Nation and World
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US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil
Jan 15, 2026 9:05 am - U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.
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Verizon says hourslong outage that disrupted calling and data services has been resolved
Jan 15, 2026 8:33 am - NEW YORK — Verizon said it resolved an outage that disrupted many U.S. customers' calling and other cellular services for more than 10 hours Wednesday. The carrier didn't...
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Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to ‘put an end’ to protests in Minneapolis
Jan 15, 2026 7:39 am - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act allowing him to deploy troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis.
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Senators launch a cross-party effort to end stock trading by lawmakers
Jan 15, 2026 7:24 am - Two senators from opposite parties are joining forces in a renewed push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, an effort that has broad public support but has repeatedly stalled on Capitol Hill.
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Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation
Jan 15, 2026 7:18 am - An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation.
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Lawmakers propose $2.5B agency to boost production of rare earths and other critical minerals
Jan 15, 2026 7:11 am - A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to spur production of rare earths and the other critical minerals, while the Trump administration has already taken aggressive actions to break China's grip on the market for these materials that are crucial to high-tech products, including cellphones, electric vehicles, jet fighters and missiles.
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What’s next for Greenland and Denmark after difficult meeting with Trump administration
Jan 15, 2026 7:07 am - U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials have met face to face to discuss President Donald Trump's ambitions to take control of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Den...
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European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’ over island's future
Jan 15, 2026 6:52 am - Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland in a show of support for Denmark as talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted “fundamental disagreement” between the Trump administration and European allies on the future of the Arctic island.
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What Americans think about Trump’s military intervention abroad, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Jan 14, 2026 7:24 pm - More than half of U.S. adults believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
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US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
Jan 14, 2026 7:14 pm - The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.