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SF Sketchfest brings citywide comedy to San Francisco
- SF Sketchfest brings citywide comedy to San Francisco
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Between January 15 and February 1, San Francisco hosted one of its most significant annual cultural events. The event, known as SF Sketchfest, is a city-wide comedy festival.
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Carnegie Mellon partners with free learning tool as colleges reinstate testing requirements
- Carnegie Mellon partners with free learning tool as colleges reinstate testing requirements
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As more selective colleges reinstate the SAT and ACT requirements, a free online learning program named Schoolhouse.world has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to create new academic opportunities for students nationwide.
Education
The NBA and FIBA are formalizing discussions to launch a new professional basketball league across Europe
- The NBA and FIBA are formalizing discussions to launch a new professional basketball league across Europe
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In December 2025, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) officially announced that they would move forward with plans to establish a new independent professional basketball league in Europe.
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- SF Sketchfest brings citywide comedy to San Francisco
- Between January 15 and February 1, San Francisco hosted one of its most significant annual cultural events. The event, known as SF Sketchfest, is a city-wide comedy festival.
- Carnegie Mellon partners with free learning tool as colleges reinstate testing requirements
- As more selective colleges reinstate the SAT and ACT requirements, a free online learning program named Schoolhouse.world has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to create new academic opportunities for students nationwide.
- The NBA and FIBA are formalizing discussions to launch a new professional basketball league across Europe
- In December 2025, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) officially announced that they would move forward with plans to establish a new independent professional basketball league in Europe.
- The concerns over the severity of the Nipah virus is rising
- On January 27, 2026, Indian health authorities confirmed two cases of infection with the Nipah Virus in a local community.
- For the first time in years, BTS returns OT7 for a final world tour
- On January 13, nearly four years after their last performance as a full group in 2022, global K-pop sensation BTS announced their return as a seven-member group for their 82-date Arirang World Tour on Weverse.
- India reports new Nipah virus infections
- India is on heightened alert after health officials confirmed two cases of Nipah virus in the eastern state of West Bengal, detected on January 26, 2026.
- North Korea missile tests spark tension amongst Korea and Japan
- On January 27th, North Korea launched multiple suspected ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast.
- Border runner arrested near Zero Avenue in Abbotsford
- A suspected “border runner” was arrested late Wednesday, Jan 28, after police responded to a report of an illegal crossing near Abbotsford’s southern edge, close to the Canada-US border.
- Nationwide protests in the U.S. draw attention to immigration enforcement policies
- Large-scale protests swept across the United States in late January and early February 2026, as people demonstrated against federal immigration enforcement policies and actions carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- United States imposed sanctions on Iranian officials accusing them for the deaths of thousands of protesters
- Under the direction of President Trump, the U.S Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control released a press on January 30, imposing sanctions on “Iranian officials responsible for the recent brutal crackdown on their people”.
