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The first game I always start with is Wordle, New York Times' web-based word game that's taken the world by storm. I also love playing Strands and Connections so yes, I'm a word game connoisseur. A month or so ago, my partner introduced me to a letter-swapping game called Waffle, a free web-based game which feels like the lovechild of Wordle and a crossword puzzle — and I am obsessed. Waffle also feels more high-stakes compared to Wordle — to me, Waffle requires more brainpower compared to Wordle. I feel like the man in the "distracted boyfriend" meme, looking at Waffle while Wordle looks at me in disbelief.
Marc Prokosch, a lawyer representing Liam’s family, said he’s only been able to make “indirect” contact with Conejo Arias thus far, but sought to speak with him soon. The superintendent said ICE officers used the preschooler in an attempt to draw other family members out of their home. Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, and his father were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota. The school district said Liam’s family has an active asylum case and had not been issued a deportation order. President Donald Trump has sent thousands of Homeland Security officers into Minnesota in recent weeks, with ICE raids sweeping up noncitizens and citizens alike.
LOS ANGELES — When the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers faced each other at Intuit Dome on Dec. 20, both teams were struggling. The Lakers were 19-7 before that game and the Clippers stood at 6-21. The Clippers (20-24) won for the seventh time in eight games behind seven players scoring in double figures. He had missed three games with the injury, but Lakers coach JJ Redick was confident before the game the Clippers star would play. “We assume everybody’s going to play against the Lakers,” Redick said.
By Jake Dicker, of Tulane Sports LawOn November 12, 2025 a Judge in Los Angeles County Superior Court denied a request by the city of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Committee (RBOC) for a temporary restraining order that would have forced UCLA to maintain their home at the Rose Bowl. The plaintiffs allege that UCLA has been in discussions with SoFi stadium in regard to the location of future UCLA football home games, and is in breach of the lease contract currently keeping the football team at the Rose Bowl. In 2014, the city of Pasadena and the RBOC signed a thirty year lease with UCLA that mandated the Rose Bowl as the only venue in the Los Angeles/Orange County area that could host UCLA football games. Within that lease, it was stated that UCLA’s attempt to depart from the Rose Bowl would constitute a breach of contract. Judge James C. Chalfant, presiding over the case, denied the city of Pasadena and the RBOC’s request for a temporary restraining order that would force UCLA to play its games at the Rose Bowl.
VP Vance heading to Minneapolis amid federal immigration crackdown Vice President JD Vance is heading to Minneapolis Thursday to meet with ICE agents to “reinforce the White House’s unwavering support for federal immigration officials.”
Seven Democrats voted with all but one Republican to approve the bill, sending it to the Senate over the objections of Minnesota’s Democratic lawmakers. That’s on top of the unprecedented $75 billion boost in funding ICE received from Trump’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill that Republicans passed unilaterally last year. But those demands were blocked by Republicans in bicameral negotiations over the legislation, prompting many House Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), to oppose the bill. AdvertisementPassing the bill, those Democrats argue, would allow them to impose at least some constraints on ICE. Progressive senators, however, vowed to oppose the bill anyway over its funding for ICE.
AdvertisementSome of the Danes responded by floating the idea of a version of NATO without the U.S., he said. Advertisement“We tended … to downplay what Trump or Vice President JD Vance said, to think that it’s posture and they don’t really mean it,” the official said. trade deal and after European officials like French President Emmanuel Macron began suggesting the E.U. “The experiment went well and is now being applied elsewhere, as in Venezuela, Greenland and the streets of Minneapolis. In many European countries, the same forces are trying to follow the example, and although they do not yet have sufficient strength, they are trying.”
Claude Code Made the Internet Fun AgainKevin Roose, a technology columnist at The New York Times, shared his recent vibecoding project with his co-host, Casey Newton on the “Hard Fork” podcast. By ‘HARD Fork’January 22, 2026
On Sunday, protesters entered the Cities Church in St. Paul, where an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official serves as a pastor. Arrests follow a DOJ civil rights investigationThe Justice Department investigated the church protest swiftly, but found no basis for a civil rights investigation into Good’s death. Past administrations, however, have moved quickly to probe shootings of civilians by law enforcement officials. The Justice Department has separately opened an investigation into whether Minnesota officials impeded or obstructed federal immigration enforcement though their public statements. That’s called journalism.”It wasn’t immediately clear what the Justice Department would do after the judge’s decision.
… There is no Plan B.”Thus spake Jared Kushner, unveiling his vision for postwar Gaza in front of an audience of the World Economic Forum at Davos. A “coastal tourism” zone would run along the seafront — long enough for up to 180 skyscrapers, many likely earmarked as hotels. Jared Kushner presents a plan for post-war Gaza following a signing ceremony for the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Obtained by CNN“New Gaza” is to be a center of industry, with the aim of achieving 100% full employment, Kushner said. It’s not a secret IP (intellectual property),” Kushner said, indicating a possible end to the role of UNRWA in Gaza.
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Former special counsel Jack Smith defends decision to charge President Trump Smith defended his decision to charge President Trump with crimes in Florida and Washington, D.C., during his opening statement to the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
Readers had strong reactions to my column this week about what we know and don’t know about alcohol’s health risks. Saying to people they can drink a glass or two is like saying they can smoke a pack or two.”I understand May’s perspective. What is far less settled is whether drinking an occasional glass of wine is comparable to smoking an occasional cigarette. That said, even occasional drinking can be problematic for some people. “I don’t understand your hypocrisy,” wrote Jenny from Washington, D.C. “You’ve written so much about how cannabis is bad for health.
PoliticsParis Hilton wants Congress to fight AI-generated pornJanuary 22, 2026 | 11:19 PM GMTParis Hilton joined Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other lawmakers to back the Defiance Act, which would let victims of AI-generated porn sue its creators, on Jan. 22.
