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Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts in the second quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoffs on Sunday.

Sports

Questions mount about whether Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL

9:39am January 30, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

ESPN reported that Brady, considered by many the greatest quarterback to ever play, was retiring after a 22-year career. But his agent would not confirm it, prompting questions and confusion.

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Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defense unit train on a Saturday in a forest on Jan. 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine thousands of civilians are participating in such groups to receive basic combat training and in time of war would be

Politics & Government

From Washington to Trump to Biden, new presidents meet unwanted foreign crises

9:00am January 30, 2022

by Ron Elving

From George Washington's warning against "foreign entanglements" to Donald Trump's "America First," the pledge to keep the focus close to home has been almost as constant as the oath of office itself.

The U.S. Courthouse is seen in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 2, 2021. The U.S. Attorney in Alexandria, has announced that 42-year-old Allison Fluke-Ekren has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization.

National

A Kansas woman has been arrested for allegedly leading an all-female ISIS battalion

8:55am January 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

Federal prosecutors say that Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, wanted to recruit operatives to attack a college campus in the U.S. and discussed a terrorist attack on a shopping mall.

Ibrahim Songne, an immigrant from Burkina Faso, opened a pizza spot called IBRIS in the Italian town of Trento. He overcame local prejudices — and now has been named to a list of the world's top 50 pizzerias.

Health & Safety

An African immigrant's pizza wins global raves — and overcomes Italian prejudices

8:52am January 30, 2022

by Ian Brennan

Ibrahim Songne's pizza place triumphed over local anti-immigrant sentiments — and now has earned a spot on a worldwide top 50 pizza list! To think — he didn't even like pizza when he first tried it.

Microglia, specialized cells like the one seen in the center of this image, can restrain the accumulation of beta-amyloid protein (plaques in orange) that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. But the cells sometimes contribute to the progression of the

How a hyperactive cell in the brain might trigger Alzheimer's disease

8:12am January 30, 2022

by Bret Stetka

Microglia are amoeba-like cells that scour the brain for injuries and invaders. But sometimes the usually helpful cells go into overdrive and damage the brain, researchers say.

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, the North's seventh missile test this month.

World News

North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017

11:23pm January 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea, in an apparent attempt to pressure the Biden administration over long-stalled nuclear negotiations.

Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units, train close to Kyiv on Saturday. Dozens of civilians have been joining Ukraine's army reserves in recent weeks amid fears about Russian invasion.

Is Ukraine ready for a Russian attack? It depends what kind

8:32pm January 29, 2022

As experts and officials in Ukraine's capital consider a range of possible actions by Russia — including invasion, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns — they say Ukraine lacks critical defenses.

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Rozi Galambica in her home in Ozd, Hungary. Galambica attends university in the Netherlands.

Hungarian Roma are translating Amanda Gorman; her poetry speaks to their experience

8:08pm January 29, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

White European translators have hesitated to work on Gorman's poetry because of criticism that their race makes them inappropriate for the job. In Hungary, a marginalized community steps up.

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Singer Joni Mitchell announced on Friday that she will pull her music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young.

Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest against Spotify

3:35pm January 29, 2022

by Hazel Cills

The singer-songwriter is the first high-profile musician to join Young's protest against the streaming service over its hosting of Joe Rogan's podcast.

Health & Safety

Why omicron is crushing hospitals — even though cases are often milder than delta

1:54pm January 29, 2022

by Will Stone

People who get infected with omicron are less likely to go to the hospital, go on a ventilator or die. But with the current huge volume of patients, hospitals are still struggling to treat them all.