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 (DIR)  * Minneapolis is becoming a critical testing ground for Trump’s strongman project
 (DIR)  * Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support
 (DIR)  * It’s got tigers, tea plantations and beaches — so why does Bangladesh struggle to attract tourists?
 (DIR)  * Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s defense is set to argue to disqualify prosecutors from the case
 (DIR)  * How killing time at a laundromat set Lily Zhang on a path to multiple Olympics
 (DIR)  * Pentagon moves to turn independent military outlet into a ‘mouthpiece,’ advocates warn
 (DIR)  * ICE deputy director resigns to run for Congress in Ohio
 (DIR)  * US apologizes for mistake in deporting Massachusetts college student, but defends her removal
 (DIR)  * Japan and the Philippines sign a new defense pact as they face growing China aggression
 (DIR)  * Mother of Elon Musk’s son sues his xAI over AI-deepfake images
 (DIR)  * Viral app in China taps into national loneliness by asking: ‘Are You Dead?’
 (DIR)  * Good news: World records longest ever lull in nuclear tests. Bad news: It’s on shaky ground
 (DIR)  * Judge deals blow to the Trump Justice Department’s use of the Civil Rights Act to ‘clean’ voter rolls
 (DIR)  * On the verge of strikes in Iran, the US held off. What happens next is up to Trump
 (DIR)  * Trump unveils health care framework aimed at lowering costs in latest affordability push
 (DIR)  * Money is flowing freely in college athletics’ new world disorder. It’s no surprise that gambling is playing a role
 (DIR)  * Dolls, pencils, backyard chickens and ‘a piece of broccoli’: The Trump team’s awkward austerity talk
 (DIR)  * Why the Trump administration is holding millions of dollars from Venezuelan oil sales in a Qatari bank
 (DIR)  * Possible leaker to Washington Post told officers he ‘mishandled classified information,’ DOJ says
 (DIR)  * No doctor’s appointments or Google Maps: Why Verizon’s massive outage was such a big deal
 (DIR)  * First on CNN: Noninvasive brain treatment for depression proves helpful
 (DIR)  * Fossil analysis changes what paleontologists know about how long T. rex took to grow full size
 (DIR)  * More than a dozen NCAA basketball players charged over rigged games, prosecutors say
 (DIR)  * Federal agent shoots a man officials say assaulted an officer, sparking new protests in Minneapolis
 (DIR)  * Trump using Insurrection Act in Minneapolis would be a huge risk – even by his standards
 (DIR)  * ‘Tip of the iceberg’: The FBI search of a reporter’s home has newsrooms bracing for more
 (DIR)  * Haiti drone operation strikes home of gang leader ‘Barbecue’
 (DIR)  * Skeleton’s governing body dismisses charge of ‘competition manipulation,’ main accuser says her evidence was never considered
 (DIR)  * Mortgage rates fall to lowest level in more than three years
 (DIR)  * Two-star Michelin restaurant receives one-star hygiene rating
 (DIR)  * Prehistoric wolf’s gut frozen in time reveals an ice age giant
 (DIR)  * European nations send additional troops to Greenland as US annexation threats escalate
 (DIR)  * Appeals court reverses decision that freed Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
 (DIR)  * Major Middle East powers urge Trump not to attack Iran as US moves some personnel from key base
 (DIR)  * Verizon says it’s fixed the massive outage that left many without phone calling and data services
 (DIR)  * Trump is threatening to attack a country that produces three times more oil than Venezuela
 (DIR)  * 4 astronauts return to Earth after medical issue forces early ISS exit
 (DIR)  * NTSB investigators pinpoint failed aircraft part from UPS crash last year
 (DIR)  * Execution of Iranian protester Erfan Soltani postponed, family says, as Trump claims ‘killing has stopped’
 (DIR)  * ‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost up to $125 million, CBO estimates
 (DIR)  * Au pair testifies she flipped on Brendan Banfield because she felt guilty about the killings of his wife and another man
 (DIR)  * A pop star, an aging autocrat and a crackdown: What to expect from Uganda’s election
 (DIR)  * US suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 countries
 (DIR)  * What to do if you’ve been exposed to measles
 (DIR)  * This 9-year-old escaped war in Ukraine. Now in the US, she’s tipped to be a future tennis superstar
 (DIR)  * Is Trump serious about Greenland? Gaming it out
 (DIR)  * Palestine Action-linked protesters end their weeks-long UK hunger strike
 (DIR)  * 75%% of Americans oppose US attempting to take control of Greenland, CNN poll finds
 (DIR)  * The two leaders fighting for Venezuela’s future – and for Trump’s favor
 (DIR)  * A new generation of men are dressing for success — and the quarter zip was just the beginning
 (DIR)  * Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating grants for substance abuse and mental health programs
 (DIR)  * China’s record trade surplus shows it can thrive without the US, but can it keep its winning streak going?
 (DIR)  * Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of fraud charges in ‘Pandorogate’ cake scandal
 (DIR)  * Multiple fatalities as construction crane collapses onto moving train in Thailand
 (DIR)  * Trump says ‘anything less’ than US control of Greenland is ‘unacceptable’
 (DIR)  * Minnesota and Illinois invoke the 10th Amendment in lawsuits to block federal agents in their cities. Here’s why that matters
 (DIR)  * Medical groups will ask court to block new CDC vaccine recommendations
 (DIR)  * Judge hears from both sides in lawsuit challenging federal immigration agents’ tactics in Minnesota. Here’s the latest
 (DIR)  * The US has officially started selling Venezuelan oil
 (DIR)  * The weapons the US could employ in any new strike on Iran
 (DIR)  * FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home
 (DIR)  * Elon Musk’s Grok can no longer undress images of real people on X
 (DIR)  * Senate GOP shields Trump from limits to his war powers in Venezuela after Vance breaks tie
 (DIR)  * Whole milk now allowed in school lunches as Trump signs bill reversing limits
 (DIR)  * US announces next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan as committee is formed to run battered enclave
 (DIR)  * Recalled Super Greens diet supplement powder sickens 45 with salmonella
 (DIR)  * As election denier Tina Peters tries to overturn her conviction, Colorado’s Democratic governor signals openness to clemency
 (DIR)  * Trump enacts 25%% tariff on chips — with a caveat
 (DIR)  * Tracking states’ unprecedented redistricting efforts
 (DIR)  * Teacher tells court she saw officer accused of failing to delay Uvalde school massacre: ‘He just stayed there’
 (DIR)  * Trump tests the First Amendment: A timeline
 (DIR)  * 4 astronauts depart ISS, leaving behind just 3 crewmates to staff the orbiting lab
 (DIR)  * Federal judges allow California to use new Democrat-friendly map ahead of 2026 election
 (DIR)  * CNN’s guide to the most important elections of 2026
 (DIR)  * Why Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado is betting her political future on Trump
 (DIR)  * DOJ wants interviews with Democrats as part of investigation into lawmakers’ ‘illegal orders’ video
 (DIR)  * 5 takeaways from new polls of the Minneapolis ICE shooting
 (DIR)  * Epstein survivors ask inspector general to review Justice Department’s release of files
 (DIR)  * Why this legal expert says the Minnesota and Illinois immigration lawsuits ‘are close to completely meritless’
 (DIR)  * Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds
 (DIR)  * House Oversight moves forward on contempt against both Clintons after Hillary Clinton is a no-show in Epstein probe
 (DIR)  * A suspect’s arrest in the killing of a Columbus, Ohio, couple leads to the next big question: What was the motive?
 (DIR)  * Smithsonian hands over documents as its leader tries to balance ‘principle and pragmatism’ in facing White House demands
 (DIR)  * YouTube will let parents stop their teens from endlessly scrolling short videos
 (DIR)  * Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit sets off a MAGA showdown in her old Georgia district
 (DIR)  * Word of the Week: Who gets called an ‘agitator’?
 (DIR)  * Ariana Grande will reunite with ‘Wicked’ costar Jonathan Bailey for ‘Sunday in the Park with George’
 (DIR)  * Horses really can smell our fear, new study finds
 (DIR)  * Trump wants to slash funding for federal climate and weather research. Congress is about to tell him ‘No’
 (DIR)  * Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s absentee ballot suit that could spur more election litigation
 (DIR)  * Supreme Court backs Montana police who entered a home without warrant for emergency
 (DIR)  * Patches of low vaccination in the US are becoming bigger, riskier holes
 (DIR)  * Trump flipped off an autoworker at a Ford plant. The White House says it’s ‘appropriate’
 (DIR)  * Trump feels obligated to take action on Iran as administration weighs risks of retaliation
 (DIR)  * Saks Global files for bankruptcy amid luxury market strains
 (DIR)  * 2026 chaos has set gold and silver ablaze
 (DIR)  * Ukraine’s new defense chief reveals 200,000 soldiers have gone AWOL and 2 million are dodging draft
 (DIR)  * Wholesale inflation remained stubbornly higher in November
 (DIR)  * Amateur outlasts pros for massive payday at ‘One Point Slam’ ahead of Australian Open
 (DIR)  * This fashion photographer captured America’s forgotten workforce. 40 years on, the portraits are on view again
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