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🗞️Amazon announces Fresh and Go store closures
...plus TikTok settles lawsuit and and UPS to cut 30,000 jobs
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January 27th, 2026
What happened today 🇺🇸,
Amazon announced it will close all Amazon Fresh supermarkets and Amazon Go convenience stores, converting some locations into Whole Foods Market outlets as part of a pivot to expand Whole Foods and accelerate same-day grocery delivery
Yale University announced that starting in the 2026-2027 academic year, it will offer free tuition to undergraduate students from families with incomes up to $200,000 per year and will be covering all costs of attendance, including tuition, housing, meals, travel, and insurance, for students from families making $100,000 per year…read more here
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be deployed to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, starting February 6th, to support security for the U.S. delegation, working with the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service and Italian authorities to assess threats from transnational criminal groups
U.S. population growth slowed to just 0.5% (adding 1.8 million people to reach a total population of 341.8 million) from July 2024 to July 2025, this is the lowest rate since 2021's pandemic low of 0.2%…read more here
House Democratic leaders warned President Trump to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem or face impeachment proceedings over the department's handling of recent fatal shootings by ICE agents in Minnesota
A report today stated that the CIA is quietly working with the State Department to set up a permanent U.S. intelligence presence in post-Maduro Venezuela
Congressman, Vern Buchanan (R-FL), announced that he will retire at the end of his current term, he has spent 20 years in Congress
Chicago's United Center, home to the Bulls and Blackhawks, will become the first major U.S. arena to sell THC-infused beverages at concessions for 21+ aged attendees during concerts and events starting early February 2026
TikTok has settled a social media addiction lawsuit, just hours before jury selection in a California Superior Court trial, where a 19-year-old plaintiff accused TikTok, alongside Meta, YouTube, and Snap, of designing addictive features that led to her depression and suicidal ideation
UPS plans to eliminate up to 30,000 operational positions in 2026 as part of a restructuring and cost‑cutting effort
Pinterest announced it will cut about 15% of its workforce, which is roughly 700–780 jobs and reduce office space as part of a restructuring to prioritize AI-focused roles, products like Pinterest Assistant, and sales strategy
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