Author: Tim Hodges

Houston rapper’s house destroyed in LA wildfires  Chron L.A. Music Community Galvanizes to Help Victims of Wildfires  Hollywood Reporter A Running List of Resources to Help Artists Impacted by LA Fires  Hyperallergic Resources for Musicians and Industry Workers Impacted by the L.A. Fires  Variety Los Angeles Fires: Resources Available for the Music Community  Rolling Stone

Deals on Apple AirPods are still kicking: Snag a pair of Pros for nearly $70 off  Yahoo! Voices Save 30% Off the AirPods Pro: Still Apple’s Best Noise Cancelling Earbuds  IGN Amazon Has the Lowest Price of 2025 on Apple AirPods Pro 2, Selling Fast!  Gizmodo Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for the first time this […]

Leaked Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim benchmark hints at the phone’s key specs  TechRadar Samsung is offering a $50 credit and up to $1,250 in total savings when you reserve the new Galaxy S25 phones  Business Insider Reserve the New Samsung Galaxy S25 Smartphone Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked 2025  IGN Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra official renders […]

U.S. Job Growth Ends the Year Strong  The New York Times Dow falls almost 700 points after blowout jobs report dashes hopes for more rate cuts  CNN Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink in response to strong labor data  Yahoo Finance Surging job market could prove costly for households, businesses as odds of quick rate cuts fade  The Associated Press […]

Lebanon’s PM vows to disarm country’s south after new president threatens Hezbollah  The Times of Israel Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened  The New York Times Lebanon’s new president strikes a nationalistic tone amid regional shifts, further weakening of Hezbollah  Fox News Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon’s […]

Biden administration sanctions Russia’s oil giants and tanker fleet  The Washington Post Biden admin imposes harsh sanctions on Russian oil industry to cut off funding for Ukraine war effort  CNN Why Is Biden Going After Russian Energy Now?  Foreign Policy Crude prices jump as U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions against Russia oil industry  CNBC US Increases Pressure on Russia With […]

Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say  BBC.com Gaza death toll 40% higher than official number, Lancet study finds  The Guardian Gaza deaths top 46,000 as one study suggests it could be much higher, and some pin ceasefire hopes on Trump  CBS News Israel has killed many more people in Gaza than reported, top health […]

Judge in D.C. finds Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court over defamation of former Georgia election workers  CBS News Federal judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt over continued 2020 election lies  CNN Judge holds Giuliani in contempt for defaming Georgia election workers  The Hill Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court for the second time related to his […]

DHS to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela  Homeland Security Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office  The New York Times Biden extends temporary deportation protections for nearly 1 million immigrants ahead of anticipated Trump crackdown  CNN Temporary protected status extended for Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan  Axios Mayorkas extends deportation shield for eye-popping number of […]

What is the flame retardant that planes are dropping on the LA fires?  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News