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Justice Department sues Walgreens over opioid drug prescriptions

By upi.com | | 1/18/2025 2:21 PM

The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions over a period of several years. ... Read full Story

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Federal government to hit $36T debt limit on Tuesday

By upi.com | | 1/18/2025 2:20 PM

President-elect Donald Trump will take charge of a federal government that will reach its self-imposed debt limit of $36 trillion dollars a day after he is sworn in on Monday. ... Read full Story

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Clock ticking on TikTok: Company to go dark in U.S. unless White House intervenes

By upi.com | | 1/18/2025 2:18 PM

TikTok plans to cease operations in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden intervenes before he leaves office one day later. ... Read full Story

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Deportation raids reportedly to begin in Chicago after Trump sworn in

By upi.com | | 1/18/2025 12:34 PM

President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration plans to immediately order a series of deportation raids targeting illegal immigrants, according to multiple reports Saturday. ... Read full Story

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Arctic airmass to plunge much of U.S. into deep freeze over weekend

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 6:51 PM

Dangerously cold weather will put much of the United States into a deep freeze over the weekend as temperatures are expected to plunge by up to 40 degrees behind an Arctic airmass. ... Read full Story

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Sotheby's latest Visions of America exhibition opens in New York

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 6:27 PM

Sotheby's Visions of America exhibition opened in New York on Friday, once again featuring a selection of American art, objects and innovation, including a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence. ... Read full Story

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted tapped to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's U.S. Senate seat

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 4:21 PM

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Friday was chosen by his boss, Gov. Mike DeWine, to fill out the remainder of Vice President-elect JD Vance's term in the U.S. Senate. ... Read full Story

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Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 3:53 PM

The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of exotic, invasive fruit flies from Mexico and Guatemala. ... Read full Story

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U.S., Canada back Haudenosaunee Nationals' bid to compete in 2028 Olympics

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 3:06 PM

The United States and Canada on Friday officially endorsed an effort by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of indigenous tribes to compete in lacrosse under its own flag at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. ... Read full Story

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In single bust, U.S. border officers find what they say is 9 pounds of drugs worth $158K

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 2:40 PM

A drug interception this week at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge resulted in officers finding $158,145 worth of heroin in a single enforcement action. ... Read full Story

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Michael Whatley re-elected as chair of RNC, pledges to 'protect' Donald Trump

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 2:27 PM

Michael Whatley was re-elected to lead the Republican National Committee on Friday as its chair after leading the GOP to the presidency and control of both chambers of Congress. ... Read full Story

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Chinese entities sanctioned over roles in American cyber attacks

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 2:23 PM

American officials on Friday slapped a Chinese company and a man affiliated with China's Ministry of State Security with sanctions for their roles in cyber attacks in December. ... Read full Story

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Trump's homeland security pick Noem unclear about border authority

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 2:08 PM

The first week of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks concluded Friday with Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem. ... Read full Story

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Trump inauguration to be held indoors at U.S. Capitol due to extreme cold

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 1:27 PM

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week is expected to be moved indoors because of cold weather, according to multiple reports Friday. ... Read full Story

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Supreme Court unanimously upholds TikTok divest or ban law

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 11:57 AM

The Supreme Court on Friday voted unanimously to leave in place a law that would ban TikTok from U.S. app stores unless it s Chinese parent company divests from the platform. ... Read full Story

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams to meet with President-elect Donald Trump

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 9:49 AM

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday about challenges facing the nation's largest city in the face of his own legal woes. ... Read full Story

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Officials order evacuations in Monterey, Calif., after plant fire

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 8:25 AM

Officials in Monterey County, Calif., ordered an evacuation around the Moss Landing Power Plant, which caught fire Thursday. ... Read full Story

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Biden commutes sentences for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 7:08 AM

President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug crimes who he believed were serving disproportionately long sentences. ... Read full Story

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Nazi flag-wielding man who crashed truck near White House gets 8 years in prison

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 3:30 AM

The man who crashed a rented truck into barriers protecting the White House in an attempt to overthrow the U.S. government and replace it with a Nazi dictatorship has been sentenced to eight years in prison. ... Read full Story

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U.S. sanctions Sudanese Armed Forces head

By upi.com | | 1/17/2025 2:03 AM

The United States has sanctioned the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces, accusing Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of destabilizing the war-torn Northeast African nation and undermining peace efforts. ... Read full Story

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Alessandro Agudio at Fanta-MLN

by Contemporary Art Daily | Jan 17 2025

beauty

Sydney Sweeney's 5 Most Stunning Hair Transformations

by The List | Jun 01 2024

entertainment

New Music Friday December 20: SZA, Katy Perry, Alessia Cara, Burna Boy and More

by ET Online | Dec 20 2024

fashion

Lara Trump dishes on her upcoming inauguration looks

by NY Post | Jan 18 2025

food

The Century-Old Pastry That Got Its Start At Washington's Iconic Fairgrounds

by The Daily Meal | Jan 18 2025

health

How Much Alcohol Is Safe to Drink Without Putting Your Health at Risk?

by Healthline.com | Jan 18 2025

lifestyle

Taylor Swift rocks Rep-coded look as she cheers on Travis Kelce for AFC game

by Hello! Magazine | Jan 18 2025

mental

How a Person with Bipolar Disorder Thinks, an Expert Doctor Explains

by thehealthy.com | Jan 15 2025

music

SZA Fondly Remembers Mac Miller After Rapper’s Posthumous ‘Balloonerism’ Release

by Billboard | Jan 18 2025

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NJ Spotlight News: January 17, 2025

by NJ Spotlight | Jan 17 2025

opinion

The Gaza cease-fires is the first win for Trump’s ‘big stick’ dimplomacy

by New York Post | Jan 18 2025

real_estate

315 Grand Concourse Tops Out in Mott Haven, The Bronx

by New York YIMBY | Jan 18 2025

retirement

Gen X helps drive retirement savings balances to new record

by Fox News | Dec 05 2024

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

upstate

New comfort food restaurant coming to Saratoga

by NEWS10 ABC | Jan 18 2025

Word of the Day

minuscule

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 18, 2025 is:

minuscule • \MIN-uh-skyool\ • adjective

Something described as minuscule is very small. Minuscule can also mean "written in, or in the size or style of, lowercase letters," in which case it can be contrasted with majuscular.

// The number of bugs in the latest version of the video game is minuscule compared to the number that surfaced in the beta version.

// The ancient manuscripts on display are all in minuscule script.

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Examples:

"Resembling a stout field mouse, B. brevicauda is a tiny burrowing mammal with inconspicuous ears and minuscule eyes well hidden behind a long narrow snout." — Bill Schutt, Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans, 2024

Did you know?

Minuscule comes from the Latin adjective minusculus ("somewhat smaller" or "fairly small"), which in turn pairs the base of minus ("smaller") with -culus, a diminutive suffix (that is, one indicating small size). The minuscule spelling is consistent with the word’s etymology, but that didn’t stop English speakers from adopting the variant spelling miniscule, likely because they associated it with the combining form mini- and such words as minimal and minimum. Usage commentators generally consider the miniscule spelling an error, but it is widely used in reputable and carefully edited publications, and is accepted as a legitimate variant in some dictionaries. (Our own dictionary identifies miniscule as a "disputed spelling variant.")

Justice Department sues Walgreens over opioid drug prescriptions

Federal government to hit $36T debt limit on Tuesday

Clock ticking on TikTok: Company to go dark in U.S. unless White House intervenes

Deportation raids reportedly to begin in Chicago after Trump sworn in

Arctic airmass to plunge much of U.S. into deep freeze over weekend

Sotheby's latest Visions of America exhibition opens in New York

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted tapped to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's U.S. Senate seat

Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding

U.S., Canada back Haudenosaunee Nationals' bid to compete in 2028 Olympics

In single bust, U.S. border officers find what they say is 9 pounds of drugs worth $158K

Michael Whatley re-elected as chair of RNC, pledges to 'protect' Donald Trump

Chinese entities sanctioned over roles in American cyber attacks

Trump's homeland security pick Noem unclear about border authority

Trump inauguration to be held indoors at U.S. Capitol due to extreme cold

Supreme Court unanimously upholds TikTok divest or ban law

NYC Mayor Eric Adams to meet with President-elect Donald Trump

Officials order evacuations in Monterey, Calif., after plant fire

Biden commutes sentences for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders

Nazi flag-wielding man who crashed truck near White House gets 8 years in prison

U.S. sanctions Sudanese Armed Forces head

USA Government

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New Music Friday December 20: SZA, Katy Perry, Alessia Cara, Burna Boy and More

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The Century-Old Pastry That Got Its Start At Washington's Iconic Fairgrounds

How Much Alcohol Is Safe to Drink Without Putting Your Health at Risk?

Taylor Swift rocks Rep-coded look as she cheers on Travis Kelce for AFC game

How a Person with Bipolar Disorder Thinks, an Expert Doctor Explains

SZA Fondly Remembers Mac Miller After Rapper’s Posthumous ‘Balloonerism’ Release

NJ Spotlight News: January 17, 2025

The Gaza cease-fires is the first win for Trump’s ‘big stick’ dimplomacy

315 Grand Concourse Tops Out in Mott Haven, The Bronx

Gen X helps drive retirement savings balances to new record

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

New comfort food restaurant coming to Saratoga

Word of the Day

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