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Bondi refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 electionUnder questioning from Democratic ranking member Dick Durbin, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged when asked if she believed Donald Trump lost his bid for re-election in 2020.“To my knowledge, Donald Trump has never acknowledged the legal results of the 2020 election. Are you prepared to say today, under oath, without reservation, that Donald Trump lost the presidential contest to Joe Biden in 2020?” Durbin asked.“President Biden is the president of the United States. He was duly sworn in, and he is the president of the United States. There was a…

Google announced on Wednesday that all AI features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet are now available to Workspace customers at no extra charge, though the plan will see a $2 per month increase per user.  This change simplifies access to Workplace AI tools, including email summaries, automated note-taking, chatting with the Gemini bot, and more. Previously, customers who wanted to use all of the AI features needed to pay an additional $20 per user per month for the Gemini for Workplace plan on top of the $12 for the Workspace Business Standard plan. Now, the standard plan is $14…

Getty ImagesA jump in energy and food prices hit the US last month, as progress stabilising prices remained elusive.On average, prices in December were up 2.9% compared with a year earlier, up from 2.7% in November, the Labor Department said. Energy prices accounted for more than 40% of the rise in inflation last month, according to the monthly report. It also showed egg prices shot up more than 36% compared with 2023, as a bout of bird flu hit supply and led to shortages. But prices for other items rose by less than expected over the month, calming market fears…

At their confirmation hearings on Wednesday, the two men in line to oversee the United States’ global energy policies, Senator Marco Rubio and the fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, are expected to assail President Biden as overly concerned with climate change.According to a spokeswoman, Mr. Wright, who was picked to lead the Department of Energy, will say that Mr. Biden “viewed energy as a liability instead of the immense national asset that it is.” President-elect Trump has pledged to immediately begin rolling back electric-vehicle tax credits and to undo a pause on new permits for gas export terminals.But the Biden-Trump…

Getty ImagesGermany’s cabinet has decided to authorise the army to shoot down suspicious drones seen near military sites or other critical infrastructure.A statement from Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that, “especially since [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine, we have seen that drones are being used more and more frequently, which poses an increasing challenge for the police and their current technology”.Russia is suspected of launching a “shadow war” against Western countries supporting Ukraine – a charge it denies. This has included alleged attempts to blow up international airliners, attack infrastructure – or interfere with democratic elections.”I…

President Biden said Wednesday it’s been the “privilege of my life” to serve in the White House in a farewell letter to the American people.The outgoing commander-in-chief, who is set to leave office Monday as his four-year term expires, said he’s put everything he has into more than five decades of public service.“It has been the privilege of my life to serve this nation for over 50 years,” wrote Biden, 82. “I have given my heart and my soul to our nation. And I have been blessed a million times in return with the love and support of the American…

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for the disease caused by excess body fat. Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist circumference, plus evidence of health problems tied to extra pounds.Obesity is estimated to affect more than one billion people worldwide. In the U.S., about 40 per cent of adults have obesity, according to the…

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More than 6 million people in southern California remained in danger of life-threatening wildfire on Wednesday as weather officials in Los Angeles issued fresh warnings about more extreme winds set to blast the parched region and four blazes still burned fiercely.The deadly Palisades fire in the western suburbs of Los Angeles – the largest of the four wildfires – was still only 18% contained on Wednesday morning, more than a week after it ignited and has destroyed thousands of properties and killed residents. The Eaton fire, the next largest fire, in the Altadena area in north-eastern LA county, was only…

Getty ImagesHostages’ families want the Israeli government to agree a deal that will secure their releaseNegotiators from Israel and Hamas are making a final push to seal a Gaza ceasefire in Doha, with all sides suggesting an agreement is almost done.There were reports of a breakthrough on Wednesday, with unnamed Israeli officials cited as saying that Hamas had agreed to the latest draft presented by Qatari, US and Egyptian mediators.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office however swiftly denied the reports. There was also no immediate comment from the Palestinian armed group.On Tuesday night, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said…