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Jackson Health System CEO Migoya steps down, successor appointed in president and COO Zambrana
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Jan 29 • 5:49 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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Back to business: Local shops, restaurants come back to life after snowstorm

Small business owners say they’ve weathered a storm that left 10 or more inches of snow on downtown streets this week. It took a mix of snow shovel handiwork, municipal plow trucks and private contractors with backhoes and tri-axle dump trucks to bring business districts back to life. “This storm

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Jan 29 • 5:38 PM EST • Business • triblive.com
‘We’ll stay in the fight’: New OU athletic director committed to Rock Creek Entertainment District

The hiring of Roger Denny as OU’s next athletic director may signal the university’s plans to prioritize the advancement of the Rock Creek entertainment district.

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Jan 29 • 5:21 PM EST • Entertainment • oudaily.com
East Derry business owners add to their collection

An East Derry couple has added one more local business venture to their list.

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Jan 29 • 3:32 PM EST • Business • unionleader.com
Mavericks put their hope in health as the 1-year anniversary of the Luka Doncic trade approaches
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Jan 29 • 3:25 PM EST • Health • 10tv.com
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A No. 1-vs.-2 showdown between Brother Martin and Jesuit has been moved because of weather

Brother Martin and Jesuit will play their rivalry soccer match two days later than originally scheduled.

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Jan 29 • 2:58 PM EST • Sports • nola.com
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Blizzard Entertainment - Official 'The Next Chapter' Trailer
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Jan 29 • 2:23 PM EST • Entertainment • ign.com
Shaw’s ‘diamond in the rough’ goes from basketball-only to committing to LSU for football

Jackson Williams’ future appeared to be on the basketball court, but a transfer from Newman to Shaw put him on a new path to LSU football. Here’s his story.

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Jan 29 • 2:20 PM EST • Sports • nola.com
Borderlands 4 Finally Gets Photo Mode in Today's Major Update

Borderlands 4 is getting a major update today, including, among other things, the addition of the long-awaited Photo Mode that was announced prior to the game's launch, but was allegedly held due to the need to prioritize polishing other elements.

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Jan 29 • 2:11 PM EST • Technology • ign.com
Chicago health officials report 7 cases, 2 deaths from meningitis outbreak in January
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Jan 29 • 12:56 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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cbdMD Strengthens Regulatory Science Platform to Support Emerging Regulatory Cannabinoid Evaluation Pathways

cbdMD, Inc. (NYSE American: YCBD), a leading innovator in hemp-derived wellness products, today announced a strategic initiative to integrate and expand its regulatory science, safety, and intellectual property assets to establish a differentiated cannabinoid compliance and evidence platform aligned with evolving federal healthcare evaluation frameworks, including emerging CMS and CMMI innovation initiatives.

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Jan 29 • 12:53 PM EST • Science • finance.yahoo.com
Paying for health care is now Americans' top financial worry, KFF poll finds
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Jan 29 • 12:40 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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As quirky Switch 2 life sim Tomodachi Life gets a release date, Nintendo makes good on decade-old same-sex relationship promise

Nintendo has confirmed same-sex relationships in its Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream reveal, alongside an April release date.

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Jan 29 • 11:46 AM EST • Technology • eurogamer.net
Fans excited for Nintendo's upcoming Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream left completely baffled by "wacky" image sharing restrictions

Nintendo has implemented restrictions to how you can share images in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.

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Jan 29 • 11:41 AM EST • Technology • eurogamer.net
Time to climb a weird mountain in Cairn, the windy backpacking odyssey from the creators of Haven and Furi

The new mountain climbing survival game from The Game Bakers is out now on Steam

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Jan 29 • 11:20 AM EST • Technology • rockpapershotgun.com
Explore Utica Zoo's Snowshoe Trails

Snow shoe rentals are a popular winter activity at the Utica Zoo.

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Jan 29 • 11:20 AM EST • Entertainment • wktv.com
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Your Halo Story

I’m obsessed with stories. This comes as a shock to many of you, I know. These days when we hear the term, the immediate association is likely with penwoven narratives underpinning myriad entertainment properties and creative content. Or perhaps some variation of a bite-sized window of life viewed through the lens of a social platform. […]

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Jan 29 • 11:15 AM EST • Technology • halowaypoint.com
Circus and Mardi Gras-themed stage shows are coming to New Orleans theaters this week

Get ready for a thrilling week of theatrical performances in New Orleans, from the Carnival spirit in "And the Ball and All" to the circus magic of "Water for Elephants."

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Jan 29 • 11:00 AM EST • Entertainment • nola.com
How stroopwafels and saffron tiramisu fit into Starbucks' plan to get to 40,000 stores around the world

The CEO of its international business doesn't see anti-U.S. feeling hurting business.

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Jan 29 • 10:04 AM EST • Business • fortune.com
John Hancock CEO: We all have a role in driving better health outcomes for Americans

I recently testified before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee on improving long-term health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.

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Jan 29 • 9:10 AM EST • Health • fortune.com
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Introducing Moltworker: a self-hosted personal AI agent, minus the minis

Moltworker is a middleware Worker and adapted scripts that allows running Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) on Cloudflare's Sandbox SDK and our Developer Platform APIs. So you can self-host an AI personal assistant — without any new hardware.

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Jan 29 • 9:00 AM EST • Technology • blog.cloudflare.com
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Why Music Catalogues Are Becoming The Hottest Asset In Entertainment

Music catalogs are emerging as stable, long-term assets, attracting investors with consistent returns and cultural value.

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Jan 29 • 8:15 AM EST • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
AI Real Estate Business Taps $100 Million Private Credit Loan

Propy, a real estate technology company, tapped the private credit market for the first time, securing $100 million to support the startup’s acquisition strategy.

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Jan 29 • 8:00 AM EST • Business • bloomberg.com
Tomodachi Life™: Living the Dream for Nintendo Switch

Buy Tomodachi Life™: Living the Dream and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

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Jan 29 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • nintendo.com
Small Business Promotion Week: WashSmart Laundry

You won’t find any coins at this laundromat. WashSmart Laundry in North Arlington prides themselves not only on being coinless, but they also offer the latest high-powered, energy-efficient washers and dryers that not only clean faster but leave clothes “feeling softer.”

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Jan 29 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • arlingtontx.gov
The US in brief: Agents who shot Alex Pretti on leave

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s second term.

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Jan 29 • 6:29 AM EST • Politics • economist.com
Hungary Business Confidence Drops as Orban’s Stimulus Falls Flat

Hungarian business confidence dropped sharply at the start of the year, reversing recent gains in another blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban before parliamentary elections.

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Jan 29 • 5:13 AM EST • Business • bloomberg.com
Super Bowl LX sets up Patriots Seahawks rematch

Super Bowl LX reignites New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks rivalry, while Bad Bunny brings international star power to halftime show.

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Jan 29 • 5:09 AM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
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Americans Are More Worried About Health Care Costs Than Gas or Groceries

The price of health care tops the US public’s long list of economic worries ahead of the midterm elections, according to new polling data, as “affordability” has become a buzzword championed by politicians on both sides of the aisle.

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Jan 29 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • bloomberg.com
Louisiana restructured child care tax credits for businesses to help families, workers

State leaders restructured and renamed a tax credit program for childcare businesses and businesses that invest in child care, which early childhood education advocates say will increase the quality of child care and ease parents back into the workforce.

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Jan 29 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • theadvocate.com
Citrus Heights approves mandatory registry for vacant businesses
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Jan 29 • 1:39 AM EST • Business • cbsnews.com
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Davis police investigate string of downtown business burglaries
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Jan 29 • 1:33 AM EST • Business • cbsnews.com
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Science for Living: How digital health tools strengthen care when patients are the core focus

Daniel Amante, PhD, MPH, discusses how digital health tools are most effective when they’re designed with patients at the center.

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Jan 29 • 12:13 AM EST • Science • umassmed.edu
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Science for Living: How digital health tools strengthen care when patients are the core focus

Daniel Amante, PhD, MPH, discusses how digital health tools are most effective when they’re designed with patients at the center.

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Jan 29 • 12:13 AM EST • Health • umassmed.edu
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Behavioral Health as Economic Infrastructure

As behavioral health shapes productivity and inclusion, Catalight is building sustainable care models fit for the global economy

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Jan 29 • 12:00 AM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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Amazon announces 16,000 layoffs as business booms
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Jan 28 • 11:32 PM EST • Business • king5.com
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The Herald's weekly entertainment picks

Looking to be entertained from Thursday, Jan. 29, through Wednesday, Feb. 4? Check out the Skagit Valley Herald’s weekly recommendations.

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Jan 28 • 11:30 PM EST • Entertainment • goskagit.com
Business owner speaks out after Ypsilanti parents detained by ICE
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Jan 28 • 11:19 PM EST • Business • cbsnews.com
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Task force: Cut SF commissions, empower mayor

Legislation due to supes March 1.

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Jan 28 • 9:30 PM EST • Politics • sfexaminer.com
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Yuba City eyes $8.5 million state grant for new regional sports complex

A new regional youth sports complex could be coming to Yuba City. The city's public works department is planning to apply for a state grant that could award up to $8.5 million through a revitalization program.

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Jan 28 • 9:23 PM EST • Sports • cbsnews.com
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Snowstorm brings economic boom to some Delaware County businesses while others struggle
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Jan 28 • 7:26 PM EST • Business • cbsnews.com
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Rise to the Occasion with Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes in Pokémon TCG Live

Look forward to newly discovered Mega Evolution Pokémon, beautiful new artwork for fan-favorite cards, and more.

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Jan 28 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • pokemon.com
How unplanned snow days impact small central Ohio businesses
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Jan 28 • 6:28 PM EST • Business • 10tv.com
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Tenor Health's acquisition of Moses Taylor, Regional and Wilkes-Barre General hospitals gets OK by state, foundation executive says
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Jan 28 • 5:39 PM EST • Health • wnep.com
Pa. county commissioners call for $40M increase to support mental health services

HARRISBURG — County leaders from across Pennsylvania on Wednesday called on legislators and Gov. Josh Shapiro to provide an additional $40 million in funding for county mental health services in

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Jan 28 • 4:10 PM EST • Health • lancasteronline.com
Meta Says Revenue to Beat Estimates, Supporting AI Spending

Meta Platforms Inc.’s better-than-expected sales outlook helped ease Wall Street concerns about plans for unprecedented spending on artificial intelligence this year.

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Jan 28 • 4:07 PM EST • Business • bloomberg.com
Dispatch Is Censored on Nintendo Switch Due to Platform 'Content Criteria', Developer Says

Dispatch, the superhero workplace comedy made by Telltale veterans at AdHoc Studio, is out now on Nintendo Switch. But a number of excited new and returning players aren't super happy about the release, as it turns out the game has been pretty aggressively censored on the system.

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Jan 28 • 3:05 PM EST • Technology • ign.com
‘Trust, love, commitment’: Esteemed business leaders and former Notre Dame football student-athletes reflect on how to be champions of hope at Walk the Walk Week event

On Monday (Jan. 26), two distinguished business leaders and former Notre Dame football student-athletes — Tracy Graham ’95 and Byron Spruell...

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Jan 28 • 3:00 PM EST • Business • news.nd.edu
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High school roundup: Hastie’s shot lifts Pelham boys

Gavin Hastie’s jumper in the lane with 1.5 seconds remaining lifted the Pelham boys basketball team past host Lebanon, 50-48, in a Division II contest on Tuesday night.

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Jan 28 • 2:50 PM EST • Sports • unionleader.com
NBA legend Manu Ginobili invests in sports performance hub with Miami FC stadium, academy and hotel
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Can We Protect Science?

Can We Protect Science? It was a burning question at the World Economic Forum last week.

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The latest in entertainment news with Variety
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Community invited to Terry Schools Science Fair Feb. 3

Terry Schools will host a 7th–12th grade Science Fair on Monday, Feb. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the study hall at Terry High School.

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Laredo Chamber sets 2026 vision to strengthen business

With a vision of strengthening the Laredo business community at all levels as the nation's largest port, Monica Y. Martinez of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce is looking ahead to 2026.

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Jan 28 • 12:13 PM EST • Business • lmtonline.com
Frozen science experiments inspired by the Loppet Winter Festival
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Jan 28 • 11:55 AM EST • Science • cbsnews.com
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Baton Rouge Republican joins race for Julia Letlow's U.S. House seat

After U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow entered the U.S. Senate race following an endorsement from President Donald Trump, candidates are lining up to to run for her seat.

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Watch the Super Bowl at Legacy Sports Bar & Grill!
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PE-backed CT masonry business acquires New England manufacturer

US Masonry and Building Products said it purchased York Flashings LLC, which manufactures products designed to seal joints and channel moisture out of building walls to help prevent water damage.

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Jan 28 • 11:41 AM EST • Business • hartfordbusiness.com
2nd Show Announced for State Fair 2026 Concert Lineup

The Great New York State Fair has announced its second music act for Suburban Park.

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Super Bowl 2026 TV deals: The best sales ahead of kickoff

From sub-$500 sets to high-end OLEDs, you can save on a new TV ahead of this year's big game.

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Jan 28 • 11:00 AM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Holland America Line Entertainment
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OpenAI digs in on a fundamental disconnect in new research: AI is ready for primetime, many businesses aren't

The real challenge isn't building better AI—it's actually using it.

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Jan 28 • 7:52 AM EST • Business • fortune.com
The US in brief: DHS’s first report on Pretti

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s second term.

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Jan 28 • 7:42 AM EST • Politics • economist.com
Dispatch available now for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 systems

Shop now on Nintendo.com or Nintendo eShop. Manage a group of ex-supervillains who are given one last shot at redemption!

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Jan 28 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • nintendo.com
Artemis II and III: The science that brings us back to the Moon

This week on Planetary Radio, Sarah Al-Ahmed is joined by Kelsey Young, Artemis Science Flight Operations Lead and lead of the Artemis II Lunar…

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Frederick zoning amendment could change rules for home businesses

Frederick business owners who operate out of their homes could have new rules under a zoning amendment being considered by the city's Planning Commission.

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Jan 28 • 6:00 AM EST • Business • fredericknewspost.com
Investment and Statecraft: The International Politics of Sovereign Wealth Funds - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

In 1953, Kuwait established the world’s first sovereign wealth fund to invest the country’s oil revenues and generate returns that would reduce its reliance on a single resource. Since then, over 100 separate funds have been created to preserve national wealth and ensure long-term fiscal sustainability. Today, they manage over $10 trillion in global assets. In this discussion with GJIA, political economist Kathryn Lavelle explains the increasingly novel dynamics that surround fund behavior and what the world can come to expect from their growing presence in international financial markets. GJIA: When it comes to the roles sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) play in global markets and politics, what would you say makes them unique? Kathryn Lavelle: Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) operate on behalf of governments as investors. That in itself is a strange relationship. Within them, a core contest takes place between the state’s interests (or sovereign) part of the dynamic, and the money interests (or wealth) part of it, and these two aspects are frequently in contradiction, serving fundamentally different goals. SWFs are also quite fascinating because when you talk to the people who manage these funds, they have an interest in convincing you that the decisions are made almost exclusively on a financial basis—they really will go to great lengths to differentiate their government owners and those who make the management decisions. At the same time, these people ultimately answer to someone in power. Therefore, for most SWFs, it remains deeply unclear who is actually making the investment decisions and for what purposes. Of course, it is not always clear how other vehicles, such as hedge funds and private equity make the decisions they do, but I think what a lot of people find particularly disconcerting about SWFs is that they seem to act on behalf of people who have a different identity from their own. People who could be trying to manipulate politics and markets in a way that would have a long-term effect on their own populations. Regular investors come and go at will, and they only share an interest in profit as far as most of us understand. However, SWFs have that extra “sovereign” part right behind them that obscures their true interest. GJIA: These funds can be found in countries all across the globe, in both authoritarian states and democracies. Would you say SWFs differ in their goals and structures between regime-type? KL: It is not necessarily regime type that makes the goals and structures of SWFs different. It has to do with their economies. Let’s look at a country like China. There’s going to be a debate about exactly how to characterize the regime, but it is a country with many different kinds of sovereign wealth funds, and a particularly opaque state connection to each. At one time, some of the state-owned Chinese oil companies created specialized investment vehicles listed outside Chinese markets that excluded parts of the firms that were more associated with human rights violations. At the same time, the China Investment Corporation (CIC)­—China’s largest SWF—draws a lot of concern, not necessarily because of its investment activities, but because of the dynamics of global politics. So, I wouldn’t really tie differences to regime types themselves in a wholesale way, but rather to how such funds are perceived and how they are structured. Saudi Arabia’s SWF is getting all kinds of attention for its involvement in Hollywood, and this takes me right back to when I was a student in the 1980s, when people were concerned about Japanese investment entities buying assets in Hollywood. They aren’t quite the same in financial terms, but it’s the same kind of concern about foreign investment that drives people to be suspicious, and the whole idea that “foreigners are influencing Hollywood.” This holds true across industries, and it reflects where politics are in places like the United States right now. One metric we can try to look at is transparency, where all the funds will tell you, “we are transparent.” The problem you’ll keep running into with this approach is how you value things. When trying to do comparative studies of equity markets, you’ll find that every country doesn’t use Generally Accepted Accounting Principles like we do in the United States. A fund may appear opaque politically and not want people to show what they’re invested in or what their intent with that investment is, but they could also just not be able to report it because of the way it was purchased, or the kinds of shares they purchased. There are some assets out there that really are difficult to put a monetary value on. GJIA: To what extent do domestic politics shape SWF behavior in both the investing “home” country and the recipient “host” country? KL: This depends on the type of fund present and also on the extent to which voters’ political views are able to influence the fund. For example, in a democratic home state like Norway, the SWF doesn’t invest in nuclear weapons or tobacco because of social concerns, but there is a continuing debate over whether it should invest in oil, even though that’s where most of the money comes from. The degree to which Norway will continue to make those investments, and whether they contradict the government’s overall climate goals, is an open question in Norwegian politics. Because of the way the fund’s governance is structured, it may not be easy to resolve. On the other hand, some people consider pension funds, like the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) in Ohio, to be quasi-SWF. They have a very strict separation between the people who make up the management division and the fund owners. No teacher or professor would want to invest in things that may harm the future of their students. At the same time, a fund manager might see an opportunity in a diversified multinational corporation that offers a good return, despite it deriving part of its revenue from e-cigarettes. These contests are very apparent. Domestic politics can work in host countries too. A good example is Singapore’s SWF, Temasek, investing in Thailand’s telecommunications sector. If you study political economy, you already know that countries everywhere are uncomfortable with foreign ownership of their telecom sectors because a foreign entity could monitor or manipulate our communications with each other. In the case of Temasek, there was significant pushback from Thai citizens surrounding the deal, which went on to influence national political sentiment toward Singapore as a whole, underscoring the risks some SWFs may face with their investment choices. In this case, fund behavior led to the dissolution of the entire Thai government in 2006 and a subsequent coup d’état. GJIA: To address some of this unease, the Santiago Principles were established in 2009 to ostensibly promote trust and transparency. From your perspective, have these mechanisms actually changed fund behavior? KL: In international relations theory, we always like to have a clear set of norms and best practices­—the orientation we want the proverbial ship to be going in. In that regard, the Santiago Principles at least got the discussion going about which direction SWFs should take at a time when people were very skittish about the growing size of these funds. Nobody wanted them to be out there and potentially destabilizing economies, so talks about disclosure, conditions for withdrawal, and the independence of managers were helpful when initiated. The biggest stumbling block was that there wasn’t exactly a good way to measure compliance with the Principles, let alone how to hold funds to them. If you read the Principles, they’re overall quite vague. In general, a fund doesn’t want to reveal how and why they make certain investment decisions because that information is proprietary—a fund makes money off of how and why it makes decisions—so how do you reconcile that with loosely-defined ideas of openness? Some decisions might have a political purpose. The bottom line is that trying to figure out and assign a score to compliance is not easy, and it is therefore the reason why the Santiago Principles never really got off the ground to the point where they could truly direct fund behavior. GJIA: Many emerging markets are looking to build their own SWFs from mineral and oil revenues. Historically, have funds shaped development trajectories in these countries? KL: I think the big story in international emerging markets investment is that the investment is increasingly no longer unidirectional. In the past multinational corporations of primarily Western background were the main form of foreign direct investment in a country. That has changed dramatically, to the point where you have companies from so-called “developing countries” taking over companies in the United States. Therefore, the landscape of international investment has changed, and I think SWFs are certainly a possibility to be the next step in the game. Historically, you didn’t need an entire financial vehicle to reinvest commodity revenues in your country, but as emerging markets get more financially sophisticated, their capacity to operate such funds has increased. SWFs would allow treasuries to move from relying on holding foreign exchange assets like cash or government bonds to having broader financial markets and targeted growth areas, while easing pressure on welfare expenditures. GJIA: With their increasing financial weight, do you see the presence of SWFs being a factor in the political choices leaders will have to make with regard to domestic and foreign policy? KL: It will depend on just how big the funds get. One of the reasons people are already apprehensive is because of their scale, and if certain SWFs in certain countries achieve a large-enough size, the presence will absolutely be cause for concern. The other factor political leaders will have to consider are their objectives. It’s not always clear how to define a SWF, or even where its activity is concentrated, but it is certainly a worry from the perspective of national security of opaque external investment. More than that, I think one of the most interesting questions going forward is whether the United States, the home to the world’s largest financial markets, will develop its own fund, for which the Trump administration announced a plan. There have also been several proposals in Congress. Were it to come into being, it would have tremendous weight. At the same time, one of the hallmarks of U.S. capitalism is a lack of government ownership of shares, so it would not be clear how such a fund would be received in domestic politics, or which direction it would take. Given how politically fragmented the country is, a Democratic administration would likely be concerned about different sectors of the economy, such as healthcare, and want investment there, rather than a Republican administration, which might prefer defense industries. No investment vehicle could thrive under conditions of such instability. Moreover, it remains unclear where the money to fund a theoretical U.S. SWF would come from. It would be a fundamentally different entity depending on whether it is financed with debt, economic surplus, commodities, or the sale of state companies, as in the case of Singapore. If it is debt, or government borrowing of some form, then the fund would have to outperform whatever the cost of that debt is, which is not an easy thing to do. I think our political leaders have enough on their plate. Our system has worked well keeping political and investment functions generally separate. We have seen different forms of business rise and fall, and even the perception of different countries, all of which funds are tied to. Unless a major SWF either starts—like in the case of the United States—or collapses—an issue that concerns the Saudis, I don’t see any political tsunamis on the horizon. . . . Kathryn Lavelle is the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her research explores the exchange between domestic and international and political institutions with a particular emphasis on political economy and multilateralism. Dr. Lavelle’s first book, The Politics of Equity Finance in Emerging Markets, explored the political circumstances that surround large issues of stock in the developing world. After being granted tenure at Case Western, she was awarded an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship and named the William A. Steiger fellow, a designation given to the most promising political scientist in her class of fellows. While in Washington during 2006-2007, she worked on the staff of the House Committee on Financial Services on issues related to domestic and international monetary policy. Dr. Lavelle holds a PhD in political science from Northwestern University; an M.A. in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia; and a bachelor’s degree in international economics from Georgetown University. She is a permanent member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Interview conducted by Sid Mehrotra. Image Credit: Jason Leung, Unsplash Content Licenses, via Unsplash

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Jan 28 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • gjia.georgetown.edu
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Scientists say these two viruses may become the next public health threats

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two emerging pathogens with animal origins — influenza D virus and canine coronavirus — have so far been quietly flying under the radar,…

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Movies and TV shows casting across the US

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the US.

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The best and worst states to start a business in 2026

'It’s crucial to establish your business in a state that will maximize your chances of success,' one analyst said.

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Jan 28 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • qz.com
Barcelona superstar sets sights on Lionel Messi’s Champions League record

FC Barcelona lock horns with FC Copenhagen tonight in the UEFA Champions League, hoping to secure a top-eight finish and progress directly to the Round of 16.Unless something drastic happens, Robert L...

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Jan 28 • 4:00 AM EST • Sports • barcauniversal.com
Sword Buys Kaia Health, Plans Fresh $500 Million Funding Round

Sword Health agreed to acquire rival Kaia Health for $285 million in its biggest deal to date, expanding the AI health startup’s footprint in the US and marking its entry into Germany.

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Jan 28 • 3:51 AM EST • Health • bloomberg.com
Starmer Attack on Reform Candidate Shows His Future on Ballot

Keir Starmer stepped up his attacks on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party ahead of a special election that could decide the prime minister’s political future.

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Jan 28 • 3:03 AM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com
Feds OK New Mexico's $382 million broadband expansion plan for homes, businesses

The funding is slated to serve more than 42,000 unserved and underserved homes and businesses across the state.

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Jan 28 • 12:45 AM EST • Business • santafenewmexican.com
Alamance County thaws after winter storm: Roads clear, businesses reopen
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Jan 27 • 10:38 PM EST • Business • wfmynews2.com
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Vacant Houston properties burn four times, threatening established business next door

Four fires in two years. 50% of customers gone. And the city-cited buildings just burned again. This Westheimer restaurant owner says enough is enough.

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Jan 27 • 8:55 PM EST • Business • khou.com
Zipps Sports Grill releases statement following HSI raids at multiple Valley locations
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Jan 27 • 8:48 PM EST • Sports • 12news.com
Google Says AI Agent Can Now Browse on Users’ Behalf

Google is launching an artificial intelligence assistant on its Chrome browser that can open websites and click around on a user’s behalf.

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Jan 27 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • bloomberg.com
Politics and Agriculture - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

Washington Post Columnist, Megan McCardle wonders what ever happened to trying to understand what the problems are and coming up with a compromise.

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Jan 27 • 7:00 PM EST • Politics • aginfo.net
Edison, N.J., water main break leaves dozens of home, businesses without service
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Deal Ticker: Loews to Add Third Hotel in Arlington Entertainment District

Plus: Dubai's Sobha Realty buys 100 acres in Frisco, Partners Real Estate taps former Stream Realty exec to lead Dallas market, and more.

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Jan 27 • 5:25 PM EST • Entertainment • dmagazine.com
From lunch tray to lifelong health: WHO sets global standards for school meals

For the first time ever, the World Health Organization (WHO) is providing recommendations for healthy and nutritious food in schools around the world.

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Jan 27 • 5:10 PM EST • Health • news.un.org
Another strike sends 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to picket lines

An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers launched an open-ended strike this week in California and Hawaii to demand better wages and staffing.

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Jan 27 • 4:56 PM EST • Health • newsday.com
Detroit's top carmaker just wrote down $7.6 billion on its EV business—and grew its market cap by the same amount. Here's how GM did it

"We continue to believe in EVs," CEO Mary Barra told the Street. But GM also believes in free cash flow.

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Jan 27 • 4:54 PM EST • Business • fortune.com
Health Insurers Weigh on the Dow, While S&P 500 Sets Fresh Record

A selloff in UnitedHealth and peers erased $99 billion in market value.

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Jan 27 • 4:54 PM EST • Health • wsj.com
SC measles outbreak now the largest in recent years

With more than 700 people sickened, most of them children, South Carolina’s measles outbreak has surged past other infectious episodes in recent years.

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New Ride Coming to Enchanted Forest

A new ride is set to debut at Enchanted Forest Water Safari this summer.

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Jan 27 • 2:57 PM EST • Entertainment • wktv.com
NMSU solar research cohort at world’s largest Earth and space science conference

Eight students from a solar physics research group led by Juie Shetye, New Mexico State University astronomy assistant professor, were selected to present their work at the American Geophysical...

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Jan 27 • 1:27 PM EST • Science • newsroom.nmsu.edu
Grounded 2 Update: The Toxic Tangle – Available Now

The Toxic Tangle update is available now, expanding Grounded 2 with a massive new Garden biome,, new creatures and gear including a new mount, the mysterious Tang effect, and much more.

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Jan 27 • 1:00 PM EST • Technology • news.xbox.com
National retail chain closing its clothing stores across LA, including at the Riverwalk outlets

Open since 1999, women’s clothing chain had more than 450 locations across the U.S.

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Jan 27 • 12:24 PM EST • Business • nola.com
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The Sicilian Tenors bring new live show to Frederick

Inspired by their award-winning PBS special, The Sicilian Tenors bring their new live show, “Journey to Highclere Castle,” to the stage at 8 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Weinberg Center

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Jan 27 • 12:14 PM EST • Entertainment • fredericknewspost.com
Bay Area health care workers hold vigil for Alex Pretti
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Veolia Expands US Hazardous Waste Business

French environmental services giant Veolia is expanding aggressively in the US, agreeing to buy Enviri’s hazardous waste unit for $3 billion and doubling its footprint here. As demand surges for clean water, PFAS cleanup, and sustainable solutions for AI data centers and manufacturing, Veolia CEO Estelle Brachlianoff joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about company's future. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Jan 27 • 11:24 AM EST • Business • bloomberg.com
Business Buzz: Colorado River crisis and the 2026 legislative agenda
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AI Unlocks Hundreds of Cosmic Anomalies in Hubble Archive

Astronomers used a cutting-edge, AI-assisted technique to uncover rare astronomical phenomena within archived data from Hubble.

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Jan 27 • 10:00 AM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
Uptown car wash site hits market, reopening debate over future of Tchoupitoulas corridor

A longtime Uptown car wash is up for sale just two years after a heated fight over demolishing historic homes on the site. The 70,000-square-foot Tchoupitoulas Street property now sits at the center of a corridor still in flux, as nearby retail and development plans remain uncertain.

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Jan 27 • 9:30 AM EST • Business • nola.com
Australian Open 2026: Coco Gauff smashes racket after loss, Carlos Alcaraz wins in straight sets

Coco Gauff had a frustrating day Tuesday.

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Jan 27 • 8:21 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Eat Street businesses in Minneapolis aim to balance care, survival in wake of Alex Pretti killing
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