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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Donald Trump is mentioned more than 3,000 times in the new tranche of three million documents The U.S. Justice Department released millions of files related to the case of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, shedding further light on his expansive network of high ...
Source: independent.co.uk
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 ...
Source: scmp.com
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 ...
Source: bradenton.com
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 ...
Source: insider.com
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 ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday with a dramatically different tone than last year. The 2025 award show was completely reimagined and refocused to relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. In 2026, focus has been placed once again on the music, where Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and more will go head-to-head. Comedian Trevor Noah will ...
Source: apnews.com
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 ...
Source: cleveland.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Democratic senators refuse to vote for bill authorizing continued DHS spending after killings of two US citizens Funding lapsed for several US government departments on Saturday, the result of a standoff in Congress over new restrictions on federal agents involved in Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign following the killings of two US citizens in Minneapolis. The partial government shutdown is the result of ...
Source: theguardian.com
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 ...
Source: wfla.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
"I thought we had time. I wanted more," the former child star wrote to O'Hara on Instagram. Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Macaulay Culkin remembered his Home Alone co-star mama Catherine O'Hara on Instagram, shortly after her death was announced Friday at the age of 71. "Mama. I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you," Culkin wrote . "I heard you. But I had so much more to say. I love you. ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
By The Federal Reserve is about to get a new Federal Reserve Chairman. After a year of criticism, President Trump has nominated long-time Wall Street insider and former Fed Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to take over the role from much-maligned Jerome Powell , Picking Warsh raised eyebrows on Wall Street, including mine, given his hawkish rate reputation, contributing to choppy trading and a silver and gold meltdown. ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Crews covered about 1,000 square miles using aircraft, cutters and small boats over a 24-hour period. GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters. The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the ...
Source: boston.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
A federal judge has rejected a bid by state and local officials in Minnesota to end Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration's massive deployment of thousands of federal agents to aggressively enforce immigration laws. In a ruling Saturday, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Menendez found strong evidence that the ongoing federal operation "has had, and will likely continue to have, profound and even ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
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 ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
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 ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings Saturday as a powerful system threatened to bring howling winds, flooding and heavy snow to the East Coast as the region continued to dig out from last week's frigid winter weather . Temperatures were plummeting on Saturday, with a low of minus 27 degrees Fahrenheit recorded in West Virginia, said Bob Oravec, the lead ...
Source: cbsnews.com
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 ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
President Trump said Friday that he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after previously accusing the federal agency of releasing low monthly jobs numbers in order to make him look bad. There is no evidence that the Bureau of Labor Statistics sought to undermine Mr. Trump with its data releases, but a string of revisions to prior reports this summer showed ...
Source: cbsnews.com