Gold and silver drop as reversal accelerates and rattles equities

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Precious metals prices fell sharply this week as a market reversal accelerated, unsettling equity investors and prompting portfolio rebalancing across asset classes. Traders cited a renewed rise in real yields and a firmer dollar as immediate drivers of the move, while liquidity strains amplified momentum in thin markets. The rapid shift weighed on risk appetite, … Read more

Standout Fashion from the 2026 Grammys Red Carpet

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Lead On Feb. 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, the Grammy Awards red carpet delivered a night of daring silhouettes and couture spectacle captured by The Los Angeles Times photo team. High-drama moments ranged from sheer, nipple-ring-accented gowns to pearl-draped classics and full-skirted black-and-white statements. Lady Gaga’s custom feathered creation and a string of celebrity showstoppers … Read more

Grammys 2026: Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish and Olivia Dean Lead Winners

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At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night, Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar emerged as the ceremony’s biggest winners while Billie Eilish, Olivia Dean and a range of artists scored milestone trophies. The show at Crypto.com Arena mixed high-profile performances, long-form tributes and pointed political statements — notably opposition to recent … Read more

Jordon Hudson to Throw Big Party for Bill Belichick on Hall of Fame Day

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In a development tied to the fallout from Bill Belichick’s first-year Hall of Fame snub, Jordon Hudson — the coach’s partner — is reported to be planning a large celebration on the same day as the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony. The report, citing People.com via an unnamed source, says high-profile guests … Read more

Wagler, Twin Towers Lift No. 9 Illinois to 78-69 Road Win at No. 5 Nebraska

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Lead LINCOLN, Neb. — On Sunday Illinois delivered a decisive response to its Dec. 13 setback at Nebraska, beating No. 5 Nebraska 78-69 in Lincoln. Freshman guard Keaton Wagler poured in a game-high 28 points, with 24 coming in the second half, while Illinois controlled the paint and the boards. The victory was Illinois’s 11th … Read more

Lightning players wear full-padded Bucs uniforms, get Baker Mayfield escort before Stadium Series in Tampa

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Lead On Feb. 1, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the Tampa Bay Lightning staged a colorful pregame entrance ahead of the NHL Stadium Series game against the Boston Bruins. Players disembarked from the team bus wearing full, padded throwback Tampa Bay Buccaneers “Creamsicle” uniforms — helmets and pads included — while Buccaneers stars … Read more

Grammys 2026 red carpet and show looks from Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Olivia Dean, Miley Cyrus and more

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Lead On Sunday in Los Angeles, the 2026 Grammy Awards fused fashion and political gestures as artists used the red carpet and stage to make statements. Several performers wore “ICE OUT” pins in visible solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis amid an ongoing immigration crackdown. Style highlights ranged from FKA Twigs’s distressed couture and unconventional accessories … Read more

IOC president: ICE, Epstein files are ‘sad’ distractions from Milan Cortina Games

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Lead International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry told reporters in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, that newly publicized ICE deployments and released Jeffrey Epstein files are a “sad” diversion from the Milan Cortina Winter Games, which open Feb. 6. Coventry said the IOC will not weigh in on law-enforcement or legal matters but acknowledged the … Read more

‘Golden’ From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Becomes First K-Pop Grammy Winner Ever

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Lead: At the pre-telecast ceremony on Sunday afternoon, the song “Golden,” from Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation’s KPop Demon Hunters, won Best Song Written for Visual Media. Performed by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami and written by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, DO, 24 and Teddy, the track marks the first time a K-pop song has … Read more

Warsh Pick Reignites Debate Over the Fed’s $6.6 Trillion QE Legacy

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Lead On February 1, 2026, President Donald Trump nominated former Fed governor Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, shifting market attention from near-term interest-rate moves to the central bank’s $6.6 trillion balance sheet. Warsh is known both as a monetary economist and a sharp critic of some Fed practices, and his selection has raised … Read more

Gold and Silver Plunge After Rally Reverses Sharply

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Lead: On Feb. 1–2, 2026, spot gold and silver reversed a recent, record-breaking advance as Asian trading turned sharply negative. Spot gold fell as much as 6.3% and silver plunged as much as 11.9% in Asian hours, extending losses after earlier extreme moves that many traders called a dramatic unwinding. Silver briefly traded more than … Read more

Epstein victims’ lawyers urge court to remove DOJ Epstein files

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Lead Attorneys for more than 200 alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein have asked two federal judges in New York to order the immediate removal of the Justice Department’s public Epstein files website, calling the disclosure an “unfolding emergency.” In a Jan. 30, 2026 letter to U.S. District Judges Richard Berman and Paul Engelmayer, lawyers Brittany … Read more