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Power cut caused by technical fault affects the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm 01/21/2026 06:46am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Electricity to the Danish island of Bornholm was cut off on Wednesday due to a technical fault that caused an undersea cable to be disconnected, authorities said. The power supply was cut off at 10:16 a.m. (0916GMT). Police on the island, which is located off the southe Edmunds tests the BMW X5 and Mercedes GLE seeking the better luxury plug-in SUV 01/21/2026 06:37am • The BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE are two popular midsize luxury SUVs that offer the latest in luxury, space and technology. Of course, neither vehicle is aimed at the cost-conscious car shopper, but this is a situation where you do get what you pay for. They’re also notable because they’re among Fukushima nuclear plant operator restarts reactor at another plant, reviving safety concerns 01/21/2026 05:47am • TOKYO (AP) — The world’s largest nuclear power plant restarted Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, as resource-poor Japan accelerates atomic power use to meet soaring electricity needs. The first steps in energy production at the No. 6 The Latest: Greenland and threat of Trump tariffs loom over Davos 01/20/2026 06:02pm • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Corporate chiefs and government leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, are in Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual World Economic Forum that promotes dialogue and economic progress, even as actions from Washington have upended the global order a The secret to pest-free houseplants starts at the nursery 01/20/2026 02:05pm • If you grow houseplants, you probably know that sinking feeling you get when you notice the almost imperceivable movement of a dot, fine webbing between a leaf and its stem, or a leaf that just looks off. You thought (hoped!) the moment would never come, but the pests have moved in, and here we are. Social media addiction's surprising challenger? Anti-doomscrolling influencers 01/20/2026 02:02pm • It’s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought was a 10-minute break spent on your phone was closer to 30 minutes. Olivia Yokubonis, armed with a kind voice an Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize 01/20/2026 01:15am • NUUK, Greenland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” in a text message released Monday. T DC's sanctuary for Black golfers gets volunteer maintenance on MLK Day 01/19/2026 06:01pm • Even though President Donald Trump's administration terminated the National Links Trust’s lease overseeing D.C.’s three public golf courses, it did not stop Langston Golf Course from hosting its annual MLK Day of Service event. Dozens spent the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day pulling in Analysts warn that Iran crisis carries potential nuclear risks 01/19/2026 05:36pm • VIENNA (AP) — In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests, analysts warn that the internal upheaval affecting the Iranian theocracy could carry nuclear proliferation risks. While in recent days U.S. President Donald Trump seeme The pain, and joy, of Rachel Eliza Griffiths' writing journey 01/19/2026 10:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — After her best friend died on the day Rachel Eliza Griffiths married Salman Rushdie and her husband was nearly stabbed to death a year later, the author and multimedia artist was left with no choice over what she would write about next. “I think there was a struggle when I tried Oregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure 01/19/2026 09:18am • A Portland, Oregon, boy is struggling to recover from infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart baby formula donated through a program that aims to help poor and homeless families. Ashaan Carter, now 10 months old, was hospitalized twice and remains on a feeding tube after contracting the New diet guidelines say to double up on protein, but nutrition experts are wary 01/19/2026 09:16am • Protein just got a big boost from U.S. health officials. The latest federal dietary guidelines tell Americans to “prioritize protein foods at every meal” and advise increasing daily intake — up to double the amount of previous recommendations. “We are ending the war on protein,” Health Sec Chinese steel factory officials detained after explosion that leaves 4 dead, 6 missing 01/19/2026 08:16am • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have detained those in charge of a steel factory in the Inner Mongolia region after an explosion killed four people and left 84 others hospitalized, state media said. The death toll rose to four during the day Monday as rescuers searched for the missing. State broadca Vietnam party meeting opens with leadership and economic growth on the line 01/19/2026 03:13am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s most important political conclave began Monday, as the ruling Communist Party convened to decide the country’s leadership and broad policy course for the next five years. A total of 1,586 delegates from across Vietnam gathered in the capital, Hanoi, for the Nati Ukrainian drone strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine 01/18/2026 10:30am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drone strikes damaged energy networks in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there. Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up its hammering of Ukraine’s energy