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Trump heads into Davos storm, with an eye on home

Oelwein Daily Register 18 Jan 2026
Donald Trump returns to the Davos ski resort next week after unleashing yet another avalanche on the global order. But for the US president, his main audience is back home ... The Ukraine war will also be on the cards ... A year later he was out of power ... .
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Riley's strong finish puts him two clear at PGA Tour 2026 opener

Oelwein Daily Register 18 Jan 2026
Davis Riley birdied four of his last seven holes on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the US PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii ... The 29-year-old Riley said the goal for Sunday would be to "do what I did on the back nine today" ... .
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Heartbreak for Allen as Broncos beat Bills in playoff thriller

Oelwein Daily Register 18 Jan 2026
A tearful Josh Allen took the blame as his Buffalo Bills' latest bid to capture their first ever Super Bowl ended in an agonizing 33-30 playoff defeat to the Denver Broncos in overtime on Saturday ... amz/rcw ... .
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Zverev wobbles but wins at Australian Open as Alcaraz enters fray

Oelwein Daily Register 18 Jan 2026
Alexander Zverev overcame a shaky start before reaching the second round on Sunday's first day of the Australian Open, as top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka get set to enter the fray ... "I was thinking it can't get worse than that." ... pst/mp ... .
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Thoughts from VPL: Review of 'Last Night' by Luanne Rice

Oelwein Daily Register 17 Jan 2026
What a beginning! The victim dies in the first three and a half pages; Maddie, we hardly knew ye!. I was taken by surprise by the blurb on the inside cover, which read ... A short-lived marriage to another young artist ended in failure ... .
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Iowa State University Fall Graduates

Oelwein Daily Register 17 Jan 2026
AMESIowa State University awarded degrees to 1,751 graduates this fall. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held Dec. 19-20 at Hilton Coliseum ... Atkins ... Belle Plaine ... Shellsburg ... Urbana ... Vinton ... .
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Uganda opposition leader cut off from communications after polls

Oelwein Daily Register 17 Jan 2026
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was cut off from communications on Saturday after a police raid on his home, his party said, with the security forces determined to prevent unrest ahead of imminent election results ... "We have a lot of fear." ... .
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South American bloc to ink long-awaited trade deal with EU

Oelwein Daily Register 17 Jan 2026
The South American trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union will sign on Saturday a deal 25 years in the making to create one of the world's largest free trade areas at a time of growing protectionism and volatility ... mry-fb/jgc/lga/abs ... .
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Large crowds expected for 'Hands off Greenland' protests

Oelwein Daily Register 17 Jan 2026
Large demonstrations are planned across Denmark and Greenland on Saturday to protest against US President Donald Trump's designs to take over the Arctic island ... Demonstrators would march to the US consulate carrying Greenlandic flags ... .
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US judge restricts federal agents over Minnesota protests

Oelwein Daily Register 17 Jan 2026
A US judge restricted federal agents on Friday from interfering with peaceful protesters in Minnesota, after President Donald Trump said there was no immediate need to invoke the Insurrection Act over the demonstrations ... No one is above the law." ... .
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STILL STANDING -- A Good Memory In The Midst of Sadness

Oelwein Daily Register 16 Jan 2026
God, I get so sick of writing these things… ... And, he was my friend ... I got to know Gary in the fall of 1989 when I first came back to Vinton as sports editor and he was the principal, head girls basketball and head softball coach at Benton ... .
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Fourth Annual Wapsie Writing Contest

Oelwein Daily Register 16 Jan 2026
Betty Brandt Passick is a Fairbank, Iowa native and award-winning author, currently residing in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. She founded the Annual Wapsie Writing Contest four years ago ... Complete contest rules are posted at www.BettyBrandtPassick.com.
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Behind the Kitchen Doors

Oelwein Daily Register 16 Jan 2026
VAN HORNE — The school bell rings and students scurry down the hall and through the lunch line. There’s a buzz in the air as students choose their lunch components and catch up with their peers ... It’s a challenging, yet rewarding position ... .
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Venezuela's Machado says she 'presented' Trump with Nobel medal

Oelwein Daily Register 16 Jan 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, in a bid to win over the US president who had sidelined her since overthrowing Nicolas Maduro ... burs-dk/des ... .
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Key Colombia guerrilla group backs pact to fight US, commander tells AFP

Oelwein Daily Register 16 Jan 2026
The commander of Colombia's largest guerrilla group on Thursday backed calls for warring leftist militias to unite to repel any US military operations in the country ... - United front - ... "Let us forge a great insurgent front to drive back our enemies." ... .
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