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Rep. Bob Good is looking to hang onto his House seat as some Republican colleagues take aim.

Life-threatening flood threat for California as heavy rain and winds batter the state: Live updates  CNN Atmospheric river to stall over Southern California posing potentially deadly flood threat for millions  CNN Los Angeles Area Sees Mud Slides and Floods as Rain Lingers  The

Oil futures traded lower on a strengthening dollar as traders clawed back bets for imminent rate cuts by the Fed.

Suspense, fueled by deafening engine roars, filled the air at the motorcycle Grand Prix as riders whizzed through a sprawling beachside racetrack—a landmark that has sprung up in Mandalika, a coastal enclave on Indonesia’s Lombok island. As part of a

Base metals and gold prices fell on a strengthening dollar, after Jerome Powell said he still expected 75 basis points of rate cuts this year but played down expectations they would arrive soon.

Weaker U.S. economic data and interest-rate cuts by the Fed will both be necessary for the dollar to weaken, and this is likely to take longer to materialize than markets expect, BofA Global Research said.

Nordea’s fourth-quarter profit came in slightly below guidance but the bank said it aimed to grow its income faster than costs this year and raised its dividend.

Biden said to have called Netanyahu a ‘bad f*cking guy’; White House denies claim  The Times of Israel

Ben-Gvir’s WSJ attack was not aimed at the White House, but at Netanyahu  Haaretz

Officials said that the storm would linger over Los Angeles for another day, pummeling the region with rain and causing severe flooding.