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Bulls recap: Zach LaVine’s 38 points aren’t enough as DeMar DeRozan misses his 1st game of the season

The Chicago Bulls couldn’t rustle up any fourth-quarter magic without All-Star forward DeMar DeRozan, who missed his first game of the season in Wednesday’s 100-97 road loss to the Washington Wizards.

Chicago Tribune

How House Republicans will investigate Biden after Democrats probed Trump

WASHINGTON — The new Republican majority in the U.S. House is readying a fusillade of investigations into President Joe Biden, his family and his administration, upholding a key promise of the midterm election campaigns following Democratic-led inquiries of former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

Federal safety watchdog concerned about EV weight, size in crashes

WASHINGTON — The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that she's concerned about the safety risks of heavy electric vehicles.

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More classified documents found in the garage of Biden’s home

President Joe Biden’s legal team has discovered a second set of classified documents from his time as vice president at a storage space in the garage of his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House said on Thursday. An additional classified document was also found in his personal library.

France 24

Biden’s classified-document headache worsens with second batch

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s efforts to quell a controversy over classified documents in his private possession became more difficult after aides discovered a second set, a development that will intensify scrutiny of the president.

Tribune News Service

Rep. Barbara Lee tells colleagues she plans to run for Feinstein’s Senate seat in 2024

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, a seasoned progressive with more than three decades immersed in California politics, on Wednesday told congressional colleagues she plans to run for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat in 2024.

Los Angeles Times

Classified files found in second Biden location, reports say

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s aides have found another set of classified documents at a location separate from the Washington office he used after serving as vice president, NBC News and The New York Times reported Wednesday.

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Larry Stone: Pete Carroll will have to take coaching to new level vs. 49ers in playoffs

RENTON, Wash. — After Sunday's victory over the Rams, Seahawks veteran linebacker Bruce Irvin offered what might be the best explanation ever given about coach Pete Carroll's ability to get his players to buy into whatever lofty vision he's selling.

Tribune News Service

UK minister reassures Washington on restored stability, fiscal plans

Britain's financial services minister sought to reassure U.S. counterparts on Wednesday that the UK's bout of debt market instability last fall was a one-time event and it has returned to stable government and remains a solid partner for Washington and Wall Street.

Reuters

Blinken says no request so far from Brazil over events of Jan. 8

The United States has not received any specific requests from Brazil over the storming of Brazil's top institutions in Brasilia by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Reuters

White House accuses DeSantis of making a ‘mockery’ of migration response in Florida

WASHINGTON — The White House issued a sharp rebuke of Ron DeSantis on Wednesday after the Florida governor activated the state’s National Guard in response to a surge in Cuban migrants arriving by sea, accusing the Republican of “creating a problem” as the Biden administration is attempting to crack down…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

World 'on brink' of recession

WASHINGTON: The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central bank rate hikes intensifies, Russia's war in Ukraine continues, and the world's major economic engines sputter.

Bangkok Post

Brazil to name woman as envoy to Washington for first time - source

Diplomat Maria Luiza Viotti is expected to be the new Brazilian ambassador in Washington, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pushes for more women in important diplomatic posts.

Reuters

Karon Blake: outrage in Washington DC after Black teen, 13, shot dead

Police say Blake, student at Brookland middle school, killed early on Saturday following ‘interaction’ with unnamed man

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Cruz calls Biden’s El Paso visit ‘infuriating;’ others blast sanitized view of border

WASHINGTON — For two years, Republicans have clamored for President Joe Biden to visit the border with Mexico. He finally did on Sunday — and it has brought no respite from allegations that his policies have triggered an unprecedented crisis of migration.

Tribune News Service

Congress tightens screws on Chinese tech purchases, collaboration

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers added new restrictions and limitations late last year on Chinese entities trying to buy U.S. high-tech companies as well as a ban on collaboration between American and Chinese government agencies in several technology sectors.

Daily Mirror

'Weirdest house ever' has social media 'freaked out' by octagonal shape and odd interior

An incredible octagonal home that has gone on the market for just under $1 million in Sultan, Washington, has left the internet divided over its unique appearance and "right angles"

Zenger

Other Arab States May Join U.S.-Backed Negev Forum

State Department Counselor Derek Chollet told reporters that Washington was attempting to develop programs and initiatives .

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Japan, U.S. to promote dual-use technologies / Aim to tap civilian side for defense applications

WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to agree at their upcoming summit to strengthen cooperation over "dual-use" technologies that can be utilized for both civilian and defense purposes, it has been learned.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Taylor Heinicke thanks fans, teammates in Instagram post

Was Heinicke saying goodbye to Washington?

Tribune News Service

‘Addicted’ to infrastructure, DeFazio leaves Congress and returns to Oregon for good

WASHINGTON — Peter DeFazio says he is leaving Congress with a self-diagnosed addiction to transportation policy.

The Independent UK

Unity is new tone for often-divided Democrats in Washington

Not so long ago, Democratic in-fighting doomed a sweeping social spending package despite the party controlling Congress

Tribune News Service

Biden administration releases 'toolkit' for net-zero transportation

WASHINGTON — The Biden Administration on Tuesday released a "blueprint" for reaching net-zero transportation emissions nationwide by 2050.

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US proposes air safety rules after Kobe Bryant, charter crashes

WASHINGTON — U.S. aviation officials intend to impose broad new safety requirements to prevent aircraft crashes such as the one that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant.

France 24

Biden 'surprised' to learn classified government records found at old office

President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was surprised when informed that government records were found by his attorneys at his former office space in Washington. He was asked about the issue after the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee requested that the US intelligence conduct a “damage assessment” of…

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