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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump has often talked about seeking an unconstitutional third term has declined to endorse a potential successor for the 2028 Republican presidential campaign, despite ongoing speculation surrounding JD Vance and Marco Rubio . JD Vance, a former Republican senator from Ohio, has ...
Source: independent.co.uk
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repeated efforts to tie her and her husband, former President Comer, who leads the House Oversight Committee, has been trying to get the Clintons to testify about their relationship with the disgraced financier and convicted *** offender. Last month, members of the committee ― including nine Democrats ― for defying its subpoena, which led the couple to But the former first lady, senator and secretary of ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
New Start expires on Thursday. That leaves no limits on US and Russian nuclear arsenals Let's be honest: America needs another nuclear weapon about as much as Donald Trump deserves a Nobel peace prize. Yet on Thursday, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the U S and Russia will expire . When the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty – New Start – goes away, there will be no limits on US ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Home » » U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon sentenced Ryan Routh, the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in September 2024, to life in prison. Routh was convicted on five counts for his assassination plot on President Trump in 2024, during his election campaign, while the president was golfing at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Judge Cannon also added ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
The chairman of a powerful Wall Street law firm who drew outrage by caving to President Donald Trump's revenge campaign has finally quit after his fawning emails to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed. Brad Karp, the 66-year-old head of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, had gushed that the disgraced financier was "amazing," and asked Epstein for help getting his son a job with a Woody Allen ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Iran and the United States will hold talks Friday in Oman, their latest over Tehran's nuclear program after Israel launched a 12-day war on the country in June and the Islamic Republic launched a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests . U.S. President Donald Trump has kept up pressure on Iran, moving aircraft carriers and other military assets to the Gulf and suggesting the U.S. could ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Lai Ching-te's comments come after Xi Jinping told Donald Trump to be "prudent" about sending weapons to Taiwan. Taiwan shares a "rock solid" relationship with the United States, its president has insisted - despite talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping over the self-governed island's future. During a phone call on Wednesday, Mr Xi warned his American counterpart to be "prudent" ...
Source: news.sky.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
On Wednesday, storied newspaper axed nearly one-third of company after earlier unpopular moves by owner Jeff Bezos Under Marty Baron, the Washington Post won 11 Pulitzer prizes and expanded its newsroom to house more than 1,000 journalists. The storied newspaper's future is now in question, according to its former executive editor. "The aspirations of this news organization are diminished," Baron told the Guardian ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain on Thursday tried to dampen a wave of anger from lawmakers in his own party, and even some calls to step down, after crude new revelations about the friendship between his former ambassador to Washington and Jeffrey Epstein. Before a preplanned speech on poverty in southern England, the prime minister accused the former ambassador, Peter Mandelson, of "deceit," ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The White House launched its new prescription drug platform, TrumpRx, on Thursday evening, showcasing the president's new "most favored nation" drug pricing policy. President Donald Trump said dozens people throughout the country can buy dozens of the most commonly used prescription drugs for much lower prices via TrumpRx.gov . "This is a big deal. People are going to save a lot of money and be ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Sam Altman calls AI competitor "dishonest" and "authoritarian" in lengthy post on X. On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Chief Marketing Officer Kate Rouch complained on X after rival AI lab Anthropic released four commercials, two of which will run during the Super Bowl on Sunday, mocking the idea of including ads in AI chatbot conversations. Anthropic's campaign seemingly touched a nerve at OpenAI just weeks ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Varonis is expanding its AI security capabilities through the acquisition of AllTrue.ai, which brings real-time visibility and security to AI systems, complementing Varonis' understanding of enterprise data, identities, and access. Together, the combined platform helps organizations ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
New data on jobs and layoffs this week points to more job cuts and lackluster hiring plans, indicating 2026 might not be the fresh start many job seekers are looking for. A monthly survey of layoff announcements from the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas released Thursday found that U.S. employers announced 108,435 job cuts in January, the highest cuts for the first month of the year since 2009. Last ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
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Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
MinAmbiente de Colombia abre consulta pública sobre Hoja de Ruta del Acuerdo de Escazú [co-author: Daniela Hernández Oviedo] El gobierno colombiano, a través del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (MADS), el 19 de enero de 2026, abrió consulta pública para definir la Hoja de Ruta de Acciones Prioritarias para la implementación en Colombia de los ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Washington — A federal court hearing in Minneapolis on Tuesday provided an extraordinary window into the volume of immigration-related cases overwhelming federal prosecutors in Minnesota amid the Trump administration's surge of immigration agents to the Twin Cities, and the frustrations of exasperated judges who have said their orders are repeatedly ignored. The hearing before U.S. District Judge Jerry ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Humans should not be drinking cow's milk for countless reasons, including the horrific torture that cows experience . Furthermore, drinking raw milk puts human lives at severe risk of illness, no matter how bright and bubbly the social media presence of the farm in question. Indeed, drinking raw milk from an influencer-led farm is such a bad idea that it should seem obvious to abstain. Nevertheless, the influencer ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
TUCSON, Arizona — NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie sent a public message to her 84-year-old mother's kidnapper on Wednesday saying that her family is ready to talk but wants proof that she is alive. Guthrie said in a recorded video posted on social media that her family has heard media reports about a ransom letter for Nancy Guthrie , who authorities believe was taken from her home in Arizona against ...
Source: cleveland.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disclosed the investigation in a motion filed in Missouri federal court demanding that Nike fully comply with a subpoena for information. The ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Do apes have an imagination? A new study suggests Kanzi the bonobo did Amalia Bastos first met Kanzi the bonobo in 2023. Bastos was "starstruck," she recalls: Kanzi was famous for learning how to communicate with humans using a keyboard of symbols. Upon first seeing Bastos, Kanzi immediately pointed at her and another scientist. Then the ape pointed to his "lexigrams"—the symbols he used to ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Home » » The Trump administration is withdrawing 700 federal immigration agents in Minnesota "effective immediately," White House border Czar Tom Homan announced on Feb. 4 during a press conference in Minneapolis. Despite the reduction in personnel, Homan affirmed that immigration crackdowns will persist within the state. Nearly 25% of the total number of federal officers deployed to Minnesota will be ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Google plans to spend up to $185B Alphabet executives struck a confident tone on Wednesday's post-earnings call, signaling that Google's heavy investments in artificial intelligence are now translating into real revenue growth across the business. The call was the first since Google released its Gemini 3 model , which has boosted user engagement and helped the company regain momentum in the intensifying AI race. ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deployed an army batallion to a troubled state after gunmen killed as many as 162 people in one of the country's deadliest attacks in recent months. The attack late Tuesday on Woro village in Kwara State came after the military recently carried out operations in the area against what it called "terrorist elements". Gunmen burned shops and a traditional ruler's home and wounded ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide are potentially preventable, according to one of the first investigations of its kind, which analysed dozens of cancer types in almost 200 countries. The study found that in 2022, roughly seven million cancer diagnoses were linked to modifiable risk factors — those that can be changed, controlled or managed to reduce the likelihood of developing the disease. Overall, ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Dozens of advertisers are pulling out all the stops for Super Bowl 60, airing Sunday on NBC. They're hoping that audiences tuning in will remember their brand names as they stuff their ads ...
Source: pbs.org
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Amazon.com Inc. delivered record quarterly revenue on the back of strong cloud growth during the fourth quarter, but its stock fell in late trading after it missed expectations on profit and raised its fiscal 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $200 billion. The online retail and cloud computing giant reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.95 per share, trailing Wall Street's ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
In Washington, the hottest new club is all about critical minerals. Officials from more than 50 countries descended on Washington this week to attend the Trump administration's inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial, marking one of U.S. President Donald Trump's biggest pushes to forge new supply chains independent of China. In Washington, the hottest new club is all about critical minerals. Officials from more ...
Source: foreignpolicy.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Valve says it still hopes to ship both devices "in the first half of the year." When Valve announced its Steam Machine desktop PC and in mid-November of last year, it declined to announce pricing or availability information for either device. That was partly because RAM and storage prices had already begun to climb due to shortages caused by the AI industry's insatiable need for memory . Those price spikes have ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Alex Kantrowitz writes the Big Technology newsletter on Substack and hosts the Big Technology Podcast. AI agents have been gathering online by the thousands over the past week, debating their existence , attempting to date each other , building their own religion , concocting crypto schemes , and spewing gibberish . It's all been happening on Moltbook, a new social network for bots, and it's a disturbing preview of ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
LONDON — Former Prince Andrew has moved out of his sprawling home in Windsor, it has been widely reported by British media, as fresh revelations in the newly-released Epstein files throw up more challenges and embarrassment for Britain's royals. Now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has become a persistent headache for King Charles III, who ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
THE HUMAN BODY can only go without oxygen for 4 minutes before there's irreversible brain damage. Death follows 4 to 6 minutes later. Yet one 33-year-old man stayed alive for 48 hours without either of his lungs. Surgeons devised an ingenious way to keep the man alive after removing his infected lungs. Documented in a recent article in journal Med , the radical approach could work as a potential option for others ...
Source: menshealth.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
The Alexa Plus AI has been in early access for over a year , but this week all that changes, starting with a Thursday preview at Amazon's upcoming Big Game ad featuring Chris Hemsworth . Let's look at how our phones and smart speakers are getting this smart voice assistant upgrade . I've been reviewing beta Alexa Plus over the past year and found the AI upgrade to be highly conversational and more capable ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Previous work on gender and autism estimated higher autism rates in boys and men, but this latest research suggests that may not be true Autism rates are 'more or less equal for men and women', according to a study which challenges previous assumptions about its prevalence. While the neurological and developmental condition is known to be more common in young boys, Swedish researchers found there was a big rise in ...
Source: news.sky.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Mortgage rates rose again in the first full week following the Federal Open Market Committee's decision not to reduce rates during its January meeting. Processing Content Following the meeting, Pres. Trump nominated Kevin Warsh , a former Fed governor, to replace Jerome Powell as chairman. Warsh is seen by the markets as someone who is more accommodating to the President's desire to lower short-term rates. The ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza, hospitals say, after soldier wounded by gunfire At least 20 Palestinians, including several children and a paramedic, have been killed and almost 40 others wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza, hospitals say. The Israeli military said tanks and aircraft carried out "precise strikes" against what it called "terrorists" who opened fire on troops in the north of the strip, seriously ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
China's President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin hailed their countries' "stabilising" economic, political and security alliance in the face of "turbulent" times globally, as they spoke via video call on Wednesday. Moscow and Beijing have sought to present a united front against the West, with ties deepening since Russia's 2022 Ukraine offensive. The call comes days after top officials from both ...
Source: digitaljournal.com