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In photos, Santa Cruz Wharf collapses amid heavy waves

Storms slammed California’s central coast on Monday, causing high surf that tossed three people into the water and partially collapsed a pier in Santa Cruz.

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Hawaii volcano spews 260-foot lava fountains in dramatic eruption

Hawaii’s Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanos, fired out partially molten “lava bombs” from its vents and lava fountains up to 262 feet (80 meters).

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For some Latinos, ‘prosperity gospel’ led them to Trump

The set of beliefs has overtaken traditional theologies centered on the poor. Some experts say that helps explain a shift among Latino Christians to Trump.

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Squirrels were filmed feasting on tiny rodents. Scientists are perplexed.

Researchers said in a new study that they were stunned to witness California ground squirrels, who mostly eat nuts and seeds, hunting and eating voles.

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Boy gets heart surgery after he was hit by drone at holiday show

Officials said one person was injured after drones fell from the sky during a holiday show over Eola Lake in Orlando.

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Didn’t get a stimulus check? You might be getting $1,400 from the IRS.

The agency is committing $2.4 billion to pay roughly 1 million Americans, with funds set to arrive by the end of January.

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What to know about Biden’s death row commutations and what happens next

Opponents of capital punishment had urged the president to commute death row sentences before Donald Trump — who promised to restart federal executions — takes office.

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Officials made UnitedHealthcare murder suspect a ‘spectacle,’ lawyer says

Luigi Mangione faces the prospect of life in prison without parole on state charges including murder in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump takes office

Biden changed the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on death row to life without parole, saying he was convinced “that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.”

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Anonymous letters urged Oregonians to track ‘brown illegals,’ officials say

The letter, sent to officials in multiple Oregon cities, urged residents to take down the information of people they suspected of being undocumented.

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