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LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned “lies and misinformation” that he said are undermining U. K. democracy, in response to a barrage of attacks on his government from Elon Musk. Read More: Keir Starmer on His Vision for Fixing Britain [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The billionaire Tesla CEO has taken an intense and erratic interest in British politics since the center-left Labour Party was elected in July.

The first bell echoes off the bricked hallways of Lindbergh High School in Renton, Washington, warning dazed and coffee-clutching students to pick up their pace. It’s December. It’s 7:15 a.m. It’s still dark outside. Yet, in five minutes, they are expected to be sitting in class, alert, and ready to learn. Despite Seattle, Tacoma, and other neighboring school districts delaying their middle and high school start times in recent years, the Renton School District has yet to budge. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “It is inhumane,” says Alyssa Shewey, a teacher at the school.

Dear Eric: I’ve been with my husband 25 years, married the last seven. We have children from prior marriages, and I have six grandchildren. He was abused as a child and has worked in therapy to process it, but then stopped. He lost one grandma early and had no bond with his other.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U. S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: Donald Trump on What His Second Term Would Look Like Biden, whose term expires in two weeks, said he is using authority under the federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect offshore areas along the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and portions of Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from future oil and natural gas leasing. “My decision reflects what coastal communities, businesses and beachgoers have known for a long time: that drilling off these coasts could cause irreversible damage to places we hold dear and is unnecessary to meet our nation’s energy needs,” Biden said in a statement. “As the climate crisis continues to threaten communities across the country and we are transitioning to a clean energy economy, now is the time to protect these coasts for our children and grandchildren,” he said. Biden’s orders would not affect large swaths of the Gulf of Mexico, where most U.

Today is Monday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2025. There are 359 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled by his false claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory, forcing lawmakers into hiding; most of the rioters had come from a nearby rally where Trump urged them to “fight like hell.” A Trump supporter, Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed by a police officer as she tried to breach a barricaded doorway inside the Capitol.

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aries. Happy Birthday for Monday, Jan. 6, 2025: You are gentle, yet determined. You have excellent communication skills, and you trust your instincts. This is a year of reflection both inwardly and outwardly. Take time to renew your spiritual or religious beliefs.