Donald Trump avoids jail or fine after sentencing in ‘hush money& case

US President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or pay a fine over his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled, but the sentencing will place a judgment of guilt on his record.

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How far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten

In the close-knit Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, where rows of neat bungalows once nestled in the shadow of the San Gabriel mountains, smoldering ruins and the skeletal frames of burnt out cars now lie.

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Is Elon Musk the most powerful civilian the world has ever seen?

Has anyone outside politics - the people some politicians, among themselves, call ‘civilians& - had such an effect on the political process as Elon Musk?

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Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16
LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Firefighters fought on into the night Saturday in a bid to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched neighbourhoods.

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Croatia's populist president appears set for re-election
ZAGREB - Croatians began casting ballots Sunday in a presidential runoff where the incumbent Zoran Milanovic appears set to win a second term, in what would be a blow to the scandal-hit governing party.

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China&s ‘monster& ship back in disputed waters, Philippines says
The Philippines said a huge Chinese coast guard ship widely known as the &Monster& has returned to its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, prompting its own coast guard vessel to approach and issue a radio challenge.

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