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 (DIR)  * Why are there mass protests in Iran, and could the US get involved?
 (DIR)  * Access to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service is now free in Iran as regime continues brutal crackdown on protests
 (DIR)  * Classified legal memo argues Trump wasn’t constrained by US or international law for Maduro capture operation
 (DIR)  * Trump is really pressing his luck on foreign interventions
 (DIR)  * Use of classified aircraft, painted to look like a civilian plane, triggers fresh questions about strike on alleged drug boat
 (DIR)  * Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments on transgender athletes
 (DIR)  * Trump steps up pressure campaign to avoid rare Congress reprimand on war powers
 (DIR)  * DOJ pleads with lawyers to get through ‘grind’ of Epstein files as criticism of redactions continues
 (DIR)  * Mike Tomlin steps down as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach after 19 seasons
 (DIR)  * Sen. Mark Kelly files lawsuit alleging Hegseth violated his rights with push for punishment over illegal orders video
 (DIR)  * Dead teacher’s sister disrupts trial of former Uvalde school district police officer
 (DIR)  * Director Timothy Busfield turns himself in to New Mexico authorities after being sought on child sex abuse charges
 (DIR)  * What we know about the alleged arson at Mississippi’s largest and oldest synagogue
 (DIR)  * Au pair who had an affair with Brendan Banfield testifying in his trial for the killings of his wife and another man
 (DIR)  * An honor roll student and baseball player: What we know about the teen who set fire to the oldest synagogue in Mississippi
 (DIR)  * Justice Department slams Trump-appointed judge for questioning Lindsey Halligan’s authority
 (DIR)  * Trump ‘immediately’ imposes 25%% tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. That could include China
 (DIR)  * Iran makes high-tech additions to its age-old playbook for crushing protests
 (DIR)  * Tracking winter weather advisories across the US
 (DIR)  * What’s your snow situation this season?
 (DIR)  * Astronomers now say the moon is eating up molecules from Earth’s atmosphere
 (DIR)  * As Iran faces unrest, Israel waits quietly for Trump’s next move
 (DIR)  * Families demand proof of life as Venezuela releases only dozens of political prisoners. Here’s what we know so far
 (DIR)  * Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ comic creator, dies
 (DIR)  * Clintons refuse to testify in congressional Epstein probe despite contempt threat
 (DIR)  * Character.AI and Google agree to settle lawsuits over teen mental health harms and suicides
 (DIR)  * US FDA requests removal of suicide warnings from weight-loss drugs
 (DIR)  * Inflation remained at 2.7%% in December, as high prices continue to weigh on many Americans
 (DIR)  * Microsoft has a plan to stop AI data centers from hiking up your electricity bill
 (DIR)  * Canadian women’s skeleton team faces criticism, accusations of competition manipulation from rivals after event
 (DIR)  * Hundreds of thousands of households in Kyiv are without power after Russian strikes, as temperatures drop well below freezing
 (DIR)  * More people died in France than were born, for first time since WW2
 (DIR)  * Rubio says US does not know whereabouts of 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act
 (DIR)  * BTS propelled K-pop to global stardom. Nearly four years later, they’re back
 (DIR)  * Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over immigration operations. Here are the lawsuits’ key claims
 (DIR)  * Everything we know about the Winter Olympic hockey venues that caused the NHL to think twice
 (DIR)  * French far-right leader Le Pen appeals embezzlement conviction with her 2027 presidential run in the balance
 (DIR)  * The BBC says it will ask for dismissal of Trump’s lawsuit
 (DIR)  * Amazon’s big plan to beat ChatGPT: Give Alexa a better memory
 (DIR)  * Tesla’s profit engine is sputtering. Elon Musk has bet its future on a promise he’s far from delivering
 (DIR)  * Former British ambassador to US Peter Mandelson issues apology over friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
 (DIR)  * ‘We want to win it for him’: Vitinha tells CNN Sports why memory of Diogo Jota fuels Portugal’s World Cup dream
 (DIR)  * Director Nia DaCosta: ‘I don’t want to make a Danny Boyle movie. I’d rather watch one’
 (DIR)  * Trump administration ratchets up its use of Justice Department for political leverage
 (DIR)  * A suspect’s arrest in the killing of a Columbus, Ohio, couple leads to the next big question: What was the motive?
 (DIR)  * Literary festival axed after high profile authors join mass walkout over dumped Palestinian writer
 (DIR)  * A student, a bodybuilder and a father of three among those killed during protests in Iran
 (DIR)  * Former Navy sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling information about ships to Chinese intelligence
 (DIR)  * Department of Homeland Security changes story of Maryland ICE shooting after local police release contradicting details
 (DIR)  * Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome
 (DIR)  * Texans defense overwhelms Steelers in potential Aaron Rodgers finale
 (DIR)  * Musk’s Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world first
 (DIR)  * A morgue overflowing with more body bags than answers amid Iran’s latest crackdown on dissent
 (DIR)  * Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith to publicly testify in House Judiciary hearing
 (DIR)  * London’s homicide rate at decades-low, mayor says it disproves Trump’s ‘dystopian’ claims
 (DIR)  * Bessent unhappy with criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
 (DIR)  * Teacher relives the day all his students were killed in Uvalde massacre for officer’s trial
 (DIR)  * FBI: Arson suspect admitted to starting fire at Mississippi’s largest synagogue ‘due to building’s Jewish ties’
 (DIR)  * Trump administration strikes deal with AbbVie to cut costs of certain drugs
 (DIR)  * Justice Department fires top career prosecutor in Lindsey Halligan-led office
 (DIR)  * Why no one in Corporate America wants to stick their neck out for Jay Powell
 (DIR)  * Man shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Oregon, is charged with aggravated assault on federal officer for alleged car attack
 (DIR)  * Trump administration under pressure to restore funding to groups supporting internet freedom in Iran
 (DIR)  * Minnesota, Twin Cities sue Trump administration over unprecedented immigration operations
 (DIR)  * ‘A bone-headed move’: Trump’s shocking battle with Powell could badly backfire
 (DIR)  * Russia killed more than 2,500 Ukrainian civilians in 2025, many of them far from the front lines
 (DIR)  * Elizabeth Warren says Democrats need to ‘read the room’ on the economy
 (DIR)  * Paramount files lawsuit in pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery and threatens proxy fight
 (DIR)  * An Ohio mother and her husband were found dead in their home. Now, her ex-husband is charged with murder. Here’s what we know
 (DIR)  * Trump is pledging to ‘rescue’ protesters in Iran. He has a selective view of the sanctity of protests.
 (DIR)  * Stocks shrug, hit record highs after Trump ups the ante against Jerome Powell and the Fed
 (DIR)  * Trump officials see fraud everywhere. Here’s what we know
 (DIR)  * Lt. Gov. Jay Collins enters Florida governor’s race against Trump-backed Rep. Byron Donalds
 (DIR)  * Apple teams up with Google Gemini for AI-powered Siri
 (DIR)  * Brooks Koepka returns to PGA Tour under stiff financial penalty just 5 weeks after leaving LIV
 (DIR)  * Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children’s health programs as lawsuit continues
 (DIR)  * Birds at a college changed beak shapes during the pandemic. It might be a case of rapid evolution
 (DIR)  * Venezuelan opposition leader Machado to visit White House on Thursday
 (DIR)  * Real Madrid replaces coach Xabi Alonso with B team manager Álvaro Arbeloa
 (DIR)  * Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ as Trump tells regime to make a deal
 (DIR)  * The Golden Globes were calm, scripted and largely apolitical amid a world on fire
 (DIR)  * ‘Completely bonkers’: Trump’s Greenland mining dreams collide with reality
 (DIR)  * CNN’s guide to the most important elections of 2026
 (DIR)  * Meet the US Olympic figure skaters: A soldier, a daredevil ice queen and a son who triumphed over tragedy will head to Milan
 (DIR)  * Autism advocates celebrate release of ‘magical’ first-ever Barbie on the spectrum
 (DIR)  * US will pour $115 million into counter-drone tech ahead of World Cup
 (DIR)  * ‘We have a mission in the US’: France star Ousmane Dembélé tells CNN Sports he’s targeting World Cup glory after huge 2025
 (DIR)  * Will Trump push the US and the world to breaking point?
 (DIR)  * Supreme Court leaves multibillion-dollar Boy Scouts bankruptcy settlement in place
 (DIR)  * How Trump built a case against the Fed chair, explained
 (DIR)  * Swiss court keeps bar owner in custody after deadly fire
 (DIR)  * Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola announces Senate run in Alaska
 (DIR)  * Wegmans is scanning your face at some stores. It’s not the only company
 (DIR)  * Tired of traditional red carpet glam? The Golden Globes goth girls have you covered
 (DIR)  * Nikki Glaser’s best jokes from the 2026 Golden Globes
 (DIR)  * Iran’s troubled regime cracks down hard as Trump ratchets up pressure
 (DIR)  * At the Golden Globes, stars redefined what it means to dress for modern times
 (DIR)  * This teen was targeted by deepfake nudes. She hopes new training course will help future victims
 (DIR)  * Since the Supreme Court protected transgender people from discrimination, ‘The backlash has been brutal’
 (DIR)  * Japan dives into New Year with prayers and an icy plunge
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