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Lead: On Jan. 29, 2026, Lukoil said it has reached an agreement in principle for U.S. private equity firm Carlyle to take over most of its foreign assets, excluding operations in Kazakhstan. The announcement follows U.S. Treasury sanctions imposed in October 2025 and parallel European Union measures that have curtailed Russia’s fuel exports. Lukoil and … Read more

Bruce Springsteen released a new protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” on Jan. 28, 2026, responding to two fatal encounters between federal immigration enforcement agents and civilians in Minneapolis this month. He dedicated the track to the city’s residents, immigrant neighbors and the victims Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Springsteen said he wrote the song on … Read more

Lead Federal agents executed a search warrant this Wednesday at Fulton County election headquarters in Atlanta seeking ballots and related 2020 materials, an action critics tie to President Donald Trump’s prolonged claims that he won the 2020 election. Trump has repeatedly pushed those false assertions for more than five years and, since returning to the … Read more

Lead: Late January 2026, fans erupted after presale listings for Harry Styles’s Together, Together Tour showed extremely high ticket prices, including multiple seats above $1,000 at Madison Square Garden. The decision prompted widespread online outrage and comparisons to venue and pricing norms, while former One Direction member Zayn Malik appeared to make a pointed remark … Read more

Lead: In recent months major employers across the U.S. and globally have announced large workforce reductions, increasing anxiety among workers and jobseekers. Economists describe hiring as largely at a “no-hire, no-fire” standstill while the U.S. added just 50,000 jobs last month, down from a revised 56,000 in November. Firms from Amazon to Dow and UPS … Read more

On Saturday, 24 January 2026 in Minneapolis, videos circulated showing ICE agents shooting and killing Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Veterans Affairs hospital, as he approached a pepper‑sprayed woman. The footage, seen across broadcast and online platforms, appears to show Pretti with his hands up and a phone in hand when agents opened … Read more

Lead: Odessa A’zion, 25, has emerged this awards season as a breakout actor after starring in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme and HBO’s ensemble comedy I Love LA. Her performance helped Marty Supreme become A24’s top North American earner at $81 million against a reported $70 million budget and earned the film nine Oscar nominations, including … Read more

On Jan. 28, 2026, U.S. equities reversed earlier gains as Microsoft’s steep sell-off and fresh Federal Reserve guidance weighed on sentiment. The S&P 500 lost 1.2%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.3% and the Dow dropped 213 points (about 0.4%). Microsoft plunged roughly 11%—its biggest one-day decline since March 2020—after reporting slower cloud growth and softer … Read more

Jan. 29, 2026 Lead The United States trade deficit in goods and services widened to $56.8 billion in November 2025, reversing several months of decline as imports rose and exports fell, government figures show. Exports dropped 3.6 percent to $292.1 billion while imports climbed 5.0 percent to $348.9 billion, pushing the monthly gap higher. Economists … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 28, 2026, federal agents serving a court-authorized warrant removed original 2020 voting records from Fulton County’s Elections Hub and Operations Center in Atlanta, officials said. The FBI confirmed it was conducting court-authorized activity at the facility; county leaders said sealed, archived absentee ballots and voting records were taken, raising immediate questions about … Read more

On Jan. 29, 2026, four actors who play early-career clinicians on HBO Max’s The Pitt described how their characters have matured between seasons while still navigating gut‑wrenching trauma scenes. Season 2, which premiered earlier in January 2026 and is set 10 months after Season 1 on Independence Day, advances the arcs of Victoria Javadi, Dennis … Read more

Lead After nearly two years, Netflix’s period drama Bridgerton returns with Season 4 Part 1, centering on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and his unexpected attraction to Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha). The four-episode first half reframes the series’ usual Cinderella arc by foregrounding downstairs life and new family dynamics while preserving the show’s lavish production design. … Read more

World number one Aryna Sabalenka will face Elena Rybakina in the 2026 Australian Open final in Melbourne after comfortable semi-final wins on Thursday. Sabalenka defeated Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 despite a contested hindrance call in the first set, while Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-6 (9-7). Both finalists enter Saturday’s showpiece unbeaten in sets at … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 29, 2026, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, local Sharia police publicly caned a man and a woman 140 times each after finding them guilty of having sex outside marriage and consuming alcohol. The punishments—100 lashes for sexual relations outside marriage and 40 for drinking—were carried out in a public park where dozens watched, … Read more

Lead: The Library of Congress announced on Jan. 29, 2026, that a slate of films spanning 1896 to 2014 has been added to the National Film Registry, including Philadelphia (1993), Clueless (1995) and The Karate Kid (1984). The Registry—created in 1988 and intended to preserve culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films—typically adds 25 titles annually; … Read more