Nation observes MLK Day with service and political echoes
Across the nation communities marked MLK Day with acts of service and prayers while politics seeped into events. In Atlanta Ebenezer Church speakers urged unity amid division and Liz Cheney criticized Trump, and in South Carolina Kamala Harris pressed to remove the Confederate flag as Biden volunteered at Philabundance in Philadelphia.
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Arctic cold grips U S with record lows and outages
Brutally cold Arctic air chilled much of the United States with subzero readings from Montana to Kansas and Texas. About 150 million people faced wind chill warnings as power outages affected roughly 150,000 homes and businesses, while snow and avalanches caused road closures and flight cancellations nationwide.
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U.N. chiefs urge faster aid for Gaza amid dire need
U N agency heads warn Gaza must receive more aid quickly or face widespread famine and disease as border crossings stay limited, trucks vetted slowly, and fighting continues. The death toll in the Israel Hamas war surpasses 24 000 with Gaza's 2.3 million population heavily affected.
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Ukraine says it shot down two Russian aircraft
Ukraine reports the air force destroyed a Russian early warning plane and a command center aircraft, signaling a potential turning point in a war defined by trench warfare and contested air power. The claim, if confirmed, follows Moscow’s dominance in the air and U S allied tensions in the Red Sea area.
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