry to remain open to asylum seekers. However, the CBP One app, which migrants have used to submit their information and schedule appointments stopped working in the hours after Trump took office, and existing appointments scheduled through the app were canceled. Deportations did not appear to have drastically increased as of Wednesday night. Read more about where immigration-related executive orders and directives stood on Day 3 of Trump’s presidency. Meanwhile, the Republican-led House passed the Laken Riley Act, the strict immigration measure named for the 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed last year by an undocumented immigrant. It’s expected to be the first bill Trump signs into law since returning to the White House. The bill would require ICE to take custody of and detain undocumented immigrants charged, arrested or convicted of certain crimes. Read more about the bill. |
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Faith leaders, school administrators and teachers said they are “preparing for an attack” after Trump said he would end a long-standing policy that prevented the arrests of migrants in churches, schools and hospitals. |
In his efforts to do away with DEI initiatives, Trump this week revoked an executive order that was aimed at banning discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors. In addition, federal employees received emails yesterday warning that they could face “adverse consequences” if they do not report on coworkers who work in DEI positions that might have gone unnoticed by government supervisors. |
Senators on both sides of the aisle raised new questions about the vetting process of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth after lawmakers learned of new allegations not disclosed by the Trump transition team as part of his FBI background check. |
House Republicans announced the creation of a new subcommittee to investigate events before and after Jan. 6, 2021. Speaker Mike Johnson said “there is still more work to be done” in “exposing the false narratives peddled” by the previous House Jan. 6 committee. |
Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop who implored Trump to have mercy on immigrants and LGBTQ people during an inaugural prayer service, defended her speech. |
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A new, fast-moving wildfire north of Los Angeles exploded to 10,176 acres within hours and has forced the evacuations of roughly 31,000 people, officials said. Another 23,000 people were under evacuation warnings. The blaze, named the Hughes Fire, erupted around 10:53 a.m. near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County, and was fueled by dry, windy conditions in the region. The area is under “red flag” warnings through Friday morning, with wind gusts of up to 65 mph possible in the mountains, the National Weather Service said. As of last night, the fire was 14% contained, and winds were not as strong as those that fueled the Eaton and Palisades fires a few weeks ago. Here’s what else we know. The new blaze comes amid investigations into the Eaton and Palisades fires, which left a trail of destruction through other parts of the Los Angeles area. A review of the deaths in the Eaton Fire found that all 17 people who died were west of Lake Avenue, where evacuation orders arrived hours after a first set of evacuation warnings were sent to residents on the east side of the major corridor that runs through Altadena. Local officials have called for a review of emergency notification systems. |
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Who will “save” TikTok? YouTube star MrBeast wants to throw his hat into the ring. President Donald Trump said he was interested in Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison buying it. Billionaire Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty is interested, too. Others, like former Trump treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin and Canadian entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary of the TV series “Shark Tank” have also previously expressed interest. One prominent tech industry analyst believes one person could likely make a successful bid, citing his “iron clad relationship with Trump.” Hint: He already owns another social media company. But he’s not the one who has been the most public about his interest. In recent days, the possibility that TikTok might sell the platform to a non-Chinese owner has gained fresh momentum. With this new possibility comes questions about what an ownership or partnership with parent company ByteDance would look like, or whether TikTok’s algorithm will change if a new owner takes over. |
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A 16-year-old student died and another was injured in a shooting yesterday in a Nashville high school cafeteria, authorities said. The shooter, a 17-year-old student, also fatally shot himself. |
More than 2,400 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect, U.N. officials said. |
A trial has begun for three men who prosecutors say facilitated a drugging and robbery scheme that terrorized New York City’s gay bars and led to two deaths. |
Lynn Ban, a jewelry designer who starred in the Netflix reality series “Bling Empire: New York,” has died, weeks after an emergency brain surgery due to a skiing accident, her son said. |
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Bad Bunny's latest album, "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" (which means "I should have taken more photos") is his most personal album yet and a love letter to Puerto Rico. But it's not just the songs about family and home. The album's cover — showing two modest, white, plastic chairs used by families everywhere — has inspired fans from around the world to share their memories of home and visits to relatives long gone. Call it nostalgia gone viral. — Sandra Lilley, editorial director, NBC Latino |
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