Nation and World
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Russian drones kill at least 12 in Dnipro as Zelenskyy says more Russia-Ukraine talks next weekFeb 01, 2026 4:01 pm - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers and killed at least a dozen people, Ukrainian authorities said ...
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Powerful storm starts hitting East Coast, including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow
Jan 31, 2026 8:46 pm - Blizzardlike conditions stemming from a “bomb cyclone” were starting to bring heavy snow to the Southeast and were ushering in frigid temperatures to much of the East Coast Saturday, as tens of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power after being hit by a different icy storm last week.
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Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperate
Jan 31, 2026 8:39 pm - Newly disclosed U.S. government files on Jeffrey Epstein have prompted the resignation of a top official in Slovakia and revived calls in Britain for a former prince to share what he knows with authorities about Epstein's links to powerful individuals around the world.
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Trump says feds won’t intervene during protests in Democratic-led cities unless asked to do so
Jan 31, 2026 8:28 pm - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests occurring in cities led by Democrats unless local authorities ask for federal help amid mounting criticism of his administration's immigration crackdown.
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Mathematician Gladys West dies at 95. She was a hidden figure behind GPS.
Jan 31, 2026 5:48 pm - Dr. Gladys West, who died Jan. 17 at 95, used her mathematical skills to become a barrier-breaking researcher for the Navy, mastering a bulky supercomputer known as Stretch while calculating satellite orbits and developing a precise model of the Earth’s surface. Her research laid the groundwork for the Global Positioning System, GPS, a technology that has made getting lost a thing of the past.
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Power outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles against the winter cold
Jan 31, 2026 5:37 pm - 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.
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Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts
Jan 31, 2026 4:15 pm - The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters.The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot (22-meter) Lily Jean about 25 miles (40 kilometers) off Cape Ann.
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DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens
Jan 31, 2026 4:10 pm - Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street. Masked agents rapped on the window, demanding Martinez produce his ID. Then one held his cellphone inches from Martinez’s face and scanned his features, capturing the shape of his eyes, the curves of his lips, the exact quadrants of his cheeks.
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Militants kill 33 people in multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan; 92 assailants also killed
Jan 31, 2026 4:09 pm - Pakistan’s military said Saturday that multiple suicide and gun attacks by “terrorists” across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants.
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Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention
Jan 31, 2026 4:05 pm - A 5-year-old boy and his father must be released by Tuesday from the Texas center where they’ve been held after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota, a federal judge ordered Saturday in a ruling that harshly criticized President Donald Trump's administration’s approach to enforcement.