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In Egypt, indirect talks between Israeli and Hamas delegations continued as Israel marked the October 7 anniversary, with U.S. envoys joining and Hamas demanding Trump-backed guarantees.
About 200 Texas National Guard soldiers arrived in Illinois near Chicago to protect federal agents and property, despite lawsuits by state and city officials seeking to block the deployment.
The White House said furloughed federal workers would not be guaranteed back pay during the U.S. government shutdown, reversing longstanding practice and prompting legal and union challenges.
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John M. Martinis for demonstrating quantum effects in electronic circuits that underpin today’s quantum computers.
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi faced a heated Senate hearing in Washington as Democrats accused her of turning the Justice Department into a political weapon for President Trump, she denied.
Fred Ramsdell won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on immune tolerance and learned of it while hiking in the western United States.
Rising premiums and a dispute over Affordable Care Act subsidies bolstered Democrats' leverage in the U.S. government shutdown fight, even as President Trump and Republicans signaled willingness to negotiate.
Insurers balked at multibillion-dollar claims tied to OpenAI and Anthropic, industry sources said, deepening investor and market concern about the financial risks of the AI boom.
Amazon offered steep discounts across technology, home and kitchen categories in its Prime Day online sale, with some discounts reaching up to 67% and top products heavily reduced.
Gold topped $4,000 an ounce for the first time on global markets as investors sought safe havens amid a US government shutdown and broader geopolitical and economic uncertainty.
Major U.S. airports struggled with widespread flight delays and air-traffic staffing shortages as the government shutdown entered its second week, exacerbating travel disruptions nationwide.
President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Egypt to join talks on a Gaza ceasefire and potential peace agreement, sources reported.
Jeff Bezos warned investors that a speculative bubble had formed around AI stocks and other highly valued asset classes in global markets, drawing comparisons to the 1990s dot‑com bubble.
Republican senators denounced special counsel Jack Smith for FBI collection of their phone records around Jan. 6, accusing him of politicized scrutiny at a hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Bari Weiss was named editor in chief of CBS News, prompting staffers to report eye-rolls during an editorial call and critics to warn she could shift the network right.
Freida Parton said she had been praying for her sister, Dolly Parton, who had continued to face unspecified health challenges after postponing a Las Vegas residency scheduled for December.
At the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump met with PM Mark Carney and said he was optimistic about a new trade deal but offered no tariff concessions.
The CDC and HHS recommended updated COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, but many pharmacies and pediatricians lacked child-specific doses, leaving parents struggling to find shots.
The European Commission proposed doubling steel import tariffs to 50% and halving tariff‑free quotas to shield the bloc's steel industry from cheap Chinese imports and align with U.S. tariffs.
Tesla launched cheaper Model Y and Model 3 variants in the United States, starting around $37,000–$40,000, to revive sales, though critics said prices remained too high.
President Donald Trump told reporters at a White House press conference that Greta Thunberg should "see a doctor," and Thunberg replied on Instagram saying he appeared to have anger problems.
Conor McGregor was suspended for 18 months by Combat Sports Anti-Doping after missing three anti-doping tests in 2024, barring him from UFC competition.
LeBron James on Tuesday revealed on social media that the viral "decision" he teased was actually a cognac advertisement, surprising fans who expected a retirement announcement.
Bad Bunny performed at the Super Bowl, prompting angry reactions from Donald Trump’s supporters, and Trump said he “didn’t know who he is” while criticizing the NFL.
Ken Jacobs, a leading figure of New York’s experimental-film movement, died in hospital on Sunday at 92, his son said, attributing the death to kidney failure.
Jordi Alba announced he would retire at the end of the season, saying via social media he would leave Inter Miami and end his professional career.
Critics, in reviews, panned Disney's Tron: Ares, calling the film visually flashy but narratively thin, chaotic and muddled by AI themes.
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BMW cut its annual profit guidance, citing weak sales in China and higher-than-expected U.S. tariffs, after reporting higher deliveries, the automaker said.
Donald Trump said he would "speak" with the Justice Department about clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell, while Sean "Diddy" Combs formally sought a presidential pardon after his October 3 sentencing.
The National Book Foundation announced its 2025 National Book Award finalists, naming 25 shortlisted titles and fiction contenders including Karen Russell, Bryan Washington and Rabih Alameddine.
U.S. stock indices hit intraday record highs on Tuesday before reversing into a broad sell-off in New York after a Federal Reserve report and amid rising AI-related investor fears.
UEFA approved Spanish and Italian league matches to be played abroad — Barcelona in Miami and AC Milan in Perth — to chase revenue, prompting fan backlash and resistance.
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised to overturn Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors, repeatedly questioning whether the law unlawfully restricted therapists' free speech.
