Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
More than 120 people were killed in a string of coordinated attacks in which militants stormed banks, jails and military installations Reading Time: 2 minutes Pakistan forces were hunting on Sunday for the separatists behind a string of coordinated attacks in restive Balochistan province, with the government vowing to retaliate after more than 120 people were killed. Around a dozen sites where the attacks took ...
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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
The New York Times reported that Gates began a friendship with the disgraced financier in 2011, which was three years after Epstein pleaded guilty to procuring a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute. (Epstein was sentenced to 18 months behind bars but was ultimately released in 2010 after completing the end of his sentence on home confinement.) Bill's relationship with Epstein came under new scrutiny ...
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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
The fee covers the cost of verifying your ID using the TSA's new ConfirmID system. The TSA said the fee covers a 10-day travel period. In a post on X, the US Department of State reminded travelers that they would need to be ready for the new identification system beginning February 1. Reminder: Starting February 1, if you don't have a REAL ID or acceptable form of ID (like a passport!) for domestic flights, you may ...
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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
Around 50 people a day will initially be allowed to cross in each direction, officials say. But movements will be subject to strict rules. The Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt is to reopen after nearly two years of near-total closure. The resumption of travel through the crucial border crossing - which sits between Gaza and Egypt - is one of the key steps of the US brokered ceasefire. On Sunday Israel announced ...
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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
The 68th annual Grammy Awards return Sunday night to honor the best in the music business with some big-name performances, new awards, and Kendrick Lamar leading the pack with nine nominations. These Grammys will see the addition of two new categories: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover, bringing the total number of awards doled out to 95. The category formerly known as Best ...
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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
CLEVELAND, Ohio — February's full moon will rise over Northeast Ohio and beyond this weekend, lighting up the winter sky with the glow of the "snow moon," a name tied to the typically heavy snowfall that defines the heart of winter. The moon will appear full and bright for several nights, offering multiple chances to catch it rising in the eastern sky — even after the moment of peak illumination passes ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing Saturday for a vacant U.S. House seat from Houston, a special election that will narrow the GOP's already slim House majority. between Menefee, the Harris County attorney, and Edwards, a former Houston City Council member. The winner will replace the late Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner for the rest of his term, which ends when a new Congress is sworn in ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
( The Hill ) — Former CNN host Don Lemon, released a day after federal officers arrested him in Los Angeles, defended his career in journalism on Friday, saying he will never stop reporting. U.S. District Judge Patricia Donahue ordered Lemon to be released on no money bond, according to The Hollywood Reporter . Lemon was accused of disturbing worshippers in a Minnesota church by disrupting their First ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Tributes have poured in for beloved Canadian actress Catherine O'Hara, the Home Alone and Schitt's Creek star who died this week at age 71. US media outlets reported on Friday that O'Hara died at her Los Angeles home after a brief illness. Born and raised in Toronto, O'Hara began her acting career in the 1970s at The Second City improvisational theatre and later performed on iconic Canadian comedy show SCTV. Her ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Trump nominated Kevin Warsh, an ex-Fed governor, for the role as the White House continues to attack Jerome Powell The US Federal Reserve requires "strong, sound and steady leadership", according to Donald Trump. The president found a man to lead the central bank who would "provide exactly that type of leadership", he declared."He's strong, he's committed and he's smart." This is not how Trump described Kevin ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
One dead and six missing as body and life boat from Lily Jean found after its disappearance from Gloucester port The search for survivors of a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts with seven aboard has been suspended, the US Coast Guard said Saturday. The coast guard had launched a search-and-rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72ft Lily Jean about 25 miles ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests occurring in cities led by Democrats unless local authorities ask for federal help amid mounting criticism of his administration's immigration crackdown . On his social media site, Trump posted that "under no circumstances are we going to participate in ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire, a day after Israel accused Hamas of new truce violations. The strikes hit locations throughout Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis, said officials at hospitals that received ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers has been suspended 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA's Anti-Drug Program, the league announced Saturday. The NBA did not disclose the nature of the violation or the substance that was involved. The 25-game suspension, by terms of the agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association, indicates that this was a first violation by George. The ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
– A powerful storm bore down on the East Coast on Saturday, with forecasters warning of howling winds, flooding and heavy snow, including in some Southeast coastal communities more accustomed to hurricanes than blizzards. Temperatures plummeted even as tens of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power. In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — whose official seal is the sun, palm trees and a ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Danish firm Maersk will temporarily operate two ports on the Panama Canal after a court ruled that contracts given to a Hong Kong firm were unconstitutional. The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) announced the changes on Friday, a day after the Central American country's Supreme Court invalidated port contracts held by Hong Kong-based firm CK Hutchison. The court ruling followed repeated threats from United States ...
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Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would nominate Brett Matsumoto, a longtime government economist, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the agency's commissioner in August. "Brett Matsumoto is a Brilliant, Reputable, and Trusted Economist who will restore GREATNESS to the Bureau of Labor Statistics," Trump said in a post on Truth Social . Trump fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer ...
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