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Spider-Man voice actor urges blocking ICE funding after Minneapolis shooting

Kotaku reports that Yuri Lowenthal, the actor who voices PlayStation’s Spider-Man, urged Americans to oppose further funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal officers wrestled a man to the ground and shot him roughly 10 times on a busy street in Minneapolis. In an Instagram video

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Alexander brothers' sex‑trafficking trial opens in Manhattan

Businessinsider reports opening arguments began on January 27 in a Manhattan federal court in the sex‑trafficking trial of brothers Tal, Oren, and Alon Alexander. An accuser using the pseudonym "Katie Moore" testified she was drugged and raped by Alon Alexander in 2012 when she was 20 at

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Nationals MP Colin Boyce to move spill motion against David Littleproud

The Nationals MP Colin Boyce will challenge David Littleproud for the party leadership, saying he will move a motion to spill the leadership at a party room meeting on Monday and that the party was “committing political suicide” by ending the Coalition. Boyce, the Flynn MP, told Sky News on

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Administration revoked proposed nursing‑home staffing rule after industry donations

The Trump administration revoked a proposed rule that would have required higher minimum staffing levels at nursing homes after executives in the industry donated nearly $4.8 million to MAGA Inc. and privately met with the president, The New York Times reported. According to the report, donations began in early

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Spain issues decree allowing undocumented migrants to apply for temporary residency

The Spanish government on Tuesday unexpectedly issued a decree that gives hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants already living in Spain a path out of legal limbo by allowing them to apply for temporary residency permits, the government said. Under the decree, applicants must prove they arrived before December 2025

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Analysts say Starmer unlikely to secure major trade gains from China visit

Keir Starmer travels to Beijing this week leading a delegation of British companies with the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and the business secretary, Peter Kyle, in a bid to revitalise diplomatic and economic ties. The visit, the first since Theresa May’s 2018 trip, is billed as focusing on joint trade

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NTSB faults FAA for years of failures before Potomac midair collision

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board said the Federal Aviation Administration discounted safety warnings and mismanaged the tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for years, creating systemic risks that led to last year’s midair collision near Washington between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial jet

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Texas governor blocks H-1B hiring at state agencies and public universities

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Tuesday abruptly blocked state agencies and public universities from using H-1B visas in hiring and ordered an investigation into agencies and universities that sponsor foreign job applicants, the governor said. In a letter to state agencies, Mr. Abbott directed an inquiry into the visas,

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Families sue US over deadly October 14 boat strike off Venezuela

Businessinsider reports families of two Trinidadian nationals have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit accusing the US of unlawfully killing six men in a strike on a vessel off the coast of Venezuela on October 14, 2025. The complaint, filed in US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, identifies the deceased

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Ex-senator Joël Guerriau convicted of drugging lawmaker

On Jan. 27, 2026, a Paris court found former senator Joël Guerriau guilty of slipping a drug into champagne he served to Sandrine Josso, a member of the National Assembly, with the intent to sexually assault her. The court convicted Mr. Guerriau of administering a judgment-altering substance, identified by the

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Liberal senator says Muslim community should 'take some responsibility' after Bondi attack

Andrew Bragg, the Liberal shadow minister for housing and homelessness, said Australia’s Muslim community should "take some responsibility" for the Bondi terror attack and urged the federal government to ensure funding does not go to "hate preachers". Bragg made the comments on ABC’s RN

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Michigan sues major oil companies, alleging cartel raised energy costs

Michigan’s attorney general filed a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing several major oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute of forming a “cartel” that raised energy costs in the state by working to stifle renewables and downplay climate risks. The complaint names ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP and says the

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U.S. used cyberoperations in Venezuela as Pentagon seeks to integrate computer warfare

According to American officials, the United States used cyberweapons in Venezuela this month to take power offline, turn off radar and disrupt hand-held radios to help U.S. military forces slip into the country unnoticed and seize President Nicolás Maduro. The actions in Venezuela were described as part of a

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Killings in Minneapolis Put Republican Immigration Stance on Defensive

Two killings by federal agents on the icy streets of Minneapolis have upended the politics of immigration, leaving Republicans on the defensive and giving Democrats a fresh opening to make immigration a central issue. Democrats have raced to harness voter anger, shifting campaign messaging in states including Illinois, New Mexico,

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Yale will waive tuition for families earning under $200,000

Yale University said on Tuesday it will waive tuition for newly admitted undergraduate students from families with annual incomes below $200,000, and that other costs would also be waived for students whose families earn less than $100,000. The change takes effect for the class that will enroll in

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Eleanor Holmes Norton to Retire as Washington, D.C. Delegate at End of Term

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, the 88-year-old nonvoting representative for Washington, D.C., announced on Tuesday that she will retire at the end of her term after three decades in Congress. Ms. Norton, the oldest person serving in the House, said in a statement, “Thank you to my constituents for choosing

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United States formally leaves the Paris climate agreement

As of Tuesday, the United States is no longer a party to the Paris agreement on climate change, becoming the only country in the world to abandon the international accord, the New York Times reported. The formal departure comes one year after President Trump signed an executive order to begin

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NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy returns as board readies ruling on D.C. midair collision

Jennifer Homendy, the outspoken chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, is stepping back into the spotlight as the board meets on Tuesday to make an official determination about a midair collision near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. Ms. Homendy, a Democrat who has remained unusually public under

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Relatives of two Trinidadian men sue U.S. government over military boat strike

Relatives of two Trinidadian men filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Federal District Court in Boston, bringing the first legal challenge in an American court to President Trump’s policy of targeting vessels suspected of smuggling drugs at sea. The suit was filed by the mother of Chad Joseph and the

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Five-year-old US citizen deported to Honduras with her mother

Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos, a US citizen who had been living in Austin, Texas, was deported on 11 January alongside her mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, to Honduras, a country Génesis had never known. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were acting on an administrative deportation order against Gutiérrez, 26,

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Alexander Vindman announces run for U.S. Senate in Florida

Alexander S. Vindman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who was a top witness in President Trump’s first impeachment, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Florida to challenge Senator Ashley Moody. Mr. Vindman released a campaign video that includes

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Maine ICE operation coincides with large absences among Portland students

Teachers and school officials in Portland, Maine, reported large numbers of immigrant students staying home as a multi-day federal immigration operation continued across the state. The Department of Homeland Security said it was targeting about 1,400 people and said agents had arrested more than 200 people as of Monday;

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Trump to Visit Iowa as Farmers Say Tariffs Have Hurt State Economy

President Trump is heading to Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday to deliver a speech on the economy and “affordability,” a visit that comes as many Iowans say they continue to feel the effects of his trade and budget policies. Farmers and industry leaders say Mr. Trump’s barrage of tariffs

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NTSB to Vote on Probable Cause of Deadly Midair Collision Near Reagan National

The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to vote Tuesday on the probable cause of a midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last year that killed 67, and to recommend changes to prevent similar accidents. The crash involved an Army Black Hawk on a training mission and an

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Edsall: Democrats must broaden appeal as Trump’s standing falls but party ratings lag

Thomas B. Edsall argues that Democrats have a rare opening to blunt Trumpism as right‑wing populism staggers and Democrats are favored to retake the House with a long‑shot chance at the Senate, but he warns the party faces deep public distrust. Edsall notes President Trump’s favorability and