Santa Claus departed the North Pole at 4am ET and will enter the US between 9pm and midnight, tracked live by Norad. Norad's tradition began in 1955 due to a misprint in an ad. Santa travels starting west from the International Date Line, covering Asia, Europe, and the Americas, arriving when children are asleep.
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President-elect Donald Trump blames California Governor Gavin Newsom for failing to manage wildfires properly, citing prioritization of a fish over human safety and inadequate water usage. Trump, alongside Elon Musk, criticizes Newsom for neglecting water infrastructure, exacerbating the crisis as extensive wildfires devastate Southern California, causing mass evacuations.
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