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Opinion | Davos Men Create Hard Times

President Trump’s faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week. So were the costs, as he splintered NATO and then undercut his credibility by climbing down from his threats.

NYT · 5 sources

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Top Stories 349 stories

  1. Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. A City on Edge: Protesters Clash in Minneapolis

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. The difference between administrative and judicial warrants

    ABC · 4 outlets

  3. Lake effect snow sweeps Eastern U.S.

    ABC · 3 outlets

Business 170 stories

  1. What Trump Was Really Like at Davos

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    A rift between the United States and Europe over Greenland spurred a massive swing this week, but the S&P 500 closed down less than half a percent.

  2. What Trump’s Greenland ‘TACO’ Means for Markets

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Global Stocks Retreat After Trump Tariff Threat

    MKTW · 4 outlets

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  1. Japan's snap elections: a reckless risk or calculated gamble?

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  2. Asian Stocks Mostly Rise as Fears About U.S. Tariffs on Europe Ease

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. How Banks Can Appease Trump on Credit-Card Rates

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 188 stories

  1. Shawn Smith will referee Super Bowl LX

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Broncos WR Pat Bryant up to full practice Thursday

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Google updates Curt Cignetti search page to reflect iconic quote

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Seahawks lead 49ers 24-6 at halftime

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 273 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, January 20 (game #1457)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. 9to5Mac Daily: January 22, 2026 – Siri AI chatbot, Apple AI pin

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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  1. Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Flow is $150 off for 9to5Mac readers

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. 5 innovations I want from iOS... that'll keep me away from Android

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Google Chrome tests Gemini-powered AI "Skills"

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. What is the release date for Fallout season 2 episode 6 on Prime Video?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Hackers breach Fortinet FortiGate devices, steal firewall configs

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 113 stories

  1. Will Timothy Busfield’s ‘Sex’ Psych Test Hold Up in Child Sex Abuse Trial?

    USMag · 1 outlets

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  1. How Do Bringing Up Bates’ Katie Bates and Husband Travis Clark Make Money?

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Paige DeSorbo Warned Kyle Cooke That Amanda Batula Would Leave Him

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Read Justin Baldoni's Text Messages Amid His 'It Ends With Us' Drama

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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