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Zion late for flight, suspended 1 game by Pels

The Pelicans have suspended Zion Williamson for one game for a violation of team policies, with sources telling ESPN's Shams Charania that Williamson was late to a team flight to Philadelphia on Thursday.

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Dave McMenamin

Redick: Lakers want to play, 'give people hope'

Lakers coach JJ Redick says he hopes Saturday's game against the Spurs will be played as scheduled, giving the people of Los Angeles 'hope' in the wake of recent wildfires.

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MLB bans 2 fans who grabbed Betts indefinitely

Major League Baseball has banned two fans, Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen, who interfered with Dodgers star Mookie Betts during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium from attending any games at big league ballparks.

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Dave Wilson

Andrew Mukuba came home to Texas and helped save its season

The Longhorns safety's game-winning interception in the Peach Bowl is only the latest part of his remarkable story.

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Chris Low

Five-stars to final four: Ohio State’s seniors get their last chance at a ring

Jack Sawyer and the other veteran Buckeyes who returned to Columbus are zeroing in on their ultimate goal.

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Aarian Marshall

The Evolving (and Inexact) Science of Fleeing a Wildfire

As extreme wildfires become the new norm, scientists are trying to crack how to save lives.

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Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Kate Christobek

A Sentence With No Penalty Assures Trump Will Take Office as a Felon

Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that leniency was due the office of the president, not the man who will soon hold the title.

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Adam Liptak

Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok

The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.

Fast Company

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Port union credits Trump for averting a strike. It may shape future labor talks

The success of the International Longshoremen’s Association in winning Trump’s support for its anti-automation battle could be instructive for unions facing contract renewals during his term.

A tentative labor deal forestalled potentially damaging trade disruptions at three-dozen U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports, with both sides in the talks crediting President-elect Donald Trump for clearing the way for them to hammer out a deal on automation.

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LSU's Lacy facing charges related to fatal crash

State police in Louisiana have issued an arrest warrant for former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who is accused of causing a crash that killed a 78-year-old man last month and then fleeing the scene without rendering aid or calling authorities.

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Makena Kelly

The TikTok Ban Is More Likely Than Ever

While Supreme Court justices pressed both sides in Friday's oral arguments, experts say it's hard to see how TikTok gets enough votes to survive.

The Verge

Sheena Vasani

Amazon’s latest Blu-ray promo nets you three movies for just $33

The Blu-ray version of the second Dune film normally runs $33.99, but it’s currently available for a third of that price. | Warner Bros.

If you’re looking for indoor activities to keep you entertained this winter, you might want to check out Amazon’s ongoing Blu-ray sale. Now through January 20th, you can pick up three 4K Blu-ray titles for $33 when you add them to your cart, regardless of their sale price. That amounts to $11 per film, which is the kind of discount typically...

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Lauren Feiner

TikTok still seems headed for a ban after its Supreme Court arguments

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After the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a law that could ban TikTok, it looks like one of its last possible lifelines is unlikely to save it from the impending ouster.

TikTok will be banned from the US unless either the Supreme Court blocks the law from taking effect before the January 19th deadline or its China-based parent company, ByteDance, finally agrees to sell it. A sale — and return — of TikTok could happen after the...

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After Fans Showed Zero Sympathy For Her LA House Burning Down, Jhené Aiko Addressed The "Wild" Comments

"The fact some of you think I have Paris Hilton money is wild."

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Mashable

Venus wasnt always hell, scientists say. It may have had beaches.

It's possible that Venus and Earth once simultaneously existed as pleasant worlds hosting mild temperatures and oceans.

Then, something went awry.

In new research, planetary scientists simulated how Venusian conditions today — with pizza oven-like temperatures, a crushing atmosphere, and past evidence of widespread volcanism — came to be. The results suggest that Venus, over a series of massive volcanic outgassing events and other geologic changes, transitioned from an Earth-like world to...

Mashable

ChatGPT isnt responsible for the Los Angeles fires, but it does use a crazy amount of water

As the Los Angeles fires rage on, displacing nearly 180,000 people and destroying over 9,000 buildings, many social media users have pointed the blame at an unusual target: ChatGPT.

ChatGPT and other AI models have a massive carbon footprint, which contributes to climate change. Climate change is responsible for drier conditions and warming temperatures, which in turn creates the perfect environment for wildfires to spark and spread when picked up by strong winds.

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Better Man: Robbie Williams and Michael Gracey ditched accuracy to find truth

Better Man's star Robbie Williams and director Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) talk to Mashable's Film Editor Kristy Puchko about breaking biopic expectations, swapping fact for truth, and Williams' readiness to share his life with the audience.

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Panic across LA region after erroneous wildfire evacuation warnings blasted out

As wildfires have raged throughout the Los Angeles region this week, the 10 million residents of LA County have stayed close to their phones, ready for text alerts from officials about whether to pack up their belongings and leave their homes urgently.

On Thursday afternoon, millions of LA-area residents received an evacuation warning that did not specify neighborhood or fire, even though there are at least three major fires burning in the county. It read as follows:

"Emergency Alert. NEW:...

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Charlie Savage

4 Takeaways From the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the TikTok Case

The justices, who asked tough questions of both sides, showed skepticism toward arguments by lawyers for TikTok and its users.

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