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Senators launch a cross-party effort to end stock trading by lawmakersJan 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 evacuationJan 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 mineralsJan 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 administrationJan 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 futureJan 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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Vucevic’s layup helps Bulls overcome Sensabaugh, Jazz for 128-126 winJan 14, 2026 10:00 pm - Nikola Vucevic made a tiebreaking layup with 4 seconds remaining, and the Chicago Bulls overcame Brice Sensabaugh's career-high 43 points to beat the Utah Jazz 128-126 on...
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What Americans think about Trump’s military intervention abroad, according to a new AP-NORC pollJan 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 concernsJan 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.
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Ukrainians endure freezing temperatures at home as emergency crews rush to restore powerJan 14, 2026 7:10 pm - Emergency repair crews are working flat out to restore power in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, after relentless Russian barrages on energy infrastructure left Ukrainians at the mercy of the coldest winter in years.
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Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US saysJan 14, 2026 7:05 pm - WASHINGTON — The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged ter...