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U.S. stocks slid sharply after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on several European countries, unsettling investors and dragging major indexes to their steepest daily losses since October as market focus returned to the Greenland dispute and trade uncertainty.
↗The CDC’s latest measles update shows 416 confirmed U.S. cases in 2026 as of January 22, with the vast majority linked to outbreaks that began in 2025 and with declining kindergarten MMR coverage leaving more communities vulnerable to sustained transmission.
↗The U.S. Women’s National Team opened its 2026 schedule with a 6–0 victory over Paraguay in Carson, California, highlighted by Trinity Rodman’s first match as captain and a breakout performance from young attackers during a January camp roster.
↗The death of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, has intensified scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, as relatives contest claims that he threatened officers and point to bystander video showing him holding a phone.
↗Apple CEO Tim Cook told Reuters he expects iPhone sales to rise by double digits year over year in Apple’s holiday-focused fiscal first quarter of 2026, a forecast that topped Wall Street estimates as the company cited demand constraints and China-related launch delays in the prior quarter.
↗A sprawling winter storm system is pushing snow, ice, and bitter cold across a wide swath of the United States, triggering emergency declarations, travel chaos, and mounting concerns about power outages and public safety as temperatures stay dangerously low.
↗A new U.S. National Defense Strategy released under President Donald Trump puts homeland defense and deterring China at the center of American planning, while urging allies to shoulder more responsibility—signaling a shift in how Washington frames Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and the Western Hemisphere.
↗A fatal shooting by a federal agent in Minneapolis sparked fresh nationwide protests and renewed calls to rein in immigration enforcement, as a massive winter storm disrupted travel across the country. Democrats signaled a funding fight over Homeland Security, while officials disputed details shown in bystander video.
↗The Pittsburgh Steelers have a verbal agreement with Mike McCarthy to take over as head coach after Mike Tomlin stepped down. McCarthy, a Pittsburgh native, returns with a Super Bowl-winning résumé and faces immediate questions about quarterback stability and ending the team’s playoff-win drought.
↗Health officials and clinicians warn that measles is spreading again in the United States, with outbreaks linked to communities with low vaccination rates. The resurgence has intensified debate over vaccine hesitancy, school exemptions, and the ability of local health systems to contain highly contagious disease.
↗Verizon experienced a broad service disruption across the United States, leaving many customers unable to place calls, send texts, or use mobile data. Users reported phones showing “SOS only,” and Verizon said engineers were working to restore normal service while the cause remained unclear.
↗Russia launched a major drone-and-missile assault on Ukrainian cities as U.S.-backed negotiations continued abroad. The strikes deepened damage to energy infrastructure, caused casualties and outages, and fueled Ukrainian accusations that Moscow is using battlefield pressure to shape diplomacy.
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