One of the biggest stories from wild card weekend didn’t take place on the field and the reporter at the center of it all has a message for those lobbing criticism her way. 

Greenland will not accept a US takeover under "any circumstance" and demanded NATO insure its defense Monday amid President Trump’s desire to acquire the autonomous territory of Denmark.

The suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, was turned in by his father, who said his son had laughed as he confessed to the fire that damaged the synagogue, investigators said.

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"While there is no security deposit being put down today, Rama and I intend to strive each day to be the best possible custodians of this beautiful home, because we know that we are only its temporary occupants," he said.

Former ambassador to US had earlier declined to give apology for keeping in touch with sex offender after his conviction

Peter Mandelson has issued an apology for his association with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – after declining to do so in an interview broadcast on Sunday.

The Labour peer, who was sacked as US ambassador when details of his support for Epstein emerged in September, gave an interview to the BBC in which he suggested that as a gay man he knew nothing of the disgraced financier’s sex life.

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The Customs and Border Protection officers are joining 2,000 other officers and agents at the Department of Homeland Security who have recently been deployed to the Minneapolis region.

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The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month, keeping tensions high with President Trump.

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Backlash builds as Trump administration’s prosecutors target head of US central bank

The war secretary’s remarks – part of his “Arsenal of Freedom” tour – come the week after Trump paired his request for a record $1.5 trillion in military spending with stinging criticism of defense contractors over CEO pay, stock dividends and purportedly being slow to fill orders.

What. A. Weekend.

“We want Iran to be liberated, to become a free society,” he said. “A lot of people here left their land, their businesses, their livelihood. With the regime there it’s impossible.” 

A Maryland man used his government job to order new cellphones worth over $150,000 and then sell them to a pawnshop, federal prosecutors said.

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This was a rare opportunity in a busy NHL schedule, and one that was apropos for a team whose mantra all year has been playing with joy. The Islanders and a handful of support staff, all out on the pond, playing 17-on-17 hockey on a sun-soaked January day like they were children.

The “Open Book” author is single after announcing in January 2025 that she and Johnson, who share three kids, separated after 10 years of marriage.

Also, Iran said it is ready for war, but open to negotiate. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Iran is allegedly due to execute protester Erfan Soltani on Wednesday following mass arrests over the anti-regime demonstrations erupting across the nation, according to human rights groups.

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”

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Ballot proposes one-time, 5% tax on anyone in state worth more than $1bn and grant a five-year period for payment

Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has donated $3m to a California lobbying group advocating against a proposed wealth tax that would target billionaires in the state. The seven-figure contribution comes as several ultra-wealthy tech moguls have left or threatened to leave California over the tax.

Thiel, worth some $26bn, made the donation last month to the California Business Roundtable’s political action committee, according to a public disclosure filing which was first reported by the New York Times. A representative for Thiel did not respond to requests for comment.

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Since Milltown Mel died, a New Jersey town has faced a groundhog crisis. Now the governor has vetoed an effort to bring in out-of-state replacements.

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The "Bourne Identity" star said he was "there for all of it" when it comes to his best friend's struggles.

British ministers aim to secure foreign investment at the World Economic Forum

The car brands agreed to a $9 million class action settlement.

“The rank hypocrisy on display from anti-Israel fanatics who are ignoring the plight of Iranian protesters has an easy explanation,” thunders Commentary’s Seth Mandel.

Lawsuit comes in the aftermath of an ICE agent fatally shooting Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good

The Minnesota attorney general, Keith Ellison, announced a lawsuit on Monday against the federal government, seeking to end the surge of ICE agents in the state.

The lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials comes in the aftermath of an ICE agent fatally shooting resident Renee Nicole Good behind the wheel of her vehicle last week, leading to protests across the city, and country.

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