Nation and World
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Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court
Jan 29, 2026 6:24 pm - Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of a landmark legal opinion key to their effort to eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules because of concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential information.
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RFK Jr. picks promoters of debunked vaccine-autism claims for key panel
Jan 29, 2026 3:55 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his controversial views, including promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism.
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Russia’s top diplomat rejects key part of deal to end war with Ukraine
Jan 29, 2026 3:45 pm - Despite optimistic pronouncements from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials about imminent results in efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Moscow’s top diplomat on Thursday rejected a central condition of the proposed deal.
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Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and Hamas
Jan 29, 2026 3:36 pm - Israel turned over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Thursday, just days after recovering the remains of the last Israeli hostage, a Gaza Health Ministry official said.
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Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’
Jan 29, 2026 2:33 pm - The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday, noting he has “zero tolerance” for protesters who assault federal officers or impede the ongoing Twin Cities operation.
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Family in Kentucky shelters struggling calf born amid extreme cold temperatures
Jan 29, 2026 2:31 pm - A Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze.Hours later, the calf, fed and fluffed, took a spot on the couch with the Sorrell family's two children
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Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar
Jan 29, 2026 12:21 pm - The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis.
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Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spell
Jan 29, 2026 12:17 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and that Putin had agreed, but there was no confirmation of that from Russia.
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US applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last week.
Jan 29, 2026 8:16 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week, remaining at historically healthy levels despite recent high-profile layoff announcements.
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Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown
Jan 29, 2026 8:13 am - Democrats and White House struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday as they consider new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement