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• Illegal migrant workers caught on camera leaping across rooftops to escape Border Patrol in California raid

  17-01-2026 23:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Dramatic video shows several illegal immigrants scrambling across rooftops in California as they try to flee federal immigration agents during an enforcement operation at a small construction site.The frantic footage shows two individuals scaling a ladder onto the roof of a home in Montebello on Wednesday, shortly after authorities pulled up outside the single-story house. Montebello is a city in Los Angeles CountyOne of the individuals appeared to try to knock the ladder to the ground in an app
  
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• Missed opportunity for Arsenal - but were they denied 'clear penalty'?

  17-01-2026 23:13 via bbc.com
  Arsenal have moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest - but should the Gunners have been awarded a penalty?
  
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• US strike eliminates al Qaeda operative connected to ISIS ambush that killed 3 Americans in Syria

  17-01-2026 22:59 via foxnews.com
  
  U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Saturday a leader affiliated with al Qaeda who had direct ties to an ISIS terrorist responsible for killing two U.S. service members and an American interpreter Dec. 13 was killed in a U.S. strike in northwest Syria Friday.CENTCOM officials said Bilal Hasan al-Jasim was an experienced terrorist leader who plotted attacks and was "directly connected" with the ISIS gunman who killed and injured American and Syrian personnel last month in
  
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• Big chains accused of masquerading as independent restaurants on delivery apps

  17-01-2026 22:58 via bbc.com
  Justina John says independent restaurants are "small fish trying to swim with the sharks".
  
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• 'Literal lifesavers' rescue nine-month-old baby locked in burning car

  17-01-2026 22:57 via bbc.com
  Wesley Beynon and Marc Willding are hailed heroes after pulling baby Lilah from the flames.
  
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• John Harbaugh promises Giants fans ‘a brand of football you will be proud of’ after finalizing deal: reports

  17-01-2026 22:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Fresh off of signing a contract that will reportedly pay him $100 million over five years to coach the NFL's New York Giants, John Harbaugh vowed to give fans of Big Blue a team they can be proud of.The sides reportedly reached a handshake agreement Wednesday, but the contract was not completed until Saturday. The terms, which put Harbaugh on par with the Kansas City Chiefs' Andy Reid, were reported by The Athletic.Harbaugh, 63, said he will help build a team that fans can be proud of. CLIC
  
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• RNC chair pushes back after Carville predicts GOP ‘wipeout’ in 2026 midterms

  17-01-2026 22:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville predicted a political "wipeout" for Republicans in the 2026 midterm election. Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters rejected the forecast and said Republicans can defy history and retain control of both chambers.Carville argued Democrats could pick up dozens of seats in the House and would likely regain control of the Senate. Some Democratic strategists are warning that the party faces serious long-term challenges, particularly beyon
  
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• Chicken soup or tomato soup? Dietitians say one is the healthier choice

  17-01-2026 22:32 via foxnews.com
  
  January is National Soup Month, and, for many Americans, that means reaching for familiar comfort foods like chicken soup or tomato soup, but which one is actually healthier?The nutritional profile of a bowl or cup of soup can run across the spectrum from healthy to fatty and caloric.Vandana Sheth, a plant-based dietitian and diabetes expert who lives in California, said both soups can be comforting dishes.'AMERICAN KITCHEN' CHEF SERVES CREAMY ACORN SQUASH SOUP IN EDIBLE BOWLS 'THAT EVERYONE WIL
  
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• Air Force basketball coach suspended indefinitely pending investigation into treatment of cadet athletes

  17-01-2026 22:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Air Force’s men’s basketball coach Joe Scott has been suspended indefinitely pending an investigation into his treatment of cadet-athletes, the school announced Saturday.Assistant coach Joe Jordan will serve as the interim coach. The school said no further information would be released at the time.Scott, 60, is in his second stint with Air Force. He served as head coach from 2000-04, then returned in 2020.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMScott has a 97-183 record ove
  
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• Fox News Entertainment Newsletter: Kate Hudson gives blunt bedroom advice; Brooks Nader slips on her bikini

  17-01-2026 22:25 via foxnews.com
  
  PILLOW TALK — Kate Hudson gives blunt bedroom advice for couples struggling to reconnect in relationships.SUN SOAKED RESET — Brooks Nader slips on her bikini as she embraces a natural look on her Cabo getaway after dissolving lip fillers.STAR HUMBLED — Matt Damon says Clint Eastwood shut him down on ‘Invictus,’ asking 'why waste everybody’s time?''ALL LIES' — Timothy Busfield turns himself in to the police, promises to fight child sex abuse accusations.&
  
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• Bills' Josh Allen addresses viral photo of wife Hailee Steinfeld wearing Broncos gear

  17-01-2026 22:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Long before Hailee Steinfeld was married to Buffalo Bills star quarterback Josh Allen, she was sporting Denver Broncos gear during that team’s Super Bowl win over the Carolina Panthers in 2016.With the Bills and Broncos squaring off in the AFC Divisional Round Saturday, Steinfeld’s picture from 10 years ago resurfaced on social media. CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson asked Allen about the viral picture."Asked Josh about this pic and he told me he had no idea it was floating around
  
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• New York heiress Belle Burden's ex-husband gave up custody of children after affair tore family apart: memoir

  17-01-2026 22:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Belle Burden has seemingly led a charmed life. She was born into a prominent, wealthy New York family, became a corporate lawyer and went on to marry and have three children.But in 2020, behind the scenes, her life fell apart when her husband of 21 years, hedge fund executive Henry Davis, told her he wanted a divorce after she learned he was having an affair.In her new memoir, "Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage," Burden goes into intimate detail about how she discovered the affair and the messy af
  
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• Piers Morgan clashes with Roger Waters, accuses the rocker of propping up dictators while attacking Trump

  17-01-2026 22:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Piers Morgan slammed Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters for "trying to prop up terrorists and powerful dictatorships" while Waters criticized President Donald Trump as "demented" and "evil."Waters appeared on Friday's episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored," where he lambasted Trump as a "real scumbag," and, according to Morgan, came to the defense of leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.During the interview, Waters argued that Putin "really
  
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• US judge restricts ICE response to Minneapolis protesters

  17-01-2026 21:27 via bbc.com
  The legal order comes ahead of planned weekend protests and counter protests in the city amid ongoing immigration enforcement actions.
  
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• Iran supreme leader acknowledges thousands killed during recent protests

  17-01-2026 21:14 via bbc.com
  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says some deaths were “inhuman” and “savage” but blames the US.
  
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• What a seventh term for 81-year-old leader means for Uganda

  17-01-2026 20:55 via bbc.com
  Yoweri Museveni has won a record seventh term in elections after promising that the fledgling oil sector will boost the economy.
  
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• Was this the day Spurs fans finally lost all faith in Frank?

  17-01-2026 20:18 via bbc.com
  Was the dismal home loss to struggling West Ham the day Spurs fans finally lost all faith in head coach Thomas Frank, asks chief football writer Phil McNulty?
  
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• Molly Russell's dad says under-16 social media ban would be wrong

  17-01-2026 19:57 via bbc.com
  The online safety campaigner says it is better to enforce current laws than use "sledgehammer" techniques.
  
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• Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live

  17-01-2026 19:55 via theguardian.com
  Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 FebruaryWhat do people in Greenland think of Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island? The Guardian’s Miranda Bryant and Lauren Hurrell take a look.Reuters estimated that thousands of protesters attended the “Hands Off Greenland” rallies around Denmark on Saturday, chanting “Greenland is not for sale” and waving Greenland’s red and white “Er
  
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• Health board admits fatal infections probably caused by water system

  17-01-2026 19:43 via bbc.com
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde had consistently denied its water system was responsible for causing infections which led to the deaths of cancer patients.
  
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• UK politicians condemn Trump’s threat to impose tariffs over Greenland

  17-01-2026 19:13 via theguardian.com
  US president says 10% levies will hit the UK and other Nato countries unless deal reached to buy the Arctic islandBritish politicians and diplomats have condemned Donald Trump’s decision to impose 10% tariffs on the UK and seven other European countries amid the continuing row over Greenland.The US president said the levies would apply from 1 February to Nato members – including the UK, France and Germany – who have deployed troops to the arctic island in response to growing un
  
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• Glasner 'feels abandoned completely' at Palace

  17-01-2026 19:05 via bbc.com
  Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner says he feels his squad "are being abandoned completely" by the club's hierarchy.
  
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• RFK Jr’s new diet guidelines pose risks for health and the environment, experts say

  17-01-2026 19:00 via theguardian.com
  US health department’s new food pyramid places red meat and cheese high in saturated fats over plant-based proteinsThe new food pyramid rolled out in US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) places animal-based proteins, including cheese and red meats high in saturated fats, above plant-based proteins, which has raised alarm bells among health and environmental experts.This rejiggered food pyramid is in line with Kennedy’s previous signal
  
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• 27-day-old baby becomes eighth to die of hypothermia in Gaza this winter

  17-01-2026 18:59 via theguardian.com
  High figures for child mortality continue despite ceasefire; more than 100 children have died in territory since OctoberA 27-day-old baby died in Gaza on Saturday from severe cold, bringing the number of children in the region who have died of hypothermia since the start of the current winter season to eight, according to the Palestinian health ministry.Medical sources confirmed to the news agency Anadolu that the newborn, named Aisha Ayesh al-Agha, died as a result of freezing temperatures, and
  
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• Trump threatens 25% tariff on European allies until Denmark sells Greenland to US

  17-01-2026 18:51 via theguardian.com
  President said 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland will begin on 1 February and increase to 25% on 1 JuneDonald Trump threatened a 25% tariff on a slew of European countries including Denmark, Germany, France and the UK – until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland, in an extraordinary escalation of the president’s bid to claim the autonomous Danish territory.In a lengthy post on Saturday on Truth Social, Trump said he would i
  
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• Ant and Dec sorry after 'insensitive' podcast promo prompts backlash

  17-01-2026 18:51 via bbc.com
  A social media video publicising their new podcast drew criticism for evoking "suicide imagery".
  
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• A 'perfect' start for Carrick - how Man Utd ran Man City ragged

  17-01-2026 18:39 via bbc.com
  Michael Carrick gets his interim spell as Mancheter United head coach off to the perfect start as they out-play their Manchester rivals at Old Trafford.
  
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• Trump buys $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros bonds days after saying he’ll ‘be involved’ in merger

  17-01-2026 18:21 via theguardian.com
  Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s allyDonald Trump bought at least $1m worth of bonds in Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), according to a financial disclosure form, days after he said would “be involved” in a proposed merger between the two companies.The White House released a financial disclosure report on Friday which showed that Trump made two purchases from Netflix and two purchases from WBD, each amo
  
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• Yoweri Museveni wins Ugandan election as opponent condemns ‘fake result’

  17-01-2026 18:20 via theguardian.com
  Museveni’s opponent, Bobi Wine, alleges that members of polling staff were kidnapped and called for peaceful protestsYoweri Museveni, has won the Ugandan election and his seventh term with more than 70% of the vote, state election authorities have said, amid an internet shutdown and claims of fraud by his opponent.His opponent, a youthful musician known as Bobi Wine, condemned what he called “fake results” and alleged that members of polling staff were kidnapped, among other el
  
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• Tech companies’ access to UK ministers dwarfs that of child safety groups

  17-01-2026 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Amazon, Meta and X among firms holding hundreds of meetings with people at heart of government, data showsTech companies have been meeting government ministers at a rate of more than once per working day, enjoying high-level political access that dwarfs that of child safety and copyright campaigners, who called the pattern “shocking” and “disturbing”.Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s X, whose Grok AI image generator has sparked outrage with its sexu
  
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• Withdraw Hillsborough law amendment, urge Liverpool and Manchester mayors

  17-01-2026 17:56 via theguardian.com
  Draft creates ‘too broad an opt-out’ for intelligence chiefs to decide what information is released after major incidentThe mayors of Liverpool and Manchester have said an amendment to the Hillsborough law should be withdrawn, saying it does not do enough to prevent future cover-ups.The Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, said the amendment “creates too broad an opt-out” by allowing intelligence officials to decide
  
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• Acetaminophen use in pregnancy doesn't increase risk of autism, ADHD, review finds

  17-01-2026 17:16 via abcnews.go.com
  Using acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase a child's risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, a major new review published Friday finds.
  
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• Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Fed probe for mayor, governor, officials say

  17-01-2026 17:14 via abcnews.go.com
  Trump went after Minnesota's Democratic leaders over the unrest that has taken place in the state following the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
  
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• Ali Khamenei says thousands killed in Iran protests, some in ‘inhuman, savage manner’

  17-01-2026 17:02 via theguardian.com
  Supreme leader blames US for death toll and calls Donald Trump a criminal for support of demonstrationsThe Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during the protests that rocked Iran over the last two weeks.In a speech on Thursday, Khamenei said that thousands of people had been killed, “some in an inhuman, savage manner”, and blamed the US for the death toll. The supreme leader railed against the US pr
  
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• WATCH: NASA inches closer to lunar return

  17-01-2026 16:43 via abcnews.go.com
  NASA is set to roll out its Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, moving closer to its first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.
  
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• Trump campaign manager quietly drops defamation suit against the Daily Beast

  17-01-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Chris LaCivita sued news outlet over 2024 story about large payments from Trump campaign to his consulting firmA manager for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election bid has abandoned a high-profile lawsuit against the Daily Beast, 10 months after complaining the news outlet had defamed him in reporting on campaign expenditures.Chris LaCivita, who co-managed the campaign that led to Trump’s second presidency, quietly dropped his legal action on Friday, the Daily Beast said. The outl
  
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• ‘Brainwashing’: the shocking case of a Native American healer accused of sexual abuse

  17-01-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Nathan Chasing Horse, who had part in Dances with Wolves, accused in trial that spotlights influence of ‘medicine men’After learning she was of Lakota descent around 1996, Melissa Leone, who was adopted, hungered to connect to her Native American tribe.“I was grabbing a hold of any and all connections that felt good or safe,” she said. Continue reading...
  
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• London nursery worker convicted of child sexual abuse faces 15 more charges

  17-01-2026 15:47 via theguardian.com
  Vincent Chan, who already pleaded guilty to 26 offences, accused of possessing indecent images of childrenA nursery worker who was convicted of dozens of sexual attacks on children left in his care has been charged with a further 15 offences.Vincent Chan, 45, previously pleaded guilty to 26 offences between 2022 and 2024, including sexually assaulting four girls aged between two and four at the north London nursery where he worked, and offences relating to more than 25,000 indecent images of chi
  
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• Trump pardons Florida fraudster after commuting her sentence during his first term

  17-01-2026 15:41 via theguardian.com
  President’s pardon of Adriana Camberos comes amid a flurry of other pardons Trump issued on ThursdayDonald Trump has pardoned a woman who ended up imprisoned for fraud a second time after he afforded her clemency during his first presidency.Adriana Camberos initially had a sentence commuted by Trump just before his first stint in the White House ended in 2021. That came after she was convicted as part of an effort to divert 5-Hour Energy drink bottles acquired for resale in Mexico and inst
  
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• Measles Outbreak in South Carolina Doubles in a Week

  17-01-2026 15:06 via today.com
  South Carolina health officials say the measles outbreak in the state has doubled in the past week and it’s expected to keep growing. Officials say more than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine with doctors estimating about 200 are “actively infected.” The majority of patients are children and teenagers and most of them are unvaccinated.
  
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• Trump Says He May Impose Tariffs Amid Push for Greenland

  17-01-2026 14:57 via today.com
  In the streets of Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, anxiety is high among residents over President Donald Trump’s push to try and take over Greenland. It comes as the president said on Friday he may put a tariff on countries if they “don’t go along with Greenland.” NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for Saturday TODAY.
  
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• Confidence runs high in London’s Little Morocco as Afcon glory beckons

  17-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Atlas Lions face Senegal in final of Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday and Moroccan diaspora scents victoryLondon’s Little Morocco is brimming with pride and anticipation. The Moroccan diaspora in North Kensington is in no doubt that on Sunday the Atlas Lions will triumph against Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.“There’s not just an excitement, it has completely taken over everything else,” said Souad Talsi, who runs the Al-Hasaniya Moroccan women’s c
  
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• Jess's Rule to be promoted in all GP surgeries in England

  17-01-2026 13:44 via bbc.com
  Jessica Brady died of advanced stage four cancer after initially being told by GPs she had long Covid.
  
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• Protests in Iran appear to have slowed as Khamenei claims Trump personally 'encouraged' unrest

  17-01-2026 13:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Massive protests that rocked Iran for over two weeks appear to have slowed significantly, as President Donald Trump backs off his threats to intervene.
  
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• UK supermarkets go all out for ‘Jab-uary’ with food for those on weight-loss drugs

  17-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  M&S, Morrisons and Ocado among retailers bringing out ranges targeting shoppers taking Wegovy or similarVeganuary and dry January are among the new year health kicks enthusiastically endorsed by supermarkets, but this year the buzz is around “Jab-uary” as pricey diet foods aimed at people on weight-loss drugs hit the shelves.Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Asda, Ocado and the Co-op are among the big names targeting shoppers who use weight-loss injections, known as GLP-1 agonists,
  
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• Machado's gift to Trump, and a changing of the guard in Hollywood (and Pittsburgh): The news quiz

  17-01-2026 11:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  A luxury retailer files for bankruptcy, Mattel introduces a new Barbie, and octogenarians run for re-election.
  
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• ‘I’m back’: Damien Martyn out of hospital after surviving meningitis

  17-01-2026 11:14 via theguardian.com
  Former Australia batter given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’Spent eight days in induced comaDamien Martyn has said he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The 54-year-old was put into an induced
  
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• Three division rivals are jockeying in the playoffs. Will one make the Super Bowl?

  17-01-2026 11:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  The NFC West appears to be the best division in football — and odds are, one of these three division rivals will be playing in the Super Bowl next month.
  
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• Zahawi defection pushes Reform’s vaccine scepticism into spotlight

  17-01-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  The views of the former Tory vaccines minister clash with those of high-profile members and the party faithfulThere was no shortage of ammunition for reporters seeking to pepper Nadhim Zahawi with questions when the former Conservative chancellor was unveiled as Reform’s newest recruit on Monday.But one persistent line of questioning seemed to draw a flash of real anger from the defector: did he reject the views of a doctor who was permitted by Reform to use the main stage at its annual co
  
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• Fraud scandal and ICE unrest scramble 2026 races in blue-leaning Minnesota

  17-01-2026 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republicans, who haven’t won a statewide race in Minnesota in two decades, see a moment to break through. But there are still many factors stacked against them.
  
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