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Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlashJan 30, 2026 7:26 pm - The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.
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US approves major new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billionJan 30, 2026 7:20 pm - The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion.
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Tens of thousands face another arctic blast without power as East Coast preps for a new stormJan 30, 2026 5:15 pm - As tens of thousands of people endured nearly a week with no electricity, another storm loomed on the East Coast where residents braced for near-hurricane force winds, heavy snow and potential flooding.
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WNBA and the players’ union to resume stalled CBA negotiations on MondayJan 30, 2026 3:09 pm - The WNBA and the players' union will meet Monday in New York for the first time in several weeks to try to move the stalled collective bargaining negotiations forward. Ke...
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Catherine O’Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ fame, dies at 71Jan 30, 2026 12:40 pm - Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin's beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt's Creek” — died Friday at 71.
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Warsh’s challenge: Navigating Fed independence and Trump’s demandsJan 30, 2026 11:36 am - Kevin Warsh has sought the job of Federal Reserve chair, off and on, since President Donald Trump first considered him for the position nearly a decade ago. Now that he is in line for the position, the enormity of the challenge ahead of him is clear.
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Justice Department releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein filesJan 30, 2026 10:22 am - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
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Audrey Niffenegger to release long-awaited sequel to ‘The Time Traveler's Wife’Jan 30, 2026 10:18 am - More than 20 years after the release of the multimillion-selling “The Time Traveler's Wife,” author Audrey Niffenegger has completed her long-awaited sequel.
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Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi MangioneJan 30, 2026 9:26 am - Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration’s bid to see him executed for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.”
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US producer prices rose 0.5% in December, more than expected, on uptick in services inflationJan 30, 2026 8:20 am - U.S. wholesale prices rose a hotter-than-expected 0.5% in December.