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More workers are stuck in part-time jobs, in warning for the economyJan 09, 2026 9:36 am - In a slowing labor market, even people with jobs are increasingly making do with less-than-ideal arrangements. They’re stuck in part-time positions or patching together multiple jobs to make ends meet, employment data shows.
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Researchers: Finger-prick blood test could offer easier way to detect Alzheimer’sJan 09, 2026 8:26 am - A finger-prick blood test that can be mailed to a lab may offer a simpler way to detect the brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
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Is red wine better for you than white? The answer may surprise you.Jan 09, 2026 8:25 am - Is red wine healthier than white wine? Many people think red wine is better for you than white wine or other types of alcohol. The evidence suggests that any type of alcohol — including red wine — is unlikely to make you any healthier than drinking no alcohol at all.
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In combative news conference, Vance defends Minneapolis ICE shootingJan 08, 2026 8:08 pm - Vice President JD Vance on Thursday combatively defended an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman a day earlier, declaring that the woman had intentionally sought to ram the officer and that he acted in self-defense by opening fire on her SUV.
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Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past himJan 08, 2026 7:53 pm - A deadly encounter in Minneapolis on Wednesday between federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and a 37-year-old woman escalated in a matter of seconds.
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Minneapolis protests remain peaceful after ICE officer fatally shoots womanJan 08, 2026 7:40 pm - Protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis overnight after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman Wednesday, sparking outrage from residents and local officials already angered by the Trump administration’s massive enforcement effort in the city.
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House GOP’s first 2026 priority: Trump’s changes to showerheadsJan 08, 2026 4:59 pm - House Republicans on Thursday are hoping to deliver a win for President Donald Trump’s agenda — or at least his hair — by voting to codify his long-desired showerhead changes into law, their first legislative priority of the new session.
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House passes bill extending health care subsidies, bucking GOP leadersJan 08, 2026 4:47 pm - More than a dozen House Republicans joined every Democrat on Thursday to pass a bill to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years — the sharpest rejection by GOP members of the party’s leadership yet.
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Fear grips Caracas as a new wave of repression is unleashed in VenezuelaJan 07, 2026 7:19 pm - For a brief moment, some Venezuelans allowed themselves to celebrate.When they learned Saturday that strongman Nicolás Maduro had been seized by U.S. Special Forces, many group chats filled with messages of joy and relief. Some people cried. One family in Caracas opened a bottle of champagne they had bought months earlier and saved for a special occasion. After more than a decade of living under Maduro, there were cautious hopes for a different future.By Monday, however, those feelings had been replaced by more familiar ones: fear, dread and uncertainty.
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US reduces number of warships near Venezuela after Maduro raidJan 07, 2026 7:06 pm - The fleet of U.S. warships assembled in the Caribbean Sea during the run-up to Saturday’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has begun to thin, officials said Wednesday, though the Trump administration is expected to continue military operations in the region.