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When Conservative Politics Hit Cash-Starved Universities

Jessica Grose wrote in a New York Times Opinion essay that a recent University of Oklahoma grading dispute has highlighted how conservative political pressure and financial strain are reshaping campus life. Grose recounts the Oklahoma case in which a student, Samantha Fulnecky, turned in a biblically inflected paper that a

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Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at Minnesota event; suspect arrested

Ilhan Omar, the Democratic member of Congress, was attacked at a public event in Minnesota on Tuesday when an assailant sprayed her with an unknown substance; she appeared unharmed and said, "I’ve survived war. And I’m definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they

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Report urges polluter-pays levy to raise about $35.6bn and compensate households

A report by the Superpower Institute, overseen by Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims and supported by former Treasury head Ken Henry, proposes a “polluter pays levy” on companies that extract or import fossil fuels consumed in Australia and estimates it could raise on average $35.6bn a year. The analysis

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Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra deputy chief minister, killed in plane crash

Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, died on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, when a chartered jet crashed as it was coming in to land in Baramati, his political constituency, the New York Times reported. Four other people on board were also killed. The Bombardier Learjet 45 crashed while

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NTSB faults FAA for Potomac midair crash, cites dangerous routes and complacency

The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the Federal Aviation Administration had approved dangerous flight routes that allowed an Army Black Hawk helicopter to fly into the path of an American Airlines passenger jet over the Potomac River on Jan. 29, 2025, producing a calamitous midair collision, the board said

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Sussan Ley says Nationals leader rejected offer of talks before parliament return

Sussan Ley said David Littleproud turned down her offer for last-minute peace talks ahead of parliament’s return next week, while Littleproud said a time would be scheduled after the Nationals’ upcoming leadership contest. Ley told Liberal MPs she had written to Littleproud on Tuesday night proposing a meeting “without

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Starmer to raise human rights with Xi amid pressure over Jimmy Lai

Keir Starmer has said he will "raise the issues that need to be raised" on human rights with China’s president, Xi Jinping, as he arrived in Beijing on the first visit by a UK leader in eight years. The prime minister has come under pressure from rights

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Reporter reviewed more than 10,000 New York police misconduct files

A New York Times reporter said they spent the past two and a half years requesting and reviewing more than 10,000 police misconduct files from roughly 500 police agencies across New York State, an effort described in a Times Insider account published Jan. 28, 2026. The work began in

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The Daily Show mocks Newsmax over Greg Kelly's reaction to ICE shooting

The Daily Show mocked Newsmax host Greg Kelly for his reaction to ICE's deadly shooting of nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, Mashable reported. In a clip played on The Daily Show, Kelly argued that the phone Pretti can be seen holding in video footage "could

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Former Adams aide accused of accepting diamond earrings as bribe, prosecutors say

Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, offered new details about bribery allegations against Ingrid Lewis‑Martin, the former chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, saying she received jewelry and other gifts in exchange for pressuring city regulators to approve building projects. In a 170‑page court filing, prosecutors described

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After Minneapolis killings, Democrats push state limits on ICE

Jan. 28, 2026 — After the deaths of two American citizens in Minneapolis, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, Democratic legislators around the country, aided by libertarian groups, are intensifying efforts to restrict and challenge federal immigration enforcement tactics at the state level. Legislative proposals cited by The New York Times include

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Poll: Americans say ‘affordability’ means rising cost of a middle‑class life

The latest New York Times/Siena University poll finds that many Americans define “affordability” as the rising price of entry to a middle‑class life — buying a home, paying for child care, college and health care, saving for retirement — and by a two‑to‑one margin say a middle‑class

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ICE Agents Bring Military-Grade Weapons to Minnesota Doorsteps

A photograph taken on Jan. 11 and published in The New York Times shows federal immigration agents on the doorstep of a Minneapolis home carrying military-grade weapons, the Times reported. The image, shot by John Locher of The Associated Press, was captured during immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

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Scott Morrison criticised over call for imam accreditation and national register

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has been condemned by leading Islamic groups after he called, while speaking at an antisemitism conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday, for a national register and accreditation for imams and for expanding foreign‑interference frameworks to capture foreign links in religious institutions. Morrison, writing in The

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Starmer accuses Reform candidate Matthew Goodwin of 'toxic division' in Greater Manchester

Keir Starmer accused Reform UK’s candidate for the Greater Manchester byelection of pursuing the politics of "toxic division" after Matthew Goodwin was unveiled as the party’s pick for the Gorton and Denton contest and refused to disown his claim that UK‑born people from minority ethnic

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Ex‑Coinbase CTO warns California billionaire tax could dismantle Silicon Valley’s VC model

Beincrypto reports that Balaji Srinivasan, former Chief Technology Officer of Coinbase, warned that taxation and regulation could collapse Silicon Valley’s venture capital model, writing that “there is a scenario in which Silicon Valley could literally go to zero in the next ten years.” Srinivasan singled out California’s proposed

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Delcy Rodríguez hints at Deng‑style economic opening after replacing Maduro

After Nicolás Maduro was toppled and replaced by his Sorbonne‑educated vice‑president, Delcy Rodríguez, she used her first address filling his role to hint at a period of “reform and opening up”, prompting comparisons with Deng Xiaoping’s post‑Mao reforms in China. Rodríguez declared the start of a

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Former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee Imprisoned Ahead of Corruption Ruling

Kim Keon Hee, South Korea’s former first lady, has become the country’s first former first lady to be imprisoned as a Seoul court prepared to rule on corruption charges against her. Ms. Kim, 53, rose to high public prominence during her husband’s presidency, championing causes such as

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Dean Cain defends ICE agents after Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti

Former Superman star Dean Cain has defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents involved in the shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Movieweb reported. Cain, who spoke to TMZ, offered a different take from several other celebrities who have commented on the case, including Pedro Pascal, Billie Eilish, Natalie

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Trump calls Pretti and Renee Good shootings 'terrible' and says Good's death hit him 'even worse'

According to People, President Donald Trump spoke on Jan. 27 about the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, both killed by federal agents in Minneapolis amid protests and immigration enforcement activity, calling both shootings "terrible" and saying Good's death made him feel "even

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Federal agents kill 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis; videos dispute officials' account

Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old man, Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis during protests, the second civilian killed in the city this month amid an immigration crackdown. According to the report, agents wrestled Pretti to the ground while he was filming on his phone and trying to help a fellow

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Steve Hanke says Fed likely to hold rates as inflation remains stuck

In an interview with Beincrypto, former Reagan advisor Steve Hanke said he expects the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates as inflation remains stuck, noting that markets widely expect the Fed to stand pat at Wednesday’s FOMC meeting. Hanke pointed to persistent inflation and growing policy uncertainty, arguing that

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Corey Lewandowski draws scrutiny over Minnesota ICE operation

Corey Lewandowski, a top aide to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, has emerged at the center of an uproar over a federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota, where two American citizens were killed by federal agents in the past month. Mr. Lewandowski and Ms. Noem met with President Trump on Monday

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Frank Bisignano, the IRS’s first chief executive, faces his first tax filing season

Frank Bisignano, the first chief executive of the Internal Revenue Service, began his first tax filing season on Monday as he seeks to steady an agency that has gone through months of turmoil. The I.R.S. spun through seven leaders in 2025, and roughly 25,000 employees — about a

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Democrats win two Minnesota House seats, restoring 67-67 split

Democrats won two vacant seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives on Tuesday, The Associated Press said, restoring the chamber to an even partisan split. The districts are heavily Democratic, and the results were not unexpected: Shelley Buck, a former president of the Prairie Island Indian Community’s Tribal Council,