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2 people were shot by a federal agent after accusations of having ties to a notorious gang. Here is what we know
- A Border Patrol agent shot two people in Portland, Oregon, during a traffic stop after authorities said they were associated with a Venezuelan gang, another incident in a string of confrontations with federal authorities that have left Americans frustrated with immigration enforcement during the Trump administration. The man and woman are in stable condition after the agent shot them Thursday in their car in what ...

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POLITICS  
How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challenges
- U.S. President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the United States must take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a semiautonomous region that's part of NATO ally Denmark . Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States met Thursday in Washington and will meet again next week to discuss a renewed push by the White House , which is considering a ...

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Protests in Iran near the 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators
- neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country's government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. But the death toll in the protests has grown to at least 65 people killed and over ...

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US   POLITICS  
Trump administration can't block child care money for 5 Democratic-led states for now, judge says
- A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting low-income families with children from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced Tuesday to freeze billions of dollars in funds for three grant ...

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'This is the dream': Hurricanes' resolve leads to national championship berth
- By GLENDALE, Ariz. Wesley Bissainthe was one of the first believers. The linebacker and Miami Central standout took a chance on coach Mario Cristobal's vision for the Miami Hurricanes. He was part of Cristobal's 15-player transition recruiting class, the first group of incoming freshman to enroll under the Hurricane alumnus trying to get the program back to national relevance. Bissainthe is one of just a handful of ...

Source: miamiherald.com
US   POLITICS  
Leaders alarmed about fairness of FBI inquest into Minneapolis ICE shooting
- State and local officials say they do not believe investigation into shooting death of Renee Nicole Good will be objective State and local leaders say they do not believe that the FBI investigation of the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good will be fair and impartial, and are sounding alarms about the impact of federal officials holding onto evidence in a potential prosecution of the ICE agent who killed her. ...

Source: theguardian.com
US  
6 Words That Annoy Dogs the Most, According to Trainers
- By Seeing how close you and your pet are, you may feel like you speak your dog's language. However, the risk of sounding like a killjoy, that's not technically true. So if you've ever thought to yourself, "Why does my dog ignore me when I talk?" it's most likely because dogs communicate different than people and some words or phrases you say can cause your dog stress. However, since pups can't speak out and reveal ...

Source: miamiherald.com
HEALTH   MEDICINE  
Kennedy shakes up dietary guidelines: Winners and losers
- The Trump administration says its new dietary guidelines mark a revolution for U.S. food culture, placing an emphasis on whole foods like meats, whole-fat dairy, fruits and vegetables — while cutting down on carbohydrates. While some aspects have been welcomed by medical and dietary voices, there are plenty of questions and critiques about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s ...

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US   POLITICS  
Trump calls for a 10% cap on credit card rates in his latest appeal to affordability concerns
- President Donald Trump on Friday called for a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, saying the American public is being "ripped off" in a Truth Social post . Trump called for the cap to come into effect on January 20, the one-year anniversary of his return to the White House. But he did not specify how a cap might happen, including whether he was calling for voluntary participation from credit card ...

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US  
Trump wants to ban investors from buying houses. Could Miami homes get cheaper?
- By President Donald Trump wants to keep large investors from buying single-family homes, which he says will help more Americans achieve the dream of becoming homeowners. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president wrote that he is "immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes" and "will be calling on Congress to codify it." In Miami, 5% of homes in the ...

Source: miamiherald.com
Minnesota woman loses arm, life in U.S. Virgin Islands shark attack
- A shark attacked and killed a Minnesota woman while she swam in waters along Dorsch Beach in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Thursday afternoon. at 4:28 p.m. local time, and marine units and fire and emergency medical services personnel responded. They found a woman who lost an arm in the attack and searched for a possible second victim, but found no one else. The woman later was identified as Arlene Lillis, 56, ...

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Elon Musk Moves to Monetize Grok Deepfake Abuse, UK Calls It Insulting
- Reading time 3 minutes On Friday, Elon Musk's social media platform X added the lightest of restrictions on its AI chatbot Grok following backlash over the AI tool being used to alter users' photos on X to generate sexually degrading deepfakes of women and children . Not everyone is buying it. The chatbot now appears to users from generating or editing images when they tag Grok in an X post, unless they're a ...

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US   MARKETS  
US economy added 50K jobs in December as unemployment rate declines
- Department of Labor releases closely watched December jobs report The U.S. economy saw modest job growth in December as employers hired at a steady pace amid economic uncertainty. The Labor Department on Friday reported that employers  added 50,000 jobs in December. That figure was cooler than the expectations of economists polled by LSEG, who projected 60,000 jobs would be added for the month. The  ...

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SCIENCE  
NASA announces timing for astronauts' early departure from ISS due to medical issue
- NASA on Wednesday will attempt to bring four astronauts home early from the International Space Station after one crew member experienced a medical issue in orbit, the agency announced. In a statement issued late Friday, NASA said undocking from the space station will occur no earlier than 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, provided weather conditions are clear at the designated splashdown site off the coast of California. It ...

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US   MARKETS  
Trump orders mortgage bond purchases to lower rates. These stocks are jumping in response
- Shares in mortgage lenders jumped after President Donald Trump instructed "representatives" to purchase mortgage bonds. Trump said he aimed to bring down rates and monthly payments. United Wholesale Mortgage at the NYSE, Jan. 22, 2021. Shares in mortgage lenders jumped Friday after President Donald Trump instructed "representatives" to purchase mortgage bonds in an attempt to lower rates for homebuyers . Trump said ...

Source: cnbc.com
WORLD  
U.S. forces seize 5th oil tanker linked to Venezuela
- A fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela was interdicted by U.S. forces in the Caribbean, U.S. Southern Command confirmed on Friday. Two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News that the Coast Guard, supported by the Navy, was in the process of seizing the Olina oil tanker. Southern Command said Marines and sailors launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier for the pre-dawn operation to support the Department ...

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WORLD  
Russia Says It Used New Oreshnik Ballistic Missile in Major Attack on Ukraine
- KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people. For only the second time, it used a new ballistic missile that it says flies at 10 times the speed of sound and is unstoppable. The intense barrage and the launching of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile came days after Ukraine and ...

Source: military.com
Meta signs nuclear energy deals to power Prometheus AI supercluster
- Meta said it has secured agreements with energy companies Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo, which are working on nuclear power technologies. They're planning to work together to eventually power Meta's Prometheus supercluster computing system that's being built at a data center in New Albany, Ohio. Tech giants like Meta are investing heavily in nuclear power and signing deals with energy providers as part of their ...

Source: cnbc.com
US  
New cellphone video of Minneapolis ICE shooting incident revealed
- Video appearing to show Renee Nicole Good in her car right before she was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis was first posted on social media by the site Alpha News. The video appears to have been taken by a phone held by the ICE agent who fired at Good on Wednesday. The ICE agent has been identified as Jonathan Ross. "Watch this, as hard as it is," Vice President JD Vance wrote on X, as he reposted the ...

Source: cnbc.com
DIGITAL   BUSINESS  
Disney+ Announces Major Changes for Customers in 2026
- By Over the past few years, vertical video has become enormously popular with those who consume media, due in large part to social media video apps like TikTok and Instagram. Now, it seems like Disney+ is embracing the trend. Over the next year, Disney+ announced that it will be rolling out a change that will add short-form vertical videos to the platform on mobile devices, giving customers a new way to consume ...

Source: miamiherald.com
DIGITAL   TECHNOLOGY  
Google introduces AI Inbox to organize Gmail tasks and updates • TechBriefly
- The new AI Inbox sorts emails into 'Suggested to-dos' and 'Topics to catch up on' for better organization. Google has introduced a new AI Inbox for Gmail that delivers a personalized overview of tasks and important updates. The company also launched AI Overviews in Gmail search and a Proofread feature. Gmail now extends several AI capabilities, previously limited to paid subscribers, to all users. The AI Inbox tab ...

Source: techbriefly.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace
- DEIR AL BALAH (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 13 people, according to health officials, as U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire . Health officials and family members said at least one child was among the dead in northern Gaza following several strikes there as well as east of Gaza City. All 13 people were killed on ...

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Will You Regain Weight if You Stop Taking a GLP-1? Yes, and Quickly, New Study Finds
- Lost Weight Comes Back Fast After Quitting GLP-1s A large research review found that people who stopped taking GLP-1 drugs regained weight nearly twice as fast as people who gave up diet and exercise. People who stop taking GLP-1 obesity medications tend to regain weight steadily and often more quickly than people who quit traditional diet- and exercise-based programs, according to a new analysis that included ...

Source: everydayhealth.com
US   POLITICS  
Republicans break ranks to halt future Trump attacks on Venezuela
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Five GOP senators break ranks to pass War Powers resolution as Democrats fall into line A group of Republican senators delivered Donald Trump a message of opposition to begin the new year as they voted to limit the president's ability to launch new attacks on Venezuela. Five ...

Source: independent.co.uk