January 21, 2026 - Brief Briefing

Defect now if you’re thinking about leaving, Badenoch warns backbenchers

It was billed as an emergency meeting of Tory MPs after a trio of defections to Reform UK, but judging by the noise that...

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Defect now if you're thinking about leaving, Badenoch warns backbenchers

World

US moves 150 Islamic State prisoners out of Syria with thousands more to follow

US troops have transferred 150 Islamic State (IS) prisoners from Syria to Iraq under plans that could see 7,000 detainees moved across the border....

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US moves 150 Islamic State prisoners out of Syria with thousands more to follow

Sports

Duke’s Mensah can enter portal, can’t sign until injunction ruling

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of...

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Duke's Mensah can enter portal, can't sign until injunction ruling

Sports

USC targeting Gary Patterson to lead defense, sources say

Jan 21, 2026, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions 1 Related The defensive-minded Patterson is the winningest coach in TCU history, having gone 181-79...

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USC targeting Gary Patterson to lead defense, sources say

Logging off: Kids’ social media ban now feels almost certain

The House of Lords has backed a ban on under-16s using social media. Peers passed an amendment to the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools...

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Logging off: Kids' social media ban now feels almost certain

Technology

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI won’t be the job killer everyone fears. Here’s why

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that artificial intelligence will lead to more jobs, not fewer. In an interview with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink...

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI won't be the job killer everyone fears. Here's why

World

Quick take: Major tariff U-turn for Trump

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 After productive talks with NATO, the threat of tariffs on European countries who opposed Donald...

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Quick take: Major tariff U-turn for Trump

Environment

Trump says Greenland framework with NATO involves mineral rights for U.S.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the framework he reached with NATO on Greenland involves access to mineral rights for the U.S. and its...

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Trump says Greenland framework with NATO involves mineral rights for U.S.

Business

Trump suffers Supreme Court setback in bid to fire Fed governor

Six out of nine US Supreme Court justices have indicated support for keeping a central bank interest rate-setter in her job, in defiance of...

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Trump suffers Supreme Court setback in bid to fire Fed governor

Technology

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches satellite internet service to rival SpaceX, Amazon

Jeff Bezos holds the aviation glasses that belonged to Amelia Earhart as he speaks during a press conference about his flight on Blue Origin’s...

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches satellite internet service to rival SpaceX, Amazon

Technology

Intel’s stock jumps 11% to highest since early 2022 ahead of earnings

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan holds a wafer of CPU tiles for the Intel Core Ultra series 3, code-named Panther Lake, outside the Intel Ocotillo...

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Intel's stock jumps 11% to highest since early 2022 ahead of earnings

Technology

Meta to begin rolling out Threads ads globally

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta on Wednesday said it will begin to show advertising on its Threads...

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Meta to begin rolling out Threads ads globally

Key points from Donald Trump’s Davos speech

Donald Trump took to the stage at Davos to address the World Economic Forum, where he covered a wide range of topics. The US...

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Key points from Donald Trump's Davos speech

Sports

Predicting starting QBs for every Power 4 college football team in 2026

Jan 21, 2026, 06:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The college football season just ended and five College Football Playoff teams need to replace...

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Predicting starting QBs for every Power 4 college football team in 2026

Prince Harry v Daily Mail: A huge day, but a surprisingly short time on the stand in his case against Associated Newspapers

This was billed as a huge day for Prince Harry, the emotional enormity of it all immediately clear as he gave his evidence, from...

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Prince Harry v Daily Mail: A huge day, but a surprisingly short time on the stand in his case against Associated Newspapers

Prince Harry becomes emotional after day of dramatic evidence against Mail publisher

Prince Harry became emotional as he finished an intense day of evidence against the publisher of the Daily Mail – telling the High Court...

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Prince Harry becomes emotional after day of dramatic evidence against Mail publisher

Mother-of-10 kept woman as ‘house slave’ for more than 25 years

A teenage girl with learning difficulties spent more than 25 years working as a “house slave” for a woman and her 10 children, a...

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Mother-of-10 kept woman as 'house slave' for more than 25 years

Politics

Britain will not be ‘buffeted around’ by Trump tariffs, says Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves says Britain will not be “buffeted around” by American threats to levy fresh tariffs as part of its pursuit of Greenland. Speaking...

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Britain will not be 'buffeted around' by Trump tariffs, says Rachel Reeves

Politics

Plans for new regulations to protect tenants in Scotland from damp and mould

New regulations to protect tenants in Scotland from damp and mould are to be laid at Holyrood. The Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland)...

by admin January 21, 2026