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Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
This is one of many signs that Trump knows his party is in big trouble in the coming midterm elections. Bluesky The Department of Justice's seizure of Fulton County, Georgia, 2020 voting records remains a chilling, bewildering exercise in using federal agencies to try to validate Donald Trump's false claim that he won reelection that year, carrying Georgia though even state GOP officials certified that he lost the ...
Source: thenation.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The CAIO started as a signal of intent, but as AI hits production, the job is changing from "go explore" to "make it work, safely, at scale." When generative AI first broke onto the scene, it did so with incredible speed and spectacle. New capabilities appeared overnight, and boards were quick to take notice. Executives sensed risk, but they also saw a lot of opportunity, and so many of them made the same move: ...
Source: cio.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump told NBC News on Wednesday that he believes his administration could use "a softer touch" in its immigration enforcement operations after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens last month in Minneapolis. "I learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch. But you still have to be tough," Trump said in an Oval Office interview with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Llamas. ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The target launch window for Artemis II has been moved to March 2026. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that the Artemis II moon mission has been delayed following issues that were detected during the wet dress rehearsal. The anticipated launch date was previously pegged as "no later than April 2026," and the revised launch window remains consistent with that timeframe. Although ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The desperate search for "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother stretched into its fourth day Wednesday as local and federal authorities continue to investigate her possible abduction. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing Sunday afternoon from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, after she did not show up at church, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC News. She was last seen around 9:45 p.m. the previous ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
U.S.-Iran talks are expected to be held in Oman on Friday, sources told CBS News, after the U.S. military said it shot down an Iranian drone and Iranian forces threatened to seize a U.S.-flagged vessel. Iran is seeking direct talks with the U.S. without the usual third party intermediary, according to two sources — an Arab diplomat and a source familiar with the matter. The direct format has long been ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
We report without fear or favor because our work is sustained by members, not influence. Your support helps ensure the truth is told clearly, even when those in power push back. Join HuffPost today. Already a member? Bill Gates addressed the allegations made about him in the latest batch of files the Department of Justice released on Jeffrey Epstein, saying he is "one of many people who regret ever knowing" the ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The judge rejected a plea for a 27-year sentence and said a rambling statement read by Routh was irrelevant. A man has been jailed for life without parole for trying to assassinate Donald Trump as he played golf in 2024. Secret Service agents spotted Ryan Routh in bushes a few hundred metres from Mr Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida , on 15 September. Routh, 59, fled and left behind an ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. El otoño pasado, Marimar Martínez comenzó a darse cuenta de que había sido baleada por un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza cuando perdió el control de su mano derecha. Al alejarse de un choque con tres agentes en la intersección de 39th Street y Kedzie Avenue, Martínez sintió que sus dedos ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article About 300 journalists in the newsroom are expected to lose their jobs as part of a 'broad strategic reset' The Washington Post told staffers today that it was moving forward with a sweeping round of layoffs that was part of a "broad strategic reset" of the storied newspaper, which ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
After two decades and two stints as Walt Disney Co. boss, Bob Iger finally is hanging up the reins. Disney this week tapped 54-year-old parks chief Josh D'Amaro to succeed Iger as chief executive. The handoff is set for March 18, at the company's annual investor meeting, with Iger staying on as a senior advisor and board member until his December retirement. The changing of the guard atop one of America's iconic ...
Source: latimes.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The president moved quickly to sign the bill after the House approved it with a 217-214 vote. "This bill is a great victory for the American people," Trump said. ...
Source: military.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Russia has declared it is no longer bound by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it can deploy, as the last remaining arms control treaty with the United States nears expiry, threatening to dismantle the final constraints on the world's two largest atomic arsenals. The comments on Wednesday came as the United Nations called the expiry of the New START treaty a "grave moment for international peace and ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A doberman pinscher named Penny won Best in Show on Tuesday night during the 150th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The 4-year-old canine bested the six other group winners to take the prestigious award, making her the 42nd female to win Best in Show and the first Doberman since 1989. "You can't attribute it to one thing," Penny's handler, Andy ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
We report without fear or favor because our work is sustained by members, not influence. Your support helps ensure the truth is told clearly, even when those in power push back. Join HuffPost today. Already a member? President Donald Trump is facing heat for on one of the female journalists who cover him and his administration. "You are the worst reporter," Trump scolded CNN 's Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday. "I don't ...
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Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
London — U.K. police have launched an investigation into former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson after the U.S. Department of Justice released emails last week that indicate he may have shared confidential U.K. government documents with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The documents relate to years during which Mandelson served as a senior official in the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Hong Kong — China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla's electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All car doors must include a mechanical release function for handles, except for the tailgate, according to details released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Officials said the policy aims to address safety concerns after fatal EV accidents ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The Justice Department removed an attorney from a detail with the US attorney's office in Minnesota after she expressed frustration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's noncompliance with court orders, according to a person familiar with the matter. Julie Le, an attorney representing the US attorney's office in Minnesota said, "the system sucks, this job sucks," in response to a federal judge's questions on ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump held a nearly two-hour meeting on Tuesday with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro , that both called friendly — a dramatic about-face from weeks earlier, when Trump accused Petro of pumping cocaine into the U.S. and threatened his country with military action. Afterward, Trump tried to downplay his past criticisms, saying, "He and I weren't exactly the best of ...
Source: military.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
New Delhi, India – When US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India on Monday this week, he declared that New Delhi would pivot away from Russian energy as part of the agreement. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump said, had promised to stop buying Russian oil, and instead buy crude from the United States and from Venezuela, whose president, Nicolas Maduro, was abducted by US ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
To ensure developer control, Xcode creates automatic milestones for every modification, allowing teams to revert the entire project to a pre-agent state. Apple announced Xcode 26.3 on Tuesday, introducing agentic coding tools such as Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex directly within its app development suite. The Xcode 26.3 Release Candidate became available to all Apple Developers on the developer ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
– Greek coast guard boats and a helicopter scoured the sea near an eastern Aegean island on Wednesday after an overnight collision between a patrol boat and a people and injured more than two dozen. Accotrding to the coast guard, initial information indicated most of those on board the speedboat were from Afghanistan. Twenty-four people, including 11 children, were hospitalized on the island of Chios ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes Raw milk has become a popular drink in some circles, particularly among fans of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But it can expose people to disease-causing—and even life-threatening—germs, a danger that a family in New Mexico appears to have sadly experienced firsthand. On Tuesday, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reported that a newborn recently died of a Listeria infection ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Israeli bombings across Gaza have killed at least 23 Palestinians since dawn on Wednesday, including at least two infants, according to hospital officials and other health authorities. "Where is the ceasefire? Where are the mediators?" asked Dr. Mohamed Abu Salmiya, director of Gaza City's Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies of 11 people—mostly from the same family—who were killed after Israeli ...
Source: commondreams.org
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
London — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles II who was previously known as Prince Andrew, has moved out of his sprawling Royal Lodge home in Windsor as further details emerge about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor's move to Sandringham, King Charles' massive private estate in Norfolk, eastern England, was announced by ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The Switch is now the best-selling Nintendo console in history, having surpassed 155 million sales since it launched in 2017. It means the device, which saw a huge boom in sales over the pandemic , has now surpassed the Nintendo DS as the firm's most successful gaming hardware. And the Switch is now behind only Sony's PlayStation 2 in the overall gaming charts, which sold more than 160 million units in the years ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
By T he Super Bowl is almost here, and ahead of Sunday's big game between the Patriots and the Seahawks, brands are already dropping their star-studded ads (and teasers for ads). From Ben Affleck's latest Dunkin' spot to George Clooney teaming up with GrubHub for a feast, explore the 2026 Super Bowl commercials below. The appliance company promises to give spiky-haired Food Network star Guy Fieri a radical new look ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes Pinterest fired employees who were trying to track the recently announced layoffs. The digital pinboard social media company announced last week that it would be laying off about 15% of its staff and shrinking its office space as part of a restructuring effort. In a meeting led by the company's Chief Technology Officer Matt Madrigal, engineering employees were told that Pinterest would not ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Departure marks large drop in agents on the ground but still leaves about 2,000 there, far above typical levels for state Tom Homan, the White House border czar, said about 700 federal agents would leave Minnesota , a large drop in agents on the ground but still leaving about 2,000 agents there, far above typical levels for the state. Homan said the reduction came as county jails were negotiating over increased ...
Source: theguardian.com
JD Vance Blasts 'Incestuous' Elites In Epstein Files But Won't Address Trump's Thousands Of Mentions
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
At a time when many newsrooms are shrinking, your support is more important than ever. Membership ensures we can keep covering the issues that shape our lives and communities. Already a member? Vice President JD Vance let loose on the "incestuous" elites named in the newly released trove of documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but sidestepped the fact that the files mention President Donald Trump thousands of ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Warning that President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrant communities, protesters who speak out for civil and human rights , and journalists who are reporting on the president's mass deportation campaign has placed the nation at a "crossroads," a US judge on Tuesday temporarily barred federal agents from launching tear gas, projectiles, and other chemicals at demonstrators in Portland, Oregon. US District Judge ...
Source: commondreams.org
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
By Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit seeking information regarding allegations of discrimination against athletic shoemaker Nike Inc. The EEOC has received complaints of systemic race discrimination against white workers via Nike's diversity, equity and inclusion programs and other mechanisms, the federal agency said in a news release on Wednesday. The EEOC filed ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Mozilla heard your complaints, and now Firefox 148 gives you an AI opt-out. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Every major web browser on the market includes AI tools. There's Copilot for Edge , Aria for Opera , Apple Intelligence for Safari , and more. But Mozilla was behind the curve in adding AI to Firefox. In December, when Mozilla announced it would finally add AI to ...
Source: zdnet.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a video call Wednesday to discuss the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States. The Kremlin leader accepted an invitation to visit China twice this year. The call came amid a series of meetings between Xi and Western leaders who have sought to boost ties with China ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Amazon is betting that an AI assistant best known for turning on lights and answering trivia questions can become a sought-after benefit of its Prime membership, in the same league as free shipping and streaming video. The company is making Alexa+, the generative AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant, available free starting today to all U.S. Prime members, nearly a year after it was unveiled . Tens of millions ...
Source: geekwire.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Private companies added 22,000 jobs in January, half as much as the consensus forecast predicted, the ADP National Employment Report said Wednesday. The service industry makes up 21,000 of the new jobs , with education and health services adding the most, with 74,000 new jobs. This helped offset a loss of 57,000 jobs in the professional and business services, as well as losses in information and ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Less than two months after implementing a policy that opened the door a crack to businesses with limited noncitizen ownership, the Small Business Administration has forcefully slammed it shut. Processing Content The agency published a notice Monday limiting eligibility to its lending programs to companies that are wholly owned by U.S. citizens or nationals. In doing so, the SBA rescinded a narrow exception unveiled ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Other brands under Darden Restaurants portfolio include Olive Garden and Ruth's Chris Steak House Darden Restaurants announced on Tuesday that it will close its Bahama Breeze chain after nearly 30 years in operation. The Orlando-based company said it will permanently shut down 14 of Bahama Breeze's 28 restaurants, while converting the remaining locations into other Darden brands. Restaurants designated for ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS—He had decided that the America he believed in would not make it if people like him didn't speak up, so on a cool, rainy morning in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Jon, 67 and recently retired, marched up to his study and began to type. He had just read about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's case against an Afghan it was trying to deport. The immigrant, identified in The Washington ...
Source: abajournal.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The deal embeds advanced OpenAI models directly into Snowflake's data platform, enabling secure, AI-powered analytics and agents across major clouds. Snowflake and OpenAI have struck a multi-year, $200 million partnership to bring OpenAI's advanced models, including GPT-5.2, directly into Snowflake's enterprise data platform. The collaboration is designed to let Snowflake's large customer base, more than 12,000 ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Defense department says it may end support unless youth group abandons inclusivity and returns to 'God and country' values The Pentagon is again threatening to sever ties with Scouting America unless the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America reverts to "core values" and realigns itself with service to "God and country". A warning to end the US military's longstanding partnership with one of the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article 'If it expires, it expires,' Trump shrugged off as experts have warned about the dangers to the world. Maira Butt reports E xperts have warned that the United States and Russia could be headed towards an unfettered nuclear arms race as the last remaining treaty imposing ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The study examines 30 preventable causes, including tobacco, alcohol, high body mass index, physical inactivity, air pollution, ultraviolet radiation – and for the first time – nine cancer-causing infections. ...
Source: news-medical.net
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
In February 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis publicly announced his desire that the state consider amending its Constitution, initially, to abolish property taxes. Florida's property tax system funds local counties, cities, school districts, and numerous special taxing districts providing services such as water management, fire protection, and mosquito control. Florida's property tax framework is established in the ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for another round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending the almost four-year war as Russian cluster munitions killed seven people at a market in Ukraine. The delegations from Moscow and Kyiv were joined in the United Arab Emirates by U.S. officials, Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council chief, who was present at ...
Source: military.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Prosecutors summon tech billionaire and ex-CEO for questioning and add Grok AI tool to investigation Prosecutors have raided the French headquarters of Elon Musk's social media platform X and summoned the tech billionaire and the company's former chief executive for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged cybercrime. "A search is under way by the cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor's office, the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article 'You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail,' Jeanine Pirro told Fox news this week, adding that she didn't care 'if you're a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else.' is currently under fire from gun rights advocates and pro-Second Amendment MAGA ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the chipmaker's plan to invest in OpenAI remains "on track," in an interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer. "There's no controversy at all. It's complete nonsense," Huang said. "We love working with OpenAI." Huang said Nvidia would invest in OpenAI's next fundraising round. In this article Jensen Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia, attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Washington — Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to the House Oversight Committee's terms to testify as part of the panel's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a last-minute change of heart for the pair who had been defiant as they faced a contempt of Congress vote, the panel's chairman said Tuesday. Hillary Clinton will appear for a deposition on Feb. 26, while the former president will appear on Feb. 27, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
US president makes further claims of antisemitism against Ivy League school amid wider dispute with higher eduction institutions Donald Trump has announced that his administration is seeking $1bn in damages from Harvard University , the latest step in a long-running battle with the university over allegations of antisemitism. In a Truth Social post late on Monday, Trump accused the Ivy League school of being ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell checked himself into a hospital on Monday night "after experiencing flu-like symptoms," a spokesman for the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday. The spokesman, David Popp, said it was done out of an "abundance of caution" and McConnell's "prognosis is positive." "He is grateful for the excellent care he is receiving," Popp said. "He is in regular contact with his ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By DEE-ANN DURBIN PURCHASE, NY (AP) — PepsiCo is cutting prices on Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos chips this year to win back customers exasperated by years of price hikes . "For some consumers, low- and middle-income consumers, the biggest friction they have today in our category… is affordability," PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta said Tuesday ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com