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Top News Stories for Wednesday, February 11th 2026
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledges meetings with Epstein that contradict previous claims
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
– Under questioning from Democrats on Tuesday, Commerce Secretary acknowledged that he had met with twice after the late financier's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child, reversing Lutnick's previous claim that he had cut ties with him after 2005. Lutnick again downplayed his relationship with the disgraced financier, who was once his neighbor in New York City, as he was questioned by ...
Source: news4jax.com
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan, prolonging the latest dispute between the U.S. and its northern neighbor hours after its prime minister signaled there could be a detente. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which would ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
OpenAI has begun placing ads in the basic versions of its ChatGPT chatbot. OpenAI has begun placing ads in the basic versions of its ChatGPT chatbot, a bet that users will not mind the interruptions as the company seeks revenue as its costs soar. "The test will be for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go subscription tiers" in the United States, OpenAI said Monday. The Go subscription costs $8 in the United ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
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Prince William is currently traveling in Saudi Arabia, but he hasn't been able to escape questions regarding his family members back home—specifically, his uncle, the former Prince Andrew . One day after the Prince and Princess of Wales broke their silence on new allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, one onlooker questioned William about the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal. "Sir, to what extent do ...
Source: instyle.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Home » » Ghislaine Maxwell, the former confidante and longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from Congress, invoking her Fifth Amendment right during a private virtual deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 9. "This is obviously very disappointing," Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R., Ky.) told reporters following the deposition. "We had many ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Discord just announced that, starting in March, the platform will introduce "teen-by-default" settings globally. This means all new and existing Discord accounts will automatically be set with teen-friendly security settings, regardless of the user's actual age. Among other things, teen-friendly settings mean that sensitive content will be blurred, age-restricted servers and channels will be blocked, and message ...
Source: pcworld.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Drinking two to three cups of coffee daily could reduce the risk of dementia , according to new observational research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. American researchers analyzed four decades of data from more than 130,000 doctors and nurses, finding that moderately caffeinated coffee and tea intake can lower the risk of cognitive decline, ...
Source: foxnews.com
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– The FBI relied on years-old claims about the 2020 presidential election, many of which had been thoroughly investigated and found to have no connection to widespread fraud, to obtain a search warrant for in Fulton County, Georgia, according to an affidavit unsealed Tuesday that shows the case began with a referral from an administration official who tried to help President Donald Trump overturn his election ...
Source: news4jax.com
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LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer fights another day. After indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files sparked a dramatic day of crisis that threatened to topple him, the U.K. prime minister was saved by a pugnacious fightback and hesitation among his rivals inside the governing Labour Party about the consequences of a leadership coup . Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said Tuesday that Labour lawmakers had "looked ...
Source: apnews.com
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Surveillance photos and videos showing a subject in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie , "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, were released by authorities on Tuesday. The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department in Arizona posted the images to social media, showing a masked person wearing a backpack on the porch of Nancy Guthrie's Tucson home. FBI Director Kash Patel also ...
Source: cbsnews.com
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The billionaire stated that a lunar city could be finished in under 10 years due to more frequent launch windows and proximity. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that the company has shifted its near-term priorities from Mars settlement to building a "self‑growing city on the Moon." In a post on X, Musk stated the lunar project could be completed in less than 10 years, compared to more than 20 years for a ...
Source: techbriefly.com
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Key Takeaways On Feb. 6, 2026, FDA announced that it would take action to restrict access to GLP-1 ingredients for non-FDA approved compounded drugs. On the same day, the HHS General Counsel announced on social media that his office had referred Hims & Hers to the DOJ for investigation of potential federal law violations. These announcements signal possible future enforcement actions and scrutiny for compounding ...
Source: natlawreview.com
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Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Air Canada became the first scheduled airline to withdraw services to Cuba due to shortages of jet fuel as the United States tightened its energy embargo on the Caribbean island. Canada's Montreal-headquartered flag-carrier announced Monday it was suspending its 16 weekly flights serving Havana and three other cities, effectively immediately, but said it would send aircraft to bring home 3,000 ...
Source: upi.com
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Follow Earth on Google Growing older often brings worries about memory loss. Many adults fear losing independence because of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. A long-running U.S. study now offers hopeful evidence. Short computer-based brain training, paired with later refresher sessions, may lower dementia risk even 20 years later. Researchers followed older adults for two decades and found lasting benefits from one ...
Source: earth.com
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Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The National Park Service removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City. The monument is in Greenwich Village, and it commemorates the Stonewall Inn, a Manhattan gay bar that was the epicenter of the 1969 Stonewall riots. The Stonewall uprising kicked off a new battle for gay rights. Former President Barack Obama made Christopher Park, across the street from the bar, a ...
Source: upi.com
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The U.S.'s largest organization of physicians is joining forces with a vaccine research group to independently review vaccine science, effectively paralleling one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's key public health roles. Officials at the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Vaccine Integrity Project, run by the University of Minnesota, said the effort is designed "to ensure a deliberative, ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Measures adopted by the Israeli government that deepen the country's control in the occupied West Bank amounted to implementing "de facto sovereignty," a top official said Tuesday, using language that mirrors critics' warnings about the intent behind the moves. The steps "actually establish a fact on the ground that there will not be a Palestinian state," Energy Minister Eli Cohen told Israel's Army Radio. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
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Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Officials for the Environmental Protection Agency said they are working to end a 2009 declaration that says climate change is a danger to public health. During the weekend, EPA officials submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a proposed rule revoking the 2009 endangerment finding that guided U.S. climate and greenhouse gas regulations. The EPA did not say when the endangerment finding ...
Source: upi.com
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The star said the decision "reflects my belief that meaningful change in our industry requires accountability and leadership that earns trust". US singer Chappell Roan has announced she is leaving her talent agency, after emails between its founder and Ghislaine Maxwell were featured in the Epstein files. The Grammy-winning star shared a statement on social media announcing her departure from Wasserman, led by ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
The Food and Drug Administration last week refused to review Moderna's application for its messenger RNA flu vaccine, in a move that the Cambridge biotech said came as a surprise. In a "Refusal to File" letter, sent to Moderna on Feb. 3, the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research director, Dr. Vinay Prasad, said that the vaccine candidate, called mRNA-1010, could not be considered for a biologics ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — A bill that includes a number of bank-favored provisions faces a more uncertain future in the Senate, even after it passed through the House yesterday with an overwhelmingly large bipartisan margin. Processing Content The House bill, known as the Housing for the 21st Century Act, aims to increase the supply of housing by streamlining state and local regulations and making it easier for ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com A federal judge in Los Angeles Monday struck down a California law that prohibited federal law enforcement agents from wearing masks but upheld a companion law that requires federal agents to display clear identification with their agency and badge number. California's first-in-the-nation unmasking law, passed ...
Source: theweek.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Stand with a newsroom that doesn't flinch. Become a member and help keep fearless reporting independent. Already a member? LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu , two Olympic standouts who have faced their share of hate over the years, each weighed in Monday on Donald Trump 's bashing of their friend, American freeskier Hunter Hess, for having said he didn't back the U.S. president's heightened ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
– An of the nation's governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President excluded Democratic governors from White House events. The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal meeting with Trump when governors are scheduled to convene in Washington later this month, after the White House planned to invite only Republican governors. On Tuesday, 18 ...
Source: news4jax.com
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JONEL ALECCIA, AP Health Writer Federal health officials said Tuesday they will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new request for information regarding butylated hydroxyanisole, a preservative. The agency's review "will consider ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Rumeysa Ozturk was stripped of her visa and arrested for writing an opinion piece for a student newspaper, according to internal Trump administration documents An immigration court judge has terminated deportation proceedings against Rumeysa Ozturk , a Tufts University scholar ...
Source: independent.co.uk
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remove documents that may have leaked online, including your driver's license, passport, or Social Security number. Second, Google will help users remove non-consensual explicit images from Google Search results in a simpler way than before. Like before, it's important to remember that Google will not remove the actual content from the web, whether it's a stolen ID that someone may use to impersonate you, or ...
Source: bgr.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Reuniting families with their lost pooches, what's not to like? Well, coordinated neighborhood surveillance, for one. That sums up the reaction to the Super Bowl ad for Search Party, the AI-powered feature from Amazon's Ring that mobilizes outdoor cameras across a neighborhood to help find lost dogs. Search Party raised privacy concerns when it launched last year , focusing in part on the fact that the feature is ...
Source: geekwire.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Home » » The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to dismiss its criminal case against the former adviser to President Donald Trump , Steve Bannon, which is related to his refusal to testify before the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol riots. The "government has determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
By Carson Hartzog, The Minnesota Star Tribune In his second week as Target CEO, Michael Fiddelke shuffled his leadership team and consolidated store districts - moves that drew mixed reactions from retail experts. After several quarters of lackluster performance, the actions addressed some of the loudest criticism of the Minneapolis-based retailer: the state of its stores and product assortment, especially in ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
– Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close political ally of Venezuela's opposition leader , has been placed under house arrest, his family said on Tuesday, two days after he was released from prison. Guanipa, a former governor for the opposition, is at home in the northwest city of Maracaibo, his son, Ramón Guanipa, posted on X. "My father remains unjustly imprisoned — because house arrest is still ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
in early 2026. Google's subsidiary teased more than 10 YouTube TV bundles that subscribers will be able to choose from, instead of the default $82.99 monthly subscription. At the time, YouTube only mentioned the YouTube TV Sports Plan, without disclosing a price for this specific bundle. Fast-forward to mid-February, and has finally announced four of the new YouTube TV plans, and they're all cheaper than ...
Source: bgr.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Todd Lyons, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his agency's officers before Congress on Tuesday, standing behind their tactics and saying they would not be intimidated as they carry out the president's mass deportation agenda. Lyons was one of the three heads of agencies implementing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda to testify in a hearing called after the shooting ...
Source: wbur.org
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You can now play the lost Roman board game called Ludus Coriovalli that was discovered in a museum. During a brief respite from COVID-19 lockdowns in the summer of 2020, archaeologist Walter Crist found himself wandering the halls of Het Romeins Museum in Heerlen, Netherlands. He was killing time, looking at the remnants of Coriovallum, the Roman town that once bustled beneath the modern streets. Then, something ...
Source: zmescience.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Technology Can Instagram Ruin Your Life? The Jury Will Decide. The first in a wave of legal cases alleging that social media is dangerously addictive is now on trial. Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic. Source: Harold M. Lambert / Lambert / Getty. Save In a state court in Los Angeles this week, 12 jurors are hearing opening arguments in a case that has the potential to change social ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
A United Nations agency said on Monday that 53 migrants are dead or missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya . According to the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM), the boat carrying the migrants capsized in "perishingly cold waters of the central Mediterranean Sea, north of the coastal town of Zuwara" on Friday. At least two women, originally from Nigeria , survived the shipwreck ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article First direct confirmation from DHS data that officials are wrongly stating administration's priority is those with criminal backgrounds A new internal Department of Homeland Security analysis obtained by CBS News confirms that the share of immigrants with violent criminal ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's prominent pro-democracy prisoner and media mogul, was sentenced to 20 years in prison under Beijing's sweeping national security law on Monday in a high-profile case that has dragged on for five years. Lai, the founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was first arrested in August 2020 and found guilty late last year on two counts of foreign collusion and one count of seditious ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
The United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) went on strike on Monday, shutting down the San Francisco Unified School District's 120 schools and robbing 50,000 children of their regularly scheduled education. The strike is the first one in 50 years, reports ABC10, and will continue "until we win the schools our students deserve and the contracts our members deserve," said UESF President Cassondra Curiel at a Monday ...
Source: reason.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
A U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Pacific killed at least two people, with one survivor, according to U.S. Southern Command. The strike was carried out Thursday at the direction of commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan and targeted a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations, according to SOUTHCOM . Officials said two people described as "narco-terrorists" were killed and one ...
Source: bnonews.com