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Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control after capturing east Congo’s largest city

By CHINEDU ASADU and JUSTIN KABUMBA
Jan 29, 2025 4:20 pm - GOMA, Congo — Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday, as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand th...
RFK Jr. sought to trademark MAHA for vaccine marketing, transferred to ally

By Lauren Weber
Jan 29, 2025 4:12 pm - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee for the nation’s top health post, applied in recent months to trademark his signature slogan, “Make America Healthy Again,” to potentia...
Fed hold rates steady, says job market is ‘solid’ while inflation ‘remains somewhat elevated’

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jan 29, 2025 3:45 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach ...
Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release Thursday

By TIA GOLDENBERG and SAMY MAGDY
Jan 29, 2025 3:40 pm - JERUSALEM — Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release set for Thursday...
Ex-New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Jan 29, 2025 2:51 pm - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes of gold bars, cash and a car and what his lawyers said made him a “national punchline” and earned him a new nickname: “gold bar Bob.”
Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER
Jan 29, 2025 12:38 pm - President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing

By AMANDA SEITZ
Jan 29, 2025 12:24 pm - In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about how he would reform Medicaid or Medicare, the government health care programs used by millions of disabled, poor and older Americans.
At signing of Laken Riley Act, Trump says he plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo

By WILL WEISSERT
Jan 29, 2025 8:54 am - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States.
From anti-vaccine advocacy to raw milk, many of RFK Jr.'s views fall outside the mainstream

By LINLEY SANDERS
Jan 29, 2025 8:03 am - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion could alienate Republicans. But a new poll finds that not all of his controversial health goals are unpopular — in fact, at least one has broad support among Democrats and Republicans.
Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security clearance and protective detail

By TARA COPP
Jan 29, 2025 7:30 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley, and has ordered the Pentagon's inspector general to review Milley's actions while serving as the nation's top uniformed officer to determine if a demotion is warranted, two defense officials confirmed late Tuesday.

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