https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/20/opinion/editorials/trump-wealth-crypto-graft.html
One year ago, Donald Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he has focused on using the presidency to enrich himself.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
New York Times Editorial Board: How Trump Has Pocketed $1,408,500,000
Russia Cheers the Growing NATO Rift Over Greenland
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to undermine NATO for nearly two decades. Now, as President Trump pushes to control Greenland, Moscow is cheering from the sidelines.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov appealed to Trump’s ego this week as the president pressed his pursuit of the Arctic island. “By resolving the issue of Greenland’s annexation, Trump will undoubtedly go down in the history books. And not only in the history of the United States, but in world history,” he said.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Haredi youth hit by bus & killed while returning from protest
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421194
A haredi youth has died after being struck by a bus at the entrance to Komemiyut this afternoon (Tuesday) while returning from a protest against a plan to perform autopsies on infants who died at a daycare center, Zaka reported.
An initial investigation indicates that the boy was walking with his friends on the side of the road as they returned from the protest, and for a reason that has not yet been determined, the bus hit him.
High Court of Justice blocks autopsies of dead infants from Jerusalem daycare disaster
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-883961
The High Court of Justice has blocked the plan perform autopsies on the two infants who died in Monday's Jerusalem daycare disaster, ZAKA rescue and recovery said in a Tuesday post to X/Twitter.
"Attorney Dror Shoshayim, Chair of ZAKA's Legal Department, represented the families of the toddlers, and after hearing the arguments, it was determined that no post-mortem autopsy will be performed, while emphasizing the need to preserve the dignity of the deceased," ZAKA's post read.
The director of Hadassah-University Medical Center, Professor Yaniv Sherer, where many of the injured children were taken to for treatment and observation, told Maariv that the injuries and deaths probably resulted from "some kind of poisoning, with or without a combination of crowding, fever, or dehydration."
Haredi extremists riot against autopsies of babies who died at unlicensed Jerusalem daycare
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox extremists clashed with police in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh on Monday night as they protested authorities’ plans to perform autopsies on the bodies of two babies who died in an overcrowded, unlicensed daycare center in the capital.
Police and the State Prosecutor’s Office are pushing for the autopsies in order to uncover the exact cause of death for 4-month-old Leah Goloventzitz and 6-month-old Aharon Katz, whose bodies were found on Monday morning, along with 53 other babies and toddlers with varying degrees of injuries at the Haredi daycare center.
Police arrest 16-year-old from Bnei Brak suspected of setting fire to Pride flag in Tel Aviv
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-883922
A 16-year-old Bnei Brak resident was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Pride flag over the weekend, the Israel Police confirmed on Monday.
In Tel Aviv, widely recognized as a hub of LGBTQ life in the region, the annual Pride Parade typically attracts tens of thousands of participants and visitors. Police generally step up security during Pride Month events due to concerns over possible provocations or hate-motivated actions.
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