Billie Eilish Condemns Violence, Urges Action at MLK Jr. Award

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On Jan. 17 in downtown Atlanta, Billie Eilish accepted the MLK Jr. Beloved Community Environmental Justice Award at the King Center ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency. A little over a week after the Department of Homeland Security publicly criticized her Instagram posts as ‘garbage rhetoric’ related to anti-ICE content, Eilish used her platform to … Read more

Honor Magic 8 Pro Air echoes iPhone Air — but it’s thicker

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Lead: On Jan. 19, 2026, Honor unveiled the Magic 8 Pro Air, a slim flagship that closely mirrors Apple’s recent iPhone styling. The device combines a narrow chassis, a pill-shaped camera module and a large circular main camera housing that prompt immediate iPhone comparisons. Despite high-end hardware — a 6.31-inch QHD+ AMOLED, a 50MP 1/1.3-inch … Read more

Massive CME Triggers G4 Geomagnetic Storm — Northern Lights May Reach 24 U.S. States Tonight

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Lead Late on Jan. 19 a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) struck Earth’s magnetosphere, producing severe (G4) geomagnetic storm conditions and raising the prospect that auroras could be visible across a broad swath of the northern United States the night of Jan. 19–20. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center reported the initial G4-level storming at 2:38 … Read more

Shipping Delays Suggest Imminent M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro Refresh

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Lead Apple appears to be preparing updated high-end MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips after shoppers and rumor trackers noted shipping slips for current M4 Max 14‑ and 16‑inch configurations. The delays, which now push deliveries into mid‑to‑late February (February 3–24 depending on configuration), contrast with many M4 Pro units that … Read more

Natalya Heel Turn Costs Maxxine Dupri the Intercontinental Championship

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On Monday Night Raw in Belfast this week, veteran wrestler Natalya interfered in the Intercontinental Championship rematch between Maxxine Dupri and champion Becky Lynch, helping Lynch retain the title. Natalya appeared to cozy up to Dupri just before Dupri left the stage for her match, then later ensured Lynch’s foot was on the rope during … Read more

What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about healthcare in space – Space

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Lead In early January 2026 the Crew-11 mission concluded when a SpaceX Dragon capsule returned four astronauts from the International Space Station after a crewmember required an expedited medical evacuation. NASA has withheld clinical details to protect the individual’s privacy. This is the first such evacuation during roughly 25 years of continuous crewed operations aboard … Read more

Denmark and Greenland Propose NATO Mission on the Island

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Lead On 19 January 2026 Denmark and Greenland formally raised the idea of a NATO presence on Greenland during talks in Brussels with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The proposal, announced by Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, comes as US President Donald Trump renews pressure to acquire Greenland and threatens tariffs on several European … Read more

The Indiana-Miami CFP Game Is the Hollywood Tangle We Didn’t Know We Needed – The Hollywood Reporter

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Lead On Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium, longtime cinematic observer Angelo Pizzo watched Indiana University’s fans pour into Miami as the Hoosiers prepared to meet the Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff title game. Indiana enters as an 8.5-point favorite and carries an unblemished record this season; Miami, a program with five national championships … Read more

Sundance prepares to leave Park City as it mourns Robert Redford

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Lead: The 2026 Sundance Film Festival opens Thursday in Park City, Utah, staging 90 films across 10 days for what organizers and attendees expect will be the festival’s final edition in that town. The event arrives with starry premieres and documentary heavyweights on the program, while the community also pauses to mark the recent death … Read more

Trump ties Greenland demands to Nobel Prize in message to Norway leader – BBC

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US President Donald Trump told Norway’s prime minister he felt freed from an obligation to focus solely on peace after not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize last October, and in the same exchange renewed a call for “Complete and Total Control of Greenland.” The message, exchanged with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and referenced alongside … Read more

Arizona unanimous No. 1 as Saint Louis and Miami (Ohio) enter AP Top 25

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Arizona has been voted the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the first time after collecting all 61 first‑place votes in Monday’s ballot. The 18‑0 Wildcats secured victories in both games last week to remain among college basketball’s three unbeaten Division I teams, while Iowa State’s two … Read more

Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet to undergo season-ending knee surgery

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Lead: Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a significant knee injury, coach Mike Macdonald said following Saturday’s playoff win over the San Francisco 49ers. Initial optimism that the injury might be minor faded after additional testing, and Macdonald said Charbonnet will not play in the NFC … Read more

Powell to Attend Supreme Court Hearing on Trump-Cook Removal Case

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell plans to attend oral arguments Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case challenging President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook. The appearance comes as Powell faces a criminal inquiry by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., tied to a multi-billion-dollar renovation of the Fed’s … Read more