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Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’Jan 29, 2026 2:33 pm - The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday, noting he has “zero tolerance” for protesters who assault federal officers or impede the ongoing Twin Cities operation.
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Family in Kentucky shelters struggling calf born amid extreme cold temperaturesJan 29, 2026 2:31 pm - A Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze.Hours later, the calf, fed and fluffed, took a spot on the couch with the Sorrell family's two children
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Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan OmarJan 29, 2026 12:21 pm - The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis.
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Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spellJan 29, 2026 12:17 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and that Putin had agreed, but there was no confirmation of that from Russia.
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A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya MasseyJan 29, 2026 11:08 am - A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home.
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US applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last week.Jan 29, 2026 8:16 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week, remaining at historically healthy levels despite recent high-profile layoff announcements.
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Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdownJan 29, 2026 8:13 am - Democrats and White House struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday as they consider new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement
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Actor Rose Byrne named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearJan 29, 2026 7:36 am - Rose Byrne, fresh off her Golden Globe Award win and Oscar nomination for the leading role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You," was named as the 2026 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Wednesday.
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As if! ‘Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Inception’ among 25 movies entering National Film RegistryJan 29, 2026 7:24 am - As if they’d leave “Clueless” off the list as one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry. And if “Clueless” wasn’t your jam — whatever! — Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending “Inception” is in the mix.
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In the Oscar-nominated ‘Arco,’ an apocalypse kids can get behindJan 29, 2026 5:15 am - Ugo Bienvenu’s “Arco” is a charming and dreamy sci-fi animated movie where environmental catastrophe and cartoony fun collide. Like “WALL-E,” there are heroic robots in “Arco,” an Oscar nominee for best animated feature. But it’s the film’s plucky young protagonists that give Bienvenu’s future-set film its heart.