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After stinging election defeats, DNC eyes rural voters as key to 2026 midterm success

Fox News FIRST ON FOX— The Democratic National Committee (DNC) plans to focus much of its campaign efforts on winning over rural voters in the 2026 midterm elections, according to the party’s outgoing chairman— a sprawling effort they hope will help the party engage with and educate new voters, and loosen what many see as…

Gas reserves in European UGS facilities down below 55%

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The heating season in Europe started on October 29, 2024 (10 days earlier than in the previous autumn-winter season), with EU countries having withdrawn around 48 bcm of gas from UGS facilities since then https://tass.com/economy/1907093

Helicopter was flying ‘too high’ before collision over Washington — Trump

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On the evening of January 29, a Bombardier CRJ700 passenger plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter collided midair near Ronald Reagan National Airport, a 10-15-minute ride from downtown Washington https://tass.com/world/1907091

Meta’s WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted scores of users

Jerusalem Post The WhatsApp official told Reuters that it had detected an effort to hack approximately 90 users of its platform. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-840122

AI is the new arms race — Russian first deputy PM

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Denis Manturov, Russian companies are developing such hi-tech products as big language models, computer-aided learning, and intelligent vision https://tass.com/defense/1907089

Friend of Abducted Chechen Woman Sentenced to Community Service

Moscow Times Police arrested Lena Patyayeva while she staged a protest in St. Petersburg, citing alleged violations of Covid-19 restrictions. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/31/friend-of-abducted-chechen-woman-sentenced-to-community-service-a87820

Trace amounts of oil found in Berdyansk Spit in Azov Sea

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Zaporozhye Region governor Yevgeny Balitsky announced on January 14 that cleanup operations on the Azov Sea coast had ended, with as much as 59,700 tons of polluted sand being removed from a 14.5 kilometer stretch along the Berdyansk Spit https://tass.com/emergencies/1907087

Eleven Russians on board ship detained in Norway — police

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The police have not yet answered TASS’ question whether the sailors are being assisted by lawyers and interpreters and whether they have been able to contact the staff of the consular section of the Russian Embassy in Oslo https://tass.com/world/1907085

Russian Orthodox Church to Send More ‘Military Priests’ to Front Lines in Ukraine

Moscow Times Senior Church figures argue that the army lacks spirituality and that greater religiosity among troops would bolster their effectiveness against Ukraine. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/31/russian-orthodox-church-to-send-more-military-priests-to-front-lines-in-ukraine-a87815

Kiev, Chisinau fomenting energy crisis in Transnistria — Moldova’s ex-president

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A state of emergency has been in force in Moldova and the unrecognized republic of Transnistria after Ukraine terminated Russian gas transit on January 1 https://tass.com/world/1907083