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January 29, 2026

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Grammys all-time records that could be made or broken in 2026

Jan. 29, 2026, 6:01 a.m. ET Records, as they say, are made to be broken. With 95 categories packed with nominees, there are dozens of possible records to be set or surpassed at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 1. Kendrick Lamar – who gobbled wins in all five of his categories in 2025 – leads the nominations with nine, followed by Lady Gaga and producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff with seven; and songwriter-turned-artist Leon Thomas, producer/engineer Serban Ghenea, pop princess Sabrina Carpenter and Super Bowl headliner Bad Bunny with six. Among those with five nods are last year’s best rap album winner Doechii; hip-hop trailblazer SZA and hip-hop singer/producer Tyler, the

January 29, 2026

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Portland, Minneapolis shootings spark public outcry

A woman who said she was on the street in Minneapolis facing the front windshield of the car when Good was shot told NBC News that no immigration officers were in front of the car when the shots were fired. Betsy, who did not want her last name used to protect her family, said she was on the east side of Portland Avenue when she saw the shooting. “I want to be incredibly clear about this. The officers were not in front of her car the moment this all occurred,” said Betsy, who shared videos of the aftermath of the

January 29, 2026

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Senate backs Donald Trump in Venezuela resolution as Vance casts tie-breaking vote – as it happened | Trump administration

Closing summary Our live coverage is ending now. In the meantime, you can find all of our live US politics coverage here. Here is a summary of the key developments from today: Officials from Denmark and Greenland met with JD Vance and Marco Rubio today, after Donald Trump posted on social media that the US “needs Greenland for the purpose of national security”. France, Germany, Sweden and Norway will send troops to Greenland, at Denmark’s request, as the Trump administration continues weighing taking military action to acquire the island. Local media in Minneapolis and the Associated Press are reporting another

January 29, 2026

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Senate GOP kills war powers effort to limit Trump on Venezuela, with Vance breaking tie

Washington — Senate Republicans killed a war powers resolution to limit President Trump’s ability to further strike Venezuela after the White House put pressure on a handful of GOP senators who supported it.  Republican Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Todd Young of Indiana flipped their support Wednesday after initially voting to advance it. Vice President JD Vance had to step in to break the 50-50 tie.  Republicans used a procedural maneuver to block the measure, arguing that the resolution should no longer be “privileged” — which gives it priority on the floor — because the U.S. is not currently

January 29, 2026

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Ukraine war latest: Zelenskyy warns Putin is preparing ‘new massive strike’ – as dramatic video shows baby’s evacuation from burning train | World News

In our latest Q&A with military analyst Michael Clarke, he was asked how the most vulnerable in Ukraine are surviving the harsh weather and if attacks on the energy infrastructure amount to a war crime. Temperatures in Ukraine have dropped as low as -20C this winter. At the same time, Moscow has relentlessly attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which has cut off heating, electricity and water in different parts of the country, sometimes for days on end. This is a particularly dangerous situation for vulnerable people. Clarke said whether it constitutes a war crime depends on the intention. “In other words,

January 28, 2026

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Who can be No. 1 seed in NCAA tournament? Breaking down contenders

Jan. 28, 2026, 8:37 a.m. ET College basketball this season is top heavy, with the top 10 of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll having a combined 14 losses and no one with more than three defeats. That makes for a fun race to grab the precious No. 1 seed. We all saw last season how valuable the No. 1 seed is when all four top teams in the bracket made it to the Final Four, the second time it’s happened since seeding began in 1979. With how strong the top teams in the country look, that very much could

January 28, 2026

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Sariah Ibarra predicts ‘ground-breaking season’ for fast-developing USA

As much as early season victories over New Zealand, Canada and France have given the USA Eagles a real boost, it is a deeper, more profound change that is getting star playmaker Sariah Ibarra really excited.  “New generations are starting to flow into the team which shows a new depth that USA rugby has,” Ibarra said ahead of the third leg of the HSBC SVNS Series, starting on 31 January in Singapore. “It’s the first wave of fresh young girls who know the game of rugby inside out and are not just pure athletes. They are rugby athletes.”  This is

January 28, 2026

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Lawyers accuse Mexico of breaking law in sending cartel members to US without extradition order

MEXICO CITY – A group of lawyers and family members of important cartel figures accused Mexico’s government on Monday of breaking the law by sending nearly a hundred Mexican citizens to the United States without an extradition order. It comes less than a week after the administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent 37 detained cartel members to the U.S. in what observers have described as an offering by Mexican authorities to offset mounting threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to take military action against cartels. Since last February, Mexico has sent a total of 92 cartel members in three

January 28, 2026

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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act amid Minneapolis ICE shooting protests

The federal officers arrived weeks ago. But since the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, their numbers have swelled — and people here say the weight of it all is inescapable. Federal officers are flooding the sidewalks of their neighborhoods, honks and whistles sound when they are near and, occasionally, the smell of chemical agents wafts by. The scale, the sustained intensity and the aggression demonstrated by law enforcement deployed here appears to be greater than immigration enforcement operations that took place in other blue cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and Charlotte, North Carolina, all of which are larger than Minneapolis

January 28, 2026

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Ukraine war latest: Russia has suffered 1.2 million casualties, thinktank says – and Moscow responds | World News

Casualties from both sides of the war could reach two million by spring this year, according to a thinktank. The Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies says Russian forces have suffered nearly 1.2 million casualties – more than any major power since the Second World War – and have advanced at a slower rate than almost any major offensive campaign in any war of the past century. Moscow has waged a “highly destructive” air campaign on Ukrainian targets and has “been innovative in its use of drones, electronic warfare, and other facets of the fight”, the thinktank says. But