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NATO

Wrap-up: Senate plows spending work back to the House

With choice words and blunt instruments, people chipped away at obstacles in Washington this week — and it wasn’t just the “snowcrete” left by a powerful winter storm. Senators headed out of town Friday after striking a deal to fund the federal government, but it wasn’t enough to stave off…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

NATO

Senate passes spending package with Homeland Security punt

The Senate on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion spending package to fund a slew of federal agencies through September, alongside a two-week stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security to buy time for bipartisan negotiations on immigration enforcement tactics. Senators voted 71-29 to send the revised package — which…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

Maduro

Trump says he’s reopening Venezuelan airspace and Americans may visit

President Donald Trump says he’s reopening “all commercial airspace over Venezuela,” two months after he warned carriers away amid a U.S. military buildup against the South American nation. U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3. Trump said Thursday he had directed the military, Transportation Secretary Sean P.…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

Fortnite

Fortnite’s Growing Problems Will Be The Target Of A New Epic “Strike Team”

Epic Games has acknowledged players' complaints about Fortnite's recent stability issues, and it's taking action to fix them. Fortnite design director Ted Timmins has announced a new "multi-discipline live-ops strike team" will now be watching over Fortnite to catch any issues and help improve the game's quality of life.According to…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

Syria

Syria to close camps housing thousands linked to Islamic State

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Syria plans to permanently close two displacement camps in the northeast that hold civilians, including foreigners, linked to Islamic State militants, a government official said on Friday. The al-Hol and Roj camps hold more than 28,000 people, mostly Syrians and Iraqis, according to the U.N. About…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

Fortnite

The PS5 Digital just dropped to its lowest price since Black Friday

PlayStation/ZDNET Looking to make the switch to an all-digital game library? Right now at Best Buy, you can save $100 on the PS5 Digital Edition Fortnite Flowering Chaos bundle . This brings the price down to just $399, which is the lowest I've seen outside of a Black Friday sale. …

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

Space Debris

Stop cramming groceries: this French door LG is discounted by $1,400

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Why trust us? This LG Counter-Depth MAX fridge drops to $1,799.99, a rare discount for a premium kitchen centerpiece Best Buy A new refrigerator isn’t a “fun” purchase, but it’s one of the upgrades you feel…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

Space Debris

Preparing for Artemis II: Training for a Mission Around the Moon

Four astronauts will soon travel beyond low Earth orbit and fly around the Moon on Artemis II, a mission that will test NASA’s systems and hardware for human exploration of deep space. Since June 2023, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen have been…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

Propaganda

I sat in a near-empty cinema for Melania – here’s what I thought

Two hours that I won’t get back (Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) As I presented my ticket to the usher at a West London’s Vue cinema on a drizzly Friday morning, I asked him if there had been much interest in the film. He responds with a small shake of the…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

Slavery Abolition

Trump claims Iran wants deal to avert military action; Tehran says open to talks and prepared for war

President Donald Trump said Thursday he believed Iran wanted to make a deal to avoid military action, adding that he had set Tehran an undisclosed deadline to respond as US ships steam towards the region. “I can say this, they do want to make a deal,” Trump told reporters in…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2026

Wrap-up: Senate plows spending work back to the House

Senate passes spending package with Homeland Security punt

Trump says he’s reopening Venezuelan airspace and Americans may visit

Fortnite’s Growing Problems Will Be The Target Of A New Epic “Strike Team”

Syria to close camps housing thousands linked to Islamic State

The PS5 Digital just dropped to its lowest price since Black Friday

Stop cramming groceries: this French door LG is discounted by $1,400

Preparing for Artemis II: Training for a Mission Around the Moon

I sat in a near-empty cinema for Melania – here’s what I thought

Trump claims Iran wants deal to avert military action; Tehran says open to talks and prepared for war

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