US speed star Lindsey Vonn will make her return to the Olympics in Cortina, defying the odds at the age of 41.
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Jessica Pegula used the threat of having to wear a Taylor Swift-themed Kansas City Chiefs jersey as motivation to propel her past defending champion Madison Keys and into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday.
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"Proud" Madison Keys said she could walk away with her head held high after her reign as Australian Open champion ended to good friend Jessica Pegula on Monday in the last 16.
January 26, 2026
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Four days of ultra-exclusive Haute Couture fashion shows get underway in Paris on Monday, but how is the calendar constructed and who gets to take part? AFP has the answers.
January 26, 2026
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A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank Monday morning in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said.
January 26, 2026
The emergence of BlackRock's Rick Rieder as a Federal Reserve frontrunner means the US central bank could be led by a financial markets master less academically credentialed than other recent chairs.
January 26, 2026
Kanyon is getting fat: since someone stole his basket, this white cat with grey markings who lives at an Istanbul shopping centre has been showered with snacks, love and affection.
January 26, 2026
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Israel said Monday it would allow a "limited reopening" of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt once it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in the Palestinian territory.
January 26, 2026
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World number one Scottie Scheffler launched his 2026 US PGA Tour campaign with a runaway victory in the American Express at La Quinta, California.
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BERLIN, DE / ACCESS Newswire / January 26, 2026 / Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS), a leading cloud-based platform for payments and cash management, today announced Zlatko Vucetic as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective from February 1, 2026. This move comes as a pivotal step in advancing the company's long-term vision and global growth strategy in cloud-native cash management, liquidity, and payment solutions.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 26, 2026 / Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) ("Datavault AI" or the "Company"), a leader in data monetization, credentialing, digital engagement and real‑world asset ("RWA") tokenization technologies, today announced the execution of a memorandum of understanding with St. John's University in Taipei to support the establishment of the RWA International Research Center (the "Center"). The Center will serve as a core platform for promoting inter-university alliances and international industry-academia collaboration, as well as for advancing the study of real-world asset tokenization frameworks, regulatory technology, and applied financial innovation. The Center is scheduled to be inaugurated on St. John's University's campus on January 26, 2026.
January 26, 2026
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The shooting death of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, by federal agents Saturday in Minneapolis has spurred a new kind of debate around gun rights in the United States.
January 25, 2026
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Quarterback Drake Maye led the New England Patriots to their first Super Bowl appearance since the glory days of predecessor Tom Brady with a blizzard-hit 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos Sunday.
Juventus dealt a huge blow to Napoli's Serie A title defence on Sunday with a 3-0 win in Turin which left the reigning champions nine points behind league leaders Inter Milan, who are pulling away from the chasing pack.
Toulon moved up to fourth as full-back Marius Domon starred in a tight 30-27 victory over Montpellier on Sunday, as Clermont beat La Rochelle 32-27 to climb to fifth in the Top 14.
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the NBA team was "heartbroken" by events unfolding in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot dead a second US citizen amid the Trump administration's mass immigration crackdown.
January 25, 2026
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