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Updated Jan 31, 2024 - Business

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Updated Jan 31, 2024 - Politics & Policy

New peril of political life: "Swatting"

Illustration of a rotary phone with a knot in the wire.

Survey: Nearly half of Asian Americans say Palestinians need more support

Schumer won't commit to Mayorkas impeachment trial

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, wearing glasses and a puffy jacket.

Sparks fly as senators push CEOs to support online safety bills

TikTok's Shou Zi Chew, X's Linda Yaccarino and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg sit facing senators.
Updated Jan 31, 2024 - Economy

Fed keeps interest rates steady, needs "greater confidence" in inflation decline before rate cuts

Fed chair Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference

Sinema fires back at House GOP on border plan: "A deal's a deal"

en Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) speaks to reporters during a vote in the Senate Chambers
Jan 31, 2024 - Technology

Top U.S. officials warn Congress of China's hacking powers

US Cyber Commander, General Paul Nakasone; Director Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Jen Easterly; FBI Director, Christopher Wray; and National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr., are sworn in during a Congressional full committee hearing

Atmospheric rivers: first of two potent events hits California

Satellite view of a large, comma-shaped cloud swirling over the northeast Pacific Ocean, dragging an atmospheric river into California.
Jan 31, 2024 - World

Scoop: State Department reviewing options for possible recognition of Palestinian state

Secretary of State Tony Blinken

Trump's lack of China circle leaves gap for newcomers

Donald Trump standing among deconstructed Chinese and American flags
Jan 31, 2024 - Sports

PGA Tour lands $3 billion investment from U.S. group as Saudi talks continue

Jan 31, 2024 - Business

Private equity billionaire David Rubenstein to buy Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles celebration.

Lead prosecutor in Trump’s Georgia case dodges testimony on Willis allegations

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade speaking in an Atlanta courtroom on Jan. 12.

Scoop: Congress tries to address surge of swatting incidents

Capitol Police officer against the backdrop of the Capitol dome.
Jan 31, 2024 - Business

TikTok's music fiasco: Industry giant UMG set to yank songs from app

Illustration of a finger about to delete the TikTok app
Jan 31, 2024 - Economy

The retail apocalypse never happened

Jan 31, 2024 - Health

Good vibes for hospitals on Wall Street

Illustration of a hospital bed with a price tag.
Jan 31, 2024 - Business

Crypto heads toward 2024 election with $85 million war chest

Illustration of a digital coin combined with a VOTE pin.
Jan 31, 2024 - Technology

Buggy software is dogging the switch to electric cars

Illustration of a car with a front windscreen that looks like a browser window with an error message

Scoop: Biden pressed by Congress on Qatar's role in hostage talks

President Biden

Bloomberg poll: Biden losing ground to Trump on immigration

Biden

Anti-DEI bills targeting colleges have surged since 2021

Jan 31, 2024 - Economy

U.S. winning world economic war

Haley's Hail Mary strategy depends on open primaries

Photo illustration of Nikki Haley against three squares in the background

Late-night vote sends historic Mayorkas impeachment vote to House floor

Committee chairman Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) and ranking member Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) speak to one another during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security

Ohio man who firebombed church for hosting drag events sentenced

A Drag performer reads a children's book at The Community Church of Chesterland's Drag Queen Story Hour in Chesterland, Ohio, in 2023 after the bombing threat.
Updated Jan 30, 2024 - Health

Response to Elmo's "checking in" post underscores U.S. mental health crisis

Elmo on Friday, September 15, 2023

Scoop: Democrats talk UNRWA alternatives with Israeli official

An UNRWA fuel truck queues to enter Palestinian territories from Rafah Border Crossing.

Mayorkas' fate hangs in balance as GOP holdouts weigh impeachment

Alejandro mayorkas
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