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No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens TrumpJan 16, 2026 8:22 pm - As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened U.S. President Donald Trump — evidence of the rage gripping authorities in the Islamic Republic.
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Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in defaultJan 16, 2026 8:14 pm - The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.
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New research bolsters evidence that Tylenol doesn’t raise the risk of autism despite Trump’s claimsJan 16, 2026 8:05 pm - A new review of studies has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy doesn’t increase the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities — adding to the growing body of research refuting claims made by the Trump administration.
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Defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutorsJan 16, 2026 6:21 pm - The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday, as his attorneys sought to disqualify prosecutors because the daughter of a deputy county attorney involved in the case attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
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A Liberian man has now been released twice after his dramatic battering-ram arrest in MinneapolisJan 16, 2026 5:08 pm - A Liberian man who has been shuttled in and out of custody since immigration agents in Minnesota broke down his door with a battering ram was released again Friday, hours after a routine check-in with authorities led to his second arrest.
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Trump says he wants to keep Hassett in White House, clouding Fed chair selectionJan 16, 2026 4:45 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.
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Justice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein filesJan 16, 2026 4:39 pm - Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Stocks edge a bit below their latest records on Wall StreetJan 16, 2026 4:21 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks edged a bit lower on Wall Street Friday as the first week of corporate earnings season ended with markets trading near record levels. The wobbly day for...
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Bo Bichette and New York Mets have agreed to a $126 million, 3-year contract, AP source saysJan 16, 2026 12:17 pm - Bo Bichette and the New York Mets agreed Friday to a $126 million, three-year contract, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
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Sweet comfort: Need a little winter therapy? Try bakingJan 16, 2026 11:49 am - Baking can be many things: an act of creation, connection, control. There’s something comforting about the structure of it: the measuring, the stirring, the transformation of a handful of ingredients into something delicious.