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News for Trump: Denmark's last envoy to Greenland says U.K. may have first dibs

5:00am January 28, 2025

Denmark's last minister for Greenland says Britain once claimed right of first refusal over the territory — because of its proximity to Canada, which Britain once ruled.

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Ukraine uses souped-up Soviet-era weapons to defend a vital river from Russia

5:00am January 28, 2025

As Ukraine's line of defense grows thin, this unit is using a modernized Soviet-era vehicle to stop Russian forces from crossing the river and taking Kherson.

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Big reveals are unlikely in Trump-ordered Kennedy and MLK document drops, experts say

5:00am January 28, 2025

Historians say the Trump-ordered release of more information on the killings of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. could be interesting but unlikely to rewrite history.

A museum's confession: Why we have looted objects

5:00am January 28, 2025

by Chloe Veltman

An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from other countries.

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Danish leader on European tour as nation moves to boost presence around Greenland

4:40am January 28, 2025

Denmark's prime minister went on a tour of European capitals Tuesday as Europe faces what she called "a more uncertain reality" and her country moves to strengthen its military around Greenland.

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At one-quarter way through the 21st century, we look back on some amazing advances

4:23am January 28, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

The year 2025 puts us one quarter of the way through the 21st century. We'll spend the year looking back at some of the amazing advances we've experienced. In this episode: privatized space travel.

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Legal status of over 1.4 million migrants at risk after 'humanitarian parole' ends

4:23am January 28, 2025

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

President Trump has ended so-called humanitarian parole for people from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, jeopardizing the legal status of nearly 1.5 million immigrants in the U.S.

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Fatal beating of inmate prompts calls for reform at New York's state prison system

4:22am January 28, 2025

New York's state prison system is under scrutiny after guards fatally beat an inmate in December, prompting protests and calls for reforms.

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Bookshop.org launches new e-book platform that exclusively supports local bookstores

4:22am January 28, 2025

Indie bookstores miss out on millions of e-book sales to big companies like Amazon. Bookshop.org's new platform could help them turn a new page.

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Is the Chinese company DeepSeek an existential threat to America's AI industry?

4:22am January 28, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Why are U.S. tech investors so worried about DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence company whose new chatbot is now among the most-downloaded free apps in the U.S.?

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