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Banks criticize Trump’s push for 10 percent credit card interest rate cap

Financial institutions and other credit card issuers say the cap, which the president wants in effect by Jan. 20, would limit consumers’ access to credit. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/10/trump-credit-card-interest-cap/ Author : Adela Suliman Publish date : 2026-01-10 14:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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11 tankers under U.S. sanctions defy blockade in Venezuela, satellite imagery indicates

One ship was seized Friday in the Caribbean, and others were spotted steaming hundreds of miles into the Atlantic. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/10/venezuela-oil-tankers-us-blockade/ Author : Samuel Oakford, Joyce Lee, Susannah George, Amaya Verde Publish date : 2026-01-10 14:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Iranians, defying lethal force, come out by the thousands to protest

Iran’s supreme leader has warned the government would not “back down,” as rights groups fear the communications blackout in place could presage a brutal crackdown. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/10/iran-protests-khamenei-tehran-mashhad/ Author : Yeganeh Torbati Publish date : 2026-01-10 12:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Former D.C. officer sentenced to 27 years in sex trafficking of teen girls

The case marks the second time in a decade that Linwood Barnhill Jr., now 59, was ordered imprisoned for recruiting underaged girls to be sex workers Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/09/dc-officer-prison-sex-trafficking/ Author : Emma Uber Publish date : 2026-01-10 00:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Trae Young arrives in D.C. with a new number and a fresh start

The four-time all-star, who is switching his jersey number to signal a fresh start, says he is comfortable coming to a team in which people ‘know the type of winner I want to be.” Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/01/09/trae-young-wizards/ Author : Gene Wang Publish date : 2026-01-10 03:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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An acclaimed photographer’s black-and-white dreamscapes, in 3 New York shows

The renowned Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide has captured the transcendent in daily life for more than 50 years. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2026/01/09/graciela-iturbide-icp-gallery-exhibitions/ Author : Natalia Jiménez-Stuard Publish date : 2026-01-09 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Employers added 50,000 jobs in December, capping off slow 2025

The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4 percent, as layoffs remain low despite the worst year for job creation since 2020. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/09/jobs-report-unemployment-rate/ Author : Lauren Kaori Gurley Publish date : 2026-01-09 19:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Renee Good, shot by ICE, came to Minneapolis for ‘community’

Renee Nicole Good was a devoted mother and artist before she was fatally shot and became a flash point of anger against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/09/ice-shooting-victim-minneapolis/ Author : Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Annie Gowen, Praveena Somasundaram Publish date : 2026-01-09 16:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Russia unleashes nuclear-capable missile in latest Ukraine attack

Russia said its strike was retaliation for a claimed drone attack that President Donald Trump said never happened. Kyiv’s mayor urged residents to evacuate if they can. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/09/russia-oreshnik-ukraine-attack-putin/ Author : David Stern, Serhii Korolchuk Publish date : 2026-01-09 13:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Coast Guard prepares for influx of seized ‘ghost fleet’ oil tankers

As Trump targets Venezuelan oil exports, the Coast Guard has put out a call for specialists who can fix captured tankers so they won’t be turned away from U.S. ports. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/09/coast-guard-oil-tankers-venezuela/ Author : Tara Copp Publish date : 2026-01-09 11:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Unraveling

Michael Ramirez cartoon on protests in Iran and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/08/michael-ramirez-cartoon-ayatollah-khamenei-iran-protests/ Author : Michael Ramirez Publish date : 2026-01-08 22:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Police arrest 20-year-old following fatal 5-car collision in downtown D.C.

D.C. police said the driver had fled a traffic stop before the crash. The two officers who attempted the traffic stop have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/08/dc-l-street-car-crash-arrest/ Author : Emma Uber, Kyle Swenson, Rachel Weiner Publish date : 2026-01-09 02:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Nats avoid the awkwardness of arbitration with all but one player

Infielders CJ Abrams and Luis García Jr. and pitchers MacKenzie Gore and Jake Irvin agreed to contracts for the upcoming season. Cade Cavalli and the club remain at odds. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/01/08/nationals-arbitration-cj-abrams-mackenzie-gore/ Author : Andrew Golden, Spencer Nusbaum Publish date : 2026-01-09 02:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Are you paranoid bugs are everywhere? Here’s the play for you (or not).

Carrie Coon of “The White Lotus” stars in the Broadway premiere of Tracy Letts’s dark psychological thriller “Bug.” Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2026/01/08/bug-broadway-carrie-coon-review/ Author : Naveen Kumar Publish date : 2026-01-09 01:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Trump administration jails migrant teens in facility known for child abuse

Pennsylvania recently revoked a license for the secure juvenile detention center where the administration sends some migrant children, even some with no pending criminal charges. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/24/migrant-teens-facility-child-abuse-trump/ Author : Douglas MacMillan Publish date : 2026-01-08 11:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Minn. officials say FBI is freezing state out of probe into ICE shooting

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said the FBI’s decision to take over the investigation into the deadly shooting in Minneapolis will keep state officials from accessing evidence. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/08/minnesota-ice-shooting-protests/ Author : Patrick Marley, Mark Berman Publish date : 2026-01-08 17:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Iranian protests and strikes escalate as state struggles to contain them

Security forces have repeatedly responded with violence, including killing protesters, raiding hospitals and arresting thousands, according to rights groups. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/08/iran-protests-strikes-tehran/ Author : Yeganeh Torbati Publish date : 2026-01-08 15:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Trump defends ICE, seeks to define shooting before facts are established

Trump seized on partial video footage to impose his interpretation of the shooting as investigators worked to establish the facts. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/07/trump-ice-shooting-video/ Author : Emily Davies Publish date : 2026-01-08 11:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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After 25 days, ICE releases Maryland woman who says she is a U.S. citizen

Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/07/diaz-morales-maryland-woman-released-ice/ Author : Joe Heim Publish date : 2026-01-08 01:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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At U.S. championships, a pairs Olympic threat emerges. But there’s one big issue.

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov are halfway to their second straight U.S. pairs skating title. Italy could be next — if citizenship papers come through in time. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2026/01/07/us-figure-skating-championships/ Author : Les Carpenter Publish date : 2026-01-08 04:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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