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Obama wishes wife Michelle happy birthday as she stays away from key public events

Treasury Department recoups $31 million in improper government payments to dead people

RNC chair Whatley vows to be ‘tip of the spear’ to protect Trump after coasting to re-election victory

Energy expert weighs in on 23 state attorneys general suing EPA over new methane emissions fee

Here are the greatest Inauguration Day moments in US history

Trump holds ‘very good’ phone call with China’s President Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip Trump’s inauguration, sending a special representative in his place

Israel approves ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, beginning Sunday

Israel’s approval of the Gaza deal unmasks deep schisms that could threaten the ceasefire and Netanyahu’s political future

South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law

Argentina walks away from COP29 – amid fears Trump may pull US out of Paris climate deal

Apple sued by Which? over iCloud use – with potential payout for 40 million UK customers

There’s already a risk COP29 will end in failure – and damage of Trump 2.0 could yet spread

Battle lines drawn on new climate fund despite ‘shot in the arm’ cash injection at COP29

The Guardian quits Elon Musk’s X social media platform

Vanguard fined more than $100 million by SEC over violations involving target date retirement funds

Investors pitch new international basketball league that would offer players equity

American Express to pay $230 million to settle DOJ fraud probe, deceptive marketing claim

Pepsi sued by federal regulators for giving Walmart preferential soft-drink pricing

Capital One outage drags into Friday afternoon, leaving some customers without deposit access