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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON – A Democratic senator introduced a bill Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $20 per hour by 2029, setting a new benchmark for progressives hoping to hike the wage floor. Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. . President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he hopes to push his immigration crackdown into five more cities, previewing an ongoing and growing footprint for federal ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
For much of two decades, police, FBI agents and prosecutors investigated allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls. Now, the Justice Department has released much of what they found to the public. The millions of documents comprise the most detailed look yet at the inner workings of the multiple investigations into Epstein and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell. Those documents include ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Security analysts have warned of a more dangerous environment with a higher risk of miscalculation if nothing replaces the treaty President Donald Trump has rejected an offer from Vladimir Putin to voluntarily extend the caps on strategic nuclear weapons deployments after the ...
Source: independent.co.uk
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 -
Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Brad Karp, chair of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, has resigned his position in the wake of his name appearing in the latest cache of Epstein files. "Leading Paul, Weiss for the past 18 years has been the honor of my professional life. Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm," Karp said in a ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned of the threat of a military escalation in the Middle East before talks between Iran and the United States in Oman on Friday. Speaking in Doha on Thursday, Merz said that fears of a new conflict had characterised his talks during his trip to the Gulf region. "In all my conversations yesterday and today, great concern has been expressed about a further escalation in the ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Taiwanese president says ties with Washington 'rock solid', hours after leaders of US and China share first call since November In their first call since November, Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned US president Donald Trump to be "prudent" about supplying arms to Taiwan , according to a readout of their call provided by China's foreign ministry. "President Xi emphasised that the Taiwan question is the most important ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
Vodafone also reviewing its contract with Global Counsel after revelations of former minister's links to Jeffrey Epstein Barclays has reportedly cut ties with the lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson, after intense scrutiny of the founders' dealings with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Vodafone has also said it is reviewing its contract for public affairs services with Global Counsel, which ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push by President Trump to offer lower direct-to-consumer drug prices. The president struck deals last year with more than a dozen drugmakers to list some of their medication on TrumpRx at steep discounts from list prices, with megacompanies like Pfizer and Novo Nordisk — known for weight loss and ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Want to know which AI chatbots have ads or plan to roll them out? I compared the top ones to find out. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways OpenAI recently announced plans to begin testing ads in ChatGPT for Free and Go users , and the reaction has been … a lot. Even though the company was clear about who will see ads and how they will appear in conversations, that has ...
Source: zdnet.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
text is overwhelming institutions – setting off a 'arms race' with AI detectors In 2023, the science fiction literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting new submissions because so many were generated by artificial intelligence. Near as the editors could tell, many submitters pasted the magazine's detailed story guidelines into an AI and sent in the results. And they weren't alone. Other fiction ...
Source: theconversation.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 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Union representing federal workers warned the new policy will chill speech Approximately 50,000 federal workers in "policy-influencing" positions will lose specific protections against firings and become more at-will employees in the next month, per a new Trump administration rule ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Fotos de personas desnudas. Nombres y rostros de víctimas de abuso sexual. Números de cuentas bancarias y del Seguro Social a plena vista. Todo esto se puede ver entre la montaña de documentos que el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos publicó el viernes como parte de sus labores por cumplir con una ley que requiere que la agencia saque a la luz sus ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
I wish I could sympathize . Really, I do. But ... naaaaaaaaah . From NBC News: A government attorney who was representing the Justice Department in court is no longer detailed to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota after telling a judge her job "sucks" and asking to be held in contempt so she "could get 24 hours of sleep." Julie Le, who in public records as a Department of Homeland Security ...
Source: esquire.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Ballerina Farm is the latest manufacturer of raw milk to halt production after reports that its milk failed safety tests. Coliform, a bacteria family that includes E. coli, was found in bottles manufactured in May and June 2025. The company, owned by lifestyle influencers Hannah and Daniel Neeleman, produces its raw milk, among other products, at a small farm in Kamas, Utah, where it also has a farm stand. They ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
In a tearful video posted Wednesday on Instagram, "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie pleaded for more information from her 84-year-old mother's possible kidnapper, saying her family is "ready to talk." Savannah Guthrie — reading from prepared remarks, speaking directly to a camera and seated alongside her two siblings — said her family was aware of reports about a ransom letter sent to at least two ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
NEW YORK (AP) — By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties. The ability to make something out of nothing may seem uniquely human — a bedrock of creativity that's led to new kinds of art, music and more. Now, for the first time, an experiment hints that an ape in captivity can have an imagination. "What's really exciting ...
Source: apnews.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 -
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen killed scores of people during an attack on two villages in Western Nigeria in one of the deadliest assaults in the West African country in recent months. The attack on Tuesday evening targeted the neighboring villages of Woro and Nuku, in Kwara state. A lawmaker who represents the area said that at least 162 people were killed, while Amnesty International said the gunmen killed ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Nearly half of cancers could be avoided by cutting out three major risk factors, a new study has revealed. Research published this week in Nature Medicine identified that nearly 40% of global cancer cases are linked to tobacco (15% of new cases), infections (10%) and alcohol consumption (3%). Overall, 7.1 million cancer diagnoses in 2022 were linked to 30 modifiable risk ...
Source: foxnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
The Super Bowl: It's the Super Bowl of advertising! Here's a comprehensive guide to this year's best, worst, and most random Super Bowl commercials. The best Super Bowl commercials are more than mere ads—they're an index of the consumer zeitgeist and, often, a fever chart of the nation's mental health. In this year's Super Bowl commercials, the protein craze remains a cultural force, as do the Kardashians (of ...
Source: gq.com
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 -
U.S. seeks price floors and tariffs to counter China's grip on critical minerals Washington announced new bilateral critical minerals agreements with 11 countries. A new "Forege" partnership aims to align allies on mineral policy and investment. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers opening remarks during the Critical Minerals Ministerial at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 4, 2026. ...
Source: cnbc.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 -
By replacing both breathing and circulatory buffering, a novel artificial lung bought critical time after lung removal, revealed irreversible damage, and made transplantation possible when no other options remained. Study: Bridge to transplant using a flow-adaptive extracorporeal total artificial lung system following bilateral pneumonectomy. A recent case report published in Med evaluates the effectiveness ...
Source: news-medical.net
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 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 -
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