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Two people sustained moderate injuries after single-vehicle rollover on State Route 41 Friday

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SHANDON, Calif. (KEYT) – Two people had moderate injuries after they were pulled from a burning vehicle by bystanders on Highway 41 at Olive Ranch Friday.

According to the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 12:45 p.m. for a reported fire near the interchange between eastbound State Route 46 and northbound State Route 41 west of Shandon.

Bystanders pulled the two injured people from the vehicle and the pair were transported from the scene by helicopter with moderate injuries shared the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department.

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The roadway is closed for the response and drivers are asked to use caution even after the roadway is reopened as crews will remain on the scene for overhaul added the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department.

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Fear of Trump’s wrath ripples through House GOP

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By Annie Grayer, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump faced Republican defections on a series of split votes this week, but his willingness to call out members of his own party convinced some wavering lawmakers to stay in line.

On Thursday, Trump was quick to say five Republican senators should not be reelected to Congress after they voted with Democrats to advance an effort to limit future US military force in Venezuela without congressional approval.

Hours later, House Republicans were faced with an opportunity to override the first presidential vetoes of Trump’s second term. The stark example of the president’s readiness to target members of his party led some GOP lawmakers who were debating voting to override the vetoes on a pair of relatively noncontroversial bills not to, multiple sources told CNN.

Nothing had changed about the substance of the bipartisan bills, except now the votes would be viewed as bucking Trump.

“Members who would normally be supportive of other member initiatives have to balance not stepping out of line with the White House,” one of the GOP lawmakers who was considering voting to override but ultimately didn’t told CNN. “Not much room for independence.”

Another GOP lawmaker who spoke with colleagues considering the veto override saw the decision of some of those colleagues as “not wanting to poke the bear.”

Trump’s reflex to use his powerful microphone to target politicians in his own party is not a new phenomenon, and it still did not deter some Republicans from voting in opposition to the president. But, with an increasingly narrow House Republican majority in an election year, it has the potential to play an outsized role. A member could be one phone call or Truth Social post away from being singled out by the president, and that carries extra weight with members eager not to draw a primary challenge or open themselves up to new attacks as Election Day draws closer.

Over the summer when Republicans were working to pass Trump’s domestic agenda, House Speaker Mike Johnson regularly tapped the president to convince holdouts to get on board with the legislation. Countless times, House floor votes were held open so Trump could directly negotiate with GOP lawmakers, and in the immediate days leading up to the final vote, Trump met directly with various lawmakers.

Now, with lawmakers confronting what to do about Americans facing rising health care costs after enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits expired, Trump has so far taken a much more back seat approach, telling House Republicans on Tuesday it was up to them to “figure it out.” Trump’s mixed messaging on health care gave 17 Republicans more breathing room to buck their party’s leadership and join Democrats in voting to restore enhanced Obamacare subsidies on Thursday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson told CNN after the vote that he understood each lawmaker has to vote their conscience but wished those 17 lawmakers hadn’t rebuffed him.

Many of those Republicans are running in competitive races for reelection and are walking a tight rope of trying to balance their need to get ahead of attacks from their Democratic opponents over the rising cost of health care with their support for the president.

On the balancing act that those lawmakers face, one GOP la

Guía rumbo al Super Bowl LX: uno por uno, los 14 equipos que clasificaron a los playoffs de la NFL

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Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español

Catorce equipos sobreviven en la temporada 2025/2026 de la NFL, la liga de fútbol americano en Estados Unidos. Son los conjuntos que desde este fin de semana irán a la caza del trofeo Vince Lombardi, que se decidirá el domingo 8 de febrero en Santa Clara, California. Ya sea por defensa, ataque, talento individual o maestría de los entrenadores, cada una de estas franquicias llega a los playoffs con sus puntos fuertes y débiles.

Si Denver llegó al número 1 de la Conferencia Americana, es por obra y arte de un estratega brillante como Sean Payton, el exentrenador en jefe de los Saints de Nueva Orleans, con los que ganó un Super Bowl. Desde su llegada en 2023, los de Colorado han ido en ascenso: en 2024 llegaron a postemporada por primera vez desde 2015 y perdieron en la Ronda de Comodines, y ahora ganaron su división y jugarán directamente en la Ronda Divisional.

La mente de Payton ha sido clave para moldear al quarterback de la franquicia, Bo Nix, un novato que en apenas un año ha borrado dudas y ratificado que tiene con qué ser mariscal de campo titular en la NFL. Con Payton, Nix ha reducido su margen de error, destacando también su buena toma de decisiones.

Sin embargo, en el campo de juego, los Broncos también tienen un as de espadas: la defensa. Denver tiene a la tercera defensiva que menos yardas permite por partido a sus rivales y la segunda que menos yardas por tierra habilita. Números que ameritan un Super Bowl.

En contra: no han tenido resultados rutilantes ante verdaderos contendientes al título. Parecía que los triunfos ante los Chiefs lo eran, pero los de Kansas City han sido una decepción mayúscula de principio a fin esta temporada. Otro factor a tener en cuenta será cómo reaccionará su joven quarterback si queda obligado a una remontada grande. Por eso, la defensiva estelar no puede fallar.

Los Patriots están de vuelta. No será con Tom Brady, pero tampoco es que Drake Maye esté dejando mucho por desear. De hecho, el joven mariscal de campo, que está en su segundo año en la NFL, es fuerte contendiente al premio MVP (jugador más valioso) de la temporada regular, y números no le faltan: 4.394 yardas por pase, 31 touchdowns y apenas ocho intercepciones.

Los de Nueva Inglaterra, que venían de varias temporadas paupérrimas, encontraron en una cara conocida el camino a la redención: Mike Vrabel, un entrenador que ya había demostrado en los Titans de Tennessee que podía armar buenos equipos, incluso con poco talento. En los Patriots encontró en Maye y Stefon Diggs una dupla a explotar y así lo hizo, combinándola con dos corredores de gran calibre como TreVeyon Henderson y Rhamondre Stevenson. Los Pats corren y pasan, y cuando un equipo tiene ambas cosas, se vuelve impredecible para el rival.

En contra: la derrota ante los Bills fue algo más que la razón por la que quedaron segundos en la general. La caída en casa ante el rival más serio de la división pegó fuerte por la escasa reacción ante la remontada rival, que marcó 24 puntos consecutivos sin respuesta. Probó que, si la defensa no logra poner bajo presión al mariscal de campo rival, la cosa se puede poner fea. La falta de experiencia de Maye en postemporada puede ser otro obstáculo a superar.

El gran presente de Trevor Lawrence es la principal razón de los Jaguars para ilusionarse con llegar lejos. El quarterback finalmente está, en su quinto año en la NFL, mostrando todo el potencial que se esperaba de una primera selección global de Draft. El talento de Lawrence se ha visto principalmente en la recta final de la temporada, con numerosos pases de anotación y carrera que pusieron a Jacksonville a soñar con el número 1 de la Americana.

Además de su brazo y sus piernas, Lawrence tiene otra arma que suele explotar: el corredor estrella Travis Etienne, compañero suyo en los Tigers de Clemson qu

Wind Advisory issued January 9 at 1:22PM PST until January 11 at 1:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Strongest in the hills.

* WHERE…Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains
Recreational Area, Malibu Coast, Santa Clarita Valley,
Southeastern Ventura County Valleys, and Western San Fernando
Valley.

* WHEN…Until 1 PM PST Sunday.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result, and
recently saturated soils will increase the risk of downed trees.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Wet soils will increase the likelihood of
damage due to fallen trees.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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