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Lead Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, the Jamaican drummer and producer whose partnership with bassist Robbie Shakespeare helped reshape reggae and seed modern dancehall, has died at 73. His wife, Thelma Dunbar, confirmed his passing to The Gleaner on the morning it occurred; an official cause was not released. Dunbar’s career began in Kingston as a teenager … Read more
Lead On Jan. 26, 2026, the San Francisco Giants agreed to a two-year, $20.5 million contract with free-agent center fielder Harrison Bader, sources told ESPN. The 31-year-old outfielder, coming off his best offensive season, is expected to shore up a club that posted one of the worst outfield defensive marks in 2025. Bader’s signing provides … Read more
Davante Adams called reaching the Super Bowl “almost like a mythical thing” after the Los Angeles Rams fell 31-27 to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, extending his streak of NFC Championship Game defeats. Adams, who previously lost four conference title games as a Green Bay Packer, is now 0-5 when a trip to the Super … Read more
If you want full control over disk encryption on a Windows PC, you must use Windows 11 Pro rather than Home; Pro lets you enable BitLocker and save the recovery key yourself instead of having it automatically stored in your Microsoft account. This guide summarizes the requirements and the exact steps to upgrade and configure … Read more
Marian Goodman, the New York dealer who introduced postwar European avant‑garde artists to American audiences and reshaped the international gallery circuit, died on Jan. 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. She was 97. A spokeswoman for her gallery confirmed the death and said Ms. Goodman had moved to Los Angeles to be near her son. Over … Read more
Seattle opened as the betting favorite over New England ahead of Super Bowl 60, with sportsbooks listing the Seahawks as a 4.5-point favorite and a -235 moneyline that implies roughly a 70 percent win probability. The two conference title games that produced this matchup could not have been more different: Seattle survived a high-scoring duel … Read more
Lead The Israeli military announced on Monday that it has recovered the body of Master Sgt (res.) Ran (Rani) Gvili, the last Israeli taken to Gaza during the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack. The retrieval followed a targeted search of a cemetery near Gaza City after new intelligence and mediator information pinpointed his location. Israeli … Read more
Lead: On 24 January 2026 China’s defence ministry announced that Zhang Youxia, joint vice-chair of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a close ally of Xi Jinping, is under investigation for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law.” The probe also named Liu Zhenli, chief of staff of the CMC joint staff department. State-linked outlets … Read more
On Jan. 25, 2026, a Bombardier Challenger 600 carrying eight people crashed while attempting to take off from Bangor International Airport, Maine, during a severe Northeast winter storm. The Federal Aviation Administration said preliminary information indicates one survivor; officials have not released the conditions of the other people on board. The crash occurred at about … Read more
Lead: The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday set off a public dispute among senior leaders at Khosla Ventures. Managing director Keith Rabois posted on X asserting that no law enforcement has shot an innocent person and that undocumented migrants commit violence regularly. Partner Ethan Choi publicly disagreed with Rabois and called … Read more
Amazon MGM Studios is reconfiguring its scripted television arm after Peter Friedlander, its new Head of Global Television, announced an immediate shift from a Wholly Owned/Co-Productions split to a genre-led structure. The move, announced in an internal memo, installs Blair Fetter as Head of Worldbuilding & Genre Series starting February 2, 2026, and starts a … Read more
Lead: The State of Delaware announced that driving restrictions were downgraded effective 10:00 a.m. on January 26, 2026, easing the most restrictive travel limits put in place during the hazardous period. The notice, published on the state’s official news site, signals improving conditions but stops short of declaring all roads fully cleared. State agencies advised … Read more
Lead Chris Madel, a Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, announced on Monday that he is ending his campaign, citing objections to his party’s approach to immigration enforcement in the state. In a nearly 11-minute video posted to X, Madel said he could not remain in a party that pursues what he described as retaliatory measures … Read more
Lead On 26 January 2026, President Donald Trump said the Justice Department and Congress are examining Representative Ilhan Omar’s finances while announcing he is sending border official Tom Homan to Minnesota. The remarks came as Minneapolis continued to see large protests after federal immigration officers fatally shot demonstrator Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, on Saturday … Read more
Lead Marvel Studios is steering toward an Avengers-centered reset with the announced Avengers: Doomsday — directed by the Russo Brothers and featuring Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom and Chris Evans returning as Steve Rogers — even as Disney+ on January 27 released Wonder Man, an eight-episode miniseries that deliberately keeps its distance from franchise-wide … Read more
