LA firefighting becomes international effort; Gaza journalists decry genocide, killings of media workers – January 13, 2025

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• Firefighting in the LA wildfires becomes international effort, as death toll rises to 24; Governor lifts some environmental rules to speed rebuilding
• Biden touts foreign policy improvements in final State Department speech
• Gaza journalists decry genocide, deaths of 222 journalists and media workers
• Nationwide protests planned on Trump’s inauguration
• Supreme Court considers how broadly to apply federal “First Step Act” sentencing reforms
• Democratic lawmakers agree on $50 million plan to “Trump-proof” California
• UNICEF warns of a new era of crisis for children, 1 in 6 live in combat-affected areas

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