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Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance to the Brink Over Greenland
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1/19/2026 4:18 PM
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| As President Trump tries to coerce European leaders over Greenland, they are pondering the unthinkable: Is an 80-year-old alliance doomed? |
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Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize
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1/20/2026 1:06 AM
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| In a text, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the U.S. needed the island for global security. |
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Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs on Wine if France Declines to Join Gaza Board of Peace
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1/20/2026 1:22 AM
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| France has said it will not join President Trump’s “Board for Peace.” France’s agriculture minister described the tariff threat as “blackmail.” |
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Judge Allows Policy Restricting Lawmakers’ Access to ICE Facilities
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1/19/2026 5:04 PM
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| The decision permitted the Trump administration to continue restricting inspections of the conditions inside immigration detention compounds. |
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Trump Administration Asks Judge to Reject Minnesota’s Call to Block ICE Surge
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1/19/2026 5:00 PM
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| Lawyers for the state and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have sued over the deployment of some 3,000 federal agents to Minnesota. |
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U.S. Tells Judge It Will Appeal ICE Restrictions in Minneapolis
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1/19/2026 3:13 PM
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| Justice Department lawyers said they would ask an appellate court to review an injunction that imposes limits on the tactics used by immigration agents. |
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How 40 People Died In a Train Crash in Andalucia, Spain
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1/20/2026 1:50 AM
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| The victims of Spain’s deadliest rail crash in more than a decade included a police officer, journalists and a family returning from a musical. |
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Federal Reserve Inquiry Clouds Trump’s Supreme Court Bid to Oust Lisa Cook
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1/19/2026 12:52 PM
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| The court is set to hear Ms. Cook’s case challenging her firing as the Justice Department investigates Jerome H. Powell, the central bank chair. |
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Trump Issues M.L.K. Day Proclamation After Criticism
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1/19/2026 8:20 PM
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| Civil rights groups had criticized President Trump for failing to issue a proclamation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and not attending commemorative events. |
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The Chinese Island Where Dreams of Real Estate Glory Never Die
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1/20/2026 1:09 AM
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| Intended as China’s version of Dubai’s palm-shaped artificial island, Ocean Flower Island is a $12 billion monument to debt-fueled economic excess. |
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Splits Emerge Among Venezuelans as Revolutionary Dream Fades
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1/19/2026 10:23 AM
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| Supporters of former president Hugo Chávez, the anti-American socialist, are struggling to come to terms with their government’s pact with Washington. |
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Death Toll Rises in Guatemalan Gang Riots
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1/19/2026 9:35 PM
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| Uprisings in three prisons have killed 10 police officers, presenting another challenge for President Bernardo Arévalo in his fight against corruption and organized crime. |
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Valentino Garavani, Regal Designer and Fashion’s ‘Last Emperor,’ Dies at 93
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1/19/2026 11:51 AM
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| Valentino, as he was called, created one of the most durable and fashionable labels and became an equal of his high society customers. |
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Valentino Garavani: A Life in Photos
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1/19/2026 2:05 PM
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| Valentino Garavani, fashion’s “Last Emperor,” believed in the power of beauty. |
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The Europeans Have Some Notes About American Sauna Culture
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1/18/2026 2:00 AM
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| Don’t get them started on the bathing suits. Or the dancing. |
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After Four Shark Attacks in 48 Hours, Australia Shuts Dozens of Beaches
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1/19/2026 11:12 PM
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| Many of the closed beaches were in Sydney, the site of three of the attacks. |
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After Deadly Attacks, Australia Debates: Do Shark Nets Work?
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12/3/2025 7:53 AM
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| Critics say the nets harm marine life and aren’t the best way to keep swimmers safe. Recent shark attacks have complicated a plan to remove some of them. |
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Texas Schools Wait as Law on Ten Commandments Reaches Appeals Court
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1/19/2026 2:01 AM
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| A state law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom has already divided Texas schools. Now a federal appeals court will decide its constitutionality. |
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Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across Much of the U.S. Tonight
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1/19/2026 11:23 AM
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| A severe solar storm could produce a visible show from Alabama to Northern California. |
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Wintry Weather Leads to 100-Vehicle Pileup on Interstate in Michigan
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1/19/2026 5:38 PM
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| Cars and trucks slid into one another and off a highway after a lake-effect snowstorm. Numerous injuries were reported, but no deaths. |
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Trump Is the Ultimate Davos Man
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1/20/2026 2:02 AM
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| The annual conference for the elite, like everything else, is changing. |
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Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump Over Secondhand Prize
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1/19/2026 11:37 PM
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| The “Tonight Show” host joked that President Trump hung his new Nobel Prize on the wall “right next to his McDonald’s customer of the month plaque.” |
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Indiana Judge and His Wife Are Shot at Their Suburban Home
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1/19/2026 4:38 PM
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| The police in Lafayette, Ind., said they were investigating the nonfatal shootings of a Tippecanoe County Superior Court judge and his wife on Sunday. |
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A Smaller Version of the Sphere in Las Vegas Is Planned for Maryland
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1/19/2026 1:28 PM
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| Gov. Wes Moore and the company behind the Sphere said the project in National Harbor, in the Washington metro area, would create jobs and become a landmark attraction. |
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Clashes Erupt Around Syrian Prisons Holding Islamic State Fighters
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1/19/2026 8:25 PM
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| New tensions flared a day after a Kurdish-led militia agreed to hand over control of prisons holding some 8,000 Islamic State fighters to the Syrian government. |