NPR (Elissa Nadworny) - US Colleges received more than $5 billion in foreign gifts, contracts in 2025
New data from the U.S. Education Department show the extent of international gifts and contracts to colleges and universities.
NPR (Ayana Archie) - How the FBI might have gotten inaccessible camera footage from Nancy Guthrie's house
Last week, law enforcement said video footage from Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera was overwritten. But the FBI has since released footage as Guthrie still has not been found.
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NPR (Ximena Bustillo) - Top immigration officials to testify before Senate as a potential DHS shutdown looms
The leaders of ICE, Customs and Border Protection and and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will appear for their second oversight hearing this week and as lawmakers tussle over their funding.
NPR (Martin Kaste) - Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination
Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
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NPR (Marielle Segarra) - How to hone your 'friendship intuition'
Friendship expert Kat Vellos shares tips on how to make a new friendship stick, including what to do together, how often to hang out — and what to do if the vibes just aren't there.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Jordan Stolz opens his bid for 4 golds by winning the 1,000 meters in speedskating
Stolz received his gold for winning the men's 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Games in an Olympic-record time thanks to a blistering closing stretch. Now Stolz will hope to add to his collection of trophies.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Michelle Boorstein) - For these clergy, Trump’s immigration blitz became a call to action
Jewish leaders at a D.C. conference learned how to take on more prominent roles protesting ICE operations in their communities.
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ABCNEWS - Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victims
The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and will stop selling the device in New York
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AXIOS (Zachary Basu) - A year into Trump's term, voters say Biden was better
President Trump has become so politically toxic that voters now say Joe Biden — whose unpopularity forced him into early retirement — did a better job as president, according to three new polls. Why it matters: One year in, Trump has squandered virtually every advantage that won him the presidency. The White House has nine months to turn the ship around before a potential midterm wipeout for Republicans. Zoom in: Three national surveys point to the same alarming trend for a president who's done everything in his power to erase his predecessor's legacy . - Harvard CAPS/Harris (Jan. 28–29): Mark Penn's polling firm found that 51% of registered voters say Trump is doing a worse job than Biden, compared with 49% who say he's doing…
AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Greenhouse gas emissions will keep falling despite Trump's climate rollback
President Trump is trying to pull the rug out from under federal climate regulation. But the U.S. economy may no longer be standing on it. Why it matters: The energy transition is well underway and is unlikely to be reversed by Thursday's historic move. The big picture: America's emissions are projected to decline substantially even if major climate regulations are repealed, driven by falling renewable energy prices and cleaner natural gas outcompeting dirtier coal. Driving the news: The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday is expected to overturn the 2009 "endangerment finding," which determined that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. - The finding sets the foundation for federal regulation of climate pollution…