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Activists say Iran’s crackdown has killed at least 6,159 people, as the country’s currency plunges

By JON GAMBRELL
Jan 27, 2026 4:02 pm - Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 6,159 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East to lead any American military response to the crisis. Iran's currency, the rial, meanwhile fell to a record low of 1.5 million to $1.
Families of men killed in boat strikes sue Trump administration

By Mariana Alfaro and Dan Lamothe
Jan 27, 2026 3:53 pm - The families of two Trinidadian men killed in October during a U.S. strike on boats off the coast of Venezuela filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday.
Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border

By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Jan 27, 2026 2:17 pm - ARIVACA, Ariz. — A man who authorities say was involved in a smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing a...
Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 27, 2026 11:56 am - Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has called off a scheduled world premiere at the Kennedy Center of a symphony about Abraham Lincoln, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership.
Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery, Go convenience stores

By Matt Day
Jan 27, 2026 11:39 am - Amazon.com Inc. is shuttering its Amazon-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centerpieces of its push into physical retail.
Carney rolls his eyes at US Treasury secretary, telling Trump he meant what he said at Davos

By ROB GILLIES
Jan 27, 2026 10:22 am - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he meant what he said in his speech at Davos, and told him Canada plans to diversify away from the United States with a dozen new trade deals.
Investigators say deadly midair collision near DC followed years of ignored warnings about traffic

By GARY FIELDS, JOSH FUNK and ED WHITE
Jan 27, 2026 10:19 am - A public hearing opened Tuesday to make clear what factors played the biggest role in a midair collision that killed 67 people a year ago near Washington, D.C., and the National Transportation Safety Board will recommend what should be done to prevent similar tragedies.
Neil Young’s gift to Greenland: Free access to his entire music catalog

By DAVID BAUDER
Jan 27, 2026 10:10 am - Neil Young is giving the people of Greenland the gift of song — his songs, that is. The veteran rocker announced Tuesday on his blog that he is providing free access to his entire music catalog to residents of Denmark’s semiautonomous territory.
Trump’s immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million

By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Jan 27, 2026 9:57 am - President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation's growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Dollar sinks to lowest level in four years as US risks grow

By Carter Johnson, Greg Ritchie and Anya Andrianova
Jan 27, 2026 8:54 am - A gauge of the dollar slid to its weakest level in nearly four years as a resurgent yen adds to headwinds for the US currency. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell as muc...

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