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Sunday, Jan 18th, 2026 -
JD Vance: 'despicable toady for Trump' – and 2028 candidate in all but name Vice-president has emerged as key defender of Maga flame – and is backed by big tech billions. Is this the heir apparent? "W e did not have a lot of money," said JD Vance , placing hand on heart as he recalled his childhood in Middletown, Ohio in the 1990s. "I was raised by a woman who struggled often to put food on the table ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Jan 18th, 2026 -
First journey around moon with astronauts in more than 50 years could blast off in February Nasa's giant new moon rocket has moved to the launchpad in preparation for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The trip could blast off in February. The 98-metre (322ft) rocket began its 1mph (1.6km/h) creep from Kennedy Space Center's vehicle assembly building at daybreak. The trek of 4 miles ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Jan 18th, 2026 -
If you're behind on your student-loan payments , you now have more time to figure out a payment plan before filing your taxes. The Department of Education announced on January 16 that it's temporarily pausing wage garnishment and the Treasury Offset Program, which seizes federal tax refunds, to give defaulted borrowers more time to repay their loans. Prior to this pause, defaulted borrowers were subject to both ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Sunday, Jan 18th, 2026 -
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos wrangled their biggest win in a decade from Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills but suffered an enormous loss in the process. About an hour after second-year quarterback Bo Nix led the Broncos to a 33-30 win on Wil Lutz's 23-yard field goal in overtime Saturday, Denver coach Sean Payton returned to the postgame lectern to deliver the stunning news. He said Nix broke his right ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Jan 18th, 2026 -
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Source: huffpost.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
OpenAI plans to test advertisements in coming weeks for free and lower-tier subscribers ahead of anticipated IPO OpenAI said Friday that it would start rolling out ads in ChatGPT to some U.S. users, as the company aims to generate more revenue ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering. The company said it plans to start testing ads in the coming weeks in the U.S. for users on its free and lower-priced ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
National Security Trump's Billion-Dollar Board of Peace The new entity has a global remit and a steep price for a permanent seat. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. January 17, 2026, 6:12 PM ET Save I magine you're the president of a midsize country, and you're offered a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. The only condition: You have to pay the secretary-general of the United Nations ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, who officials say had a direct tie to the Islamic State member responsible for last month's ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country. U.S. Central Command announced that the strike in northwest Syria on Friday killed Bilal Hasan ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
As President Trump prepares to nominate a new Federal Reserve chair in the coming months, he hasn't been shy about his goal for the powerful economic posting: lower interest rates. "I want somebody that when the market is doing great, interest rates can go down because our country becomes stronger," the president said during a speech in Detroit on Tuesday. He's long pushed for lower rates, which could boost ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
In this article Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft , saying he deserves the "wrongful gains" that they received from his early support, according to a court filing on Friday. OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and $109.4 ...
Source: cnbc.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
RICHMOND, Va. — Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office. The inauguration of Spanberger, who defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin , marks a new chapter in Virginia as Democrats pull the levers of power in state government while ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
BEIJING (AP) — Canadian leader Mark Carney met China's Xi Jinping this week. The two statesmen talked. Fractured relationships began to heal. And a third man, though he wasn't in the room, nevertheless made his presence clearly known: Donald Trump. The American president — his policies, his approaches to international relations, his freewheeling and provocative statements about Canada — helped ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
Emergency call logs and reports detailing last week's fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer reveal a greater sense of the organizational chaos and heightened emotion surrounding her final moments. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents "just shot a lady," one 911 caller said soon after the agent shot Good in her vehicle on January 7, according to emergency call transcripts CNN obtained ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
Rescuers on Sunday found the debris from a small plane that went missing in eastern Indonesia, but have yet to locate the 10 passengers who were on board, officials said. The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane lost contact with the air traffic controller on Saturday afternoon while en route from Yogyakarta to the city of Makassar in Sulawesi Island. Among the debris, the joint search and ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
John Harbaugh agreed Saturday to become coach of the New York Giants, finalizing the big-market, longstanding franchise's all-out pursuit of its top candidate. Owners John Mara and Steve Tisch made the hire official less than 72 hours after a lengthy interview and dinner with Harbaugh that sealed the deal. The sides began working on a contract Wednesday night when it was clear Harbaugh was a fit and he canceled ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump has advised pregnant women to 'tough it out' rather than take the painkiller Pregnant individuals can safely use paracetamol as directed during pregnancy without an increased risk of autism , ADHD , or intellectual disabilities in their children , a comprehensive new review ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates . With just days to go, consumer groups, politicians, and bankers alike remain unclear on what the White House has planned and whether Trump even remains serious about the idea. So far, the White House has not provided any detail about what will happen ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and others cannot use "crowd dispersal tools" against nonviolent protesters while enforcing federal immigration laws, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Court of Minnesota Judge Katherine Menendez said ICE officers cannot use tear gas, pepper spray and other commonly used devices to disperse protesters who are "engaging in peaceful and ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities' lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC's Radiolab and Scientific American, and her story debunking a bogus theory about transgender kids was nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Media Award. You can reach Rose on Signal at rosebroderick.11. Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is not likely to raise the risk of ...
Source: statnews.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Tech firms would reportedly bid on 15-year power contracts from newly constructed plants under a proposal The Trump administration is pressing the nation's largest electric grid operator to conduct an emergency power auction as part of a broader effort to make tech giants cover soaring data center power costs. The White House has urged PJM Interconnection, which supplies electricity to roughly 67 million customers ...
Source: foxbusiness.com