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76,000 Pounds of Potatoes Spill on I-15 After Nevada Semi Crash

About 76,000 pounds of potatoes were scattered across the I-15 freeway north of Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 30 after two tractor-trailers and a passenger car collided, KLAS reports, citing Nevada State Police. The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. local time. Nevada State Police said one of

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South Africa expels Israeli chargé d’affaires over "insulting attacks"; Israel retaliates

South Africa declared Ariel Seidman, the chargé d’affaires at Israel’s embassy in Pretoria, persona non grata on Friday and ordered him to leave within 72 hours, saying official Israeli social media had launched "insulting attacks" on President Cyril Ramaphosa; within hours Israel expelled Shaun Edward Byneveldt,

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U.S. and Argentina in advanced talks to allow U.S. deportations to Argentina

The United States and Argentina are in advanced talks to sign an agreement that would allow the U.S. to deport immigrants from other countries to Argentina, according to two people familiar with the negotiations and U.S. government records obtained by The New York Times. The talks come as

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Iran says children were among those arrested in nationwide protest crackdown

On Jan. 30, 2026, Iran said for the first time that children were among those arrested in a nationwide crackdown on recent protests, with Farshad Ebrahimpour, the deputy chairman of parliament’s education commission, telling the semiofficial Iranian Labor News Agency that a “number” of students under 18 had been

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Iran Rules Out Talks With U.S. Until Trump’s Threats Stop

Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Friday in Istanbul that Iran will not engage in direct negotiations with the United States unless President Trump stops threatening to attack it. Mr. Araghchi said talks to calm tensions between Iran and the United States had to be based on

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DOJ emails show Prince Andrew invited Jeffrey Epstein to Buckingham Palace in 2010

New emails released by the Department of Justice show former Prince Andrew invited Jeffrey Epstein to Buckingham Palace days after Epstein finished serving a house arrest sentence in 2010. The files note Epstein pled guilty in June 2008 to charges of solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution with a

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U.N. Says It Will Run Out of Money by July Without Member Dues

The United Nations warned on Friday that it faces imminent financial collapse and will run out of money by July unless member states, notably the United States, pay billions of dollars in annual dues. The secretary general, António Guterres, sent a letter to ambassadors of all 196 member states on

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More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC

More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, a spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province, told Reuters on Friday. The collapse occurred on Wednesday. Rubaya produces about 15% of the world’

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Russia finds gaps in Ukraine’s front with advance into Huliaipole

Russian forces slipped into the town of Huliaipole in late December, exploiting gaps along Ukraine’s roughly 700-mile front, the New York Times reports. The assault came under cover of fog, with troops moving along a river and drawn by the hum of a generator into a Ukrainian command post,

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Scientist Omar Padilla Vélez dies after being shot in San Juan ambush, fiancé says

Omar Padilla Vélez died on Jan. 22, three weeks after he was shot during an early morning drive, his fiancé Kelly Crispin says, according to several news outlets. The couple had been visiting family in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Crispin told reporters. Crispin said the attack occurred in the early

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Late letters fuel criticism of Britain’s Royal Mail

Late letters have left residents across Britain frustrated and have prompted criticism and inquiries into Royal Mail’s performance, the 500-year-old postal service, the New York Times reported on Jan. 30, 2026. The report cites several examples: Andy Shield in northwest England said 24 Christmas cards arrived in a single

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Trump declares emergency to cut oil shipments to Cuba, threatens tariffs

On Thursday, President Trump declared a "national emergency" over what he called an "unusual and extraordinary threat" by Cuba and moved to cut off oil shipments to the island, warning he might impose additional tariffs on countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba. Mr. Trump

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NERC says U.S. and Canadian grids are worsening and blackout risks will rise over five years

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation said in an assessment released Thursday that the reliability of the electric grids serving the United States and Canada is “worsening” and that tens of millions of people face a growing risk of blackouts over the next five years. The report cites rapidly rising

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Islamic State claims attack on Niamey international airport and air base

Islamic State in the Sahel has claimed responsibility for an assault at Niamey international airport and the adjacent air force base in Niger’s capital, the SITE Intelligence Group said. The attack began shortly after midnight on Thursday. The assault reportedly involved motorcycle-riding militants who launched a "surprise and

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16-Year-Old Found Dead in Blue Mountains After Teens Became Separated on Camping Trip

NSW Police said in a Jan. 30 press release that a 16-year-old boy was found dead in a creek in the Blue Gum Forest area of Blue Mountains National Park at about 1 p.m. on Jan. 29. The teen had been on a three-day camping trip with a 17-year-old

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Venezuela congress approves hydrocarbons law to open oil sector to foreign investment

Venezuela’s congress has approved a hydrocarbons bill that opens the country’s oil sector to foreign private investment after pressure from the US, and acting president Delcy Rodríguez is expected to give her final approval to the bill imminently. The new hydrocarbons law promises to give private companies control

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Syria and Kurdish-led militia reach deal to integrate forces

On Jan. 30, 2026, Syria’s government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces reached a comprehensive agreement to integrate Kurdish forces into the Syrian military, according to Kurdish officials and Syrian state media. The agreement calls for the formation of a Syrian military division made up of three brigades from

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Finland trains NATO troops in Arctic warfare with skis, snowmobiles and lasers

Finland's Jaeger Brigade is running a monthlong Arctic-warfare and cold-weather survival course for roughly 20 NATO soldiers in Lapland, Business Insider observed, including an assault that used snowmobiles, skis, blanks, and laser-based simulators. Business Insider watched the combat exercise about 75 miles north of the Arctic Circle, where

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Trump warns Britain and Canada against boosting trade with China

President Trump on Thursday warned Britain and Canada against boosting trade with China, telling reporters in Washington outside a screening of a documentary about the first lady, Melania Trump, that doing so was "very dangerous." Mr. Trump said, "It’s very dangerous for them to do that,

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Xi’s military purge may set back his Taiwan ambitions

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has ousted top generals — including Gen. Zhang Youxia, placed under investigation last week — a purge that secured his control of the military but left a hollowed-out command structure, according to a New York Times analysis published Jan. 29, 2026. The removal of General Zhang and

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Brendan Banfield denies plot in Virginia double-murder trial

Brendan Banfield, a former IRS criminal-division agent, denied that he plotted the killings involving his family’s au pair during testimony this week at his double-murder trial in Virginia, calling the accusations “absolutely crazy.” Prosecutors say Mr. Banfield, 40, stabbed his wife, Christine Banfield, 37, and then shot Joseph Ryan,

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Trump weighs expanded military options against Iran, including raids inside the country

President Trump has been presented with an expanded list of potential military options against Iran — including raids inside the country and strikes on nuclear and missile facilities — officials said, a development reported on Jan. 29, 2026. The options, described by multiple U.S. officials, go beyond measures Mr. Trump considered

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U.S. builds up military forces near Iran; carrier Abraham Lincoln in Arabian Sea

On Jan. 29, 2026, the United States has built up military forces close to Iran, including the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and three warships in the Arabian Sea, a presence President Trump has referred to as an "armada"; Mr. Trump has not authorized military action, officials said. The

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Ohio mother charged after daughters found alone without coats in 8-degree cold

An Ohio woman was arrested and charged with endangering children after authorities found her 3-year-old and 8-year-old daughters outside in sub-freezing temperatures in Mentor on Thursday, Jan. 29, the Mentor Police Department said. Officers responded to a call about 12:25 a.m. reporting a small child "alone in

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Palau senate blocks Trump deal to resettle up to 75 US deportees

Palau’s senate voted in January to block a Trump administration deal, signed by president Surangel Whipps Jr in December, that would allow up to 75 third‑country migrants facing removal from the US to live and work in the Pacific nation. The arrangement is part of a broader assistance