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Trump’s Greenland Threats Rattle the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands, a Danish territory of 18 rugged North Atlantic isles home to about 55,000 people, have long nourished a push for independence. With a strong local economy — salmon farms export nearly a billion dollars’ worth of fish, an extensive tunnel network keeps traffic moving and the islands

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Gavin Newsom slips into private Super Bowl parties, keeps low profile

Gov. Gavin Newsom turned up at pre-Super Bowl gatherings Thursday night, slipping into a Rao’s pop-up that recreated the famed New York red-sauce restaurant. As he entered, security hustled him past cameras and reporters; one guard was overheard saying they were trying to duck The California Post. NFL great

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Judge Extends Block on Trump Officials Slashing Funds to Democratic States

A federal judge extended an order blocking the Trump administration from withholding child care and social service funds for five Democratic-led states, averting cuts that the states say were politically motivated and would harm hundreds of thousands of people. Judge Vernon S. Broderick’s decision prevents the administration from restricting

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Mamdani Faces Costly Challenge to Cut N.Y.C. Class Sizes

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made shrinking class sizes a priority as New York City confronts a state law that requires public school classes to be 25 students or fewer by 2028. To meet the mandate across the nation’s largest school system the city would need to hire more than

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State judge sets June 8 trial; Mangione shouts "double jeopardy"

A New York state judge set a June 8 trial date in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, ending a nearly yearlong fight over whether state or federal prosecutors would try Luigi Mangione first. The short, contentious hearing ended with Mangione shouting "double jeopardy" as he was

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Gavin Newsom ducks into private Super Bowl bash, tries to keep a low profile

Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared at pre-Super Bowl gatherings Thursday night, slipping into a Rao’s pop-up hosted by NFL legend Joe Montana. Security hustled him past cameras and reporters; a guard was overheard saying they were trying to "duck The California Post." Rep. Nancy Pelosi also attended and

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US accuses China of secret nuclear explosive tests and hiding blasts

The US said it has intelligence that China conducted banned nuclear explosive tests and took steps to conceal them. US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno said, "I can reveal that the US government is aware that China has conducted nuclear explosive tests,

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White House urges Smithsonian to add a Trump display

White House officials have suggested that the National Portrait Gallery create a section to display multiple images of President Trump in addition to his official portrait. The idea surfaced during a Dec. 19 tour of the museum that included Abby Jones, the acting chief of protocol, and the White House

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‘Take them away, crush them’: Australia confronts an ebike surge

After the Sydney Harbour Bridge was swarmed by about 40 ebikes and e‑motorcycles, the federal government said the country faced a “real emergency”. The health minister, Mark Butler, called “[illegal ebikes] are a total menace on the road” and warned that “the injuries that are coming into our hospital

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Trump Insists on ‘Zero’ Enrichment as Talks With Iran Begin

Zero has become the central demand as the Trump administration opens talks with Iran: none of the enriched uranium Mr. Trump says he would allow under any deal. His special envoy, Steve Witkoff, put it plainly on ABC News, saying, “We have one very, very clear red line, and that

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JD Vance booed at Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan

Scattered boos rose at San Siro stadium in Milan when Vice President JD Vance appeared on large screens during the Winter Games opening ceremony, a moment that reflected anger over the Trump administration’s policies. Near the end of the Parade of Nations, the U.S. delegation, wearing white Ralph

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Haiti Faces a Leadership Vacuum as Presidential Council's Term Ends

The tenure of the nine-member transitional presidential council that has been running Haiti expires on Saturday, and it is unclear what will come next. Haiti has been without an elected president for nearly five years; its last national elections were in 2016 and President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in 2021.

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UK and France asylum deal could violate human rights laws, warns UN

The UN has urged the UK and France to halt the “one in, one out” asylum system, warning it could lead to “serious violations of international human rights law”. Nine experts, including seven special rapporteurs, sent a 20-page letter to Downing Street and Paris on 8 December 2025, gave the

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DOJ says it removed over 9,500 Epstein files

The Justice Department told judges in the Southern District of New York that it has temporarily removed roughly 9,500 documents from its public Epstein file release because the records included information that identified victims. The letter, filed in the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, was signed

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Libyan Man Is Arrested in Deaths of 4 Americans in 2012 Benghazi Attack

Zubayar al-Bakoush, a Libyan long wanted in the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, has been brought to the United States to face trial, officials announced. He was videotaped entering one of the buildings on the American compound with others who were charged in the attack, and an

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A Reprieve for Veterans Applying for V.A. Mortgages

House Republicans have scaled back a plan to raise fees on V.A. home loans after opposition from veterans’ groups and lenders. Most proposed increases were dropped; the revision would leave fees on loans for buyers unchanged while raising fees for refinancings and adding a small increase for assuming a

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Legal groups urge AFP to arrest retired Israeli general travelling with president

As opposition to the arrival of Israeli president Isaac Herzog grows, a coalition of Australian and Palestinian legal groups has asked the Australian Federal Police to investigate and arrest Doron Almog, a retired Israel Defense Forces major general expected to travel with the president in his role as chair of

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or How the Black Panthers’ Playbook Helped Minneapolis Activists Fight Trump

In the months before the 2024 election, Jill Garvey and colleagues in Chicago began "scenario planning" and formed States at the Core to train volunteers in tracking and documenting federal immigration agents. Their Zoom seminars on so-called ICE-watching now draw thousands, and in Minneapolis the tactic became central

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U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman

Nytimes reports that Iranian and U.S. officials will meet in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Friday for their first face-to-face negotiations since the United States and Iran were at war last June, in an effort to avert another conflict. It is not clear whether the two sides agree

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Late Night Finds Trump Out of Place at Prayer Breakfast

Nytimes reports that President Trump attended and spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast on Capitol Hill, where late-night hosts highlighted and mocked his remarks. Seth Meyers said the annual breakfast "is supposed to be a normal, nonpartisan event, but, of course, Donald Trump is incapable of being normal."

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Muslims Move to Assert Political Power in New York City

Nytimes reports that Zohran Mamdani’s ascension to mayor has prompted Muslim organizers and faith leaders to seek more formal political alliances and networks. A group made up mostly of Muslim organizers and faith leaders in the Bronx voted to join the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation, one of the nation’

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival Gives Way to Trump’s Patriotic Fair

Nytimes reports the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Festival, held in Washington every summer since 1967, will not take place this summer in its usual spot on the National Mall, which will instead be used for President Trump’s Great American State Fair. The Smithsonian announced it will take the Folklife

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‘Sana-mania’ grips Japan as Takaichi poised for election landslide

A report from Theguardian says Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic party is expected to win a momentous victory in this Sunday's lower house elections, a recovery that the article largely attributes to the appeal of Sanae Takaichi. When the LDP's conservative wing forced a leadership

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TrumpRx, the President’s Online Drugstore, Opens for Business

Nytimes reports that President Trump announced the launch of a government website, TrumpRx.gov, which does not sell medications but serves as an entry point for consumers to search for drugs and be directed to manufacturers’ websites or pharmacies. The site was unveiled at an event at the Eisenhower Executive

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Religious group says US military members were pressured to see 'Melania'

According to Businessinsider, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation said members of the U.S. military felt "pressured" by commanders to see "Melania," and that the group received such reports from eight bases. An email seen by Business Insider from an active-duty enlisted member said a unit