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 (DIR)  * Amazon touts ‘Melania’ box office success, though film well short of turning a profit
 (DIR)  * 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father are back in Minneapolis after being released from federal custody in Texas
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 (DIR)  * Man charged in deaths of Ohio couple told ex-wife he could ‘kill her at any time,’ court document alleges
 (DIR)  * Anti-ICE protests spread across the US this weekend as court battles deliver wins and losses for the Trump administration
 (DIR)  * 15 Ukrainian miners killed in Russian drone strike on bus
 (DIR)  * As Susan Collins awaits, a generational divide splits Maine Democrats in pivotal Senate race
 (DIR)  * Trump jokes about suing his Federal Reserve nominee Warsh over interest rates at elite Washington dinner
 (DIR)  * Democrat Christian Menefee wins special US House runoff in Texas, shrinking GOP majority even further
 (DIR)  * Demond Wilson, who played Lamont on ‘Sanford and Son,’ dies at 79
 (DIR)  * Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips a Texas state Senate seat in district Trump won by 17 points
 (DIR)  * Gaza’s Rafah crossing partially reopens after nearly 2 years of closure
 (DIR)  * Iran’s top diplomat hopeful for negotiations even amid US military buildup
 (DIR)  * Leftist and liberal gun groups are seeing a rush of new members
 (DIR)  * Carlos Alcaraz makes history with Australian Open title after defeating Novak Djokovic in enthralling men’s final
 (DIR)  * We asked retired astronauts about their favorite space movies, and this is what they shared with us
 (DIR)  * Wes Moore confronts the limits of his own power in a clash with Maryland Democrats
 (DIR)  * More than 120 people dead after multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan
 (DIR)  * A ‘bizarro world’: How Trump’s words have scrambled America’s gun politics
 (DIR)  * With contempt vote looming, here’s what Epstein documents say about the Clintons
 (DIR)  * These nets used to catch fish. Now they’re catching Russian drones
 (DIR)  * Teen runner sets new record for fastest mile by a junior athlete
 (DIR)  * Millions of Delhi residents lost water for days. Some say it’s still toxic
 (DIR)  * Analysis: Is the case against Don Lemon about winning — or about chilling journalism?
 (DIR)  * Trump says federal government won’t step into protests in Democratic-led cities ‘until they ask us for help’
 (DIR)  * What 3 million new documents tell us about Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein
 (DIR)  * More anti-ICE protests underway nationwide after judge declines to immediately halt Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota
 (DIR)  * Italians furious over deployment of ICE agents to bolster US security at Winter Olympics
 (DIR)  * Shutdown expected to last until at least Tuesday as Jeffries says Democrats won’t help pass funding bill
 (DIR)  * READ: District judge’s scathing opinion ordering release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father
 (DIR)  * New US envoy to Venezuela arrives in Caracas as administration aims to reopen embassy
 (DIR)  * Chicago mayor signs executive order calling on police to investigate federal immigration agents accused of misconduct
 (DIR)  * Latest Epstein file photos appear to show former Prince Andrew on floor with female
 (DIR)  * Power outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles against the winter cold
 (DIR)  * Texas A&M University to end women’s studies due to new policy on race and gender topics
 (DIR)  * Newborn calf struggling in deep freeze brought indoors to curl up on couch
 (DIR)  * What’s inside the latest Epstein files released by the Justice Department
 (DIR)  * NBA hands down 25-game ban to 76ers’ Paul George for violating anti-drug policy
 (DIR)  * New emails show New York Giants co-owner asked Epstein to connect him with women
 (DIR)  * Blast rips through building in Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, state media says
 (DIR)  * Remembering Catherine O’Hara, brilliant star of ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’
 (DIR)  * From empty theaters to packed houses, response to Melania Trump documentary reflects America’s political division
 (DIR)  * 2,000-year-old mummy portrait looks way ahead of its time
 (DIR)  * 5 early takeaways from DOJ’s big Epstein files drop
 (DIR)  * I’ve covered Melania Trump for more than a decade. Here’s what I learned from her new documentary
 (DIR)  * Israeli strikes kill over 30 in Gaza, health ministry says, in deadliest day in months
 (DIR)  * ‘It’s not because we have bigger guns’: Minneapolis’ poet laureate tells why ICE found itself in trouble
 (DIR)  * Italian village restricts access to its Instagram-famous church
 (DIR)  * No one could play a bizarre on-screen mom quite like Catherine O’Hara
 (DIR)  * Tourists traveled to Australia for its famous hot springs. There was just one problem – they didn’t exist
 (DIR)  * Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to win Australian Open
 (DIR)  * Hundreds feared dead after mine collapses in eastern Congo
 (DIR)  * Israeli military reportedly acknowledges 70,000 killed in Gaza after previously casting doubt on health ministry’s count
 (DIR)  * Tracking the bomb cyclone in maps and charts
 (DIR)  * Tulsi Gabbard inserts herself into 2020 election fraud probe
 (DIR)  * Amazon’s layoffs are staggering. We’ve seen this before
 (DIR)  * From a recalibration in Minnesota to an Epstein files release: Inside the Trump administration’s chaotic week
 (DIR)  * This cute AI-generated schoolgirl is a growing far-right meme
 (DIR)  * Trump faces a weakened Iran but that doesn’t make his choices any easier
 (DIR)  * The federal government has shut down — at least for a few days. Here’s what could be affected
 (DIR)  * Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown
 (DIR)  * Journalist Don Lemon promises to fight federal charges following his arrest after Minnesota church protest
 (DIR)  * Venezuela plans amnesty law for political prisoners and closure of notorious prison
 (DIR)  * Trump’s threatened tariffs over oil to Cuba put Mexico in a bind
 (DIR)  * Blue Origin pauses trips on rocket that carried Jeff Bezos, Katy Perry and William Shatner to space
 (DIR)  * Iran is open to US talks but won’t be dictated to and won’t negotiate on missiles, foreign minister says
 (DIR)  * Jury to continue deliberations in au pair affair double-murder trial next week
 (DIR)  * Judge hears testimony from DNA expert as man convicted of killing Laken Riley seeks new trial
 (DIR)  * The charming story of Miskel Spillman, the 80-year-old grandmother who once hosted ‘SNL’
 (DIR)  * The flu isn’t done yet, as new data suggests infections are rebounding
 (DIR)  * Most snow in years, blizzard conditions possible in parts of Southeast from powerful bomb cyclone
 (DIR)  * Trump says he’s decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50%% tariffs
 (DIR)  * Here’s what military equipment the US has positioned in the Middle East as Trump considers an Iran strike
 (DIR)  * Introducing the Milano Memo, CNN’s daily newsletter from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina
 (DIR)  * ICE access to jails is key to a drawdown in Minnesota, the Trump administration says. Here’s what we know
 (DIR)  * Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty, federal judge rules
 (DIR)  * Russia says it agreed to pause strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump’s request
 (DIR)  * Why Minnesota’s CEOs finally broke their silence
 (DIR)  * Scientists discover molecule in space that hints at origin of life
 (DIR)  * Lindsey Vonn left limping after crash in final downhill race before Winter Olympics
 (DIR)  * Lindsey Vonn says her ‘Olympic dream is not over’ after crashing in final downhill race before Winter Games
 (DIR)  * It’s about to get so cold, Florida’s Gulf Coast beaches could see snowflakes
 (DIR)  * Guterres warns of UN’s ‘imminent financial collapse’
 (DIR)  * They were asylum seekers and refugees in Minnesota. Still, ICE detained and flew them to Texas to face deportation
 (DIR)  * Velvet-rope security lines and grandpa’s heirlooms: Inside the rush to sell gold and silver
 (DIR)  * Polar bears in Norway’s Arctic are getting fatter and healthier, despite melting sea ice
 (DIR)  * Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic make Australian Open final after epic pair of semifinals
 (DIR)  * What to know about Trump’s Fed chair nominee, in one resume
 (DIR)  * Closing arguments Friday in Brendan Banfield trial after he testifies he saw his wife stabbed before shooting attacker
 (DIR)  * Venezuela approves new law opening its oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba
 (DIR)  * Helena Bonham Carter and Chris Messina are heading to ‘The White Lotus’ in season 4
 (DIR)  * A closer look at Americans’ views on ICE
 (DIR)  * Kristi Noem treated FEMA as an adversary. Then came a massive winter storm
 (DIR)  * Iran warns of ‘hazardous consequences’ after EU designates Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization
 (DIR)  * A breath of fresh fantasy at Paris Couture Week
 (DIR)  * She was a broke teenager stranded in a strange town. Then two nuns saved the day
 (DIR)  * Trump expected to nominate Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair
 (DIR)  * Trump-appointed judges are letting his immigration enforcement blitz continue
 (DIR)  * A separatist group is asking for Trump’s help to split from Canada. Here’s what we know
 (DIR)  * Hong Kong company’s concession to operate Panama Canal ports is ruled unconstitutional
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