Month: January 2025
Plus: President-elect Donald Trump is sentenced to no punishment for covering up hush money paid to a porn star. And ESPN, Fox Corp., and Warner Bros. Discovery call off their planned Venu Sports joint venture. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: President-elect Donald Trump is sentenced to no punishment for covering up hush money paid to a porn star. And ESPN, Fox Corp., and Warner Bros. Discovery call off their planned Venu Sports joint venture. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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California Fires Still Raging
While man Southern California residents are returning to the charred remains of their homes, but the threat from wildfires is far from over. It’s sentencing day for Donald Trump, which will cement his status as the first person convicted of a felony to assume the presidency. John Fetterman becomes the first Democratic senator to make the trip to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
European Union scientists confirm last year was the hottest on record. We hear from the European Copernicus climate service and from the Los Angeles firefighter battling flames and exhaustion. Also on the programme: Venezuela’s authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro is about to be sworn in for a third term in office; and one of the world’s greatest violins is about to be auctioned. (Photo: A man uses a bag on his head to protect himself form the sun during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 April 2024. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
