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Casino group sees Super Bowl bets jumping to record $1.76 billionJan 30, 2026 9:14 pm - Americans will place a record $1.76 billion in Super Bowl bets with casinos and online sportsbooks, a near 29% increase from last year, according to the American Gaming Association.
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Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Pretti shootingJan 30, 2026 6:22 pm - The Justice Department said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, a reversal from its handling so far of shootings involving agents during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
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Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax recordsJan 30, 2026 8:16 am - President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump family business on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department over the leak of their tax information to news organizations during the first Trump administration.
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Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s returnJan 29, 2026 6:47 pm - Venezuela’s leading opposition figure made a solemn request to House lawmakers during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill last week: “Tell the president that I want to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible,” said María Corina Machado, according to notes taken by a person in the room and reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in courtJan 29, 2026 6:24 pm - Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of a landmark legal opinion key to their effort to eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules because of concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential information.
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‘Bridgerton’ tells a Cinderella story in its predictable fourth seasonJan 29, 2026 5:14 pm - Season four of “Bridgerton,” now streaming on Netflix, focuses on rakish brother Benedict and is fueled by a Cinderella story.
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RFK Jr. picks promoters of debunked vaccine-autism claims for key panelJan 29, 2026 3:55 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his controversial views, including promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism.
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Russia’s top diplomat rejects key part of deal to end war with UkraineJan 29, 2026 3:45 pm - Despite optimistic pronouncements from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials about imminent results in efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Moscow’s top diplomat on Thursday rejected a central condition of the proposed deal.
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Rachel McAdams takes her cutthroat comedy genius way beyond Regina GeorgeJan 29, 2026 8:49 am - If you weren’t already a fan of Rachel McAdams, “Send Help” should convert you. The actress is superb in the new horror-comedy from director Sam Raimi, which follows a pair of colleagues who survive a plane crash and become stranded on a remote island somewhere off the coast of Thailand.
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Masterful ‘Magellan’ forces a long, hard look at violence and conquestJan 29, 2026 5:15 am - Whatever seafaring saga your imagination may conjure upon hearing the name Magellan, it’s nothing like “Magellan.” It’s at once a sprawling historical epic; a quietly subversive indictment of global politics; and a visually breathtaking meditation on violence, grief and power.