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US Supreme Court agrees to hear Monsanto weedkiller case

Laurel Leader-Call 17 Jan 2026
The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by German chemicals giant Bayer to put an end to a wave of lawsuits over the weedkiller Roundup ....
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Ugandan opposition says leader seized by army helicopter after election

Laurel Leader-Call 17 Jan 2026
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was forcibly taken away in an army helicopter from his home on Friday, his party said, a day after elections marred by reports of violence ....
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Keir Starmer 'under pressure to sack Wes Streeting' for disloyalty over leadership ambitions - as ...

The Daily Mail 17 Jan 2026
Cabinet ministers are said to have become increasingly frustrated by the Health Secretary's outspoken pronouncements ....
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'We don't want to lose him': Trump says of aide tipped to head Fed

Marietta Daily Journal 17 Jan 2026
US President Donald Trump signaled Friday that he would be reluctant to lose his economic adviser Kevin Hassett, a top contender to be the next Federal Reserve chairman ... .
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Russian inflation drops sharply in 2025

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
Russian annual inflation fell sharply in 2025, data from the state statistics agency showed on Friday, as central bank efforts to tame price growth appeared to bear fruit ... .
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China, Canada reach 'landmark' deal on tariffs, visas

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a raft of measures from trade to tourism on Friday at the first meeting between the countries' leaders in Beijing in eight years ... .
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'Hobbit houses' that might just save a Moldovan village

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
They call Rogojeni the "hobbit village", and its little half-buried houses, built to resist Moldova's cold winters and hot summers, do look like something from "The Lord of the Rings" ... .
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US congress members in Denmark in support of Greenland

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
A US bipartisan congressional delegation kicked off a visit to Copenhagen on Friday to express support for Denmark and Greenland after President Donald Trump's threats to take over the Arctic island ... .
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Stock markets take breather at end of turbulent week

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
Stock markets mostly retrenched on Friday at the end of a week jam-packed with geopolitical developments, content to languish after record-breaking performances in recent days ... .
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Milan menswear fashion week heads to the slopes

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
Milan's menswear fashion week began on Friday, with very wintry, sporty shows from Ralph Lauren and Dsquared2 ... .
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Canada move to end 2022 trucker protest unreasonable: court

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
A Canadian appeals court ruled Friday that former prime minister Justin Trudeau was wrong to use emergency powers to dislodge trucker‑led protesters who were angry over Covid vaccine mandates ... .
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South Korean ex-leader jailed for 5 years in first martial law verdict

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
A South Korean judge sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to his disastrous martial law declaration and in its chaotic aftermath ... .
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Trump threatens tariffs on nations that don't back Greenland takeover

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
US President Donald Trump said Friday he may slap trade tariffs on countries that don't support his plans to take over Greenland, part of the territory of NATO ally Denmark ... .
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'Was hoping for more': Trump support slips one year in

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
Michelle Sims hesitated when asked if she still backed Donald Trump one year into his presidency. "Yeah -- to a certain extent," she sighed as she eyed groceries in a Pennsylvania food bank ... .
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Czech family produces perfect pucks for Olympic ice hockey

Sierra County Sentinel 17 Jan 2026
The smell of rubber is everywhere as the ageing machine press coughs up a tray full of ice hockey pucks that will hit the Olympic ice in February ... .

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