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'Home Alone' and 'Schitt's Creek' actor Catherine O'Hara dies at 71

Actor Catherine O'Hara, best-known for roles in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," "SCTV" and other TV and film productions, has died at age 71, according to her representative. O'Hara died at her home in Los Angeles "following a brief illness," according to a statement from her agency, CAA, the Associated Press reported. More details were not immediately available. The Canadian actor, writer and comedian rose to fame as one of the original cast members on ...

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Trump DOJ accidentally exposed Epstein victims' identities in new botched release

January 30, 2026 3:43PM ET The Trump administration has botched the release of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files to accidentally expose private information about the victims — something that was clearly carved out of disclosure requirements under federal law, and that the administration itself has said it is working hard to avoid doing. According to MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin in a post on X Friday afternoon, her network's "initial review of documents just produced in re ...

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Senate set to pass government funding bill Friday after Graham pledges to lift hold

01/30/26 1:06 PM ET The Senate is on track to pass a government funding package Friday afternoon after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told colleagues that he will release his hold on the massive spending bill if he gets a vote on legislation to crack down on so-called sanctuary cities. Graham brought the funding package, which includes five regular appropriations bills and a two-week stopgap funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security, to a griding halt Thursday evening, just a day b ...

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There's a social network for AI agents, and it's getting weird

Yes, you read that right. “Moltbook” is a social network of sorts for AI agents, particularly ones offered by OpenClaw (a viral AI assistant project that was formerly known as Moltbot, and before that, known as Clawdbot — until a legal dispute with Anthropic). Moltbook, which is set up similarly to Reddit and was built by Octane AI CEO Matt Schlicht, allows bots to post, comment, create sub-categories, and more. More than 30,000 agents are currently using the platform, per the site. “The way th ...

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Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show

Fri 30 Jan 2026 16.19 EST Last modified on Fri 30 Jan 2026 17.06 EST Elon Musk had more extensive – and more friendly – communications with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than previously publicly known, according to documents released on Friday by the Department of Justice. Emails in the files appear to show the two cordially messaging each other on two separate occasions to make plans for Musk to visit Epstein’s island. The documents include Musk and Epstein emailing in both ...

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Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest

(NY Times) The former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested late Thursday night on charges that he violated federal law during a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn., multiple people familiar with the matter said, in a case rejected last week by a magistrate judge. Mr. Lemon has said he was simply reporting as a journalist when he entered the Cities Church on Jan. 18 to observe a demonstration against the immigration crackdown in the area.

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Tulsi Gabbard under scrutiny for showing up at FBI raid of Georgia election hub

(NBC News) When President Donald Trump watched a live feed of the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was not in the room. That she appeared to be on vacation in the run-up to such a high-stakes, ultra-sensitive military operation seemed to underscore the extent to which she has been sidelined by the administration. But there she was on Wednesday, at an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, as FBI agents conducted a raid seeking ballots from the 2020 presidential election, which Trump has falsely claimed he won. Gabbard's presence baffled national security experts and raised questions about whether she is seeking new relevancy in the eyes of a president who had soured on her.

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Senate shutdown deal stalls over Graham objection

(The Hill) The Senate's race to avert a shutdown hit the skids late Thursday night as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) placed a hold on the government funding package, forcing leaders to punt the vote. Senators had been hoping to vote on the so-called minibus after leaders struck a deal earlier in the day and President Trump endorsed it. Under the agreement, the Senate was set to vote on a package of five full-year funding bills and a stopgap measure funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for two weeks. But as lawmakers awaited word on the vote late Thursday, a fired-up Graham emerged from Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) office and declared, "We're not voting tonight."

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Even Republicans are asking what is wrong with Trump

(Salon) President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting of the year on Thursday looked like a remake of the movie “Freaks,” the 1932 horror film about a group of carnival sideshow performers. High government officials sang his praises, chanted their version of “one of us, one of us” and buried him in needless and irrelevant praise. Later that afternoon, as Trump signed yet another executive order in the White House, the chanting was repeated. In neither case did the president entertain questions from the press — though we still have many after the recent killings of two American citizens in Minneapolis at the hands of federal officers. Untethered by reality, the Trump circus can no longer surprise any of us. But it is a growing danger to all of us — and the Republicans know it.

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Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the US

43 min ago - Updated 3:16 PM EST, January 30, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box on his dresser and slid it into his wallet. Some strang ... (AP)

SpaceX Eyes 1 Million Satellites For Orbital Data Center Push

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Most of the U.S. government is shut down but is expected to reopen early next week

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ICE buys warehouses for mass detention network, rattling locals

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'Melania': What The Critics Are Saying About Amazon's Controversial Big-Budget Documentary

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Attorney General Ken Paxton cannot shut down Texas Latino voting group, judge rules

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President Trump issues executive order to begin preparations for IndyCar race in Washington

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ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants

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US Federal Trade Commission warns law firms about DEI hiring

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Argentina in Advanced Talks to Become Destination for U.S. Deportations

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Ghislane Maxwell's citizenship records released in Epstein file drop

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Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show

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Lawsuit challenges ICE ability to enter homes without warrants from judges

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein's Island

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Trump DOJ accidentally exposed Epstein victims' identities in new botched release

11 hrs ago - January 30, 2026 3:43PM ET The Trump administration has botched the release of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files to accidentally expose private information about the victims — something that was clearly carved out of disclosure requ ... (Raw Story)

Newsom files a civil rights complaint against Dr. Oz in latest feud with the Trump administration

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