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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Emails between former prince and financier revealed in latest tranche of released documents Epstein files – latest updates Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein to meet him at Buckingham Palace after the child sex offender was released from house arrest, new documents suggest. The latest tranche of releases from the US Department of Justice include an email exchange in 2010 between the financier ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
is about to get a new Federal Reserve Chairman. After a year of criticism, President Trump has nominated long-time Wall Street hawkish rate reputation, contributing to choppy trading and a silver and gold meltdown. Still, billionaire hedge fund formerly Twitter that Warsh is "very open-minded," and that he's "excited about the partnership between him and [Scott] Bessent." The vote of confidence from Dalio and ...
Source: bradenton.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 -
Washington — Funding for many federal agencies expired at 12 a.m. on Saturday after Congress failed to pass half a dozen spending bills before the deadline, prompting a partial government shutdown. The funding lapse comes despite the Senate voting late Friday to approve a five-bill package and extend funding for the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, which had been the sticking point in the upper ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Actress Catherine O'Hara is being remembered by the cast of Schitt's Creek . Created by Dan Levy who also starred as David Rose, the Canadian comedy originally aired on CBC in 2015 before eventually moving to Pop TV and later Hulu and Netflix. O'Hara, who died on January 30 at the age of 71 , played eccentric, loveable matriarch Moira Rose. Dan shared his tribute to his on-screen mother on Instagram . "What a gift ...
Source: instyle.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
News WikiMedia ( ) DOJ opens civil rights probe into killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters on Friday that the Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis last weekend. Blanche said the FBI will lead the investigation ...
Source: jurist.org
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
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Lindsey Vonn sat out a World Cup super-G race on Saturday after crashing and injuring her left knee a day earlier, but remains on track for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics , her coach said. "No, she is not racing today but preparing for Cortina as usual," Chris Knight, Vonn's personal head coach, said in a text message. Vonn then posted on Instagram: "Unfortunately, I won't be able to race today. Thank you for ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
The Lily Jean's captain, Gus Sanfilippo, and his crew were featured in an episode of the History Channel show 'Nor'Easter Men' Reading Time: 3 minutes There was no mayday call from the commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean as it navigated the frigid Atlantic Ocean on Friday morning on its way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts, America 's oldest fishing port. The US Coast Guard was notified by the boat's beacon that ...
Source: scmp.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to U.S. President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years. Ukraine's Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the outages had been caused by a technical malfunction affecting power ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Eugene Scott, a journalist based in Washington, D.C., and a visiting fellow at the Johns Hopkins University SNF Agora Institute, is a contributing Globe Opinion writer. The FBI raid Wednesday on a Georgia election operation center is the latest development in President Trump's ongoing attack on election integrity. And that means that Americans should be concerned about the fate of the upcoming midterm elections. ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The US president has renewed threats against Iran, weeks after promising to come to the aid of anti-government protesters has renewed his threat of military action against Iran , urging the Islamic Republic to make a 'deal' or face the consequences with a "massive armada" already ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Newly released emails by the U.S. Department of Justice include Jeffrey Epstein 's allegations that Bill Gates planned to hide a sexually transmitted infection from his then-wife, Melinda French Gates . On Friday, Jan. 30, the DOJ released over 3 million files from the criminal investigations into Epstein. Epstein was arrested in July 2019 and charged with sex trafficking of minors. One month later, Epstein died in ...
Source: people.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
When free expression is challenged, independent journalism matters more than ever. By supporting HuffPost, you stand behind accountability, truth, and a free press. Already a member? PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers was 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 ...
Source: huffpost.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
NASHVILLE (AP) — 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 — including blizzardlike conditions stemming from a "bomb cyclone" in the Southeast, a forecaster said. Temperatures were plummeting even as tens of thousands of homes and businesses remained ...
Source: pbs.org
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
The Baloch Liberation Army, banned in Pakistan, claimed responsibility and released videos showing women taking part in the attacks Reading Time: 2 minutes Separatists from Pakistan's Balochistan province claimed responsibility for nearly a dozen coordinated attacks across southern Pakistan early on Saturday that targeted civilians, a high-security prison, police stations and paramilitary installations. Eleven ...
Source: scmp.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
A key border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is expected to partially open on Sunday morning, with Egyptian officials readying help for sick and injured Palestinians . Dozens of Egyptian ambulances have assembled in front of the Rafah crossing gate on the Egyptian side . Hospitals in North Sinai are also on high alert and prepared to receive Palestinians arriving from Gaza in need of care. Israel's ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
February's full moon has also been referred to as the Storm Moon, for weather-related reasons, or the Hunger Moon, due to the scarcity of food and hard hunting conditions of the month. You could catch a glimpse of the so-called Snow Moon tomorrow as it lights the night sky. The full moon is expected to peak at 10.09pm UK time on Sunday, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Even if you miss it, the moon ...
Source: news.sky.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Starting Feb. 1, the Transportation Security Administration will levy a fee of $45 for adults who try to fly domestically without a Real ID or another accepted form of identification. Travelers must pay the fee to use an alternative identity verification system, called TSA ConfirmID. That verification is valid for 10 days, meaning longer trips will require multiple fee payments. TSA officials urge travelers to make ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
A federal murder charge against Mangione was dismissed by US District Judge Margaret Garnett, who found it was technically flawed. A US judge has ruled that Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty if he is convicted over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed a federal murder charge against Mangione, finding it was technically flawed. She also ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Starmer confirms immediate removal, but it is unclear if sanctions remain on former MP, academic and barrister China has lifted the sanctions it imposed on serving British MPs and peers in a significant sign of warming relations after Keir Starmer travelled to Beijing for landmark talks with Xi Jinping. Nine UK citizens were banned from China in 2021 , including five Conservative MPs and two members of the House of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Free ChatGPT users shouldn't notice much of a change, but some devoted 4o users are already clearly disgruntled. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways It's a sad day for many ChatGPT users. GPT-4o, the model that's become a favorite for many people because of its warm and friendly conversational tone, will be retired on Feb. 13, OpenAI announced Thursday. That means ...
Source: zdnet.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Brett Matsumoto, the next chief, has worked as an economist at the BLS since 2015 President Donald Trump has nominated economist Brett Matsumoto to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to a Truth Social post Friday. "For many years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, under WEAK and STUPID people, has been FAILING American Businesses, Policymakers, and Families by releasing VERY inaccurate numbers," the ...
Source: foxbusiness.com