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Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
posture toward the U.S., Trump revoked an invitation to join . Many Western allies are suspicious of the organization, which is chaired by Trump and was initially formed to focus on maintaining the ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas but has grown into something skeptics fear could rival the United Nations. Appearing at the World Economic Forum, Trump spoke of imposing tariffs on Switzerland — which he ...
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Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. President Trump said he hoped he would be 'remembered by those who use and love TikTok' for 'saving' the popular video app The parent company of ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Former United States Special Counsel Jack Smith has defended his prosecution of President Donald Trump, rejecting Republican claims that the cases were politically motivated. Testifying before lawmakers at the House Judiciary Committee, Smith said the two federal cases, one over Trump's handling of classified documents and the other over efforts to overturn the 2020 election , were based on evidence, not politics. ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Organizers say ICE agents have been targeting African nationals amid surge focused in Portland and Lewiston Three days into its immigration crackdown in Maine , the Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had arrested "more than 100 illegal aliens". In a statement to the Guardian on Friday, the DHS assistant secretary of public affairs, Tricia McLaughlin, said some of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
on Thursday filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, accusing the lawsuit , filed in Florida state court in Miami, alleges that JP Morgan "debanked" Trump and his businesses after his first term "because it believed that the political tide at the moment favored doing so." Debanking, "once a relatively obscure issue in finance," has "become a politically charged issue in recent ...
Source: theweek.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Home » » Public school district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, claim that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have taken four students from the Minneapolis suburb in recent weeks, including a 5-year-old boy heading home from school. According to the lawyer of the 5-year-old's family, the child and his father were both taken to an ICE detention center in Texas. Zena Stenvik, the ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account's 'Saved for Later' section. Until very recently, the conventional wisdom about the expiration of stopgap-spending authority on January 30 was that nobody in either party wanted another government shutdown . That's why House and Senate Democratic and Republican negotiators managed to put together 12 more-or-less consensus appropriations bills ...
Source: nymag.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, has been taken into custody. Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, has been taken into custody, US media reported on Friday. Wedding, 44, is wanted by the United States on drug and murder charges and has been on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list. The State Department has offered a $15 ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing scrutiny over its assertion that federal officers can forcibly enter a home without a judicial warrant – a move constitutional scholars, immigration experts and a federal judge say is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment. An internal ICE memo from May 2025 directs agents to use force to enter residences after obtaining administrative warrants, which are ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
London — President Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, called U.K. police last year after seeing a woman being "beat up" on a video call, a court heard this week. "I'm calling from the US, uh I just got a call from a girl, you know, she's getting beat up," Barron Trump, 19, told British emergency services in a phone call made on Jan. 18, 2025, according to a transcript sent to CBS News by the U.K. Crown ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Watch Donald Trump reveal cause of new hand bruise after question on Air Force One Donald Trump has claimed that the bruising on his hand is due to his consumption of aspirin. When asked about his health by a reporter on Air Force One on Thursday (22 January), the US president dismissed concern and said ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Premium AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can now enable the personalization tool Google announced on Thursday that AI Mode, its conversational Search feature, now integrates "Personal Intelligence" to deliver individualized responses by accessing Gmail and Google Photos for eligible U.S. subscribers. Google debuted Personal Intelligence last week within the Gemini app. This feature enables the AI assistant ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Display at President's House site, residence to George Washington, had information on people enslaved by him Philadelphia is taking legal action against the Trump administration following the National Park Service's decision to dismantle a long-established slavery-related exhibit at Independence National Historical park, which holds the former residence of George Washington. The city filed its lawsuit in federal ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Moscow says prior talks with Washington 'useful in every respect' and repeats call for Ukraine to exit Donbas Ukraine, Russia and the US are to hold three-way talks in Abu Dhabi, the first time the three countries have sat down together since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 – but with Russia maintaining its demands for Ukrainian territory its military does not control. The meeting was confirmed in the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Achieving a credit score of 800 or higher can help unlock the lowest interest rates for products ranging from auto loans to credit cards, but only one in four Americans has managed to reach that level, according to credit bureau Experian. Lenders typically view scores above 800 as "exceptional," a signal that a borrower consistently pays bills on time and manages debt responsibly. Most banks rely on the FICO ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
A tanker suspected of being part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" will be escorted to the French port of Marseille-Fos, sources close to the case said Friday, a day after the navy intercepted it. French forces, with the help of allies, boarded the oil tanker called "Grinch" on Thursday between Spain and Morocco, after it started its journey from the Russian Arctic port of Murmansk. The tanker is now ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
The planet has incurred a watery debt. Society is using far more water than is ecologically sustainable, leading us to what's called water bankruptcy. The problem is only going to worsen with climate change, population growth and technological expansion that continuously increase water demand. And while some water sources can still be protected, many places may have already reached a point of no return. We are ...
Source: theweek.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Meta's eye-catching end-of-year acquisition of Manus, a Singapore-based developer of AI agents, for a purported value of more than $2 billion[1], reflects a wider sector shift towards the development and deployment of semi-autonomous, outcome-focused, software agents, which are capable of performing complex tasks without direct and constant human input. The Meta deal notably follows Salesforce's acquisition, ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Delta Air Lines canceled flights in advance at select airports in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee U.S. airlines have announced travel waivers as a winter storm that is forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice across two dozen states could disrupt air travel heading into the weekend. FOX Weather has said the mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow could make travel dangerous and result ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
The U.S. military announced Friday it had carried out a "lethal kinetic strike" on an alleged drug boat and said there was one person who survived the attack. "On Jan. 23, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," U.S. Southern Command said in a post on X with a video that it said showed ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Five Democratic-controlled states are asking a judge Friday to order President Donald Trump's administration to keep money flowing for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at boosting low-income families with children. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it was pausing the funding because it had "reason to believe" the states were granting benefits to people in the country illegally, ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
When people hear the word cancer, their mind typically jumps to the worst-case scenario. And, while many types of cancers are on the decline — for example, the CancerNetwork says that brain cancer rates have dropped four percent as of 2025 — there are other types of cancer, like those that affect the colon, that are on the rise. It's not just the rates that are rising, either. Colon cancer is also ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
For decades, scientists have debated a simple question with a surprisingly complicated answer: could Australia's extinct giant kangaroos actually hop like the ones alive today? Modern kangaroos are built for efficient movement, using powerful hind legs and spring-like tendons to travel long distances. But when ancient species grew to enormous sizes, some weighing up to 250kg, many researchers suspected their bodies ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
When it comes to the healthiest milk alternatives for overall nutrition, including protein and calcium, soy and pea milk are the best options. Second to those, hemp can also provide good nutritional value compared to cow's milk. 1. Soy Milk Soy milk , made from soybeans and water, contains nutrients that may provide several health benefits. These include plant-based compounds called isoflavones, which act as ...
Source: verywellhealth.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Kevin Johnson died from "blunt head trauma and stab wounds" at a homeless encampment, according to the medical examiner. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Johnson, 55, was pronounced dead Wednesday morning after being found unconscious. His death was ruled a homicide and is being investigated. A fourth-round draft pick by New England ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
At a recent webinar hosted by Fast Company and Texas A&M University, private-sector executives said colleges and universities must partner with tech companies and embrace AI to remain relevant to students. (TNS) — For all the talk of how artificial intelligence will revolutionize the way we live and work, there are few industries where generative AI has already had a profound impact. Across the education ...
Source: govtech.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Russia-Linked Ransomware Group Dumps Customer Data After Failed Extortion Attempt American sportswear company Under Armour is at the public relations stage of a ransomware attack following the publication of data pertaining to 72.7 million customers by a Russian-speaking cybercrime operation. Ransomware group Everest first listed publicly-traded Under Armour as a victim on its data leak site last November, claiming ...
Source: govinfosecurity.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! To give users peace of mind, Ring has introduced a new content authenticity feature that allows them to verify whether a Ring video has been edited or altered. Ring Verify adds a digital security seal that breaks if the video is changed in any way. "Think of it like the ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Researchers have found a new method to track space junk. This methodology involves the use of seismometers. Typically, these instruments are used to detect earthquakes, but in this case, they will help spot human-made objects in orbit. Findings have been published in the journal Science . Benjamin Fernando, a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, devised this methodology of using existing ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Timothée Chalamet and 'Marty Supreme' net 9 Oscar nominations for Jewish sports fable "The Voice of Hind Rajab" also picked up a surprise nomination ( JTA ) — It was a "Supreme" Oscar-nominations morning for Timothée Chalamet and the heavily Jewish period sports comedy he stars in. "Marty Supreme" picked up nine Academy Award nominations Thursday, including best picture and best actor for the ...
Source: forward.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
TOKYO — A reactor at the world's largest nuclear power plant that restarted for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster is being shut down again due to a glitch that occurred hours after the unit's resumption, its operator said. The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan reactivated Wednesday night for the first time in 14 years, as plant workers started removing ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
This moment demands a press that cannot be bullied, bought, or silenced. It demands journalism backed by people who believe the truth is worth defending. Join HuffPost and support our mission of holding power to account. Already a member? LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Commerce Department releases closely watched inflation data The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed that consumer prices remained elevated in November, ahead of the central bank's policy meeting next week. The Commerce Department on Thursday reported that the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index rose 0.2% in November on a monthly basis and is up 2.8% from last year. While the ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
With the spring homebuying season approaching, lower mortgage rates are a welcome development for households looking to buy a home. That's the sentiment of some industry mortgage watchers as rates have hit recent record lows and applications for home purchases have seen solid increases over the past two weeks. The latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), released by Freddie Mac Thursday, shows ...
Source: rismedia.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Vice-president says 'number one thing' that would lower the temperature would be for officials to help facilitate 'reasonable enforcement of law' JD Vance on Thursday put the onus on local officials to "turn down the temperature" in Minneapolis , where federal immigration agents in recent days have detained a five-year-old child with his father and gassed protesters throughout the city. Flanked by federal law ...
Source: theguardian.com