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Trump wants our attention. Let’s stop falling for his geopolitical clickbait | Catherine De Vries
Trump wants our attention. Let’s stop falling for his geopolitical clickbait | Catherine De Vries
Trump wants our attention. Let’s stop falling for his geopolitical clickbait | Catherine De Vries
Whether he’s targeting Greenland, tariffs or Iran, Trump’s agenda is to distract – because a Europe that is always reacting is never planning, says political scientist Catherine De Vries
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January 28, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Trump wants our attention. Let’s stop falling for his geopolitical clickbait | Catherine De Vries
Trump wants our attention. Let’s stop falling for his geopolitical clickbait | Catherine De Vries
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‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America
‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America
‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America
World Series winner Sean Doolittle, Super Bowl champion Doug Baldwin and college star McKenzie Forbes have strong opinions on a troubled era
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January 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America
‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America
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Cuts leave deadly mines in the ground and push hundreds of women out of work
Cuts leave deadly mines in the ground and push hundreds of women out of work
Cuts leave deadly mines in the ground and push hundreds of women out of work
De-mining organisations forced to cut staff, many of whom were women, despite landmines littering Zimbabwe-Mozambique border
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January 28, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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Cuts leave deadly mines in the ground and push hundreds of women out of work
Cuts leave deadly mines in the ground and push hundreds of women out of work
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AI boom will produce winners and ‘carnage,’ says tech boss; dollar sinks to four-year lows after Trump comments – business live
AI boom will produce winners and ‘carnage,’ says tech boss; dollar sinks to four-year lows after Trump comments – business live
AI boom will produce winners and ‘carnage,’ says tech boss; dollar sinks to four-year lows after Trump comments – business live
Cisco chief executive says technology ‘will be bigger than the internet’ but current market is probably a bubble; dollar selling intensifies, gold climbs through $5,200 an ounce to new record high
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January 28, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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AI boom will produce winners and ‘carnage,’ says tech boss; dollar sinks to four-year lows after Trump comments – business live
AI boom will produce winners and ‘carnage,’ says tech boss; dollar sinks to four-year lows after Trump comments – business live
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Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at Alex Pretti
Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at Alex Pretti
Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at Alex Pretti
Report emerges as Trump signals he may reduce the surge of ICE and other federal agents in the state
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January 28, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at Alex Pretti
Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at Alex Pretti
The investigation is a fraud. open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
The investigation is the coverup
Trump's "pivot" on Pretti is just a head fake.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The investigation is a fraud. open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
Dogs might be the secret to getting some anxious patients in the dentist’s chair www.statnews.com/2026/01/28/d... via @statnews.com
Dogs might be the secret to getting some anxious patients in the dentist’s chair
Been avoiding the dentist? Would knowing a dog is waiting for you make a difference?
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January 28, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Dogs might be the secret to getting some anxious patients in the dentist’s chair www.statnews.com/2026/01/28/d... via @statnews.com
Alex Pretti was a nurse to the end www.statnews.com/2026/01/27/a... via @statnews.com
Alex Pretti was a nurse to the end
In his final moments, Alex Pretti did what nurses are educated to do, a nurse writes. He noticed, cared, and responded to an emergent threat.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Alex Pretti was a nurse to the end www.statnews.com/2026/01/27/a... via @statnews.com
South Carolina measles outbreak surpasses Texas’ 2025 total, with little sign of slowing www.statnews.com/2026/01/27/s... via @statnews.com
South Carolina measles outbreak surpasses Texas' 2025 total, with little sign of slowing
The South Carolina measles outbreak has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas' 2025 outbreak, as health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:20 AM
South Carolina measles outbreak surpasses Texas’ 2025 total, with little sign of slowing www.statnews.com/2026/01/27/s... via @statnews.com
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee gets 20 months in jail for corruption www.scmp.com/video/asia/3...
South Korea’s ex-first lady jailed for corruption
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A South Korean court has sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee to one year and eight months in prison for corruption. However, the court acquitted her...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:16 AM
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee gets 20 months in jail for corruption www.scmp.com/video/asia/3...
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Trade deal with India sc.mp/vonz8?utm_so...
‘Mother of all trade deals’: EU pivots to India in historic trade shake-up
Brussels diversifies away from China and US risks, while the pact makes India a more attractive place for European firms to sell vehicles and fuel growth.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable. I’m deeply ashamed of our country.
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Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
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January 28, 2026 at 3:02 AM
The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable. I’m deeply ashamed of our country.
Mary is a personal shopper, but she steals to order until she's caught by a store security man and everything turns around. Available on Amazon and multiple platforms. "Personal Shopper" is a novella for today. books2read.com/u/meYyVz
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Mary is a personal shopper, but she steals to order until she's caught by a store security man and everything turns around. Available on Amazon and multiple platforms. "Personal Shopper" is a novella for today. books2read.com/u/meYyVz
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CNN: Are you okay?
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 AM
CNN: Are you okay?
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
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The agents who beat and then killed Alex Pretti after they took his gun - they were wearing body cams.
That did not stop them.
Unmasking them might. Not every time. But it might stop some of them.
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That did not stop them.
Unmasking them might. Not every time. But it might stop some of them.
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Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says
Investigators are reviewing videos of the shooting from multiple angles, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The agents who beat and then killed Alex Pretti after they took his gun - they were wearing body cams.
That did not stop them.
Unmasking them might. Not every time. But it might stop some of them.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
That did not stop them.
Unmasking them might. Not every time. But it might stop some of them.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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You voted for this.
January 28, 2026 at 12:12 AM
You voted for this.
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
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"A man attacked Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening, hours after President Trump suggested that he might “de-escalate” the aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota ...
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Minneapolis Live Updates: Ilhan Omar Is Attacked During Town Hall on Immigration Crackdown
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January 28, 2026 at 2:52 AM
"A man attacked Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening, hours after President Trump suggested that he might “de-escalate” the aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota ...
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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US District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz ordered acting ICE director Todd Lyons to appear in court Friday & warned he could be held in contempt for repeatedly failing to comply with court orders.
ICE has repeatedly ignored or delayed bond hearings & release orders for detained immigrants.
ICE has repeatedly ignored or delayed bond hearings & release orders for detained immigrants.
US judge threatens ICE chief with contempt, orders court appearance
The chief judge of Minnesota's federal court ordered the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear in court on Friday to personally explain why that agency has not complied wi...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
US District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz ordered acting ICE director Todd Lyons to appear in court Friday & warned he could be held in contempt for repeatedly failing to comply with court orders.
ICE has repeatedly ignored or delayed bond hearings & release orders for detained immigrants.
ICE has repeatedly ignored or delayed bond hearings & release orders for detained immigrants.
Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them www.theverge.com/news/869008/...
Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them
Data center PR panic
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January 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them www.theverge.com/news/869008/...
They may contain caffeine. www.the-independent.com/life-style/k...
Keurig coffee pods face recall over major labeling error
The affected coffee pods were distributed in three U.S. states
www.the-independent.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 AM
They may contain caffeine. www.the-independent.com/life-style/k...
It was at his request. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Canadian mom devastated as diabetic and blind son euthanized under controversial law
Kiano Vafaeian, 26, died in December after his Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) request was approved
www.the-independent.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 AM
It was at his request. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
