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Russian forces are operating at same base as US troops in Niger (www.cnn.com)

Russian and US troops have been operating out of the same military base in Niger for at least several weeks, a US defense official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN, putting the two militaries in close proximity to each other at a time of heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine and as the country’s...

Peter Navarro’s get-out-of-jail request is again rejected by the Supreme Court (www.cnn.com)

Daughter of prominent Palestinian poet killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza (www.cnn.com)

Shaima Refaat Alareer, the daughter of a prominent Palestinian poet, was killed alongside her family in an Israeli airstrike on a house west of Gaza City on Friday, according to multiple sources, four months after her father died in a similar attack....

Volkswagen workers vote overwhelmingly to join the UAW, giving the union a groundbreaking win (www.cnn.com)

Hourly workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee overwhelming voted to join the United Auto Workers late Friday, a major breakthrough in the union’s effort to organize workers at plants nationwide....

Bernie Sanders: It’s time for a 4-day work week | CNN Opinion (www.cnn.com)

The wealthiest people in this country have never had it so good. While income and wealth inequality in the United States is soaring, more than 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, we have one of the highest rates of childhood poverty among major countries on Earth, and more than 650,000 people are homeless....

Kinmen: Tensions still high in the waters off Taiwan islands visible from China’s shore. But for locals, life goes on (www.cnn.com)

Two weeks after two Chinese fishermen drowned while being chased by Taiwan’s coast guard, tensions remain high in the waters around Kinmen, a group of outlying islands controlled by Taiwan but nestled just a stone’s throw from the shores of China....

India GDP: Country’s economy ended 2023 ‘with a bang’ as growth surged to 8.4% (www.cnn.com)

The world’s fastest-growing major economy is living up to its billing....

North Korean factories making arms for Russia are ‘operating at full capacity,’ South Korea says (www.cnn.com)

North Korea’s munitions factories are “operating at full capacity” to produce weapons and shells for Russia, according to South Korea’s defense minister, as Moscow’s devastating war in Ukraine grinds into a third year....

Suspect in death of Augusta University student found on UGA campus taken into custody (www.cnn.com)

Campus police arrested a suspect in the killing of an Augusta University College of Nursing student on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, according to local authorities....

The Kremlin has never been richer – thanks to a US strategic partner (www.cnn.com)

Oregon Governor and local leaders declare 90-day fentanyl state of emergencies for downtown Portland (www.cnn.com)

Oregon leaders joined forces to declare a 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland, funneling resources into fighting the city’s deadly fentanyl crisis....

Homebuilder sentiment surges as mortgage rates trend down (www.cnn.com)

Homebuilder confidence surged in January as mortgage rates continued to trend lower, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released Wednesday....

Dramatic new January 6 footage shows tense exchange between GOP congressmen and Capitol rioters (www.cnn.com)

The Justice Department has released new footage from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol that shows a dramatic moment of rioters shouting through broken glass at two Republican lawmakers....

FBI arrests three January 6 defendants in Florida after prolonged search (www.cnn.com)

Prosecutors have accused Jonathan Pollock of punching two officers in the face, kneeing a police officer, dragging an officer down stairs, charging at law enforcement with a flag pole, grabbing an officer’s neck and pinning them to the ground and ramming a police shield into an officer’s neck....

Russia is using North Korean missiles in Ukraine, US says. That’s bad news for Asia (www.cnn.com)

Russia has fired North Korean-supplied short-range ballistic missiles into Ukraine twice in the past week, an “escalation” of Pyongyang’s support for Moscow that has serious implications for both the war in Europe and security on the Korean Peninsula, the White House said Thursday....

The US just capped off another banner year of job growth. Now it’s at a turning point (www.cnn.com)

Friday’s jobs report marked a fitting end to what was an odds-defying year....

FDA approves first state request to import drugs from Canada (www.cnn.com)

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Florida’s request to import certain drugs from Canada, marking the first time a state has been authorized to buy lower-cost medications in bulk from abroad....

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired artillery into maritime buffer zone in ‘provocative act’ (www.cnn.com)

South Korea’s military condemned its northern neighbor on Friday after Pyongyang fired artillery rounds that fell within a maritime buffer zone that has long been a flashpoint between the two....

New antibiotic uses novel method to target deadly drug-resistant bacteria, study says (www.cnn.com)

Scientists say they have developed a new type of antibiotic to treat bacteria that is resistant to most current antibiotics and kills a large percentage of people with an invasive infection....

Harvard’s Claudine Gay says she faced death threats and was called the N-word as critics pushed ‘tired racial stereotypes’ (www.cnn.com)

Ousted Harvard President Claudine Gay says she faced death threats and was called the N-word during a weeks-long attack on her character designed to end her presidency....

California is poised to protect workers from extreme heat – indoors (www.cnn.com)

The stifling heat inside some warehouses where workers might spend 10-hour days isn’t just a summer problem. In Southern California, it can feel like summer all year....

How safety rules ‘written in blood’ saved lives in Tokyo plane crash (www.cnn.com)

Watching the footage of the Japan Airlines collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, it seems miraculous that anyone has emerged unscathed....

Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows (www.cnn.com)

As seasonal virus activity surges across the United States, experts stress the importance of preventive measures – such as masking and vaccination – and the value of treatment for those who do get sick....

‘A huge shock to the system’: Doctors warn about asthma inhaler switch coming in January in the US (www.cnn.com)

Biden and Obama team up for Obamacare enrollment push following Trump’s latest repeal threat (www.cnn.com)

President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama teamed up on a new video vowing to protect and expand Obamacare at a time when former President Donald Trump has threatened to renew his efforts to repeal the health care law if he wins a second term....