January 16, 2026
GLOBAL SPEAK

13-Year-Old Louisiana Student Expelled After Hitting Classmate Who Made Deepfake Image — Family Plans Federal Lawsuit

A Louisiana family is preparing to file a federal lawsuit against the Lafourche Parish School District after a 13-year-old girl was expelled for

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Humanity Travel & Tourism

The End of an Era: U.S. Mint Strikes Final Penny as America Phases Out the Cent

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia struck its final circulating penny Wednesday, officially ending the nation’s longest-running coin denomination after more

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Democrats Release Incriminating Epstein Email Referencing Trump

The House Oversight Committee’s Democratic members on Wednesday released several previously unseen emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal correspondence, drawing renewed public attention to

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POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY & THE HUMANITIES

Supreme Court Upholds Same Sex Marriage Decision Against Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue

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POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY & THE HUMANITIES SDG 10: Reduced Inequality Travel & Tourism

Visa and Mastercard in $38B Settlement

Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a revised $38 billion settlement with U.S. merchants, aiming to resolve a two-decade antitrust dispute over so-called

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SDG 1: No Poverty SDG 10: Reduced Inequality

Trump Admin Tries To Recall SNAP Benefits

The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court seeking to keep full November SNAP payments frozen during the shutdown, despite multiple lower-court rulings

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Trump Pardons More January 6 Conspirers

On November 10, 2025, Trump issued “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to at least 77 individuals tied to his effort to overturn the

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SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Elon Musk To Become First Trillionaire

At its 2025 annual meeting, Tesla shareholders overwhelmingly approved a compensation plan for Elon Musk that could make him the first trillionaire in

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POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY & THE HUMANITIES

700 Flights Cancelled With Continued Shutdown

On Friday, U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a phased reduction in domestic flight capacity

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POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY & THE HUMANITIES

Republicans File Lawsuit in Bid to Block California’s New House Maps

A day after California voters approved Proposition 50, a ballot initiative redrawing congressional boundaries in favor of Democrats, state Republicans filed a federal

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