CNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Laura F. Dogu, the United States’ new top envoy to Venezuela, arrived in Caracas on Saturday as the Trump administration aims to reopen an embassy there for the first time in nearly seven years. “I just arrived in Venezuela. My team and I are ready to work,” Dogu
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CNN By Zoe Sottile, Elizabeth Wolfe, Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his father are back in Minneapolis after being released from a Texas detention facility where they had been held for more than a week, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro. The 5-year-old and his father, Adrian, were taken
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that expands the state Supreme Court from five justices to seven as frustration has mounted among Republican lawmakers over a string of defeats before the tribunal. Republican advocates for the change argued that it
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By Ray Sanchez, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday signed an executive order directing city police to investigate and document alleged misconduct by federal immigration officers with an eye toward prosecution. “We are putting ICE on notice in our city. Chicago will not sit idly by while Trump floods federal
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests or unrest in Democratic-led cities unless local officials formally request assistance, amid criticism over heavy-handed immigration enforcement tactics used by the feds. “I have instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi
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By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The federal government likely won’t reopen until at least Tuesday, when the House is expected to hold critical votes on a must-pass funding package, as Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warns Republicans they can’t rely on Democrats. It is unclear whether House Speaker Mike Johnson has enough GOP
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, Elizabeth Wolfe, Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his father are back in Minneapolis after being released from a Texas detention facility where they had been held for more than a week, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro. The 5-year-old and his father, Adrian, were taken by
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s royal family is facing a fresh round of embarrassment after the latest release of documents from the U.S. investigation into Jeffrey Epstein revealed unsavory details about the relationship between the convicted sex offender and a correspondent who appears to be the man formerly known as Prince
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion tore through an apartment building Saturday in Iran ‘s port city of Bandar Abbas, killing a 4-year-old girl as local media footage purportedly showed a security force member being carried out by rescuers. The blast happened a day before a planned naval
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Saturday, Jan. 31 EAST Albright 79, Eastern University 70 American International 73, Southern New Hampshire 72 Amherst 81, Bowdoin 44 Army 69, Holy Cross 68 Babson 73, Clark 62 Baylor 63, West Virginia 53 Bethany (WV) 85, Allegheny (PA) 73 Bryant 92, New Hampshire 84 Bucknell 103, Boston University 97, 2OT Cairn 91, Lancaster Bible
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By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — New York Giants co-owner and American filmmaker Steve Tisch sought out Jeffrey Epstein’s help connecting him with women more than a decade ago, according to emails released Friday by the Justice Department. In an email from April 26, 2013, Tisch asked Epstein if he knew anything about a “very
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Feb. 1 BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLBN — 2026 Caribbean Series: Mexico (Green) vs. Puerto Rico, Round Robin Zapopan, Mexico 8:30 p.m. MLBN — 2026 Caribbean Series: Dominican Republic vs. Mexico (Red), Round Robin Zapopan, Mexico COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon USA —
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By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the three million Jeffrey Epstein documents released Friday, after the president initially resisted the effort. While some of the references are benign, others include newly disclosed unverified sexual assault claims against Trump as well as fresh details
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Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 30 18 .625 — Boston 30 18 .625 — Toronto 29 21 .580 2 Philadelphia 26 21 .553 3½ Brooklyn 13 34 .277 16½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 25 22 .532 — Miami 26 23 .531 — Atlanta 24
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By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to U.S. President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years. Ukraine’s Energy Minister
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try and avert a lengthy government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding, a sharp departure from last year’s record standoff, when he refused to budge for weeks. Some Republicans are frustrated
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — A funerary portrait from Roman Egypt, featuring a strikingly modern-looking male subject with piercing hazel eyes and graying hair, sold for more than double its high estimate on Thursday during Sotheby’s Masters Week sales in New York. The painting, which brought in $889,000 with fees, is one of 900
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before he died by suicide in 2019. The Justice Department said it was disclosing more than 3 million pages of documents, as well
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By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press People use music to set moods, create a desired atmosphere and evoke memories of family and friends. The right song at the right time can have similar effects for some dogs. Pet owners, trainers and animal shelter workers sometimes use music as a training tool, a distraction from triggers and
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By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press The groundwork has been laid for a sunrise ceremony Monday when international woodchuck celebrity Punxsutawney Phil’s annual long-term weather forecast will be announced — six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Tens of thousands of revelers will be descending on Gobbler’s Knob in rural Pennsylvania to witness this
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Jan. 31. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Jan. 31. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Jan. 31. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Charlotte 111 San Antonio 106 Final Indiana 129 Atlanta 124 Final Philadelphia 124 New Orleans 114 Final Minnesota 131 Memphis 114 Final Chicago 125 Miami 118 Final Houston 111 Dallas 107 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final OT Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 2 Final Colorado 5 Detroit 0
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