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• Bar owner: Suspect in Rochester attack plot is a panhandler

  01-01-2016 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An ex-convict arrested in a plot to carry out an attack at a bar on New Year's Eve is a panhandler who'd been asked to leave the tavern in the past, its owner said, while the man's family said he had a long history of mental problems.
  
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• Two men in their 20s found dead at Sydney property

  31-01-2026 04:45 via theguardian.com
  Men – both aged 28 – found at a home in Glenorie on Saturday, New South Wales police sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo 28-year-old men have been found dead at a property in Sydney’s north-west in an incident police are treating as not suspicious.In a statement, New South Wales police said emergency services were called at about 8.40am on Saturday to a home on Harrisons Lane, Glenorie, 40km north-west of the Sydney CBD, following reports of a conc
  
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• Thousands of anti-ICE protesters take to US streets in day of action

  31-01-2026 04:07 via theguardian.com
  People demonstrate in cities across country to demand end to Trump’s violent immigration crackdownThousands of protesters hit the streets in cities across the United States on Friday to protests to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.The demonstrations were part of a nationwide day of action, advocating “no work, no school, no shopping” in a protest against the Trump administration’s sweep
  
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• Epstein files updates: survivors say new documents expose victims’ names ‘while men remain protected’ – as it happened

  31-01-2026 03:59 via theguardian.com
  This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: Epstein files release shows emails with Trump officials past and presentUS justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein filesAmong the files released by the US justice department today is a copy of Ghislaine Maxwell’s police booking intake form from July 2020.It includes a picture of Maxwell in what looks like a prison orange jumpsuit, along with personal details including her full name and a redacted address in B
  
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• Senate votes to fund government ahead of deadline but will negotiate ICE restrictions

  31-01-2026 03:21 via abcnews.go.com
  Because the House still needs to vote Monday, a partial government shutdown was set to happen over the weekend.
  
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• Howard Lutnick, ex-Prince Andrew among those mentioned in Epstein files release

  31-01-2026 02:47 via abcnews.go.com
  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick planned a visit to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in 2012, according documents released on Friday.
  
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• Thousands march in anti-ICE protest in New York City: ‘If it’s them today, it’s us tomorrow’

  31-01-2026 02:36 via theguardian.com
  In nationwide day of action, people brave plunging cold temperatures to march in city and demonstrate against ICEThousands chanted and marched in New York City on Friday to protest the Trump administration’s escalating mass deportation campaign.Among the protesters were young and old people, all braving plunging cold temperatures in thick coats, hats and gloves. Continue reading...
  
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• Heatwave across Australia’s south-east continues for eighth day ahead of a welcome cool change

  31-01-2026 02:17 via theguardian.com
  The BoM forecasts parts of inland NSW will exceed 45C on Saturday, with Thargomindah in Queensland to reach 46C, Mildura 45C and Canberra 41CGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA cool change this weekend is expected to bring an end to eight consecutive days of blistering temperatures above 40C in Australia’s south-east.But before it does, the heat continued on Saturday. Heatwave warnings remained in place for parts of every state and territory excluding Tasmania, wit
  
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• DOJ releasing 3M pages of Epstein files, 'didn't protect' Trump, deputy AG says

  31-01-2026 02:07 via abcnews.go.com
  Additional material from the DOJ's files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is being released to the public today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says.
  
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• Venezuela releases all known American detainees after Maduro's capture and government takeover

  31-01-2026 01:48 via foxnews.com
  
  All known American citizens being held in Venezuela have been released, the U.S. Embassy said Friday evening. "We are pleased to confirm the release by the interim authorities of all known U.S. citizens held in Venezuela," the embassy wrote on X. "Should you have information regarding any other U.S. citizens still detained, please contact American Citizen Services."No other details about the detainees were disclosed. Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department.&n
  
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• US Senate approves deal to fund government and discuss ICE restrictions

  31-01-2026 01:47 via theguardian.com
  Partial shutdown of government still expected to begin after midnight Friday, lasting at least through weekendThe US Senate approved a major government funding package on Friday, after the killings of two US citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis upended spending talks and gave the out-of-power party rare leverage over Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.In a 71-29 tally, the Senate overcame opposition from a handful of Republicans to rally behind a deal the president struck with D
  
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• Trump scores strategic win as Panama court ousts Hong Kong firm from canal ports

  31-01-2026 01:26 via foxnews.com
  
  A Panamanian court has voided a port contract held by a Hong Kong subsidiary, prompting assurances from President José Raúl Mulino that canal traffic will not be disrupted.The court ruled Thursday that the port concession granted to Panama Ports Company — a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings — was unconstitutional. The decision was welcomed by the U.S. and criticized by Beijing, according to The Associated Press."Beijing plays rough. Trump plays
  
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• Hikers stiff hotel on unpaid bill after treacherous 7-hour mountain rescue operation, nonprofit says

  31-01-2026 01:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Two hikers rescued after becoming lost while attempting to climb England’s highest mountain during "treacherous winter conditions" allegedly stiffed a hotel they were put up in for the night after the seven-hour operation, according to the nonprofit responsible for saving them."We avoid judging those we rescue but struggle to understand when the rescued take advantage of hospitality provided by our supporters in the valley," the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team wrote in a Facebook post last we
  
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• One in seven food delivery businesses in England are ‘dark kitchens’, study shows

  31-01-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  University researchers say growth of the hidden fast food industry may pose risks to public healthOne in seven food businesses on major delivery platforms, including Deliveroo and Just Eat, is now a “dark kitchen”, a university study shows.The findings, which shine a light on the scale of the hidden takeaway industry, found that 15% of all online food retailers in England were dark kitchens. Continue reading...
  
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• New type of Bordeaux wine to gain official status as result of climate pressure

  31-01-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Formal validation for claret reflects hotter conditions, falling consumption and shift towards chillable redsBordeaux’s wine industry has historically adapted to consumer habits. In the 1970s the region leaned towards white, but by the 2000s was famed for powerful oak-aged reds.Now it’s turning to a much older form of red with a name familiar to anglophones: claret. With origins in the 12th century, when it was first shipped to Britain, claret was soon our favoured wine, a
  
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• Atlanta FBI boss reportedly ousted after questioning DoJ’s renewed interest in 2020 election

  30-01-2026 23:34 via theguardian.com
  Paul W Brown reportedly voiced concerns about the FBI’s unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in Fulton countyThe special agent in charge of the FBI’s Atlanta field office was reportedly removed from his post after questioning the Trump administration’s renewed interest in investigating the role of Fulton county, Georgia, in the 2020 election.The agent, Paul W Brown, had expressed concerns around the unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud in Fulton county, which have been p
  
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• More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say

  30-01-2026 23:11 via theguardian.com
  Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phonesMore than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, a spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday.Rubaya produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum – a heat-resistant metal that
  
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• Andrew went to intimate dinner with Epstein after his prison release, files suggest

  30-01-2026 22:09 via theguardian.com
  Famous figures including Woody Allen were invited to party with disgraced financier and Mountbatten-Windsor, documents indicateAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor attended an intimate party with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he was released from prison, files suggest.The US justice department released another cache of documents relating to the disgraced financier on Friday.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or jo@s
  
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• Ukraine races to bolster air defenses as Putin’s strike pause nears end

  30-01-2026 20:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Ukraine is racing to reinforce its air defenses as a brief pause in Russian strikes on Kyiv and other cities approaches its expiration, and military and diplomatic experts warn the move may do little to change conditions on the battlefield and could ultimately strengthen Moscow’s negotiating position.Earlier Friday, President Donald Trump said at the White House, "I think we’re getting very close to getting a settlement," expressing optimism about the upcoming Russia-Ukraine talks. "
  
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• Venezuela's acting president overhauls oil industry amid pressure from Trump administration

  30-01-2026 19:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez signed a law overhauling the nation's oil sector, opening it to privatization. The move reverses a core policy of the socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades.Rodriguez's policy shift, aimed at luring the foreign investors needed to rework the industry, comes less than one month after the U.S. captured former Venezuelan dictatorial leader Nicolás Maduro. The acting president, who served as Maduro's vice president
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein sent money to Mandelson’s husband after prison release, emails suggest

  30-01-2026 19:43 via theguardian.com
  Child sex offender sent thousands of pounds to Reinaldo Avila da Silva, according to documents published by US justice departmentJeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds in bank transfers after his release from prison in 2009 to Peter Mandelson’s husband, according to emails published by the US Department of Justice on Friday.The latest documents raise fresh questions about Epstein’s relationship with Mandelson, who was sacked as the UK’s ambassador to Washington when details o
  
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• Trump says he believes Iran wants to make deal as he extols size of US ‘armada’

  30-01-2026 19:38 via theguardian.com
  US president declines to say whether he plans Venezuela-like operation, after Tehran signalled it was ready for talksKilling Khamenei? Hitting military sites? It is unclear what a US attack on Iran would achieveDonald Trump has said he believes Tehran wants to make a deal to head off a regional conflict, as he claimed the US “armada” near Iran was bigger than the task force deployed to topple Venezuela’s leader.“We have a large armada, flotilla, call it whatever you want,
  
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• Israel set to reopen Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt for first time since May 2024

  30-01-2026 19:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel announced Thursday that it will reopen the Rafah border crossing for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt for the first time since May 2024. Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees humanitarian and civil efforts in Gaza, said the crossing "will open this coming Sunday (February 1st) in both directions, for limited movement of people only." "The return of residents from Egypt to the Gaza Strip will be permitted, in c
  
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• Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba’s oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis

  30-01-2026 19:08 via theguardian.com
  Island country only has oil enough to last 15-20 days, and 12-hour blackouts have become commonplaceMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has warned that Donald Trump’s move to slap new tariffs on countries sending oil to Cuba could trigger a humanitarian crisis on the island, which is already suffering from chronic fuel shortages and regular blackouts.The US president signed an executive order on Thursday declaring a national emergency and laying the groundwork for such tariffs, ra
  
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• Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died

  30-01-2026 19:06 via theguardian.com
  Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’Israel’s military has accepted the death toll compiled by health authorities in Gaza is broadly accurate, marking a U-turn after years of official attacks on the data.A senior security official briefed Israeli journalists, saying about 70,000 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli attacks on the territory since October 2023, excluding those missing. Continue r
  
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• UN faces severe cash crisis as Trump admin ramps up pressure on world body

  30-01-2026 18:53 via foxnews.com
  
  As the Trump administration slashes funding and exits multiple international bodies over criticism that the U.N. has failed to promote U.S. interests, the United Nations is warning it could face a cash crisis by July. In a Jan. 28 letter from U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to ambassadors, he cited record unpaid dues and rigid budget rules that have left the organization exposed.Guterres said the U.N. is trapped in a "Kafkaesque cycle" in which rigid budget rules force it to
  
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• Labour accuses Reform candidate of ‘toxic politics’ after Tommy Robinson endorsement

  30-01-2026 18:19 via theguardian.com
  Far-right activist tells X followers to vote for Reform’s Gorton and Denton candidate, Matthew GoodwinLabour have accused the Reform UK candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, Matthew Goodwin, of representing “toxic politics” after he was endorsed by the far-right agitator Tommy Robinson.The move will be uncomfortable for Nigel Farage, who has consistently kept the parties he leads separate from Robinson, an anti-Islam campaigner and one of the UK’s leading far-ri
  
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• Fire near rail line in north London brings travel disruption across England

  30-01-2026 18:16 via theguardian.com
  Services running normally again after trains into Euston on UK’s main intercity line held up as far back as Warrington Train services on Britain’s main intercity rail line are running normally again after being disrupted for much of Friday because of a fire close to the tracks in north London.Trains to and from London Euston serving Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow were among those suspended due to the blaze in Primrose Hill, Camden. Continue reading...
  
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• UK politics: Starmer shrugs off Trump’s criticism of ‘very dangerous’ deal with China – as it happened

  30-01-2026 18:10 via theguardian.com
  Prime minister suggests US president was ‘talking more about Canada’ when asked for reaction to Beijing visitProminent Hong Kong and Uyghur activists living in exile in the UK have accused Starmer of seeking China’s desperate approval, after the prime minister visited Beijing for the first time in eight years this week.Pro-democracy campaigner and prominent critic of the Communist Party, Finn Lau said the Hong Kong community is disappointed by Starmer’s visit, but unsurpr
  
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• WATCH: Mom shares how she read more than 200 books in 1 year

  30-01-2026 17:20 via abcnews.go.com
  Plus, The Book Case podcast hosts Kate and Charlie Gibson offer tips to help you meet your reading goals in the new year.
  
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