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- Major service cuts, disruptions loom for NJ Transit, Amtrak riders - NJ Transit service will be reduced on some lines and Midtown Direct trains to Manhattan will be diverted to Hoboken for four weeks in mid-February.
- Former Ukrainian PM accused of bribing politicians with US dollars to weaken Zelenskyy's government - Ukrainian authorities seized stacks of U.S. dollars during raids targeting former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who allegedly planned to bribe lawmakers
- Venezuela opposition leader Machado says she 'presented' her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump - The White House said President Trump met with María Corina Machado to have 'frank and positive discussion about what's taking place in Venezuela.'
- How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online - Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
- Pentagon vows to reform military newspaper Stars and Stripes, remove 'woke distractions' - The Pentagon will be implementing reforms at the long-running military newspaper Stars and Stripes, vowing to eliminate "woke distractions" from its pages.
- American hot spot slapped with 'worst' tourist designation in new global analysis - The Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles is topping a list of the "worst" tourist destination in a new travel report, with visitors calling it "run down, dirty" and more. Others weighed in.
- Goldman Sachs CEO is looking at how the Wall Street bank can get involved in prediction markets - Goldman's interest comes as prediction markets gain visibility and debate swirls over market transparency and regulatory boundaries.
- Trump to attend College Football Playoff championship game in Miami with Rubio - President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are expected at the CFP championship game in Miami on Monday. Trump's growing sports involvement takes center stage again.
- Residents alarmed as harmful creatures spread into new territory: 'There are thousands' - It reproduces quickly.
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presents Nobel medal to Trump despite institute ban - Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presents her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump, comparing gesture to Lafayette's gift to Bolívar.