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Minneapolis protests swell after fatal shootings and arrest of a journalist

Thousands of protesters rallied in Minneapolis on Friday in the latest show of anger over US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, as a prominent journalist was charged over his coverage of protests in the northern city.
Crowds marched with signs blasting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency leading Trump's mass deportation drive, in response to a call for a "national shutdown" across the United States.
Minneapolis has become the epicenter of the immigration policy backlash after two pro

Photos of Shiite Muslims displaced from Syria living at a newly opened camp in Lebanon

HERMEL, Lebanon (AP) — Thousands of Shiite Muslims who fled Syria after former President Bashar ****** ad's government was toppled in an offensive by Sunni rebels in December 2024 have found a new home in Lebanon.
Many of them stayed in mosques, schools or with relatives in Lebanon until the Imam Ali Housing Compound — funded by Lebanon's Shiite militant Hezbollah group and Shiite religious institutions in Iraq and Iran — was opened in late 2025. The camp, in the northeastern Lebanese town of Hermel, has

(WHNT) — Blue Origin has announced that it plans to put a pause on its New Shepard program for at least two years.
On Friday, the company announced it will pause its ****** e tourism flights to free up resources to accelerate development of its lunar program.
One injured after vehicle runs into Toney Fire Station
“The decision reflects Blue Origin’s commitment to the nation’s goal of returning to the Moon and establishing a permanent, sustained lunar presence,” the company said.
Blue Origin touts the New Shepard launch system as the first reusable ****** eflight system that can land vertic

More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers strike at Kaiser Permanente

Tens of thousands of nurses and health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii went on strike on Monday morning.
More than 31,000 workers across at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics run by the non-profit health care system walked off the job at 7 a.m. PT, marking the largest strike of health care professionals so far this year.
The striking workers, who are members of the United Nurses ***** ociations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP), sa

FAA says 7 people died and 1 was injured in private jet that crashed in storm

A massive winter storm dumped heavy snow and ice across a huge swath of the United States, leaving more than 800,000 homes without power, making roads impassable and triggering thousands of flight cancellations.
More than 100 million people were under winter storm warnings from New Mexico to Maine over the weekend as the system walloped roughly two-thirds of the country. The storm ushered in frigid temperatures, with sub-zero lows expected in many of the same areas through the middle of the week.
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Bitcoin’s network hit an unusual speed **** p over the weekend, not because of code, markets or a Fed policy change, but because the physical world intervened.
A sprawling winter storm strained regional power grids and knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands of households.
The disruption briefly spilled into crypto infrastructure, as some US-based Bitcoin miners cut power use and the network’s block production slowed, without sparking market panic.
Related: U.S. Government Targets Russia’s Crypto Mining Industry for Sanctions Amid Ukraine War
Winter Storm Fern swept across a wide

A severe Arctic blast sweeping across the United States has forced Bitcoin miners to take more than 110 exahashes per second of computing power offline, temporarily slowing block production to 12 minutes as operators curtail operations to ease strain on regional power grids, according to The Miner Mag.
The widespread shutdowns mark one of the largest coordinated mining curtailments since the 2021 Texas grid crisis, with FoundryUSA’s hashrate dropping nearly 60% since Friday.
Real-time data from Mining Pool Stats shows FoundryUSA’s hashrate fell from approximately 340 EH/s to roughly 242 EH/s

Several US-based Bitcoin (BTC) mining pools have curtailed operations in response to extreme winter weather that strained electricity grids across the country.
The reductions came as an Arctic cold snap brought subfreezing temperatures across large parts of the United States.
According to TheMinerMag, 2 major Bitcoin mining pools serving North America collectively cut over 110 exahashes per second (EH/s) of hashrate in late January 2026.
Foundry USA, the world’s largest Bitcoin mining pool, saw a sharp drop in hashrate. It fell from nearly 340 EH/s to around 242 EH/s late last week.
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Forecasters warn of 'dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts' for days

A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity.
The ice and snowfall were expected to continue into Monday followed by very low temperatures which could cause “dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts” for days, the National Weather Service said.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander warns the US his force has its 'finger on the trigger'

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The commander of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, warned that his force is “more ready than ever, finger on the trigger,” as U.S. warships headed toward the Middle East.
Nournews, a news outlet close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram channel that the commander, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, warned the United States and Israel “to av

Scientists are debating the finer details of microplastics in the human body, according to The Washington Post.
It's often said that microplastics are everywhere, including in the environment and in living things, and an ever-growing body of research increasingly attests to their ubiquity as a contaminant.
On Jan. 13, the Guardian published an article about one researcher's objections to the structure of one study on microplastics and the human brain.
Dr. Dušan Materić is considered an expert in the field. In its article, the Guardian cited a February 2025 LinkedIn post in which he describe

Growing number of Republicans call for investigation into 2nd ICE shooting

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Minnesota leaders are vowing to hold federal officials accountable for the fatal shooting on Jan. 24 by a Border Patrol agent of a 37-year-old ICU nurse, whose death has sparked fresh protests in a state already rocked by the killing of Renee Nicole Good.
Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen and registered nurse who treated veterans, was shot and killed by a federal agent after confronting immigration authorities.

A Danish American Trump town struggles with his threats to take Greenland

In the tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn, Danish and American flags flap side by side above Main Street. A bakery sells kringles and other Danish pastries. Down the block, a working windmill towers over the prairie.
Kitchens here are stocked with family recipes for dishes most Americans can’t ******* ounce: frikadeller (Danish meatballs), æbleskiver (Danish pancake ******* ) and medisterpølse (Danish sausages).
This town of about 600 people and the nearby city of Kimballton are known as the “Danish Villages,” the largest r

Gold has been a widely recognized store of value for thousands of years, whereas Bitcoin only sprung into existence in 2009.
Many investors consider Bitcoin to be a digital version of gold because of its decentralized nature and capped supply.
However, in the face of heightened political and economic uncertainty last year, Bitcoin wasn't investors' ****** et of choice.
10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin ›
Gold is a precious metal, and it has been considered a store of value for ages because of its scarcity. Even to this day, investors buy it hand over fist during times of heightened pol

Minnesota holds economic strike to protest ICE presence

Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota closed on Friday and thousands of protesters turned out in severely cold weather to demonstrate against the ongoing immigration crackdown in the state.
The widespread rallies come after organisers encouraged residents to skip work or school and refrain from shopping in a show of opposition to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The ICE operation ordered by the Trump administration in Minnesota has been going on for more than six weeks.
The administration has characterised it as a public

A look at the US military ****** ets heading to the Middle East

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has been sending U.S. military ****** ets into the Middle East this week, including an aircraft carrier group and its thousands of troops, as President Donald Trump indicates he is maintaining the possibility of strikes on Iran amid its crackdown on protests.
“We have a massive fleet heading in that direction, and maybe we won’t have to use it,” Trump told reporters Thursday, saying they were going “just in case.”
Trump has threatened military action if Iran carried out mass executions of prison

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The 2025-2026 NFL season is winding down, with just one game remaining for the Dallas Cowboys. With a record of 7-8-1, they've now failed to make the postseason in back-to-back seasons.
Jerry Jones, who signed Dak Prescott to a massive four-year, $240 million extension last season, was on 105.3 The Fan and said he didn't envision the team missing out on the playoffs after making that move.
MORE: Jerry Jones responds to Micah Parsons' accusation of slander
He also admitted that the issues have largely been on the defensive side of the ball, while adding that they'll make the

Stefon Diggs’ former chef has accused the NFL star of allegedly choking and hitting her. Diggs reportedly ****** aulted the chef on December 2 after the two argued over back pay he allegedly owed her. However, Diggs’ lawyer has categorically denied the accusations against the NFL star.
Stefon Diggs’ ex-chef has accused him of allegedly ****** aulting her last month. According to the police report, the duo got into a heated argument over back pay he allegedly owed her. The chef only reported the ****** ault on December 16. However, the chef did not decide to formally press charges until Decemb

Detailed measurements collected in metropolitan Tel Aviv, Israel, have revealed how the ebb and flow of traffic throughout the week affects the electric field generated by Earth's atmosphere.
Led by researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, the study used an electric field mill deployed in the city of Holon in 2024, matching its results with air quality data over a period of seven months. Only measurements from fair weather days were included to filter out interference from rain and storms.
A number of specific pollutants were tracked, including gases and particles from

Microplastics may be burrowing into arteries and triggering heart disease, especially in men, according to a new study.
Tiny plastic particles varying in size from about a thousandth of a millimetre to five millimetres are ubiquitous today, present in food, water and air. They are known to enter the bloodstream and even lodge into vital organs.
They are implicated in a range of health conditions, from hormonal disruption, impaired reproduction, neurological damage, cancer, and heart ailments.
In the case of heart diseases, however, it remains unclear whether these particles actively damage

GOP leaders rally behind Vance as Trump signals 2028 bid is off the table

When Charlie Kirk was killed by an ****** assin this fall, Republican leaders credited the organization he founded for enabling President Trump's return to power.
Now that organization is mobilizing behind Vice President JD Vance.
Uninterested in a competitive Republican primary in 2028, Turning Point USA plans to deploy representatives across Iowa’s 99 counties in the coming months to build the campaign infrastructure it believes could deliver Vance, a Midwesterner from nearby Ohio, a decisive victory, potentially

Northeast to get hit by another major storm as Midwest could see possible tornadoes

Just after a strong winter storm blanketed areas of the Northeast in snow and disrupted post-Christmas travel on one of the busiest weekends of the year, another fast-moving system will bring a mixture of rain and snow blended with a blast of Arctic air that will usher in below-average temperatures along much of the East Coast to start off the New Year.
Both New York and New Jersey were declared to be in a State of Emergency by government officials and thousands of flights were delayed and canceled in the r

The U.S. may have a secret weapon against rising electricity prices

Imagine a restaurant open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that always maintains a full staff. With the exception of weekend nights and the lunch rush, the restaurant will be empty a lot of the time. But the restaurant’s owner is paying to keep it open all the time - spending money on staffing and rent even when the number of customers is low.
That’s the reality of the U.S. electricity grid. It is built to handle “peak demand” - moments of high electricity usage that often happen in the height of summer or in the frigid cold

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Bitcoin briefly plunged to $24,000 on Binance’s thinly traded BTC/USD1 pair during holiday trading.
A large market sell order wiped out limited buy-side liquidity, triggering a flash crash.
Arbitrage traders quickly corrected the price, while the broader Bitcoin market remained stable.
Bitcoin appeared to suffer a dramatic holiday “crash” on Dec. 24, when prices on one Binance trading pair briefly collapsed from around $87,000 to just over $24,000—sparking confusion, panic, and accusations of manipulation across social media.

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There’s always something to be worried about in the crypto ****** e. Whether a failing exchange or changes in a regulatory environment, crypto has largely sailed strongly over the past year, despite the latest bearish sentiment.
However, some still see a challenge on the horizon: quantum computing.
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Quantum computing technology can be thousands of times faster than conventional computing. Some early quantum tests have solved equations that would have taken a traditional computer thousands years.
On paper, that sounds bad for cryptocurrencies. In t

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday that discussions regarding El Salvador’s Bitcoin project continue “centered on enhancing transparency, safeguarding public resources, and mitigating risks.”
The international agency is also in advanced talks, negotiating for the sale of the government-run Chivo crypto wallet. The first Bitcoin-focused government wallet reportedly saw widespread accusations of identity theft, fraud and bugs, leading to accounts being frozen.
Last year, one of the architects of the Chivo wallet said that the government should shut down the wallet application “

Accusations of narcissism are so rampant today in popular culture that the term may be on the road to losing all meaning. But in our era of self-absorbed social media, some psychologists report that the trait—meant to describe someone who is low on empathy and inflated with self-regard—may be on the rise, particularly among young people, particularly in the West.
Recently, a team of scientists set out to determine what demographic and cultural factors actually count when it comes to the prevalence of narcissism. The results were surprising. For one thing, the team discovered that narcissism m

A photo of Miss Finland sparks racist accusations and furor across Asia

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finland’s government is facing heavy pressure and accusations of racism from several Asian countries after its representative to the 2025 Miss Universe pageant was seen pulling the corners of her eyes in a photo -- and some Finnish politicians posted their own photos repeating the gesture.
Sarah Dzafce lost her Miss Finland crown last week after a photo of Dzafce pulling the skin at the corners of her eyes posted on social media went viral late last month. The photo, and its caption reading “ea

Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president before VP announces 2028 run

PHOENIX. Arizona — Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk has endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president, an early sign of influential support for a likely leading candidate in 2028.
Kirk, who took over leadership of Turning Point after her husband, Charlie, was killed in September, announced her decision during a speech Thursday at the organization’s America Fest conference in Phoenix.
Vance is scheduled to speak at the conference on Sunday.
“We are going to get my husband’s friend JD Vance elected for 48 in the most

How the end of extra health care subsidies could affect you, broken down by income

Extra subsidies that made Affordable Care Act plans more affordable for millions of Americans for the past five years are all but guaranteed to vanish on New Year’s Day.
In January, most people who buy plans on HealthCare.gov or a state-run marketplace will see a rise in their monthly premium, ranging from a modest **** p to hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
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