Author: Tim Hodges

You can get a $50 credit when you preorder the next Samsung Galaxy devices  The Verge The Samsung Galaxy S25 is expected to launch soon: here are the deals I predict  TechRadar Samsung Unpacked 2025 Invite Teases Galaxy S25, AI Enhancements  CNET The Galaxy S25 series could come with free Gemini Advanced (APK teardown)  Android Authority Take a Look […]

Fed officials are worried about the inflation impacts from Trump’s policies, minutes show  CNBC Fed Minutes Suggest Officials Will Hold Rates Steady for Now  The Wall Street Journal Fed Meeting Minutes Today: Inflation and Trump Are Concerns for Interest Rates  Barron’s Federal Reserve officials saw need for ‘careful approach’ to future rate cuts  Financial Times Fed officials at December […]

Urgency mounts in search for powerful Tibet earthquake survivors  NBC News Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake  Reuters Tibetans living in India and Nepal join prayers for victims of earthquake  Yahoo! Voices A look at recent deadly earthquakes in China  The Associated Press Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Strikes China Near Nepal, Killing At Least 126  The Weather […]

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event  The Guardian Elon Musk uses X to roast European leaders, promote the far right  USA TODAY France urges EU to get tough on Musk’s political comments as bloc struggles for a response  Reuters Ros Atkins on…Elon Musk’s political interventions  BBC.com 13 times Elon Musk meddled in politics  POLITICO Europe

What we’re watching: Senate strategizes to hand Trump day-one nominees  POLITICO Delays fuel GOP blame game over Trump nominees  POLITICO The 19th Explains: How Trump’s Cabinet nominees will get confirmed  The 19th* Senate approves committee assignments, tees up confirmation hearings next week  The Hill Confirmation hearings scheduled for Marco Rubio, but delayed for Pam Bondi  Florida Politics

California wildfire forecast: Wind speeds remain high as brush fire threat continues  ABC News Major brush fires burning in SoCal amid powerful windstorm  ABC7 Los Angeles Extreme fire conditions, poor air quality remain in Southern California as high winds persist  CBS Los Angeles Winds Whip Up New Destructive Fires In Los Angeles  The Weather Channel Millions without power in […]

Column | No, Joe Biden would not have won the election  The Washington Post In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him  USA TODAY Joe Biden says he could have defeated Donald Trump in election  BBC.com Biden says he could have won 2024 election, undecided on issuing preemptive pardons  ABC News Biden Says […]

Fire hydrants ran dry as Pacific Palisades burned. L.A. city officials blame ‘tremendous demand’  Los Angeles Times 2 dead and more than 1,000 homes, businesses, other buildings destroyed in L.A. County fires  Los Angeles Times Eaton Fire reaches Pasadena: Homes burn on live TV  KTLA Los Angeles Southern California fire map: Palisades fire, Eaton fire, Hurst fire, Woodley […]

Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US  CNN As 1st bird flu death reported in US, what could happen with virus in 2025?  ABC News US reports first fatal H5N1 infection as avian flu strikes more poultry, cats  University of Minnesota Twin Cities Bird flu versus flu: What […]

Stomach bug outbreaks jumped gut-wrenching 366% in N.J. last month  NJ.com ‘There is a lot of norovirus out there’: Dr. Gupta shares tips to avoid getting sick  CNN What are the symptoms of norovirus? The stomach bug sickening N.J.  NJ.com Norovirus Outbreaks  CDC Why everyone has a gnarly stomach bug right now, explained in one chart  Vox.com