🔥 Doomsday Drama 🔥

🇮🇱 Israeli father says even in Hamas captivity, daughter heard his pleas to return alive

For more than 470 days, Eitan Gonen publicly pleaded with his daughter to stay alive while in Hamas captivity

ABC

🔥 Russia claims nuclear plant targeted during massive Ukrainian drone attack

Russia and Ukraine continue to swap daily barrages, with the prospects of ceasefire talks appearing slim.

ALJAZEERA

🌐 China’s DeepSeek faces scrutiny over bold claims after upending global tech

Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey among tech leaders to cast doubts on Chinese startup's claimed budget and chip use.

ALJAZEERA

🌐 China’s DeepSeek faces questions over claims after shaking up global tech

Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey among tech leaders to cast doubts on Chinese startup's claimed budget and chip use.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 White House provides new information on New Jersey drones phenomenon

New details have emerged this week courtesy of Donald Trump's new press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Late last year, the appearance of dozens of myster...

UM

🇦🇺 14 members of an Australian religious group are convicted over diabetic girl's death

Two bereaved parents and 12 fellow members of an Australian religious congregation accused of killing an 8-year-old girl by withholding her diabetes medication have been found guilty of her manslaughter

ABC

🤖 America's worst mayor Tiffany Henyard joins wild brawl at community meeting

'America's Worst Mayor' Tiffany Heynard was involved in a shocking melee caught on video just a day after an independent investigation detailed her waste of taxpayer money.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Trooper's claim that he was shot on highway by a gunman is an 'elaborate work of fiction', prosecutors say

Thomas Mascia, 27, claimed he was shot on a Long Island highway by a random gunman on October 30.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Lukoil Oil Refinery Targeted as Ukraine Launches Over 100-Drone Barrage at Russia

The refinery was previously attacked by drones in early 2024, causing equipment damage that took up to two months to repair.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ Lukoil Refinery Set Ablaze by Ukraine’s 100-Plus Drone Barrage

Nizhny Novgorod oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest, was previously attacked by drones in early 2024, causing equipment damage that took two months to repair.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Fans reveal intriguing details about Chiefs-Bills official who made game-changing Josh Allen decision

Early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's AFC Championship game, Allen tried sneaking up the middle on a Buffalo tush-push to secure what would have been a crucial fourth-and-inches conversion.

DAILYMAIL

💼 Man's bizarre egg-throwing rampage leaves neighbors shell-shocked as he is unmasked as San Francisco businessman

Neighbors were left shocked after a man who went on a bizarre egg-throwing rampage was revealed to be a California businessman looking for work.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump offers millions of workers eight months’ pay if they quit their jobs next week

The Trump administration is offering buyouts to federal employees while also demanding those who stay return to the office five days a week.

SMH

🤖 ASML shares bounce as orders signal demand for AI equipment

Europe’s biggest maker of chip manufacturing equipment reports rise in quarterly sales

FT

🤖 Hollywood producer David Pearce claims he attempted CPR on model and architect he is accused of killing

David Pearce, 43, told a court he performed CPR on model Christy Giles, 24, and architect Hilda Cabrales-Arzola, 26, before they died after a wild night fueled by alcohol and drugs.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration of the regional bloc

3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration of the regional bloc

ABC

⚔️ Italian PM investigated for releasing wanted Libyan warlord

An investigation has been launched into Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after she repatriated a Libyan warlord wanted on an international arrest warrant, she said on Tuesday.

SKY

🔥 Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows

Commercial fishing fleets have been playing a key role in the trafficking of parts of tigers poached in Malaysia, according to new research, information that could help enforcement efforts to save the critically endangered cat

ABC

🛡️ Tyres burned, embassies attacked in DR Congo’s Kinshasa protests

Burning tyres and looted embassies mark chaotic Kinshasa protests against international inaction in DR Congo conflict.

ALJAZEERA

🎖️ Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump's swift deportations

The Trump administration has enlisted the U.S. military to quickly scale up its deportation capacity, which usually relies on charter flights

ABC

🔥 Murder of Vermont border agent tied to string of killings across the country

Vermont border patrol shooting suspect Teresa Youngblut may be connected to the accused killers of a California landlord and an elderly Pennsylvania couple.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Mom-of-two dies in tragic skydiving accident when parachute malfunctions after surviving cancer

Ann Wick, 54, of Stillwater was skydiving at Skydive Arizona in Eloy with a group when the fatal incident occurred on Friday around 4 pm.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Bittersweet homecoming for Palestinians returning to Gaza City

Displaced people returning to their homes find a city in ruins after 15 months of Israeli bombardment.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 DeepSeek’s ‘aha moment’ creates new way to build powerful AI with less money

Chinese artificial intelligence group’s use of ‘reinforcement learning’ and ‘small language models’ leads to breakthroughs

FT

👔 Glamorous MAGA partygoer on New York Magazine cover revealed as aspiring law student known among sorority sisters as 'madam president'

Anna Claire Howland, 21, became an overnight sensation after a photograph she was in was chosen for the piece chronicling an inauguration party in Washington.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Poll shows 85% of Greenlanders oppose joining US as Denmark shores up European support

Around 85% of Greenlanders do not want to become part of the US, a new poll has found, as Denmark's prime minister shored up support for its current status.

SKY

👔 Portraits in power: A critic’s take on the official photos of Melania and Donald Trump

Melania’s portrait is the yin to the president’s rage. Donald Trump’s has far more in common with his mug shot than it does with previous presidential portraits.

SMH

🇮🇳 Several people are feared dead in a stampede at massive festival in India

Millions continued to throng the site even as police urged them to avoid the area. Deadly stampedes are relatively common around Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas.

NPR

🤖 Meta’s Zuckerberg explores purchase of Washington property

Billionaire founder of social media group seeking to work more closely with Trump administration

FT

👔 Jake Tapper left stunned as Stephen Miller explains why Trump ordered a surprise freeze on federal spending

Stephen Miller, President Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, had appeared on The Lead alongside Tapper on Tuesday

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ FACT CHECK: Trump Administration and Ukraine – First Week

The administration was off-base on how oil prices might obtain peace, World War II, and Russian tank counts. Trump again claimed, falsely, that the US is “paying big” for Ukraine and Europe isn’t.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,070

Here are the key developments on the 1,070th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

ALJAZEERA

🇺🇸 Lithuania May Investigate Minister Because of His Soviet-Era Playlist

The minister was previously criticized for his musical taste which epitomizes nostalgia for the USSR but reiterated his loyalty to Lithuania despite the accusations.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 28, 2025

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Grim truth about trooper who launched huge manhunt for suspect after claiming he was shot on a highway by a random gunman

Thomas Mascia, 27, claimed he was shot on a Long Island highway by a random gunman on October 30.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Pentagon Removes General Milley’s Security Detail and Revokes His Clearance

The Pentagon has asked its inspector general to review the record and behavior of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who stood up to President Trump in his first term.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Eagles fan, 18, dies after falling from pole during wild celebrations after team reached Super Bowl

Temple University student Tyler Sabapathy was placed on life support after suffering a brain injury from the horror fall at 15th and Market streets in Philadelphia's Center City.

DAILYMAIL

💥 A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India

ABC

⚔️ Inside Selena Gomez's decision to delete crying video about migrants after it sparked deportation calls

An insider has told DailyMail.com why Gomez, 32, who is engaged to Benny Blanco, swiftly deleted the post and is vowing to 'stay out of politics' going forward.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Wild brawl breaks out in crowd at college basketball game as riled-up fans go tumbling down rows of seats

Fans in the stands at a college basketball game got too physical with each other as a massive brawl ensued that saw many fans tumbling down the stairs.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump says 'water flowing, big time' in Northern California after pumps go back online - while thanking person responsible

Donald Trump is thanking the only person who could have turned on the water in the aftermath of Los Angeles' deadly spate of wildfires.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."

NPR

⚔️ Federal Reserve set to repel Donald Trump’s calls for deep rate cuts

Economists warn that political meddling in monetary policy ‘can often go very badly’

FT

⚔️ Fed set to repel Trump’s calls for deep rate cuts

Economists warn that political meddling in monetary policy ‘can often go very badly’

FT

🇬🇧 The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.

NYTIMES

😷 American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows

With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes.

NYTIMES

🌡️ Shell dominates carbon credit market as clean energy spending scaled back

Oil and gas groups rely more heavily on offsets to reach climate targets than any other sector

FT

🤖 DeepSeek-driven sell-off puts power demands of AI in doubt, says IEA

Breakthrough suggests artificial intelligence’s appetite for energy may not be as insatiable as previously thought

FT

🏛️ The Baby Gap: Politicians want more children. Their policies are failing

Governments offer a catalogue of creative incentives for childbearing — yet fertility rates just keep dropping

FT

🌐 Build a global genetic database — ‘stolen’ children deserve it

The science now exists to help parents and NGOs track down kids coercively adopted in wartime

FT

🏦 Head of Czech central bank wants it to buy billions of euros in bitcoin

Governor tells FT ‘I like profitability’ and predicts others could follow his example

FT

🏦 Czech central bank head wants it to buy billions of euros in bitcoin

Governor tells FT ‘I like profitability’ and predicts others could follow his example

FT

🤖 DeepSeek threat exposes guesswork on AI power demand, says IEA

Breakthrough suggests artificial intelligence’s appetite for energy may not be as insatiable as previously thought

FT

🏛️ The Baby Gap: Why governments can’t pay their way to higher birth rates

Governments offer a catalogue of creative incentives for childbearing — yet fertility rates just keep dropping

FT

🇮🇳 At least 7 reported killed in crush at India’s Mahakumbh religious festival

The crowd crush occurred at the world's largest religious event for Hindus, attended by hundreds of millions of people.

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇳 At least 7 killed in crush at India’s Mahakumbh religious festival

The crowd crush occurred at the world's largest religious event for Hindus, attended by hundreds of millions of people.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Suspicious details emerge about Chiefs-Bills official who made game-changing Josh Allen decision

Early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's AFC Championship game, Allen tried sneaking up the middle on a Buffalo tush-push to secure what would have been a crucial fourth-and-inches conversion.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 Images show China ‘building laser-ignited fusion research centre’ in challenge to US

The experiment bay at the Chinese facility is believed to be about 50 per cent bigger than one in the United States, currently the world’s largest.

SMH

🤖 Elon Musk's role in reshaping US revealed in subtle message that shows exactly where Trump found plan for federal workforce purge

The billionaire Tesla founder sensationally took over Twitter and renamed it X in 2022 to much dismay from staff, 80 per cent of whom found themselves unceremoniously sacked.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ This is what one family in Gaza returned home to after 15 months of war

More than 375,000 Palestinians have made their way back to homes in northern Gaza after 15 months on the run because of war

ABC

🇦🇺 Caroline Kennedy takes RFK’s skeletons out of the closet for all to see

Famously discreet about family matters, the former US ambassador to Australia has dropped a bombshell which could have consequences for her cousin’s appointment.

SMH

🇦🇺 Caroline Kennedy takes RFK Jr’s skeletons out of the closet for all to see

Famously discreet about family matters, the former US ambassador to Australia has dropped a bombshell which could have consequences for her cousin’s appointment.

SMH

🔥 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor fired for making porn with his wife under name 'Sexy Happy Couple' makes bold bid to teach again

Joe Gow has claimed that his first amendment rights were violated when he was removed from his position by the UW Board of Regents in December 2023.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Amber Rose opens up about being 'canceled' for supporting Donald Trump

The 41-year-old model admitted she lost fans for when Trump was running for reelection but is not too worried as she still on the cover of Maxim .

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Fans divided over Martha Stewart's outrageous new thirst trap video at 83: 'Is this OnlyFans?!'

Martha Stewart, 83, set pulses pounding even as she left other fans scratching their heads with a new thirst trap video released Tuesday.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump invites Israel's Netanyahu to meet with him at the White House next week

President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him at the White House on Feb. 4

ABC

👔 Trump asks Musk to 'go get' the two stranded NASA astronauts stuck at space station: 'Good luck Elon'

President Donald Trump has asked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to 'go get' two astronauts who remain stuck in space .

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Charlamagne Tha God gives brutal take on Vivek Ramaswamy's DOGE exit and predicts Elon Musk will 'crash and burn'

Charlamagne tha God had a tense exchange with Vivek Ramaswamy after discussing his quick exit from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

DAILYMAIL

💻 Trump asks SpaceX to "go get" two stranded ISS astronauts. They're not stranded.

Two NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station in June on Boeing's Starliner capsule. The test flight was planned for eight days but technical troubles forced the capsule to return empty.

NPR

💻 Trump asks SpaceX to 'go get' two stranded ISS astronauts. They're not stranded

Two NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station in June on Boeing's Starliner capsule. The test flight was planned for eight days but technical troubles forced the capsule to return empty.

NPR

🌧️ OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor

White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft

FT

👔 ICE descends on San Diego border crossing for 'biggest illegal immigrant grab in recent history'

Marines have already descended on the area in an attempt to secure the crossing as President Trump ramped up his promise of cracking down on illegal immigration .

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump Officials Revoke Biden’s Extension of Protections for Venezuelans

The Biden administration had extended protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. The cancellation of the extension could open them up to deportation in the coming months.

NYTIMES

🇰🇵 North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility as Pyongyang pressures Trump administration

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reports

ABC

🏛️ Trump offers millions of federal workers eight months pay to resign

The buyout offer to those who do not want to return to the office is part of the president's plan to shrink the US government.

BBC

🎊 Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia

More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year.

NYTIMES

🔥 As Pakistanis die in fresh Mediterranean tragedy, a question lingers: Why?

Pakistani men, including some with a level of financial stability, are embarking on a dangerous new route to Europe.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Costco unseated as top wholesale store by rival pushing high-tech checkouts

Costco has lost its crown as the country's top warehouse club for customer service - overtaken by Sam's Club. 

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Burger King is selling cheeseburgers for $1... but you'll have to act fast

Burger King is selling cheeseburgers for $1, but fans will have to act quickly to make the most of the deal. 

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 Expert gives predictions for stock market in 2025 after Wall Street loses $1TRILLION in one day

A stock market expert has given his verdict for where it is headed in 2025 after Wall Street erased $1 trillion in value on Monday over fears China is winning the AI arms race. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Laundry expert details whether separating dark and light clothes before washing makes any difference

In a recent video, expert Jerry Pozniak told viewers why they should take the time to split up colored laundry, declaring it can keep clothes looking newer for longer.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Israel Urged to Reverse UNRWA Ban

Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council said planned restrictions on the agency, UNRWA, would imperil Palestinians. Only the U.S. sides with Israel.

NYTIMES

🤖 Appalling details emerge on alleged alcohol-fueled party attended by more than 100 students at principal's home

Shocking details have come to light about the alcohol-fueled party elementary school principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan held that was attended by more than 100 underage students.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 World of photos, January 30, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

SMH

🌐 OpenAI safety researcher issues chilling warning about 'very risky gamble with huge downside' as he suddenly quits

In the latest departure from the company, an OpenAI safety researcher chillingly called the global race toward AGI a 'very risky gamble, with huge downside' for humanity in a series of posts on X.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Smallville star Tom Welling's shock transformation revealed in mugshot after DUI arrest

Smallville actor Tom Welling was arrested in connection with driving under the influence Monday in California, looking noticeably different in his mug shot.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 WNBA superstar Brittney Griner agrees Atlanta Dream deal in shock move after 11 years with Phoenix Mercury

After spending her entire WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury, Brittney Griner has decided to change teams and signed with a new team in free agency, according to ESPN.

DAILYMAIL

🇯🇵 Japanese TV execs grilled in 10-hour press conference over celebrity ‘cover-up’

Fuji Television organised a press conference to try to salvage its reputation after being accused of protecting a big star. It had a lot to answer.

SMH

🇺🇸 I thought I'd changed my life after making thousands through Bitcoin... then I found out the truth. Here are the signs you can't ignore in the crypto world: Susannah Jowitt

Just last month I was the richest I'd ever been. I had investments totalling £63,372, plus cryptocurrency totalling £93,984. I was giddy with excitement thinking of paying off my mortgage.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Elon Musk Suggests SpaceX Will Accelerate Return of NASA Astronauts

SpaceX is scheduled to bring home two astronauts who have been on the International Space Station since June. Mr. Musk said President Trump had asked for that to occur “as soon as possible.”

NYTIMES

🏛️ Bourbon, a Hog Farm and a Nun’s Van: Man Charged in Bizarre Murder Plot

Jeal Sutherland, of Colonie, N.Y., hatched a deadly scheme with a convicted killer who was an F.B.I. informer, court documents say.

NYTIMES

🇬🇧 What will the Year of the Snake bring YOU? Chinese zodiac expert reveals what's in store for each sign - from the 'drama free' Goats to 'overwhelmed' Horses

And speaking to FEMAIL, UK-based astrologer Inbaal Honigman revealed what you should be doing to commemorate the sly reptilian presence in our lives.

DAILYMAIL

🗽 Trump signs order to defund gender transitions for LGBTQ youth

LGBTQ rights group GLADD says Trump's rhetoric is 'appallingly inaccurate, incoherent, and extreme'.

ALJAZEERA

🗽 Trump signs order to defund gender transitions for under 19s

LGBTQ rights group GLADD says Trump's rhetoric is 'appallingly inaccurate, incoherent, and extreme'.

ALJAZEERA

🗽 Trump signs order to defund gender transitions for those below 19

LGBTQ rights group GLADD says Trump's rhetoric is 'appallingly inaccurate, incoherent, and extreme'.

ALJAZEERA

🌩️ Southern agriculture appears to escape wrath of historic winter storm

After a historic winter storm swept through the Southeast, agricultural experts are cautiously optimistic that there was not widespread damage done to crops and other harvest. Some crops such as blueberries and peaches need periods of cold weather to help enhance flavors.

FOXWEATHER

👔 What to know about Trump's migrant deportation flights

The BBC's Ione Wells looks at the use of military planes in the new president's crackdown on illegal immigration.

BBC

🔥 MSNBC host Rachel Maddow whines about Trump's first week in the White House and the moment that made her lose it

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow has unleashed on Donald Trump's first week back in the White House, mocking his response to the Los Angeles wildfires.

DAILYMAIL

💬 Social media post reveals jobless Jim Acosta saw the writing on the wall before quitting CNN

Newly unemployed Jim Acosta appeared to know his days were numbered at CNN weeks before announcing he'd refused a demotion to midnight.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 I sent a VERY inappropriate text to my big boss instead of my boyfriend. How will I ever show my face at work again?

The American woman had taken an edible and texted her boss two inappropriate messages thinking it was her boyfriend.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Hot topics at Davos: Long-acting injectables, 'climate-sensitive' vaccines and 'misinformation'

Tech-driven precision medicine, long-acting injectables, "climate-sensitive" vaccines, and mRNA therapeutics for non-communicable diseases were among the topics of discussion at this week's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). "Misinformation" is also high on this year's agenda. The WEF's Global Risks Report 2025, released alongside this year's annual meeting, named misinformation as the greatest global risk over the next two years. President Donald Trump, in a speech to WEF participants on Thursday, said "misinformation" is a label used to censor people. The meeting, held in Davos, Switzerland, focused on artificial intelligence (AI), as reflected by this year's theme, "A Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age." Over 350 governmental figures, 60 national leaders and 1,600 business leaders attended.

SOTT

⚕️ Zombie foundations threaten the nation and all of creation

The bloated nonprofit sector exploits American wealth and freedoms to erode liberty and prosperity — it's time for reform and accountability before it consumes us. As the tide of totalitarian wokeness recedes from the swamp, some of its ugliest and most toxic creatures will find refuge as employees or grantees of tax-exempt nonprofits. In our pluralist and democratic society, we must, to some degree, tolerate organizations with intolerant, inhuman, or wicked purposes, not least because we should have the intellectual humility not to judge every cause on our present knowledge. Who knows what valuable chemotherapy will come from the poison mushroom the Sierra Club is fighting to save? True, we need, or at any rate must suffer, the plague of foundations — for fear of an unhealthy political monoculture in which our own miscues and misdeeds go unchallenged. That does not mean these foundations' current powers and privileges should go unscrutinized. The Ford Foundation was set up in 1936...

SOTT

🔥 Trump Signs Order Restricting Gender-Affirming Treatments for Minors

The directive built on a string of recent actions to roll back federal protections and services for transgender people.

NYTIMES

🌧️ US Transfers 90 Patriot Missiles from Israel to Ukraine in Biggest Bilateral Weapons Transfer Yet

The US has sent around 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from Israel to Ukraine via Poland, marking the most significant weapons transfer between Israel and Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale war began.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ 90 Patriot Missiles Transfer From Israel to Ukraine in Biggest US Weapons Move

The US sent around 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from Israel to Ukraine via Poland, marking the most significant weapons transfer between Israel and Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale war began.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Caroline Kennedy’s Video Exposes the Fight Over a Fading Family Legacy

Caroline Kennedy stepped out of the shadows and onto social media to assail her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on the eve of his Senate hearing.

NYTIMES

🤖 New footage captures Taylor Swift's emotional reaction with Travis Kelce's mom as Chiefs reach Super Bowl

Kelce helped Kansas City make it to their third straight Super Bowl on Sunday night after a dramatic 32-29 victory against Buffalo in the AFC Championship game.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 The top moments from Karoline Leavitt's first press briefing

MAGA fans are cheering White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's first press briefing Tuesday afternoon.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival Leaves Pilgrims Hurt

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, were rushing to the confluence of two sacred rivers, officials said.

NYTIMES

🤖 F-35 fighter jet crashes and explodes into flames at Eielson Air Force Base as pilot makes miracle escape

Footage captured at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska shows the F-35 fighter jet barreling to the ground before exploding on Tuesday afternoon.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Kenichiro Yoshida Will Step Down as C.E.O. of Sony

Kenichiro Yoshida, who has led Sony since 2018, will be succeeded as C.E.O. by the company’s chief financial officer.

NYTIMES

🔥 Kaitlan Collins fires nasty barb at Karoline Leavitt at first press briefing

CNN's Kaitlan Collins accused Donald Trump's administration of violating the law during a fiery exchange with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during Tuesday's briefing.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Why China's young super geeks could herald the West's 'darkest hour': Their AI is cheaper, quicker and better... no wonder the world fears a 'Sputnik' moment

In October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1, causing alarm in the West. Now, a Silicon Valley tech investor has warned of a new 'Sputnik moment'.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 Harrowing moment giant fish attacks young 'mermaid' performer's face in front of terrified children

Watchers screamed in horror at the sudden attack at the Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park, in China.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu

Starbucks is trying to fix falling sales by changing its vibe back to coffee-house roots. The new CEO says parts of the plan, like free non-dairy milk, are helping bring people back.

NPR

🤖 State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now

Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.

NYTIMES

🔥 Vacation horror as mother and eight-year-old son die from food poisoning at Dominican Republic resort

In December 2023, the Gougeon family from Toronto went to Viva Dominicus Beach by Wyndham Resort for a highly anticipated all-inclusive vacation just after Christmas.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Democrats Find a Voice in Opposition to Trump’s Funding Halt

In their first unified opposition to President Trump, Democrats across the ideological spectrum accused him of preying on the nation’s most vulnerable citizens by denying them government aid.

NYTIMES

⚖️ US judge temporarily blocks Trump's freeze on federal grants and loans

The order is in response to a lawsuit that says the freezing of billions of dollars in already approved funding violates the law.

BBC

🇮🇳 Maha Kumbh: Many feared dead after stampede at Hindu festival in northern India

At least 30 people have died and 60 have been injured in a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India.

SKY

🇮🇳 Maha Kumbh: At least 30 killed in deadly stampede at Hindu festival in northern India

At least 30 people have died and 60 have been injured in a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India.

SKY

🇮🇳 Life sentence for hitman who killed suspect in 1985 Air India bombings

Tanner Fox is one of two hitmen who killed Ripudaman Singh Malik in Canada in 2022. It is still unknown who hired them.

BBC

🗳️ Trump’s Picks to Replace Gaetz and Waltz in the House Win Florida Primaries

The two candidates will move on to special general elections on April 1, when they will be strongly favored to expand the Republicans’ slim House majority.

NYTIMES

🔥 Who is celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake and how?

Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

ALJAZEERA

👔 NJ Attorney General joins suit to stop Trump's federal grant freeze

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin about his plans to block a federal funding freeze President Donald Trump ordered Monday.

NPR

🎄 Typhoon Yagi Scrambles Vietnam’s Lunar New Year Tradition

A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.

NYTIMES

🔥 The Coming Kingdom Of Iron And Clay

(OPINION) Tonight, We are excited to launch “WMN”, Watchmen Media Network, with our first guest, Jason Armstrong of Remnant Fire Ministries. We sat down and discussed some of the hot-button topics happening right now regarding the Church and the framework of AI and Stargate.

ENDTIMES

🤖 Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September

Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30.

NPR

🔥 Jim Acosta officially signs off from CNN: "Don‘t give in to the lies. Don‘t give in to the fear"

Following reports that CNN intended to exile Acosta to midnight, the longtime journalist's exit was expected

SALON

🔥 Smallville star Tom Welling arrested for DUI in parking lot of Northern California Arby's

Welling, 47, was taken into custody in the parking lot of an Arby's restaurant in Yreka, California shortly after midnight.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Mysterious New Jersey drones were 'not the enemy' - White House

Mysterious drone sightings had lit up the skies and the internet on the US east coast last year.

BBC

🏦 Jefferies banker Carter McIntosh, 28, is found dead in Dallas apartment in 'unexplained' circumstances

Carter McIntosh, 28, an investment banker at Jefferies Financial Group's Dallas office, was found dead inside his apartment at around 11am on Monday.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Brazil to set up deportee reception center after contentious flight from US

The Brazilian government says it is going to create a reception center for deported migrants from the United States following controversy over conditions on a recent flight

ABC

📰 Newsom's governmental eco-fraud: Fake wetland restorations killed California's delta smelt

The Delta Smelt, a tiny fish teetering on the edge of extinction, has suffered despite billions invested in wetland restoration projects. Shocking new evidence uncovers that these supposed efforts were based on fraudulent permits and fabricated reports. This deception not only jeopardizes a key species but also exposes serious flaws in California's environmental governance, making it a critical issue for anyone concerned about ecological integrity and responsible stewardship of natural resources. However, newly uncovered documents reveal that these restoration projects, purportedly designed to save the Delta Smelt — a cornerstone species on the brink of extinction — were nothing more than well-crafted reports and fraudulent permits.

SOTT

⚔️ Sophia Bush calls Elon Musk and Trump Nazis in latest celeb outburst over deportations

Sophia Bush hit out at Musk on Instagram, before following it up with a series of posts concerning the ongoing ICE raids and the rise of Nazism in Germany pre World War II.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 Dozens of people have been injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival, local media report

Dozens of people have been injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival, local media report

ABC

🇮🇱 Israel Is Urged to Reverse Course on Palestinian Aid Agency Ban

Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council said planned restrictions on the agency, UNRWA, would imperil Palestinians. Only the U.S. sides with Israel.

NYTIMES

🔥 Bill Belichick gives Andy Reid precious advice as he bids to win historic three-peat with the Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are one win away from becoming the first team to threepeat with the Philadelphia Eagles standing in their way.

DAILYMAIL

👮 Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Is Sought for Charges of Soliciting Minor

Andrew Taake, who pleaded guilty to attacking the police outside the Capitol, was just released from prison. He is being sought for charges in 2016 of soliciting a 17-year-old online for sex.

NYTIMES

🎓 Schools Rattled as Trump Administration Demands Scrutiny of Education Programs

The Trump administration sought to pause federal dollars to some grantees as it tries to uproot policies like diversity, equity and inclusion. Schools and universities worried important programs could be halted.

NYTIMES

🏛️ Trump offers to buy out federal workers who do not return to office

Move marks latest effort by new president to downsize US government

FT

🌧️ VIDEO: Ukrainian Special Forces Decimate 16 Russian Fortifications, Five EW Systems

Ukrainian special forces reportedly destroyed 16 Russian fortifications and disabled five electronic warfare systems over the past week, according to video footage released by HUR.

KYIVPOST

🏛️ Trump offers redundancy packages to federal workers who do not return to office

Move marks latest effort by new president to downsize US government

FT

🇮🇳 India hopes Mahakumbh will bring in investors, but economists are sceptical

Uttar Pradesh state has pumped in millions for the 45-day festival, which is largest gathering of Hindus every 12 years.

ALJAZEERA

👔 NY Times just can't admit Kash Patel was right about Russiagate

Few people understand the FBI's Russia hoax abuses as well as Kash Patel, which is probably why The New York Times hates him. Ahead of Thursday's Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, Kash Patel, The New York Times dropped a hit job accusing Patel of lying about the bureau's 2016 investigation into then-candidate Trump. In their lede, Charlie Savage, Adam Goldman, and Alan Feuer accuse Patel of having "repeatedly undercut the work of the very agency he is set to lead by making false statements" about the FBI's sham investigation into Trump for supposed collusion with Russia. Lost on them is the reality that Patel's understanding of the FBI's corruption and willingness to "undercut" their partisan witch hunts make him the perfect candidate to clean house at the bureau. "Mr. Patel's pattern of peddling misinformation is at sharp odds with Mr. Trump's proposal to put him in charge of the nation's premier agency charged with...

SOTT

🤖 Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak

State health officials said that dozens of people in the Kansas City, Kan., area have the disease, which has drawn a federal response.

NYTIMES

🔥 How Trump's new press secretary performed on White House debut

The BBC's Sarah Smith says Karoline Leavitt delivered a confident and "Trumpian" defence of her boss.

BBC

🇰🇵 North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility and calls for bolstering arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reports

ABC

🇺🇸 Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order

All departments were affected, including offices that address HIV and AIDS, infectious disease and child health.

NPR

🤖 U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide

Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.

NYTIMES

📸 The new face of the White House is 27 and wants influencers to ask the questions

Karoline Leavitt, the youngest press secretary in White House history, fronted her first briefing flagging that there is a new sheriff in town and change is coming.

SMH

💻 Musk vows to bring stranded NASA astronauts home 'as soon as possible' at Trump's request as tech titan slams Biden for not acting sooner

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk vowed on Tuesday to bring the two astronauts who remain stuck in space home 'as soon as possible.'

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ US Senate blocks bill sanctioning ICC over Israeli arrest warrants

UN experts have warned that US sanctions over Benjamin Netanyahu's arrest warrant would erode international order.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Trump's attempt to freeze federal grants and loans leads to confusion and clarifications

The start of President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders and challenges to his policies in courts. A federal judge ordered a temporary halt on a White House plan to pause funding for all federal grants and loans. The funding freeze was laid out in a memo from the Office of Management and Budget. Laura Barrón-López reports.

PBS

🌊 Trump’s ‘Flood the Zone’ Strategy Leaves Opponents Gasping in Outrage

A deliberate effort by the president and his team to roll out an unceasing flow of initiatives has knocked his rivals off balance in the first days of the new administration.

NYTIMES

🎥 The Voice star Ryan Whyte Maloney dead at 44: Singer passes away hours after posting poignant bar video

The Voice star Ryan Whyte Maloney has died aged 44.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Democratic Rep. DeLauro: Trump trying to 'rob appropriated funds' with spending freeze

President Trump's sweeping pause of federal grants and loans led to a flurry of confusion and clarifications. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee.

PBS

👔 GOP Rep. Malliotakis says Trump has right to halt spending, decide how grants are issued

The White House is defending the legality of President Trump's sweeping freeze of federal spending. For a Republican perspective of the issue, Geoff Bennett spoke with GOP Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis of New York.

PBS

🏛️ US judge blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal grants and loans

Temporary order caps day of chaos as White House forced to clarify move to halt government programmes

FT

🏛️ Trump to offer two million federal workers buyouts in accelerated government purge

Emails went out to 2 million federal employees Tuesday evening offering them the chance to go on paid leave if they don't accept the new demand that they report to the office for work.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Lions fan who tweaked Super Bowl tattoo suffers more heartbreak after latest playoff exit

Alex Chepeska, 43, sparked controversy when he unveiled the bold tattoo ahead of last year's NFC Championship game, which saw the Lions take on the 49ers for a place in their first ever Super Bowl.

DAILYMAIL

📰 News Wrap: Rebel group backed by Rwanda claims critical Congo city

In our news wrap Tuesday, a rebel group backed by Rwanda has claimed the critical Congo city of Goma, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at limiting gender transition for anyone under the age of 19 and Oklahoma's Board of Education voted unanimously to require parents to provide proof of their child's immigration status when enrolling them in public schools.

PBS

⚖️ Lawmaker suggests children should be working at McDonald's rather than getting free school lunches

Republican lawmaker Rich McCormick suggests kids should go work at fast food restaurants like McDonald's rather than benefit from free school lunches.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Medical experts concerned USAID spending cuts could impact global health programs

The uncertainty around the Trump Administration's sweeping funding freeze is also alarming many in the world of global health since it could affect key programs overseen by USAID. Geoff Bennett discussed the potential impact with Dr. Atul Gawande.

PBS

🔥 Casually-clad Ivanka Trump hands out diapers and other essentials to Los Angeles wildfire victims

Ivanka Trump helped distribute relief aid in Los Angeles on Tuesday and met with families who lost everything in the devastating wildfires. 

DAILYMAIL

🔍 Scientists discover ‘Habitable’ planet circling sun in huge breakthrough

Scientists have made an exciting discovery: a new habitable planet that orbits a sun-like star not far from Earth. This remarkable exoplanet, which is located outside our solar system, was first identified two years ago by Dr. Michael Cretignier, an astrophysicist at Oxford University. Recently, an international team of researchers at the same institution has […]

ENDTIMES

🤖 Kristi Noem gets new nickname as glam Homeland Security chief joins ICE to 'get the dirt bags off the streets'

Kristi Noem has been attacked as 'ICE Barbie' by furious liberals after earning praised for her efforts to embed with those tasked to work on Donald Trump 's immigration crackdown.

DAILYMAIL

🥳 MAGA fans swoon over glamorous partygoer on controversial NYMag cover: 'She's my Roman Empire'

The front page article chronicling an inauguration party in Washington sparked backlash for cropping out black attendees and then suggesting the attendees were all white.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Retired military leaders weigh in on Trump ordering Pentagon to cut DEI programs

President Trump has signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to end all programs that encourage diversity, equity and inclusion. The order says the DEI initiatives undermine military leadership, lethality and force readiness. Nick Schifrin has perspectives on the programs from retired Brigadier General Christopher Walker and retired Colonel Diane Ryan.

PBS

🏛️ Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay

The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 -- part of President Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the U.S. government.

PBS

🏛️ Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with nearly 8 months' pay

The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 -- part of President Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the U.S. government.

PBS

👮 Sheriff in Florida's 'murder capital' reveals how his department slashed homicides

The northeast Florida city was given the bleak moniker after murder rates soared in recent years - until 2023, when police started to make a breakthrough.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Pacific Palisades residents begin to face extent of wildfire recovery

Recovery efforts continue in Southern California as the fires that ravaged the state have now largely gone out. William Brangham reports from the Los Angeles area where he has been speaking to people who are hoping to get back to their homes to see the damage.

PBS

⚕️ Kansas faces ‘largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history

Kansas is currently experiencing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in United States history, as reported by local health officials. As of January 24, there are 67 confirmed cases of active tuberculosis, with 60 cases occurring in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). Additionally, there […]

ENDTIMES

🤖 Thrilling Chiefs-Bills AFC Championship game smashes TV records

The game, which aired on CBS, saw the Chiefs route the Bills 32-29 to punch a ticket to the Super Bowl in New Orleans in their quest for a three-peat.

DAILYMAIL

👨‍⚖️ Federal judge halts Trump freeze on federal grants and loans for a week

The order from U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan came minutes before the funding freeze was scheduled to go into effect.

PBS

❗ Trump's 'stop-work' order for PEPFAR cuts off anti-HIV drugs for patients

As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.

NPR

⚔️ Samara Joy, already a Grammy winner, creates more awards buzz with latest album

Already a three-time winner, jazz vocalist Samara Joy is up for two more Grammys at Sunday's awards ceremony. Her latest album is receiving critical acclaim and creating more awards buzz. All this and Joy only turned 25 in November. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has more for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

PBS

🤖 Moment civilian jet breaks sound barrier in test flight

The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, underwent 11 test flights before Tuesday's over the Mojave Desert in California.

BBC

⚔️ Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to remove Mark Milley's security detail and warns he faces demotion in retirement

President Donald Trump's new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce that he is 'immediately pulling' the security detail and security clearance for retired Gen. Mark Milley.

DAILYMAIL

🌊 Trump bans taxpayer-funded sex changes for children as he adds to flurry of executive orders

President Donald Trump on Tuesday banned federal funding for transgender sex-changes for minors, adding to his ongoing flood of executive orders after taking office.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Meryl Streep was forced to make a quick-thinking escape from $4M home amid LA fires... and it involved wire cutters

Her nephew Abe Streep shared the story this week in a New York Magazine article that described the mayhem. He also talked to other stars like Meryl's pal Martin Short as well as Haley Joel Osment.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ DEVELOPING: EU threatens to deploy troops to Greenland and refuses to negotiate with Trump

EU politicians have threatened to deploy European troops to Greenland and refused to negotiate with Trump over his plans to buy the island. Denmark has announced a multi-billion dollar boost to its armed forces in the Arctic after Trump doubled-down on his intention to take the landmass. General Robert Brieger of Austria, the foremost military […]

ENDTIMES

❗ Inside a Chaotic U.S. Deportation Flight to Brazil

The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.

NYTIMES

🔥 Climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely and intense, preliminary study finds

Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35 percent and its intensity by 6 percent.

PBS

🤖 Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin, RFK, Jr., a "predator" ahead of his confirmation hearings

In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

NPR

🤖 Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin, RFK, Jr., a 'predator' ahead of his confirmation hearings

In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

NPR

🤖 Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin, RFK Jr., a 'predator' ahead of his confirmation hearings

In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

NPR

👔 Trump’s Order on Transgender Troops Will Likely Ban Their Service, Again

In an executive order issued Monday night, the president said transgender service members “cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary” for the military.

NYTIMES

🔥 Caroline Kennedy sends letter to US Senators calling RFK Jr a ‘predator’

The former ambassador denounces Trump's cabinet nominee as preying 'on the desperation of parents of sick children'.

ALJAZEERA

🏥 Pableaux Johnson, the Heart of New Orleans Hospitality, Dies at 59

As a photographer, cook and writer, he united communities through shared meals, vivid storytelling and a deep love of the city’s traditions.

NYTIMES

🤖 Killer's horrific act against girlfriend's baby to punish her for playing loud music

Marquavious Hampton, 24, became angry due to loud music and got into a physical altercation with his girlfriend at the Chelsea Place Apartments on Sunday.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Trump signs order to end federal support for gender transitions for people under 19

Medicaid programs in some states cover gender-affirming care. The new order suggests that practice could end and target hospitals and universities that receive federal money and provide the care. It's likely to be challenged in court.

PBS

🤖 New CVS App Lets Customers Unlock Cabinets to Pick Up Products

The company said the unlocking function, part of a pilot program in New York City, will be expanded this year.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump has issued a number of orders affecting the military. Here's what they do

President Trump signed a number of new executive orders Monday night aimed at the U.S. military. Here is a breakdown of what he signed.

NPR

📰 The Face of the Syrian Revolution

From the daily newsletter: Jon Lee Anderson reports from Damascus. Plus: the insidiousness of the entrepreneurial economy; fear and hope on the subway; and the roots of Trump’s aggressive nationalism.

NEWYORKER

📰 Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 01-29-2025

Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war 01-29-2025 developments on the ground with KyivPost fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated war maps.

KYIVPOST

👨‍⚖️ A Judge Temporarily Blocked Trump’s Spending Freeze

Also, the U.S. urged its citizens to leave Congo. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

NYTIMES

🔥 How the Trump Administration Is Scrutinizing Federal Spending

A sweeping directive from the Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to subject hundreds of grant programs to ideological litmus tests.

NYTIMES

📰 Savannah Chrisley issues 'heartbreaking' update about dad Todd amid his prison stay

Reality TV star Todd, 55, is currently serving a 12-year sentence in his fraud and tax evasion conviction at FPC Pensacola in Florida, and Savannah sahred some news about his stint on her Unlocked podcast.

DAILYMAIL

🎬 Dave Franco addresses Luigi Mangione comparisons after fans begged for star to play 'CEO killer' in movie

Dave Franco has finally broken his silence on fans begging him to play accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione onscreen.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 I refuse to shave my armpit hair... but critics tell me I will 'die alone'

Nikki Serenity, 27, from St Louis, Missouri, is a model and influencer with over 43,000 followers on Instagram - who love her underarm hair.

DAILYMAIL

💥 Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management

A sudden pause in federal assistance is sowing disarray and outrage across the country, throwing into doubt a wide range of programs that help protect Americans from disasters, provide access to clean drinking water and affordable energy and help protect ecosystems, among many other issues. The order, which came in a memorandum from the Office […]

ICN

📉 How DeepSeek Changed the A.I. Game

What is DeepSeek, and why did it cause the markets and U.S. tech giants to quake? Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The New York Times who writes about artificial intelligence, explains.

NYTIMES

🤖 Woman arrested for terror threat after Latin restaurants vandalized with swastikas

A pair of Latino-owned restaurants in Iowa were among a host of buildings found covered in swastikas, leaving residents and officials searching for answers.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 REVEALED: Explosive clue New York Times prepped Blake Lively's sexual harassment report before complaint was public

The New York Times started prepping its bombshell report about how Blake Lively was sexually harassed by Justin Baldoni at least five days before her complaint was in the public domain.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Chinese scientists created mice with 2 dads — and they survived to adulthood

By modifying 20 regions of the genome, scientists successfully bred mice with two male parents and raised them to maturity.

LIVESCIENCE

⚔️ Baby naming experts issue stark warning to parents about new 'aggressive' trend

Baby naming experts have issued a warning to parents about the new trend. According to multiple naming experts who spoke to HuffPost, monikers that are inspired by violence are on the rise.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Massive tuberculosis outbreak sickens dozens in Kansas

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in two Kansas counties has sickened dozens since January 2024.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 White House Freeze on Federal Grants, Foreign Aid Causes Chaos

Millions of people in the United States and abroad will be unable to access critical financial assistance.

FP

⚔️ Jon Stewart slams reactions to Trump: "Every action is met with a very not-equal overreaction"

Stewart warns Democrats against overreacting to Trump’s executive actions during his first week back in office

SALON

🌐 Weak and worthless: Western Europe's elites have sent it into historic decline

There are two major fears for Western European elites when dealing with the new American administration. Surprisingly, the most serious challenge isn't the potential decision by the Trump administration to pursue a military confrontation with Russia through Ukraine while cutting financial spending. The root of their anxiety lies elsewhere. It is naïve to believe that the inauguration of a new American president signifies a revolutionary shift in Washington's domestic or foreign policies. Most of the loudly proclaimed goals will either prove unattainable or be spun as victories despite their failures. Nevertheless, even the stated objectives of President Donald Trump's team are enough to provoke strong emotions in Western Europe, the region most humiliatingly dependent on America and, at the same time, the most parasitic actor in contemporary global politics. For decades, 'the old world' has been stuck in a state of strategic ambiguity. Its military and political backbone was...

SOTT

🇧🇷 Neymar leaves Saudi team to return to his first soccer club in Brazil

Neymar struggled through physical injuries for most of his time in the Middle East, with a previous ACL rupture that kept him sidelined for a year.

NPR

🤖 Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history

By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Boom Supersonic XB-1 smashes the sound barrier, becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history

By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel.

LIVESCIENCE

👔 Bannon Accuses Manhattan D.A. of Being ‘Vindictive’ in Fraud Case

The former Trump adviser, who faces trial in March, said that he was singled out for his politics. He took aim at the district attorney in much the way the president has.

NYTIMES

🏛️ BEST OF THE WEB: 'No Consistent Patterns:' Scientists Find No Evidence that Closing Schools Materially Reduced Covid Transmission

For years, scientists and commentators who questioned COVID policies were censored, blacklisted, and canceled across the country. Many of these dissenting views have since been vindicated from the lab origins theory to the lack of efficacy of surgical masks to the opposition to the closure of schools. Now, a new study in the Journal of Infection further undermines the once orthodox views of the pandemic, concluding that "reopening schools did not change the existing trajectory of COVID-19 rates." In other words, we shut down our schools, without any demonstrable benefit to the country. We did, however, succeed in reducing free speech in the name of combating "disinformation." The report is based on one of the comprehensive studies to date on the pandemic: "Data were extracted from government websites. Cases and COVID-19 hospitalization and death incidence rates were calculated during the Delta and early Omicron periods in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland and the United Kingdom,...

SOTT

🔥 Climate change made LA fires worse, scientists say

Scientists say the fires that engulfed Los Angeles were made 35% more likely due to climate warming.

BBC

🔥 Big majority of Greenlanders do not want to be part of US, poll finds

Survey is first to be done since Trump revived his interest in buying Arctic island

FT

👔 The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room

French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame.

NPR

🇷🇺 White House makes BS claim that New Jersey UAPs were authorized by FAA for 'research purposes'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt provided much-needed transparency regarding the "dronegate" incident that sparked nationwide concerns over potential threats from China and Russia. In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Leavitt said the drones spotted over New Jersey and New York in December had been authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration for "research purposes." "An update on the New Jersey drones. After research and study, the drones flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons. Many of these drones are hobbyist and recreational drones that enjoy flying drones," Leavitt said during her press conference.

SOTT

🏛️ Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America after Trump order

Google says it will take its cue from the US government and also change the name of America’s highest peak on its maps.

SMH

🤖 Chiefs owner's wife lets slip how they really got to the Super Bowl amid favoritism claims

Tavia Hunt, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, has let slip how her team truly got to the Super Bowl amid favoritism claims coming at the team from several angles.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Zelensky: ‘Putin Fears Talks, Strong Leaders’ as Trump Pushes for Ukraine Deal

Zelensky says Putin fears strong leaders and is avoiding peace talks after the Russian president dismissed direct negotiations. Trump pressures both sides for a deal, but Kyiv warns against exclusion.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ Ukraine army using convicts to operate specialist drone unit

A few weeks ago, the Ukrainian soldier was crammed in a prison cell with seven other inmates, serving time for accidentally killing his friend in a car crash.

SKY

🌧️ From the prison cell to the frontline, Ukrainian convicts called on to fight

A few weeks ago, the Ukrainian soldier was crammed in a prison cell with seven other inmates, serving time for accidentally killing his friend in a car crash.

SKY

🌧️ 'It felt like I was born again': The convicted criminals freed to fight for Ukraine

A few weeks ago, the Ukrainian soldier was crammed in a prison cell with seven other inmates, serving time for accidentally killing his friend in a car crash.

SKY

🔥 Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires

Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the recent deadly fires around Los Angeles about 35 percent more likely to occur, an international team of scientists concluded in a rapid attribution analysis released Tuesday.  Today’s climate, heated 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit (1.3 Celsius) above the […]

ICN

🤖 Steve Cohen still ‘bullish’ on AI after big sell-off

Point72 founder says drop that wiped almost $600bn from Nvidia shares was prompted by misinformation

FT

🔥 D.E.I. Will Not Be Missed

The Pentagon’s experience shows why.

NYTIMES

🗳️ Ontario's 'Captain Canada' calls snap election as Trump tariff threat looms

Ontario premier Doug Ford has triggered an early election in the province, saying he needs a strong mandate to take on the tariff threat.

BBC

💻 Chinese tech startup DeepSeek's chatbot sparks discussion about AI competition

Observers are eager to see whether the Chinese company has matched America's leading AI companies at a fraction of the cost.

PBS

🤖 Jim Acosta announces new career move after quitting CNN in a tantrum over graveyard shift

In a video posted to X Tuesday afternoon, the anchor announced a brand-new Substack that's already up and running - while confirming his on-air appearance only hours before had been his last.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Dean Blandino: I was in charge of NFL referees… here's how I know there's no bias towards the Chiefs

The Chiefs punched their ticket to their third straight Super Bowl with an AFC Championship victory over the Buffalo Bills Sunday but many NFL fans believed they have had a helping hand.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Witnesses to horrific track meet accident claim shocking safety lapses killed athlete's dad

Wade Langston, 57, died when the large ball struck him at the Colorado United Track Club event at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and witnesses blame the venue.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Swimmer caught in obscene act is beaten by mob of beachgoers

The disturbing incident took place on the shores of a busy beach in front of children and other sunbathers.

DAILYMAIL

🎥 Disturbing video shows daycare worker shoving four-year-old into garbage can

A disturbing video showed the moment a daycare worked shoved a four-year-old into a garbage can after allegedly leaving him in a freezing alleyway as 'punishment.'

DAILYMAIL

👔 Steve Bannon sums up Trump's new attitude in four words after he posted a gangster meme of himself

Former advisor to President Donald Trump Steve Bannon on Tuesday celebrated Trump's first week as president.

DAILYMAIL

🗽 Dramatic moment woman refuses to let ICE agents into her home as they promise to take everyone inside

A woman living in southern California fended off ICE agents that were at her home to arrest one of her family members. She recorded them with her phone and recited her constitutional rights.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Second female teacher suffers horrific attack at 'America's most dangerous school'

Carol Tidwell broke her wrist after she fell to the ground dodging a chair that had been thrown by an angry student on January 21 at Collins Intermediate School in Texas.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Notorious mom who murdered her children becomes 'complete nightmare' after parole denial

Susan Smith, 53, is serving a 30-years-to-life sentence for killing her sons Michael, three, and Alexander, one, in 1994 by strapping them into her car and rolling it into a South Carolina lake.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Don Jr.'s girlfriend Bettina Anderson shows off her charity work amid fears she will 'tarnish the Trump brand'

The Palm Beach socialite, 38, teamed up with Literacy Coalition of PBC to read to young children on Tuesday in honor of Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida.

DAILYMAIL

💻 The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.

NPR

👔 Trump Invites Netanyahu to the White House

The Israeli prime minister will be the first foreign leader to visit since Trump’s inauguration.

FP

👔 The Super Bowl could end in a 'three-peat.' Why that matters to a former NBA coach

Pat Riley, the current president and former head coach of the Miami Heat, owns half a dozen trademarks related to the word "three-peat." That could affect whether it appears on Super Bowl merch.

NPR

🤖 Sunny Hostin baffles The View co-hosts with her claims about European migrant deportations

Hostin made the claims less than ten minutes into Monday's episode, after her co-host Whoopi Goldberg observed she was raring to go.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Democrats threaten war with Trump as his federal funding pause sparks panic throughout the country

Democrats blasted President Trump's move to freeze federal grants and loans as 'unconstitutional' as the move sparked confusion for funding across the country.

DAILYMAIL

🌍 Watch: Maine earthquake shaking caught on webcams

A normal day quickly shifted into brief chaos as a rare earthquake erupted off the coast of Maine on Monday morning, and the shaking was captured on video.

FOXWEATHER

🇺🇸 Exhausted Palestinians arrive in Gaza City to no homes, killed family

Thousands of Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza for the second day, walking kilometres to reach home.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Pressure mounts on Costco over DEI policies: 'Why would they Bud Light themselves?'

Attorneys general in 19 states have called on Costco to ditch its DEI policies - and give staff jobs on merit.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Shaken migrants deported by Trump issue stark warning to others after returning to Colombia

The Colombian press, including reporter Richi Malagon, was present to speak to the migrants arriving in Bogota on Tuesday.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ DeepSeek Doesn’t Signal an AI Space Race

The Chinese firm’s success might not be a case for massive government investment in the sector.

FP

🔥 Suits creator is 'open' to Meghan Markle reprising her role as Rachel in a Los Angeles-set spinoff

Suits creator Aaron Korsh discussed the possibility of any of the original Suits stars appearing on the new spinoff Suits LA during an X (formerly Twitter ) Q&A.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 A MAGA star is born! On her first day, Trump's sparkling new press secretary Karoline Leavitt, age 27, hits the 'legacy media' with brilliantly barbed remark

No one could remember the James S. Brady briefing room so packed, as new White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stepped into the lions' den on Tuesday. 

DAILYMAIL

🔥 WATCH LIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at confirmation hearing for HHS secretary

Kennedy's first confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. EST.

PBS

🎖️ Danish PM says received European backing against Trump’s Greenland push

Mette Frederiksen says 'no reason to believe that there is a military threat to Greenland or Denmark'.

ALJAZEERA

🇨🇳 Do DeepSeek’s A.I. Advances Mean US Tech Controls Have Failed?

DeepSeek’s A.I. models show that China is making rapid gains in the field, despite American efforts to hinder it.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump, challenging federal law, tries to fire labor board leaders who backed worker rights

Trump fired the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel and one of its Democratic members

SALON

🤖 "Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance": Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator says

The portal shutdown comes as Trump's budget office ordered a suspension of most federal spending

SALON

⚔️ Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr. a 'predator' in warning letter to senators

She described her cousin's basement, garage and dorm as being an epicenter for drug use, where he would also put baby chickens and mice in blenders to feed to his hawks.

PBS

🌡️ What’s in a Name? Mount McKinley and Gulf of America, Explained

In 2015, former U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled the official new—or more accurately, old—name for North America’s tallest peak: Denali. He announced the switch ahead of a trip to Alaska dedicated to underscoring the urgency of climate action as the icy state faces warming temperatures twice as fast as the rest of the country.  Last […]

ICN

🤖 Raiders owner reveals Tom Brady's real role amid criticism from NFL fans

After suffering another disastrous season, Brady spearheaded the rebuild by hiring Pete Carroll as their head coach and John Spytek as their general manager.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ Caroline Kennedy Calls RFK Jr. a ‘Predator’ in Letter to Senators

In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin unfit for the job and a “predator” who led family members to addiction.

NYTIMES

🌐 The US' 90-day suspension of foreign aid might counterintuitively bolster its influence

American influence might rebound in the Global South since a large part of why many of these countries started turning away from the US since the start of the century was due to it violating their sovereignty by funding "NGOs" that meddle in their affairs. One of the Executive Orders that Trump just signed suspends some foreign aid for 90 days, specifically "development assistance funds to foreign countries and implementing non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors, in order to assess their efficiencies and consistency with US foreign policy." It remains unclear at the time of writing whether the State Department's subsequent "stop-work orders" will affect military aid to Ukraine so that possibility won't be covered in this analysis. Most foreign aid programs have been exploited to meddle in other countries' affairs by funding anti-government and even in some cases anti-state movements that later orchestrate Color Revolutions. Even if they're not...

SOTT

📰 How a conservative culture shift under Trump could save the world

Paradoxically, a turn away from 'liberal' and 'progressive' values has the potential to defuse some of America's belligerence. Recently, one of America's most conservative as well as influential newspapers, the Wall Street Journal, ran two intriguing pieces. One observed that "MAGA is taking back the culture," the other - by the well-known academic and public intellectual Walter Russell Mead - argued that "American exceptionalism is back." Together they raise important, perhaps vital questions. The essence of "MAGA is taking back the culture" is that the return of Donald Trump to the presidency comes with a noticeable shift in US culture, broadly understood. Trump's first term in office saw him hold the political high ground (if often in a chaotic and beleaguered manner) while facing gale-force headwinds in the public sphere. This time around, however, trends in the latter are converging with the politics of Trumpism.

SOTT

🚨 Transgender inmate sues Donald Trump for forcing her to move to men's prison

The inmate, who was identified under pseudonym Maria Moe, has been transitioning since her teens and has never been housed in a male prison.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 'Sputnik moment': $1 trillion wiped off US stocks after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot

Emergence of DeepSeek raises doubts about sustainability of western artificial intelligence boom. The race for domination in artificial intelligence was blown wide open on Monday after the launch of a Chinese chatbot wiped $1 trillion from the leading US tech index, with one investor calling it a "Sputnik moment" for the world's AI superpowers. Investors punished global tech stocks on Monday after the emergence of DeepSeek, a competitor to OpenAI and its ChatGPT tool, shook faith in the US artificial intelligence boom by appearing to deliver the same performance with fewer resources. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell just over 3% in afternoon trading in New York, representing a loss of approximately $1 trillion from its closing value of $32.5tn last week, as investors digested the implications of the latest AI model developed by DeepSeek.

SOTT

📰 Maidan coup veterans behind cyberattack - EU state's PM

The incident looks like a "textbook example" of a scheme used to punish dissenting governments in the West, Slovakia's Robert Fico has claimed. A massive cyberattack targeting Slovakia's state General Health Insurance Company (VSZP) was orchestrated by foreign forces that were also active in Ukraine during the 2014 Maidan coup, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has claimed. Speaking at a joint news conference with Health Minister Kamil Sasko on Friday, Fico claimed the operation sought to paralyze the nation's healthcare system. Sasko stated that the VSZP was able to withstand the attack, which began on Friday afternoon, adding that both the insurance firm and the National Health Information Centre (NCZI) are "in crisis mode" and are being closely monitored by the authorities.

SOTT

👔 Hawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames Kennedy for Measles Deaths in Samoa

Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.

NYTIMES

👔 Hawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames R.F.K. Jr. for Measles Deaths in Samoa

Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.

NYTIMES

🗳️ Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Says There’s No Right to Abortion

The Wisconsin Supreme Court general election set to be held in April will determine ideological control of the court.

TRUTHOUT

👔 Deep dive: How Joe Biden's deputies smuggled Indian migrants into US jobs

President Joe Biden's ambassador to India approved more than two million visitor visas for Indians in 2023 and 2024 — so allowing a huge wave of job-seeking Indians to take off-the-books, untaxed, illegal jobs in the United States. But President Donald Trump's Secretary of State is now directing officials at the Department of State to reverse the various policies that help illegal migration into the United States. "This department will no longer undertake any activities that facilitate or encourage it," Secretary Marco Rubio said in a memo to the top officials in the department. The task is "the most consequential issue of our time," Rubio wrote, according to a January 21 report in RealClear Politics.com. Ambassador Gil Garcetti exposed the scale of the Indian labor export in a self-congratulatory speech to an Indian audience in New Delhi on January 13.

SOTT

🔥 Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr. a 'predator' who would 'show off' killing of baby birds on eve of confirmation hearing

A day before his Senate confirmation hearing, Caroline Kennedy unloaded on her cousin RFK, Jr., calling him a 'predator' who led relatives down the path of drug abuse.

DAILYMAIL

💻 The most addictive drugs ranked: Fascinating analysis looks at a dozen vices, including alcohol, nicotine

Virginia Tech researchers surveyed 350 people and found painkillers followed by opioids like fentanyl required the most quit attempts. Cannabis was harder to quit than nicotine.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Jake Paul and brother Logan tease fight against EACH OTHER in latest controversial boxing event

Will Jake and Logan Paul go where the Klitschko, Charlo and Spinks brothers never dared? The former YouTubers who have popularized influencer boxer now say they're prepared to fight.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Delicious new twist in saga of Maine millionaire neighbors at war over trees poisoned for sea view

A wealthy Maine resident who accused her CEO neighbor of improving the sea-view from her $3.5million Maine vacation home by poisoning her trees is facing fresh allegations.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Trump blocks staggering foreign aid projects... from $50M in condoms for Gaza and 'trans operas' in Colombia

Joe Biden's use of U.S. taxpayer money to fund transgender operas in Colombia and transgender comic books in Peru will be totally undone by Trump, a top Republican told DailyMail.com.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Trump Can’t Bully Latin America Without Consequences

Aggressive U.S. foreign policy could push regional governments into China’s arms.

FP

🤖 Up to 74m Americans unable to access healthcare after Trump's federal funding freeze causes Medicaid chaos

Officials in all 50 states have reported disruptions to their programs, which provide health coverage, due to the Trump administration's abrupt funding freeze.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms

Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests. Monstrous dust storms often ravage Mars, engulfing the Red Planet for months. Now, a new study suggests these global storms may be related to a peculiar energy imbalance recently discovered across the Martian surface. The solar system's planets and moons absorb energy from the sun, but they also emit energy back into space. The difference between these two is called the radiative energy budget, or REB. "The REB and its spatial distribution [across latitudes] directly influence the thermal characteristics of the surface and atmosphere" of planets, Liming Li, a professor of physics at the University of Houston and the study's second author, told Live Science via email. This means a planet's REB determines its climate.

SOTT

🤖 Tennis legend Anna Kournikova sparks major concern in first public appearance in over two years

The 43-year-old retired tennis icon has not been seen in over two years but raised concerns among fans when she resurfaced at a shopping mall in Miami over the weekend.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov backed by Microsoft to be used by U.S. government agencies

On Tuesday, OpenAI unveiled its most significant product launch since introducing its enterprise service. This new offering, named ChatGPT Gov, has been meticulously crafted to cater specifically to the needs of U.S. government agencies. Backed by Microsoft, OpenAI positions this platform as an advancement over ChatGPT Enterprise, primarily concerning security features. ChatGPT Gov enables government […]

ENDTIMES

🗳️ Trudeau Government Left Canada Vulnerable to Foreign Interference

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should have acted quicker to protect Canadian elections from outside meddling, a government commission said, shaking trust in democratic institutions.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Eagles fan, 18, pays horrific price for climbing light pole during post-game celebrations

The teen was left with a brain injury after plunging from a light pole at at 15th and Market streets in Center City Philadelphia on Sunday.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Fashion fan mercilessly mocked for refusing to wear her luxury $2,100 Louis Vuitton bag: 'Look up dry rot'

A woman is being mercilessly mocked after explaining that she couldn't bring herself to wear a Louis Vuitton bag because she didn't want to ruin it - as followers explained it could rot.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Diddy's assistant recalls sickening moment he was ordered to have sex to prove his 'loyalty', bombshell doc reveals

Diddy's former personal assistant Phillip Pines has described the horrific moment the disgraced hip hop mogul ordered him to have sex with a girl to prove his 'loyalty'.

DAILYMAIL

🛡️ U.S. Citizens Advised to Evacuate Congo Amid Attacks on Embassies

Many blame the United States, France and other allies for allowing neighboring Rwanda to fuel a conflict in the country’s east.

NYTIMES

🤖 Selena Gomez trolled by Trump allies after speaking out on deportations

Gomez is defending her advocacy after posting an emotional video condemning recent deportation raids

SALON

👔 What might be the fallout of forcing Palestinians from their land?

US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians is rejected by Jordan and Egypt.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Top AI Investor warns goal is to crash human wages in order to bring “economic utopia”

(OPINION) Marc Andreessen, cofounder of the massive venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz — which has its fingers in pretty much every pie in tech — has revealed an eyebrow-raising detail in his “techno-optimist” vision of the future. In a recent tweet, the American billionaire investor casually proclaimed that AI must “crash” everyone’s wages before it […]

ENDTIMES

🤖 CNN’s Acosta quits after show moved to midnight

Tough-questioning correspondent was frequent target of Trump but network said move was because of rescheduling

FT

👔 Tulsi Gabbard Briefly Subject to Special Scrutiny Last Year After Vatican Meeting

Ms. Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was briefly subject to special scrutiny on airline flights last year, but not, officials say, for the partisan reasons she has alleged.

NYTIMES

🔥 Camera catches wild shootout in Michigan couple's bedroom during botched robbery

Benjamin Nevers, 24, and his girlfriend were sleeping in bed early Saturday morning when armed robbers broke into their Dearborn Heights home.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Gleaning: The ancient practice fighting modern food waste

“The simple act of turning discarded crops into nourishment bridges so many divides"

SALON

🌀 Incredible moment cavalry arrives in hurricane-battered North Carolina after Trump shamed officials

An army of trucks has finally descended on the state four months after it was battered by Hurricane Helene.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt stuns in $900 outfit at briefing as she becomes White House style icon

New White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is already making a splash in the world of politics - and she's doing it in style.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 US Border Patrol and Mexican cartel members trade gunfire at southern border: report

Suspected Mexican cartel members were caught on video opening fire on US Border Patrol agents near the southern border Monday - just as a group of migrants reportedly tried to enter the US illegally, authorities said. The dramatic attack unfolded at about 1:30 p.m. near Fronton, Texas, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement The apparent cartel members had started firing as the group of migrants were trying to cross the Rio Grande, Border Patrol sources told The Post.

SOTT

🇸🇾 The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad's legacy of horror

Syria’s Civil Defense has uncovered over two dozen charred bodies in two basements in rural Damascus, adding to the growing tally of mass graves discovered since the ousting of Bashar Assad

ABC

🤖 Today viewers gush over Jenna Bush Hager's new cohosts as fans praise show for 'diverse' lineup

Following Hoda Kotb's departure from Today's fourth hour earlier this month, the morning show has been renamed Today with Jenna & Friends and sees Jenna Bush Hager leading the way.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump Ousts 2 Key Leaders at the National Labor Relations Board

Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox called her removal “unprecedented and illegal” and vowed to challenge the decision.

TRUTHOUT

🤖 Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze Sparks Alarm and Confusion

Among other things, the move threatens programs and aid that millions in the US rely on.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Passengers and crew evacuated from plane fire in South Korea

A plane fire has caused a mass evacuation of all passengers and crew in South Korea.

SMH

🔥 I'm a 70-year-old porn star... now my youngest daughter is following in my footsteps and we even work together

A mother and daughter have revealed why they joined the porn industry together. Seka Black, 70, and youngest daughter Nessi, 23, are both adult content creators, and even help each other out.

DAILYMAIL

💻 DeepSeek stuns tech industry with new AI image generator that beats OpenAI's DALL-E 3

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released a new image generator, Janus-Pro-7B, which the company says is better than competitors.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 Trump fires 12 DOJ officials who prosecuted him — launches probe into Jan. 6 prosecutors

More than a dozen officials who worked on the criminal investigations into Donald Trump have been fired, according to sources familiar with the matter. A letter from acting Attorney General James McHenry to the officials said they cannot be "trusted" to "faithfully" implement Trump's agenda. "You played a significant role in prosecuting President Trump. The proper functioning of government critically depends on the trust superior officials place in their subordinates," McHenry wrote. "Given your significant role in prosecuting the President, I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President's agenda faithfully."

SOTT

🎊 What you need to know about Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake

At its core, the Lunar New Year is a celebration that brings the family together.

PBS

🤖 Medicaid portals are down across all 50 states after Trump funding freeze

Medicaid reimbursement portals have reportedly experienced outages across all U.S. states following a funding freeze imposed by the Trump administration affecting federal grants and loans, according to Senator Ron Wyden. In a post on social media platform X, the Oregon Democrat confirmed that his staff had received reports of the situation impacting all 50 states. […]

ENDTIMES

🤖 US chipmaker Nvidia rebounds after historic tumble

Wall Street steadies following sharp losses driven by concerns over Chinese AI group DeepSeek

FT

👔 Israel’s Netanyahu to meet with Trump at White House next week

Israeli PM will be the first foreign leader to meet US president at White House since his second inauguration last week.

ALJAZEERA

💥 Exhausted media to Trump: "Please, please, take a day off!"

Only one week into the new administration and struggling to keep up with the constant flow of things being accomplished, the exhausted news media collectively begged President Donald Trump to take a day off. Journalists and broadcasters who are not used to working quite this hard urgently asked Trump's staff if they could please ask him to just pause for one single, solitary day. "Please... please... just let up for a second," said a visibly disheveled Jake Tapper. "The executive orders, the trips to disaster-ravaged areas of the country, the manhandling of foreign leaders and making them do things that help the United States... it's impossible to keep up this pace. We're not used to working this much. Why is a president doing so much anyway?" Other members of the media were just as adamant that Trump needed to take a day off. "What, he's just going to keep, like... doing stuff? Like every day?" asked CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan. "I'm starting to wonder if Trump knows anything...

SOTT

👔 Israel's prime minister says Trump has invited him to the White House on Feb. 4

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4

ABC

✊ Embassies burned, looted in DRC capital Kinshasa

Protesters attacked several embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Trump faces bipartisan backlash to federal freeze on grants and loans

White House forced to issue clarifying information amid botched effort to slash critical programmes

FT

🔥 Did you plan to buy a home -- but found renting is cheaper? We want to hear from you

As mortgage rates and home prices have risen, the rent vs. buy calculation has changed. If you're renting when you'd planned to buy, tell us your story.

NPR

🇮🇱 UN Security Council meeting addresses Israel’s UNRWA ban

The United Nations Security Council convened on Tuesday to address Israel’s UNRWA ban.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Trump administration’s federal funding freeze spurs anxiety

White House defends decision as Democrats and non-profit groups warn of 'devastating' consequences.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ US judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s federal funding freeze

The White House defended Trump's decision as Democrats and non-profit groups warned of 'devastating' consequences.

ALJAZEERA

👮 Police officers are told not to say 'blacklisted' or 'black sheep' over fears of racism

Police have been told not to use terms such as 'black sheep' and 'blacklisted' in case it causes offence. Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire constabularies have created a diversity, equality and inclusion reference guide for their officers and staff. The nine-page document, which was published online last year and reported last night by The Telegraph - also stated that 'black mark' was no longer deemed acceptable as part of expressions that use 'black in a negative way'.

SOTT

👔 Trump gives update on NJ drones: ‘This was not the enemy’

(UPDATE) The administration of President Donald Trump has provided an update regarding the drones that were observed flying over New Jersey since last fall. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated during her initial press briefing on Tuesday, “Following thorough research and analysis, it has been determined that the drones operating in significant numbers over […]

ENDTIMES

🤖 Incarcerated Trans Woman Sues Trump Over Anti-Trans Order Redefining “Sex”

The lawsuit claims Executive Order 14166 caused the woman distress and endangers her safety.

TRUTHOUT

🤖 REVEALED: Blake Lively's very FLIRTY exchanges with Justin Baldoni before things took a turn on It Ends With Us

Their ugly legal battle has painted them as mortal enemies in the public eye, but early exchanges between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni hint at a vastly different, flirtatious beginning to their saga. 

DAILYMAIL

💵 How long till the next big crash? Because it's definitely coming

Trump's crypto push amounts to betting the entire U.S. financial system on imaginary money. What could go wrong?

SALON

⚔️ Canada inquiry found no evidence of 'traitors’ in parliament, but warns against disinformation

A report on foreign interference in Canada has concluded that while some foreign entities tried to interfere in the country's elections, its democratic institutions remain “robust.”

ABC

📈 GM stock slumps on tariff fears even as revenues exceed expectations

GM stock plunged 10 percent, putting it on track for its worst day since the COVID pandemic early days.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Inside Trump's plan to make it easier to fire federal employees - and agencies have just 90 days to respond

President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with his plan to make it easier to fire federal employees, blasting past roadblocks Joe Biden put in his path and giving agencies just 90 days to respond.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇦 Canada subject to widespread political interference, commission concludes

Findings of 16 month investigation are a ‘wake-up call’ for ‘democratic allies’ say politicians

FT

🇨🇦 Canada subject to widespread political interference, probe says

Report by commission finds several foreign states have tried to destabilise the country

FT

🔥 Oscar-nominated actress, 77, who worked with David Bowie is pictured in very rare sighting… can you guess who?

This Hollywood actress was a successful model prior to landing her breakout role as  Jeff Bridges's girlfriend in John Huston's 1972 film, Fat City.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Egg prices are soaring, don't expect that to change soon

It looks like grocery shoppers hoping for soaring egg prices to turn around are likely to be waiting a while.

PBS

⚔️ ‘Predator’: Caroline Kennedy warns senators of RFK Jr in searing letter

Ahead of her cousin’s confirmation to the Health Department, she alleges he led family members “down the path of drug addiction”.

SMH

👔 Mauricio Funes, Salvadoran President Who Fled to Nicaragua, Dies at 65

He was a popular TV journalist when elected as El Salvador’s first modern-day leftist leader in 2009, but he went into exile hounded by corruption charges.

NYTIMES

🎖️ Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military

The executive order speaks of transgender identity in sweeping and dismissive terms and sets the stage for a policy that is more restrictive and punitive than the ban from Trump's first term.

NPR

📰 Donald Trump gives CNN 'sleazebag' Jim Acosta a brutal parting message

President Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated the news that former White House correspondent Jim Acosta had decided to leave CNN.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ 'Jaw-dropping' study finds vaccinated children have 170% higher risk of autism

Vaccinated children have a 170% higher chance of being diagnosed with autism compared to unvaccinated children, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The study also found that vaccinated children had a 212% greater likelihood of developing a range of other neurodevelopmental disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), epilepsy/seizures, brain inflammation and tic and learning disorders. According to the study, the childhood vaccination schedule is likely a significant contributor to the higher rate of autism and neurodevelopmental conditions in vaccinated children.

SOTT

🛂 'Nobody gets a free pass': Immigration officers operating with new sense of mission

A week into Donald Trump's second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission.

PBS

🤖 MSNBC analyst says Trump 'gestapo' raids are a distraction from evil plot to make his friends richer

Anand Giridharadas, 46, made the remark Tuesday, as he reacted in real-time to a early morning tweet from newly named head of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

DAILYMAIL

💻 Nvidia’s Fall Shows an Uncertain A.I. Future

Nvidia’s sharp turn of fortunes illustrates much deeper problems that investors are ignoring as they send the valuations of Big Tech to the heavens.

NYTIMES

🇺🇸 Palestinians reject Trump’s relocation plan as they return to Gaza’s north

Tens of thousands have moved back to Gaza's north this week, even as Trump suggests move to Jordan and Egypt.

ALJAZEERA

🏛️ After running on a working-class message, Trump fills his government with billionaires

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

PBS

🔥 Starbucks brings back popular in-store perk after widespread backlash

The coffee giant announced the reversal after facing backlash for eliminating the popular perk.

DAILYMAIL

📈 DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?

Buzz around DeepSeek built into a wave of concern that hammered tech stocks on Monday.

NPR

🤖 Jerry Jones reveals what was really said in conversations with Deion Sanders over Cowboys job

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones lifted the lid on his meeting with Deion Sanders amid their search for the next head coach in Dallas.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Mona Lisa will have her own room under a major renovation of the Louvre

The most visited museum in the world is also the most overcrowded, and then there are problems in the roof and outdated facilities.

SMH

🔥 Average size of women's butts around the world revealed... and the surprising link to colon cancer

America has a reputation for plastic surgery and obesity, but South African women have the biggest backsides, recently published research on women's hip sizes has revealed.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Carrie Underwood wore $310 dress and 'sale shoes' at Trump's inauguration despite request for couture gown

Carrie, 41, sang a rendition of America The Beautiful on January 20 in Washington DC and looked stunning in a fitted midi-dress which highlighted her slender figure.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Google says it will change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when government updates official listings

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its Maps service.

PBS

🔥 Steven Witkoff, Trump’s Envoy to the Middle East, to Meet Netanyahu in Israel

Steven Witkoff played an important role in brokering the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump Invites Netanyahu to White House as U.S. Envoy Heads to Israel

Steven Witkoff played an important role in brokering the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

NYTIMES

💉 What RFK Jr could do on US vaccines, fluoride and drugs

The vaccine sceptic would have broad power over food safety, vaccinations and pharmaceuticals.

BBC

🇨🇦 Mexico and Canada launch flurry of border measures to appease Trump

Tariff threat spurs Mexico to fill in smuggling tunnel and Canada to deploy helicopters and drones

FT

🔥 Jury sworn-in for trial of ex-prosecutor accused of shielding Ahmaud Arbery's killers

A jury of 12 plus three alternates has been sworn in for the trial of a former Georgia prosecutor charged with criminal misconduct in her response to the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

PBS

🤖 Supersonic jet success revives hopes for the fastest commercial travel

Commercial-type aircraft reaches supersonic speed for the first time since Concorde 20 years ago.

SMH

🔥 Karoline Leavitt unveils huge shake-up for White House reporters in her first briefing as Trump's press secretary

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held her first briefing Tuesday and kicked it off with huge changes to how she'd conduct briefings.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump's sweeping changes to grants and loans begins now... here's what it means for you

The White House sent a shockwave through Washington, D.C. - and the country - when its budget office directed agencies to put congressional funding on a temporary hold.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Prince Harry's US visa drugs lawsuit is set for first court hearing since Donald Trump's inauguration - after US president said he 'wouldn't protect' duke on his return to the White House

The Heritage Foundation has reopened its case to have the duke's immigration papers released.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump reveals what New Jersey drones REALLY were as White House admits craft were conducting 'research'

President Donald Trump has revealed the truth behind the mysterious drones over New Jersey, saying they were authorized to conduct 'research.'

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump fires labor board officials, setting up legal fight

President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.

NPR

🔥 Teenage TikTok star Siyah is brutally killed in California mall shooting

The TikTok star died at the age of 17 from a gunshot wound to the chest after a shooting occurred at the mall around 7:30pm on January 18.

DAILYMAIL

👔 R.F.K. Jr., in His Own Words: Flu, Diabetes, Autism and More

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, doesn’t just hold fringe views on vaccines. We fact-checked five recent statements.

NYTIMES

🔥 Five brave words of man who had fingers sliced off while protecting his dog from machete-wielding stranger

Rakeem Tayquon Young (pictured), 34, had four of his fingers chopped off while defending his dog, Chanel, from a machete-wielding maniac.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 U.S. consumer confidence dips again to start the year

U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index retreated in January to 104.1 from 109.5 in December.

PBS

🔥 Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, the closest yet to catastrophe

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its Doomsday Clock closer to Armageddon than ever before.

LIVESCIENCE

⚔️ No 'traitors' in Canada's parliament, says foreign meddling inquiry

Some MPs showed "concerning conduct" but widespread alarm is unwarranted, an inquiry report says.

BBC

🤖 Quakers Sue Trump Admin Over Policy Allowing ICE Raids on Churches

“Quaker meetings for worship seek to be a sanctuary and a refuge for all,” said one Quaker organization head.

TRUTHOUT

💱 A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black history

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is <em>Black in Blues.</em>

NPR

👔 Groups set to file first lawsuit challenging Trump's order on transgender troops

Advocacy groups are preparing to file the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order revising policy on transgender troops that likely sets the stage for their ban in the armed forces.

PBS

⚖️ 6 active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump's ban on transgender troops

Six transgender active duty service members and two former service members who seek re-enlistment sued in a federal court in Washington on Tuesday.

PBS

📰 Jim Acosta of CNN to Leave Network

The network wanted to move Mr. Acosta to the midnight time slot, a backwater in cable television news.

NYTIMES

⚕️ Caroline Kennedy Urges Senators to Reject RFK Jr. for Health Secretary

In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin a “predator” who led other family members down the path of addiction.

NYTIMES

🏛️ Does Trump Have the Power to Block Spending That Congress Has Authorized?

The White House’s temporary pause on trillions in federal spending could set up a court fight over executive authority and Congress’s control of the purse.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Martha Stewart says parole officer nixed her chance to host "SNL"

"Maybe someday," Stewart says of her missed opportunity to take center stage at Studio 8H

SALON

🌩️ D.C.'s new top prosecutor advocated for Jan. 6 rioters and echoed Trump's false 2020 election claims

The top federal prosecutor for Washington is a conservative activist who promoted Donald Trump's conspiracy theories about a stolen election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the Capitol and represented some in court.

PBS

🔥 Drone search discovers 2 kids dead, trapped in ice-covered Kansas lake

A rural western Kansas community is mourning two children who died after being trapped under the ice at a local lake.

FOXWEATHER

⚕️ The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund R.F.K. Jr. Would Oversee

If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.

NYTIMES

🤖 Disgusting surprise greets residents of stunning mountain town when they turned on their faucets

Residents have been left aghast after seeing what was flowing from their taps.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Wigs, masks and the Black Eyed Peas: How Timothée Chalamet is making Oscar campaigning fun again

Chalamet has charmed the world this awards season, but his canvassing is much smarter than it initially appears

SALON

🔥 Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon

"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally

SALON

👔 WATCH: Senate confirms Sean Duffy to lead the Transportation Department

Sean Duffy has been confirmed as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in President Donald Trump's administration.

PBS

🤖 Shock as Latin restaurants in Iowa city vandalized with swastikas

A pair of Latino-owned restaurants in Iowa were among a host of buildings found covered in swastikas, leaving residents and officials searching for answers.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ White House tells federal agencies to freeze grants and loans

Democrats warn the move is ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘inhumane’

FT

🌧️ Cannabis warning as major study finds two thirds of drug users suffer reduced brain activity

US scientists, who tracked over 1,000 young adults, found 63 per cent of heavy cannabis users had reduced brain activity, during memory tasks.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 America's worst mayor frantically tried to cover up how much money she blew on glam sessions and parties, report finds

A scathing report laid bare just how mismanaged the taxpayer funds of Dolton, Illinois, were under Mayor Tiffany Henyard. The controversial Democrat has been in office since 2021.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ France, Finally, Wins the World’s Top Food Award Again

In 2023, the country failed to finish in the top three as Denmark won the Bocuse d’Or, a fine-dining competition. This year, France reclaimed the crown.

NYTIMES

🎥 Flavor Flav weighs in on Selena Gomez deportation backlash

After Selena ignited a huge backlash with the video, the hip hop artist Flavor Flav, 65, has now spoken out.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Serbian prime minister resigns after weeks of anti-corruption protests

Serbia's prime minister resigned in an attempt to calm political tensions stoked by weeks of massive anti-corruption protests sparked by the deadly collapse of a concrete overhang at a train station.

PBS

🔥 British man dies after being swept out to sea in Tenerife - reports

A British man has reportedly died after being swept out to sea in Tenerife.

SKY

⚔️ UNRWA chief warns against Israel’s ‘disastrous’ impending ban

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says Israel&#039;s ban would &#039;heighten instability and deepen despair&#039; at a &#039;critical moment&#039;.

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇱 UNRWA chief says Israel’s ban will be disastrous

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says Israel&#039;s ban would &#039;heighten instability and deepen despair&#039; at a &#039;critical moment&#039;.

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇳 England down India to keep T20 series alive

England beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot in the third T20 international to keep the five-match cricket series alive.

ALJAZEERA

🌐 What a US exit from the WHO means for global healthcare

US withdrawal from WHO means missing February&#039;s meeting, reducing influence and hindering global health efforts.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Right-wing activists appear to be writing memos for the Trump White House

Memos posted by the Office of Personnel Management initially listed right-wing activists as their authors

SALON

⚔️ Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial flights

NEWSCIENTIST

👔 Transgender athletes face blanket Olympics ban as leading candidate to become IOC president says 'protecting the female category is paramount'

Kirsty Coventry, a member of the IOC executive board since 2018, supports an Olympic-wide gender policy that would prevent transgender women from being able to compete in female categories.

DAILYMAIL

📈 US tech stocks steady after DeepSeek AI app shock

DeepSeek's claim that its model was made at a fraction of the cost of its rivals has rocked the AI industry.

BBC

📉 Workers at a Philadelphia Whole Foods Market become 1st in the nation to unionize

Whole Foods said it was "disappointed" by the results.

PBS

🗳️ Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters will not seek reelection, opens key Senate seat in battleground state

Among the names expected to circulate to replace Peters is former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

PBS

🤖 Woman in Disguise Took U.K. Citizenship Test for Others, Authorities Say

A 61-year-old woman was arrested after impersonating at least 14 people over the course of more than a year, the authorities said.

NYTIMES

🔥 What’s the difference between a food allergy and an intolerance?

"Food intolerances (sometimes called non-allergic reactions) are also reactions to food"

SALON

🔥 In Seattle, a Meeting of 5,444 Mathematical Minds

Participants at this year’s Joint Mathematics Meetings explored everything from the role of A.I. to the hyperbolic design of a patchwork denim skirt.

NYTIMES

🔥 California responds to Trump's claim he sent the U.S. military into the state to 'turn on the water'

California has clapped back at President Donald Trump 's claim that the U.S. military 'TURNED ON THE WATER' in the aftermath of Los Angeles ' deadly spate of wildfires.

DAILYMAIL

📸 Jake Paul and brother Logan announce they'll fight EACH OTHER in latest controversial boxing event

Will Jake and Logan Paul go where the Klitschko, Charlo and Spinks brothers never dared? The former YouTubers who have popularized influencer boxer now say they're prepared to fight.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 REVEALED: Blake Lively very FLIRTY exchanges with Justin Baldoni before things took a turn on It Ends With Us

Their ugly legal battle has painted them as mortal enemies in the public eye, but early exchanges between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni hint at a vastly different, flirtatious beginning to their saga. 

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Bill Zanker, the man behind Trump's $8B crypto coin, tried to throw thousands of dollar bills from Empire State Building

The $TRUMP crypto coin, which surged to $8billion when Donald Trump took office, is the product of decades of business dealings with entrepreneur Bill Zanker.

DAILYMAIL

🌨️ Father uses three-month-old baby to wipe snow off car in disgraceful viral video

A 25-year-old man from Port Arthur, Texas, is being investigated after a video of him sliding a three-month-old baby across a snowy windshield went viral online.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Golf superstar and 21-time PGA Tour winner breaks his silence after open heart surgery

The 60-year-old has 21 wins on the PGA Tour and was previously the No 2 ranked player in the world. He is recovering at home after undergoing open heart surgery in Florida a week ago.

DAILYMAIL

⚽ Olivia Dunne hits out at 'concerning' state of gymnastics

Social-media sensation and LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne has sounded off on the 'concerning' state of women's college gymnastics and gave her opinion on what the sport needs to change.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 80 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz, Genocide in Palestine Continues

“Since October 2023, so many Holocaust scholars have gone out of their way to protect Israel,” says historian Raz Segal.

TRUTHOUT

🗳️ Former reality TV star Sean Duffy confirmed as transportation secretary

Donald Trump's selection to lead the department of transportation has been revealed.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Can France survive the mediocrity of Macron?

When Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017, he was hailed as the savior of French business and an investment genius. Today, the former Rothschild banker has all but ruined France's economy and status in the world. Macron, who many say is nothing more than a puppet of the liberal elites, is now being thrown under the proverbial bus by the business and political forces that put him in power in the first place. Even POLITICO Europe is writing his epitaph these days. Author Giorgio Leali wrote this in October 2024: "Thursday's eye-watering budget adjustment — €19.4 billion in tax increases and €41.3 billion in spending cuts — is a stark sign that France's money management has veered off the rails on Macron's watch." No, thanks, France! In more recent news, the arrogant bobbing head leader has managed to get France kicked out of just about every country in Africa after his jab at former French colonial nations. Now, the bankster bag boy is aiming for France's total ousting from the old...

SOTT

⚔️ Gossip Girl vet Kelly Rutherford poses with son Hermes for first time in 10 YEARS... after $2M custody battle

The father of the two kids is Kelly's ex-husband, German businessman Daniel Giersch, 50, whom she had an international custody war with that cost her over $2M.

DAILYMAIL

🏦 Billionaire who tore down historic mansion now tries to change zoning laws to build his modern dream home

Andrew Beal, a wealthy banker who has demolished multiple historic homes, applied to change local zoning regulations to allow for an ultra-modern steel.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Update your iPhone NOW: Apple releases iOS 18.3 with urgent security fixes - here's how to download it on your device

If you have an iPhone, make sure to update your device as soon as possible to protect your data from hackers.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Lady Gaga vows 'we're not going down without a fight' in fiery interview after Trump election victory

Lady Gaga vowed to continue fighting for the LGBTQ+ community following the 2024 presidential election, which she called 'devastating' for so many.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Largest study of its kind details exactly how cannabis reduces brain activity

US scientists, who tracked over 1,000 young adults, found 63 per cent of heavy cannabis users had reduced brain activity, during memory tasks.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 NBA star Rudy Gobert narrowly avoids death after piece of jumbotron falls from above

Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert narrowly avoided serious injury on Monday night as a piece of the Target Center's jumbotron fell from up above and almost hit him.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Notorious migrant gang ringleader among those arrested during ICE raid in NYC

An individual with kidnapping, assault and burglary charges was taken into custody, according to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Federal Spending Freeze Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants

Students and parents panicked after news of the order, but the Education Department said the guidance would not stop the flow of money to students and schools.

NYTIMES

🔥 We will have to learn to live with machines that can think

The impact of artificial intelligence on productivity could be epoch-making

FT

🌧️ Is Trump positioning for a "no-deal" with Russia - or not?

Trump's rhetoric about Russia having lost 1 million men in the Ukraine conflict is not just nonsense (the real number not even reaching 100,000), but his resort to it underlines that the usual meme of Trump being just woefully misinformed is looking less and less plausible. After touting the 1 million Russian deaths, Trump then suggests that Putin is destroying Russia by not making a deal. Adding (seemingly as an aside), that Putin may have already made up his mind 'not to make a deal'. Instead, in a curiously disinterested way, Trump remarks that negotiations would depend entirely on whether Putin is interested or not. He further claims that Russia's economy is in ruins, and most notably says that he would consider sanctioning or tariffing Russia, if Putin does not make a deal. In a subsequent Truth Social post, Trump writes, "I'm going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR". This - plainly said - is a narrative of an entirely different...

SOTT

⚔️ Broad selling in Nvidia rout was ‘irrational’, Howard Marks says

Distressed debt investor says asset managers and other companies should not have been hit by AI fears

FT

🤖 Italy’s Meloni says she is being investigated over release of Libya suspect

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni says she is suspected of aiding and abetting a crime and embezzlement.

ALJAZEERA

🏛️ 7 things about RFK Jr. you should know ahead of his Senate hearings

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his fortune and reputation on disparaging the government scientists and institutions he's now in line to lead as HHS secretary.<br><br>

NPR

🔥 Mona Lisa to get dedicated room in the Louvre in museum renovation, Macron says

Macron did not disclose the cost, estimated to run into hundreds of millions of euros, to modernize the most visited museum in the world.

PBS

💻 How DeepSeek is upending AI and the tech industry

The Chinese startup caught up with Big Tech at a fraction of the cost

SALON

👔 Senator Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, Says He Won’t Run Again in 2026

His decision makes the Senate map even tougher for Democrats: They will need to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump carried in 2024. And Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ruled out a run.

NYTIMES

🔥 Democrats express 'extreme alarm' after White House halts federal grants

The order is "a potential five-alarm fire" for organizations that serve communities, nonprofit group executive says.

BBC

⚔️ Doomsday Clock ticks forwards to 89 seconds to midnight - the closest humans have ever been to annihilation

Scientists unveiled the 2025 update for the 'Doomsday Clock' today, revealing that the clock moved one second closer to midnight in 2024, a sign that humanity is close to a catastrophic end.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 66 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Is Found in Denmark

In the Cretaceous period, a shark or another kind of fish found sea lilies less than digestible. What you might expect followed.

NYTIMES

🛡️ Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals.

NYTIMES

🔥 Not your average baby shark: An aquarium welcomes a pup from an all-female tank

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

NPR

🔥 This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

NPR

🔥 Trump memo to halt federal funds triggers confusion and constitutional questions

Washington is scrambling to interpret a new Trump administration memo that appears to halt funding for many programs. The impact of the short memo, released Monday, is causing widespread confusion.

NPR

📰 WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds first news briefing

The grant pause is perhaps most similar to a federal government shutdown, when a congressional impasse on spending legislation delays federal payments for some state and local services.

PBS

📰 WATCH: Trump White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds first news briefing

The grant pause is perhaps most similar to a federal government shutdown, when a congressional impasse on spending legislation delays federal payments for some state and local services.

PBS

💲 'The Wild West': Trump rips up the rule book

<a href=' https://podfollow.com/the-world-with-richard-and-yalda'>👉Listen to The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on your podcast app👈</a>

SKY

🔥 Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Envoy to the Middle East, to Meet Netanyahu in Israel

Steve Witkoff played an important role in brokering the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Vatican Warns About the Risks of Artificial Intelligence

A new document examines the opportunities and risks of A.I. and calls for “moral and ethical considerations” to be enshrined in all of its applications.

NYTIMES

🎖️ ‘Incompatible’: Trump moves to ban transgender people from US military

The commander-in-chief’s order declared that “expressing a false ‘gender identity’ … cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service”.

SMH

🎖️ Trump moves to ban transgender people from US military

The commander-in-chief’s order declared that “expressing a false ‘gender identity’ … cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service”.

SMH

🔥 "Five-alarm fire": Trump OMB tries to freeze federal spending in unconstitutional power grab

A two-page OMB memo falsely claims that the president can refuse to spend money on programs authorized by Congress

SALON

🤖 As science confirms women really DO prefer younger men, can YOU guess the age of showbiz's biggest cougars? From pop icon Cher to acting royalty Joan Collins

Can you guess the age of Hollywood's biggest cougars? MailOnline takes a look at the celebs dating toyboys as scientists confirm women really DO prefer younger men.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Love, food and the fight to endure: HBO's new "Like Water for Chocolate" is ideal for trying times

"I doubt the show’s themes of feminine survival would have stood out to me as much had Trump lost"

SALON

✊ Protesters attack French, US, Rwandan embassies in DRC

Demonstrators attack embassies of France, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and the United States in Kinshasa.

ALJAZEERA

💥 Trump orders sweeping freeze for federal grants and loans

In a significant shift in federal funding policy, President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration has mandated a temporary halt on all federal grants and loans starting Tuesday. This sweeping directive threatens to disrupt a variety of vital programs across the nation, including those focused on education, healthcare, housing assistance, disaster relief, and numerous other initiatives that rely [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Victory and defeat in Gaza

For 15 months, death did not defeat us.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Atomic scientists adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer than ever to midnight

The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to potential extinction, has been adjusted to 89 seconds to midnight this year. This change follows last year&#8217;s position of 90 seconds, which remained unchanged due to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and heightened tensions between China and Taiwan. The re-election of prominent [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🤖 Plus size rapper sues Lyft 'after driver refused to take her over fears she'd burst his tires'

Plus-sized rapper Dank Demoss, real name Dajua Blanding, has sued Lyft after claiming a driver refused to pick her up over fears she was too big to fit in his car and could 'burst his tires.'

DAILYMAIL

🔥 'Son of Concorde' supersonic jet breaks sound barrier... here's how long it'll take to travel from NYC to London

A jet nicknamed the 'Son of the Concorde' has officially traveled faster than the speed of sound for the first time, paving the way for supersonic flights from New York City to London.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 From Syria to Africa? Russian Cargo Ship Sets Sail From Syria’s Tartus Base

Russia’s Tartus naval base in Syria became the latest casualty and Mosow’s most significant loss after the fall of Assad’s regime.

KYIVPOST

📰 Jim Acosta confirms he's leaving CNN with bitter on-air anti-Trump diatribe

The announcement came during Acosta' usual hour on CNN Newsroom, after it emerged Monday the anchor had been signaling to associates privately his intent to leave the network.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 New mom left stunned after spotting unexpected detail in video of her home birth

The video was posted by Nichol Gerber on TikTok, and has already reached over 3.4 million views. The clip showed the aftermath of Gerber having a home birth in a blow-up tub in her bedroom.

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ White liberal rages at ICE officers for raiding his apartment complex where 'abuser' migrant mom lives

The resident described how he berated ICE officers after they stormed his Alexandria apartment complex early Sunday morning.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 How many people has Israel killed in Lebanon since the ceasefire?

In the two months since the Israel-Hezbollah truce began, Israeli forces have killed at least 83 people.

ALJAZEERA

👔 At the Louvre, the Mona Lisa Will Get Her Own Room as Museum Expands

President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to alleviate crowds at the Paris museum and to charge higher fees for visitors from outside the European Union.

NYTIMES

🔥 Federal workers are told their 'vacation is over' as Donald Trump orders all employees return to the office

Federal employees who worked fully or partially remote for the last nearly five years are coming to terms with the fact they will now have to return to the office.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 AP report: Dozens of USAID officials placed on leave as agency investigates alleged resistance to Trump orders

It follows Trump's executive order last week that directed a sweeping 90-day pause on most U.S. foreign assistance disbursed through the State Department.

PBS

🇬🇧 Brits will have to pay more to enter the world's most popular museum than EU visitors as part of major renovation

Visitors from the UK will have to pay more to visit the Louvre in Paris than EU citizens as part of plans for a major renovation of the world's most popular museum.

SKY

🔥 Detroit Lions land Ben Johnson replacement after losing offensive coordinator to Chicago Bears

The Lions have suffered a trio of blows this postseason, first being eliminated from the playoffs, then losing both OC Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Gaza’s Path to Recovery Post Ceasefire

UNICEF on ceasefire and road ahead in Gaza.

ALJAZEERA

🛢️ Cosmetologist sparks fierce debate about how often women should wash their hair

In recent years, it has become popular to skip hair wash days in an effort to avoid over-washing and stripping the scalp of natural oils, leading to damage - but it could be hurting your skin.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Kind-hearted Vikings QB JJ McCarthy hands out pizzas to the homeless in Minnesota

Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy recently helped out the Minnesota community when he handed out pizzas to homeless people in a heartwarming scene.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Doomsday Clock ticks forwards to just 89 seconds to midnight - the closest humankind has been to annihilation in almost 80 years

Scientists unveiled the 2025 update for the 'Doomsday Clock' today, revealing that the clock moved one second closer to midnight in 2024, a sign that humanity is close to a catastrophic end.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Until Israel’s Siege and Occupation End, Every Palestinian Remains a Hostage

Nothing we’ve heard so far from the Israeli state gives confidence that the agreement will last past the first phase.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Frasier star Kelsey Grammer slams LA lawmakers over devastating fires

'I mean, I don't really know what else to say, but somebody took their eye off the ball, and there's probably going to be some accountability for that,' the Frasier star said.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 With Trump Back in the White House, What Will Happen to Guantánamo?

The Biden administration never released the last prisoners held without charge or brought the accused to trial.

TRUTHOUT

🏥 Hospitals overwhelmed by injured civilians as rebels complete takeover of key Congolese city

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have completed their three-day capture of Goma - the regional capital of eastern DRC - after fierce battles with Congolese forces.

SKY

🤖 Body language expert reveals what Melania Trump's bold new White House portrait really means as she is compared to ruthless House of Cards wife Claire Underwood

Melania Trump has demonstrated her political power in her bold new White House portrait that paints a picture of what's to come over the next four years.

DAILYMAIL

👔 US deportation flights land in Colombia after Trump-Petro row

Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomes &#039;free and dignified&#039; deportees, stressing that migrants are not criminals.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Many Ukrainian Aid Groups Stop Work After Trump’s Halt on Foreign Assistance

The Trump administration’s orders have sent a chill through humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, which depend heavily on such assistance.

NYTIMES

📰 How China Is Reacting to DeepSeek Upending the A.I. Race

Social media exploded in a celebration after the news that a Chinese start-up had made an artificial intelligence tool that was more efficient than any in the United States.

NYTIMES

🔬 Would You Get Sick in the Name of Science?

Since the pandemic, drug trials that purposely make people vomit, shiver and ache have become a research area of growing interest. All that’s needed: brave volunteers.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Doctors issue fresh warning over silent disease that kills more than cancer and dementia COMBINED

Experts from the American Heart Association warned heart disease and stroke killed nearly 1million Americans in 2022, more than cancer and dementia combined. This is one person every 34 seconds.

DAILYMAIL

💵 Bill Maher says 'conservative' MSNBC stars are sell-outs who'll say anything for money

Bill Maher name dropped a number of ex-conservatives who now host shows on MSNBC, including Joe Scarborough, Nicolle Wallace and Michael Steele.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Kansas City's jerseys get Super Bowl makeover ahead of Chiefs-Eagles game in New Orleans

The Chiefs' threads for their Big Easy showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles for a definitive spot in NFL record books have been threaded and are ready for the Super Bowl in less than two weeks. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Over 15 Navajo Nation Members Swept Up in Trump Immigration Raids

One Navajo Nation official said that &ldquo;many fear for the threat of being deported.&rdquo;

TRUTHOUT

🔥 What Is M23, the Rwandan-Backed Group Fighting in Eastern Congo?

The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of fighting.

NYTIMES

🔥 Singles no longer want to date men in finance… so what is the new 'sexiest' profession?

According to a new study by dating app The League, daters are no longer looking for men in finance.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Where Is President Trump Taking Us?

Trump has returned to office fully equipped to push the national government in a radically new direction.

NYTIMES

⚕️ The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund Kennedy Would Oversee

If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.

NYTIMES

🔥 Killer who raped and murdered neighbor, 8, when he was 15 could soon be freed

Adrian Jerry 'AJ' Gonzalez, 25, was 15 years old when he lured Madyson 'Maddy' Middleton into his mother's apartment with promises of ice cream before strangling, stabbing and raping her in 2015.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Surge in UTIs across America linked to unlikely food

A surge in urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the US could be blamed on common bacteria found in certain foods in your fridge, urology and microbiology experts have revealed.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ Russian diplomats make first visit to Syria since al-Assad’s removal

The visit comes as Moscow seeks to secure the fate of two military bases in Syria.

ALJAZEERA

🌩️ The total number of questions Trump answered in his first week as he throws open access to the press

President Donald Trump stormed back into power on Monday and wasted no time throwing open up press access.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Let’s Defend Sanctuary Policies and Throw a Wrench Into the Deportation Machine

Local officials must not give in to Trump’s bullying and obey in advance, which will only set a dangerous precedent.

TRUTHOUT

🤖 Former NFL star Ryan Leaf makes sickening threat against journalist who criticized Josh Allen

Bills quarterback Josh Allen was on the receiving end of some backlash when he was called out for his choice of target. And one former player did not take too kindly to the apparent criticism.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Furious families of Chiefs fans who froze to death in friend's backyard are still waiting for answers

Ricky Johnson, 38, David Harrington, 37, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, were found outside the home of their friend Jordan Willis on January 9, 2024, after spending the night partying in his home.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ ICC prosecutor will seek arrest warrants for those accused of ethnic cleansing in Sudan's West Darfur region

Karim Khan told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that crimes are being committed in Darfur "as we speak and daily," and are being used as a weapon of war.

PBS

🔥 First mouse with two biological FATHERS reaches adulthood - in breakthrough that could pave the way for gay men to have children

The first mouse with two biological fathers has survived until adulthood, a new study has revealed.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Israel Says 8 of the 26 Hostages That Hamas Is Expected to Release Are Dead

An accounting provided by Hamas over the weekend confirmed intelligence assessments, Israeli officials said.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Doomsday clock ticks closer to world annihilation amid fears of nuclear war, AI arms race and another pandemic

Scientists unveiled the 2025 update for the 'Doomsday Clock' today, revealing that the clock moved one second closer to midnight in 2024, a sign that humanity is close to a catastrophic end.

DAILYMAIL

🎥 Selena Gomez defended by Flavor Flav over tearful video about Trump's deportation policy after brutal backlash

While Selena ignited a huge backlash with the video, hip hop artist Flavor Flav, 65, spoke out in her defense.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ Russian Troops Store Ammo in Civilian Homes in Occupied Zaporizhzhia

Atesh says Russian military police and FSB officers conduct daily visits to these residences, and there is constant movement of cases containing cartridges, grenades, and mines.

KYIVPOST

🇦🇫 CNN breaks silence on why correspondent who defamed Afghan withdrawal hero is still on air

CNN is defending correspondent Alex Marquardt's continuous presence on-air after his report on an Afghanistan veteran cost the channel millions in a defamation lawsuit

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ "The strength of solidarity": A Whole Foods in Philadelphia is the first in the country to unionize

Whole Foods said it was "disappointed" by the vote but "committed to maintaining a positive working environment"

SALON

📈 Tech stocks rise after Wall Street rout over DeepSeek fears

Nvidia shares gain following plunge sparked by Chinese AI start-up’s advances

FT

🤖 Top Harvard medical expert: Do YOU sleep on your side? Then you might want to take my advice...

According to Dr Trisha Pasricha, an instructor of medicine at Harvard, the simple tricks can reduce pressure on the hips and even naturally straighten out the spine.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 10 States Fund Carceral Facilities and Programs Using Stolen Indigenous Lands

The land was taken from 57 Indigenous nations, through 71 land cessions, some of which are still contested to this day.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Scientists reveal the surprising flirting tactic that's almost guaranteed to bag you a date

A new study has revealed a surprising flirting tactic - and scientists say it is almost guaranteed to bag you a date.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Jaw-dropping final words of IRS agent accidentally 'shot and killed by coworker' while training

The final words of Internal Review Service (IRS) Special Agent Patrick Bauer, 47, have been revealed after he was tragically shot and killed on August 17, 2023.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Terrifying moment rabid bear attacks Pennsylvania man and leaves him infected with deadly disease

A wild bear 'aggressively' chased after a man and attacked him in Pennsylvania , leaving him infected with rabies.

DAILYMAIL

⚽ Greg Olsen opens up on difficult season in the booth after being demoted for Tom Brady at Fox Sports

Once Fox Sports' top NFL analyst, retired Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen is now opening up about his difficult 2024 season after being demoted by the network in favor of Tom Brady.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Can YOU decipher these symbols? Scientists are offering a $1 MILLION prize to anyone who can read this mysterious Indus Valley script

The country's government has announced that it is offering a whopping $1 million prize to anyone who can crack the mysterious Indus Valley script.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Ukraine’s Largest Drone Strike on Russia – How It Happened

This attack, one of the largest in military history, struck fuel depots, weapons manufacturers, and key logistical hubs deep inside Russian territory.

KYIVPOST

👨‍⚖️ Glamorous Texas judge, 33, reveals shocking marriage secret in soul-baring Vogue article

Harris county judge Lina Hidalgo, 33, wrote a soul-baring piece for Vogue about her journey with depression.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, January 28th

“Apparently, there’s a new Chinese A.I. company that can much more cheaply make us have to hear about A.I.”

NEWYORKER

👔 The 'nerd with a terrible haircut that nobody took seriously' who created DeepSeek... and is now invited to the top table of China's political elite after humiliating US tech giants

Liang's success at challenging US hegemony in the sector has seen him hailed a national hero in China, and earned him an audience with the country's prime minister Li Qiang last week.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Idina Menzel Played Elphaba and Elsa. Now She’s Back on Broadway.

Menzel, a fan favorite since “Rent,” is back on Broadway in “Redwood,” and this time she’s climbing conifers.

NYTIMES

🔥 How Kendrick Lamar plans to troll bitter rival Drake in Super Bowl half-time show

Lamar's Super Bowl performance will take place on February 9. Super Bowl LIX will feature the Chiefs representing the AFC and the Eagles representing the NFC.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Passenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport. All 176 on board evacuated

News reports say the tail of a passenger plane with 176 people on board caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea Yonhap news agency reported plane at Gimhae International Airport in the southeastern city of Busan was bound for Hong Kong ...

ABC

🇨🇳 WATCH LIVE: Senate holds hearing on Panama Canal's impact on U.S. trade, security

Rubio's stop in Panama also comes as Trump in recent weeks has said he wants the Panama Canal back under U.S. control, claiming that "American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape or form," and that "China is operating the Panama Canal."

PBS

🤖 Breakups are more painful for MEN because they're more emotionally invested in relationships than women, study claims

From Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae to Ben Affleck and J-Lo, several celebrity couples have recently called it quits. Now, a study suggests the breakups were probably more painful for the men.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Martha Stewart reveals how her parole officer stopped her from hosting SNL

Martha Stewart is still open to hosting Saturday Night Live - even after her parole officer allegedly barred her from doing the gig in 2005.

DAILYMAIL

📉 Coca-Cola issues urgent recall over fears products may contain ‘higher levels’ of chemical chlorate

Coca-Cola has initiated an urgent recall of its products due to concerns regarding the presence of elevated levels of chlorate, a chemical by-product. This decision was made following the identification of increased chemical concentrations in beverages marketed across various European countries. The Food Standards Agency has concurrently launched an investigation into the affected products. As [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt stuns in all red outfit to watch Travis Kelce and teammates beat the Bills

Kansas City Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt knew how to look the part for Sunday's AFC Championship win over the Buffalo Bills in an all-red outfit that drew the attention of plenty from the sidelines.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Plastic surgeons detail what REALLY happens during non-invasive boob jobs

Breast augmentation surgery is expensive with a long recovery time - but now, there's an alternative that's non-surgical and promises minimal to no downtime. 

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ How DeepSeek Went From Stock Trader to A.I. Star

The little-known artificial intelligence firm has emphasized research, even as it emerged as the brainchild of a hedge fund.

NYTIMES

🗳️ Musk clashed with Tangen over Norway oil fund’s vote against Tesla pay

Newly released text messages show carmaker boss turned down Tangen’s dinner invitation last year

FT

🗳️ Florida Republicans defied DeSantis over an immigration bill. Is his grip on state lawmakers loosening?

In another blow to the governor, legislators also voted to override some of DeSantis' budget vetoes from last year, a move that hasn't happened since then-Gov. Charlie Crist.

PBS

🌐 Auschwitz survivors warn against rise of global antisemitism on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Auschwitz survivors warned against increasing antisemitism across the globe while they gathered with world leaders at the site of the Polish death camp for the 80th anniversary of their liberation. Monday's event at Auschwitz, where Nazi German forces murdered an estimated 1.1 million Jews, was attended by 56 survivors — including 98-year-old Marian Turski, who called on those gathered to remember the slews of Holocaust victims who will always outnumber those who made it out alive. "We have always been a tiny minority," Turski said. "And now only a handful remain."

SOTT

🇬🇧 Duke basketball player caught in disgusting act during a game... before fan passes out in the stands

The second half of North Carolina State's college basketball game against Duke wasn't short of drama Monday night as a series of shocking scenes played out inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Ukraine’s Defense Minister Umerov Probed Over Sacking Procurement Chief

The case stems from the minister’s recent decision to dismiss Maryna Bezrukova, head of Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency under the Ministry of Defense.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ Nvidia shares fall further after Wall Street rout on DeepSeek fears

US chipmaker’s shares had plunged after Chinese AI start-up’s advances suggested hardware investment plans were overdone

FT

🌧️ Woman pushed in front of NYC subway train by recently-released homeless criminal

A homeless man appeared to admit to pushing a 23-year-old woman into a moving train on Monday morning, telling reporters that 'voices' in his head drove him to commit the heinous crime.

DAILYMAIL

👔 ‘The Gulf of America’? Here’s What Mexicans and Cubans Think.

Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed annoyance, defiance, confusion and even amusement.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 Aid trucks pass through Kerem Shalom crossing enroute to Gaza

Humanitarian aid trucks arrived at the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing on Tuesday, enroute to Gaza.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Vatican warns AI could undermine the very ‘Foundations Of Society’

The Vatican released a new document concerning artificial intelligence (AI) on Tuesday, cautioning that this technology has the potential to erode the trust that underpins societal structures, leading to the possibility of individuals becoming mere &#8220;cogs in a machine.&#8221; Earlier this month, Pope Francis, who has frequently been a target of misinformation and manipulated images, [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Tom Brady's ex-Patriots teammate makes shock admission in Patrick Mahomes GOAT debate

Tom Brady 's days as the greatest QB in NFL history could be numbered, according to ex-teammate Adam Vinatieri, who thinks the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes is in the discussion.

DAILYMAIL

🇯🇵 Swimming pool-sized sinkhole swallows truck on busy road, trapping driver

A truck and its driver have been swallowed by a sinkhole on a busy intersection in Japan, officials say, with a rescue operation under way.

SKY

🏛️ Trump suspends dozens of top officials for blocking his freeze on foreign aid

President Donald Trump has suspended dozens of government officials for trying to circumvent his executive order on freezing all foreign aid.

DAILYMAIL

📉 US life insurer Brighthouse Financial seeks to sell itself

Prominent private capital managers expected to bid for group with market value of $3bn

FT

📰 World Briefing: January 29, 2025

The world in focus, as seen by Canadian leading global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw in a quick review of the biggest news in international media today.

KYIVPOST

🏛️ Costco confirms major food court change

Costco has confirmed that it will be making a major change at all its food courts starting this summer. 

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump’s genocidal plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza was there all along

The US president has clearly had only Israeli and real estate interests at heart.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 I got a boob job without invasive surgery... here is what it was REALLY like

Breast augmentation surgery is expensive with a long recovery time - but now, there's an alternative that's non-surgical and promises minimal to no downtime. 

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump orders temporary funding freeze that could affect trillions of dollars

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending, causing confusion and panic among organizations that rely on Washington for their financial lifeline.

PBS

🌩️ Boston faces snow threat as next clipper system dives into Northeast overnight

Another clipper storm is forecast to rapidly move across the Great Lakes and Northeast from Tuesday night into Wednesday, bringing significant snowfall, including plowable amounts, to the Interstate 95 corridor in New England, encompassing the Boston metropolitan area.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ Boston faces threat of snow showers as clipper system dives through Northeast

A fast-moving storm system is rapidly moving through the Northeast, bringing the chance of some light snowfall, including some plowable amounts to New England.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ Clipper system dives through Northeast bringing dangerous snow squalls, high winds

A fast-moving storm system is rapidly moving through the Northeast, bringing a combination of snow, wind and the risk of snow squalls, particularly across the interior and portions of New England.

FOXWEATHER

🌨️ Heavy snow blankets South Korea - up to 51 inches in 2 days

Heavy snow blanketed South Korea for the second consecutive day Tuesday, disrupting transportation services and causing traffic congestion for people heading to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year holiday. As of 4 p.m., 130 centimeters had piled up on Mount Halla on the southern resort island of Jeju since Monday, while some counties in the eastern province of Gangwon had 40 cm of snow over the same period. Cities of Anseong and Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province, about 60 kilometers south of Seoul, had received about 25 cm of snow. In Seoul, the southwestern ward of Gwanak had 13.7 cm of snow. For Wednesday, the Korea Meteorological Administration forecast an additional 5 to 15 cm of snow in the mountainous areas of Jeju and about 5 to 10 cm of snow in the Chungcheong and Jeolla provinces.

SOTT

🌊 Kentucky’s Mountaintop Mines Are Turned Into Neighborhoods

As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors to unique higher ground.

NYTIMES

🇺🇸 Exactly what a can of Coke does to your body - as firm recalls thousands of sodas due to contamination fears

The manufacturer said analysis by experts concluded the associated risk from the contamination was 'very low' but there are several potential hazards from consuming such drinks regularly.

DAILYMAIL

🏈 REVEALED: Where Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are staying for Super Bowl week in the heart of New Orleans

The carnival city, which knows a thing or two about throwing a celebration, will throw open its doors to the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles as it hosts a mouthwatering festival of football.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ 5 economic papers that lit up our brains — and what they say about our confusing world

We at <em>Planet Money</em> are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and insights about the economy, and, more generally, the confusing world around us. Welcome to the inaugural installment of the <em>Planet Money</em> Econ Roundup!

NPR

🌧️ Uklon Plans Merger with Largest Telecom Operator Kyivstar

The founders of Ukraine’s leading ride-hailing taxi company are planning to sell up – the new owners will invest to beat their competitors and re-enter new foreign markets.

KYIVPOST

👔 Trump reveals that Microsoft in talks to acquire TikTok

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced that Microsoft, which was founded by Bill Gates, was engaged in negotiations to acquire TikTok, following the temporary suspension of the social media platform last week. He expressed interest in seeing a competitive bidding process for the app, which boasts approximately 170 million users in the United States. Previously, [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🤖 Joe Burrow's rumored lover Olivia Ponton sets pulses racing with bikini-clad snaps from Hawaii vacation

Joe Burrow's rumored lover Olivia Ponton has captured the attention of many on social media with several recent updates from her vacation in Hawaii, wearing a few different bikinis.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump pressures Egypt and Jordan to accept Gaza ‘clean out’ plan

US president could use aid as leverage to ensure countries back his idea of relocating people from enclave

FT

🚨 Lay's potato chips are recalled in two states after 'deadly' ingredient discovered

Frito-Lay, which produces over 16 billion bags of snacks annually, was originally alerted about the compromised product by a consumer. The product was distributed in Oregon and Washington.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 New glowing molecule, invented by AI, would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature, scientists say

An artificial intelligence model has created a new protein that researchers say would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature — if nature were capable of producing such a thing.

LIVESCIENCE

✊ Pakistani journalists protest after Senate passes bill allowing control over social media content

Pakistan&rsquo;s upper house of parliament has passed a controversial bill that critics say threatens freedom of speech

ABC

👔 The Historical Roots of Donald Trump’s Aggressive Nationalism

What the President’s confrontations with Panama, Greenland, Canada, and Colombia suggest about his expansionist vision.

NEWYORKER

🔥 NBA star Bradley Beal's wife slams abusive fan for leaving their son in tears

The wife of Suns guard Bradley Beal has slammed a verbally abusive fan for bringing their son to tears on Saturday night.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Netflix is removing a 'masterpiece' horror film dubbed 'better than The Exorcist' with 99% Rotten Tomatoes score - you only have days left to watch it

There's only days left to watch a popular horror film dubbed 'better than The Exorcist' on Netflix.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ There is an alarming new trend on the rise called ‘cancer divorces’

Cassandra Kalpaxis has witnessed heartbreak and betrayal from every angle during her 14 years as a lawyer handling divorce cases. But one peculiar type of marriage breakdown continues to shock her &#8211; even though she has seen it happen many times before, and likely many times to come. The family law expert, 37, admits she [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

❗ Nearly 40 injured — 6 seriously — as DC-bound Boeing plane plunges in midair

A United Airlines flight to Washington, DC, was forced to make an emergency landing after the Boeing plane abruptly plunged in midair, hurting nearly 40 people onboard, including six hospitalized with serious injuries, according to officials and video of the chaos. United Airlines Flight 613 turned back to Nigeria on Friday when the aircraft suddenly plunged 93 minutes into the trip to Dulles International Airport, according to Flightradar24 data. The sudden drop jolted all 245 passengers and 11 crew aboard — tossing food, trays and personal items around the aircraft, dramatic video posted to social media shows.

SOTT

📈 How Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek triggered a tech stock MELTDOWN - and what investors should do NOW as share price plunge

As 'black swan' events go it takes some beating. Barely a week ago few people had heard of a Chinese technology start-up called DeepSeek. All that changed today.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Fans are convinced they have found reason the Chiefs are destined to lose the Super Bowl

Social media sleuths have already dismissed the Kansas City Chiefs' chances of sealing an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl, claiming history is not on their side.

DAILYMAIL

🇯🇵 Japanese TV Executives Get 10-Hour Grilling Over Sex Abuse Case

Public mea culpas are a corporate ritual in Japan. For Fuji TV, the resignations and public apologies of two bosses didn’t assuage public anger.

NYTIMES

🇮🇳 How are Trump’s deportation targets reacting to his threats?

From Colombia to India, here is how Trump&#039;s deportation targets are reacting to ICE arrests and deportation flights.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ The Crimean Tatar imprisoned by Russia, promoted to high office by Ukraine

Nariman Dzhelyal has been appointed as Ukraine&#039;s new ambassador to Turkiye after facing jail at the Kremlin&#039;s hands.

ALJAZEERA

📊 Street Style Trend of the Week: Spring Colors

Wearing shades of lavender, blue, orange and green, a couple brought to mind the palette of a spring day.

NYTIMES

🌐 Doomsday Clock moved closer to midnight: What is it and how does it work?

The Doomsday Clock has been moved closer to midnight than ever before - symbolising that we are edging towards a global catastrophe.

SKY

🤖 First ICE raids in NYC as Trump's new homeland security boss sends message to 'dirtbags'

An individual with kidnapping, assault and burglary charges was taken into custody, according to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

DAILYMAIL

💥 Indonesia: Landslide after 8 hours of heavy rain in West Sulawesi claims 4 lives

At least four people died, and four others were severely injured in a landslide in Mamuju regency, Indonesia's West Sulawesi province, according to the country's disaster authority on Monday. Head of the Mamuju regional disaster mitigation agency, Taslim Sukirno, said the landslide occurred in Mamunyu village at around 11:15 p.m. local time on Sunday after heavy rain hit the region for over eight hours. According to the authority's preliminary report, one of the killed was a one-month-old infant. The landslide also buried two houses. "All the victims have been evacuated using stretchers and ambulances, and the injured are receiving intensive care at the Mamuju district hospital," he was quoted by local media as saying. The official said the government had employed personnel for evacuation, but the process was difficult because the landslide debris and fallen trees blocked the access.

SOTT

🔥 CNN 'black sheep' Scott Jennings has huge clash with panelist over Elon Musk 'Nazi' salute

CNN 's Scott Jennings had a fiery back-and-forth with a Washington Post columnist who believes Elon Musk did a Nazi salute during Donald Trump 's inauguration.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Meghan Markle's ex-Suits co-star Gabriel Macht reveals he has left America with his family but is keeping his new home with actress wife secret

Suits star Gabriel Macht has revealed he and his family no longer live in the United States.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Judge's stunning takedown of Beverly Hills playboy 'rapist and murderer' as he takes the stand at blockbuster trial

Former producer David Pearce, who took the stand on Monday against his attorney's wishes, faced the scorn of Judge Eleanor Hunter as he testified about hosting booze-fueled parties.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries

PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.

NYTIMES

🔥 California’s wildfire tragedy: A wake-up call

We ask how deadly wildfires in Los Angeles have been exacerbated by climate change.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Boeing reports second-biggest annual loss after tough 2024

Jet maker declines to issue guidance for second consecutive year after it burnt through $14.3bn in free cash last year

FT

🌊 Kentucky’s Mountaintop Mines Get Turned Into Neighborhoods

As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors to unique higher ground.

NYTIMES

🇨🇳 Fears DeepSeek could be China's secret AI weapon for WW3: Questions grow over origins of mysterious 'communist AI' that shocked the world after Beijing steals tech advantage from under America's nose thanks to Biden

DeepSeek's CEO and founder Liang Wenfeng has been held up as a national hero in China due to his defiance of US attempts to limit the country's technological ambitions.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad's fall

A delegation of Russian officials is in Damascus, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported

ABC

🛡️ Protesters Attack Embassies in Congo Amid Fury Over Rebel Violence

Many blame the United States, France and other allies for allowing neighboring Rwanda to fuel a conflict in the country’s east.

NYTIMES

👨‍⚕️ Saving Children’s Eyesight and Their Future in Mozambique

One doctor is showing nurses, teachers and parents how to spot eye problems, many of which can be easily treated. Surgery, and even just glasses, can be life-changing, and keep kids in school.

NYTIMES

✊ Serbia’s PM Milos Vucevic resigns as protests raise political pressure

Milos Vucevic steps down in bid to calm anger over deadly roof collapse that expanded into antigovernment rallies.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Urgent warning over recalled broccoli sold at Walmart that carries 'reasonable risk of DEATH'

The FDA revealed that routine testing of 12-oz bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets - sold across 20 states - had detected the micro-organism listeria in one batch.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 Does China’s DeepSeek threaten the dominance of American-made AI?

A new Chinese-developed AI assistant, DeepSeek, has crashed tech markets in the US.

ALJAZEERA

🎵 South Carolina apologizes for playing song by LSU rival's dead father at college basketball game

The University of South Carolina has apologized for the 'disrespectful' use of a song by late musician Camoflauge during the No. 2 Gamecocks' 66-56 win over No. 5 LSU during Friday's game.

DAILYMAIL

👮 Husband admits killing and COOKING his wife but walks free

Gurumurthy, 45, told Rachakonda police in Hyderabad on Wednesday that he had slaughtered his wife Venkata Madhavi, 35, who had been reported missing since January 16.

DAILYMAIL

👔 All the executive orders Trump has signed after 1 week in office

President Trump signed a slew of orders during his first week in office, impacting policy on immigration, the environment, federal diversity programs and more.

NPR

🔥 Swimming pool-sized sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping driver inside

A truck and its driver were swallowed by a sinkhole the size of a large swimming pool which appeared at a busy intersection in the Japanese city of Yashio on Tuesday. The crater, approximately 32 feet wide and 16 feet deep, appeared about 10 a.m. local time (8 p.m. ET Monday) Motohiro Ono, the governor of the Saitama Prefecture said at a press briefing Tuesday. "It is thought to have been caused by a crack in the Nakagawa River Basin sewer pipe. As a result of this collapse, a passing truck fell in," he said, adding the main focus was rescuing the driver. Almost eight hours after the collapse, the man was still trapped inside the vehicle due to the driver's seat being filled with sand and mud, according to the Nippon TV station, which reported that rescue teams were pumping air into the hole to give the driver oxygen. Aerial footage from the broadcaster showed at least 12 fire trucks were on the scene in the city which sits to the north of Japan's capital Tokyo.

SOTT

🇷🇺 China Wants to See US, Russian Nuclear Disarmament Efforts Before Talks

The day after Trump’s Davos address, Russia said it wanted to resume bilateral nuclear disarmament talks “as soon as possible”, and that “the ball is in the Americans’ court”.

KYIVPOST

👮 January 6 defendant killed by police days after Trump pardon

The man was one of nearly 1,600 people pardoned last week for their roles in the 2021 riot at the US Capitol.

BBC

🌧️ US Suspends Ukraine Refugee Program

The US is suspending its Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) program after US President Donald Trump’s border security executive order signed a week prior.

KYIVPOST

🏥 Cycling team rushed to hospital after being hit by car

Six members of the German cycling team have been hospitalised after an elderly man drove "head-on" into them.

SKY

📰 Russian Envoys Arrive in Syria for First Time Since al-Assad Fell

Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special presidential envoy for Syria arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, according to Russian state news.

NYTIMES

🛡️ Man killed in rhino attack in Assam, India

A 56-year-old man was killed in a rhino attack near Kaziranga National Park on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Bikram Lohar, was attacked by the animal while on his regular morning walk near National Highway 37 in the Haltikhuli-Haldibari area, close to the park. Lohar suffered severe injuries from the attack and was rushed to Shaheed Kamala Miri Sub-Divisional Civil Hospital in Bokakhat. However, despite medical efforts, he succumbed to his injuries. This incident raises concerns about the increasing human-wildlife conflict in the region. Just a month ago, a similar attack by a rhino resulted in the death of a 30-year-old man in the same area. Local residents are now urging authorities to take immediate action to prevent further tragedies. Kaziranga National Park, known for its population of endangered one-horned rhinoceroses, has witnessed a rise in such encounters between wildlife and humans, prompting calls for enhanced safety measures for both locals and animals.

SOTT

🇺🇸 Real reason Justin Baldoni is suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for eye-watering sum of $400 million

Baldoni, 41, has lost out on thousands since being dropped by his agent, and if Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, are successful in their lawsuit, he could be left penniless, sources have told DailyMail.com.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Apple, Meta, Nvidia and OpenAI: Who Wins and Loses the DeepSeek Scramble?

The sudden popularity of the Chinese chatbot drove a huge plunge in shares of Nvidia. But other A.I. powerhouses rallied. Here’s why.

NYTIMES

✊ Serbia's prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow

Serbia&rsquo;s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has resigned following weeks of massive anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy in November

ABC

🔥 2 soldiers, 5 militants killed in southwest Pakistan during attack on security post

Authorities say militants have attacked a security post in southwest Pakistan that triggered an intense shootout in which two soldiers and five insurgents were killed

ABC

🛢️ Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers

The oil company plans to build natural gas power plants that will be directly connected to data centers used by technology companies for artificial intelligence and other services.

NYTIMES

👔 Scary moment China's controversial ChatGPT rival, DeepSeek, changes its answers in REAL-TIME when probed about President Xi or the Tiananmen Square Massacre

China's controversial ChatGPT rival, DeepSeek, censors politically sensitive responses in real-time and refuses to even name President Xi Jinping.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Brazen moment Mexican cartel gangsters with high powered rifles open fire on US Border Patrol after Trump branded them terrorists

The gunfight broke out on Monday near the disputed territory of Fronton, Texas, exactly one week after President Donald Trump returned to office and began his sweeping deportation crackdown.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Faced by Trump’s Interest in Greenland, Denmark Will Increase Military Spending in Arctic

The country said that it would bolster measures near its North Atlantic territories, which also include the Faroe Islands, promising to buy ships and increase basic military training.

NYTIMES

🔥 Brittany Mahomes' lucky charm during Kansas City Chiefs games revealed

Over the past few years, Brittany has been spotted at Arrowhead Stadium and beyond with Mahomes' jersey number emblazoned somewhere on her clothing.

DAILYMAIL

❗ 59-year-old trampled to death by an elephant in Kruger National Park, South Africa

A grandfather tragically lost his life near Kruger National Park's Malelane gate on January 25 while attempting to save his grandson from a charging elephant. The victim, identified as 59-year-old Shaik Adam Shabir Ammed, was with his two grandchildren, aged five and 11, when the incident occurred. According to Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane of the South African Police Service in Malelane, the children had been taking pictures and videos of an elephant inside the park when it suddenly charged toward them. As the family tried to escape, the 11-year-old fell, and the elephant attacked his legs with its trunk. "It was during this time when the grandfather went to assist that the elephant turned and trampled on him before it left them and returned to the Kruger National Park premises," Ndubane said. Sadly, Ammed succumbed to his injuries on site before police and emergency services arrived. The 11-year-old boy sustained leg injuries but survived the attack, while his five-year-old...

SOTT

🔥 Boeing reports its second-biggest annual loss on record after tough 2024

Jet maker declines to issue guidance for second year in a row after it burnt through $14.3bn in free cash last year

FT

🔥 In the wake of LA’s wildfires

Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle reflects on the devastating impact of the LA wildfires

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇳 Elderly woman killed in wild boar attack in Odisha, India

An elderly woman was killed, while another person was injured in a wild boar attack at Rekhideipur village in Odisha's Jajpur district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Sova Malik (75), while the injured is Pabitra Kumar Sahoo (45) of the same village. According to reports, the woman was returning home after purchasing vegetables on Monday afternoon when the wild boar suddenly attacked her. Sahoo, who was nearby, suffered injuries trying to save the woman. Both of the victims were rushed to the Dharmasala Community Health Centre (CHC), where Sova succumbed to her injuries. Sahoo was later referred to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack as his condition deteriorated.

SOTT

🏛️ UK military support to Israel ‘could be breach of international law’

The UK government actively complicit in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people, according to a new report.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Experts studied people who live to 100 - and discovered a simple diet change that could help us all be like them

Harvard University scientist Dr William Li appeared on a podcast to discuss how bacteria in the digestive system could contribute to 'super-agers', people who live over 100 years, long lifespans.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 DOJ fires officials who investigated Trump. And, what to know about DeepSeek

At least a dozen Justice Department employees involved in prosecuting President Trump have received dismissal notices. And, why China's DeepSeek AI is such a big deal.

NPR

🛡️ Demonstrators attack foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels' advance in the east

Dozens of demonstrators have attacked several foreign embassies, including those of Rwanda, France and Belgium, demanding that they oppose the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into a major city in the country&rsquo;s conflict-battered east

ABC

🔥 Video: What children in Gaza are saying about the ceasefire

We spoke to children in Gaza about what the ceasefire has meant to them after 15 months of fear and displacement.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Hundreds of illegal migrants arrive back in Mexico after being deported from America in Trump's new clampdown as latest figures reveal lowest number crossing into US in years

Hundreds of handcuffed migrants are being escorted to Mexico across the international border bridge after being deported under from the US under Title 8.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Eye-watering cost of Super Bowl suites where Taylor Swift will cheer on Travis Kelce in New Orleans

Those more willing to splurge for the Big Game might be able to upgrade their seats to a suite so they can watch the contest between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Al Jazeera reporter’s journey back home to north Gaza

Al Jazeera&#039;s Hind Khoudary documented her emotional journey back home to northern Gaza.

ALJAZEERA

💉 I've taken a cancer vaccine like the one Trump is spearheading...  it reversed my stage 4 tumors

Anna Bochenski, then 49 years old, was given just months to live after her aggressive breast cancer stopped responding to treatment in January 2021.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 WWE star suffers broken ribs and punctured lung live on RAW - after risky acrobatic move goes wrong

This is the horrifying moment that a WWE star suffered a broken rib and a punctured lung during a live broadcast of RAW. The injury occurred in the World Tag Team Championship.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Meghan Markle 'delays' new episodes of her Archetypes podcast after postponing her Netflix cookery show - following bombshell claims about the disastrous production in Vanity Fair article

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, has already delayed the release of her Netflix cookery show, With Love Meghan, from January until March due to the devastation of the wildfires in LA.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Nvidia shares steady after Wall Street rout on DeepSeek fears

US chipmaker’s shares had fallen after Chinese AI start-up’s advances suggested hardware investment plans were overdone

FT

🌐 If confirmed as HHS secretary, RFK Jr. would have a vast global reach

As confirmation hearings begin for RFK Jr. nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, many are focused on domestic agenda. The agency has a vast global scope as well.

NPR

📰 Lightning strike kills 7 students, injures 82 in Tanzania

Seven students have tragically lost their lives, and 82 others have been injured by a lightning strike during a heavy rainstorm at Businda Secondary School in the Ushirombo area of Bukombe District, Geita Region, on Monday. Bukombe District Commissioner, Pasikasi Mulagiri, told Daily News sister Newspaper, HabariLeo, stating that the lightning struck between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM, while students were in class. Out of the 82 injured students, 80 are reported to be in stable condition, while two remain in critical condition after losing consciousness and are currently receiving medical treatment. Pasikasi expressed his condolences, stating that the event occurred suddenly as students were attending lessons when the rain and lightning began, causing the tragic incident. He urged the community to remain calm as additional information about the injured and deceased is being gathered at the Bukombe District Hospital.

SOTT

🔥 Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in US

It is the firm's "longstanding practice" to observe updates from official sources - in this case requested by Donald Trump.

BBC

🇬🇧 Australian millionaire building £480m 'world's largest yacht' with 39 ultra-luxury apartments for super-rich clients is ordered to hand £750k to British design firm he refused to pay

An Australian entrepreneur's plan to build the world's largest yacht appears to have run aground after he was ordered to pay almost £750,000 to a UK design company after a legal row.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Ethiopia to Israel: Secret Journeys

The secret transportation of thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in the 1980s by the Mossad and the CIA.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Trump and the Dr Strangelove experiment

The president revels in his unpredictability but over time he risks sowing distrust in America’s good faith

FT

🇦🇺 America rejected MDMA, but Australia didn’t. Here’s why psychedelics have been embraced Down Under

Australia recently became the first country to legalize both MDMA and psilocybin-assisted psychiatric therapy

SALON

🌧️ Russia and Ukraine forces face off in intense fighting on front lines

Ukraine reports heavy fighting in Donetsk. Russia claims capture of village in Kharkiv region.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Jasprit Bumrah, Amelia Kerr named ICC Cricketers of the Year

Both T20 World Cup-winning players cap off a standout 2024 with two awards each as Mandhana and Omarzai win ODI prizes.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Jasprit Bumrah, Amelia Kerr top ICC Awards 2024

Bumrah becomes the first Indian to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Cricketer of the Year award since Virat Kohli in 2018.

ALJAZEERA

📰 Exclusive: Iran's warning to US and Israel

<a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sky-news-daily/id951048357' target='_blank'>👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈</a>

SKY

📰 Biden Administration Planned to Kill Putin – Tucker Carlson Network Claims

The former Fox News host made the allegation on Monday during a wide-ranging interview with Matt Taibbi on the secrets Trump’s release of previously classified documents could reveal.

KYIVPOST

📰 Biden Administration Planned to Kill Putin – Tucker Carlson Claims

The former Fox News host made the allegation on Monday during a wide-ranging interview with Matt Taibbi on the secrets Trump’s release of previously classified documents could reveal.

KYIVPOST

❗ DR Congo emergency: next 24 hours are critical, warn UN agencies

Latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN teams on the ground indicate a fast-deteriorating situation on Tuesday amid an ongoing assault by M23 rebels on the provincial capital.

UN

🔥 DR CONGO CRISIS: Live updates for 28 January as Security Council meets

The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting chaos in the streets of the regional capital Goma amid rising death and displacement as the M23 armed group takes over towns and villages. App users can follow our live coverage here.

UN

🔥 Israel UNRWA ban will undermine Gaza ceasefire, Security Council hears

The implementation of new Israeli laws banning the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA – set to take effect on Thursday – will heighten instability and deepen despair in the occupied Palestinian territory, the Security Council has heard.

UN

📰 World News in Brief: Children killed in Darfur hospital attack, date set for US climate pact withdrawal, WHO leads call to fight neglected diseases

At least one girl and three boys were killed, and three boys injured, during an attack on the Saudi Hospital in the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, North Darfur, on Friday.&nbsp;

UN

🔥 DR CONGO CRISIS LIVE: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma

The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting chaos in the streets of the regional capital Goma amid rising death and displacement as the M23 armed group takes over towns and villages. App users can follow our live coverage here.

UN

❗ DR Congo crisis: ‘The violence must end now’, UN Security Council told

The UN Security Council convened its second emergency meeting in three days on Tuesday to address the escalating crisis in Goma – the regional capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

UN

🔥 DR CONGO CRISIS: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma

The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting chaos in the streets of the regional capital Goma amid rising death and displacement as the M23 armed group takes over towns and villages. App users can follow our live coverage as it happened, here.

UN

📸 Kylie Jenner gets the approval of the fashion elite as ab-flashing influencer attends star-studded Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week

Kylie Jenner proved she is in with high fashion after launching her own clothing range as she lead the stars arriving at the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday morning. 

DAILYMAIL

💥 Serbian Prime Minister Resigns, After Months of Anti-Corruption Protests

The Balkan country has been rocked by regular protests in the wake of the deadly disaster at the train station that killed 15 people following extensive renovations at the facility.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ As Palestinians Return to Gaza City, Elation and Despair Mix

As families reunite, they also confront the devastation wrought by the 15-month war that flattened neighborhoods and killed tens of thousands.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Ukraine Uses US-Supplied ADAM Anti-Personnel Landmines

OSINT social media is abuzz with images that show Ukrainian using the remote artillery-delivered mines and Russian forces encountering the mines scattered on the battlefield.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Hotter, drier, faster, stronger: The role climate change did - and did not - play in the California wildfires

Climate change did not ignite the recent blazes that engulfed swathes of Los Angeles this month. But it did make them worse in at least one key way, a rapid analysis has found.

SKY

📰 The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Storm threatens millions in US with snow, severe weather, flooding

Top weather news for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025: The nation&apos;s next significant storm could blast millions of people with snow, severe weather and flooding starting Wednesday, while dangerous snow squalls associated with a clipper system sweep across the Northeast Tuesday morning.

FOXWEATHER

👔 A Trade Weapon

President Trump wants to use tariffs to solve a raft of policy problems.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Nvidia shares rebound after Wall Street rout on DeepSeek fears

US chipmaker’s shares had fallen after Chinese AI start-up’s advances suggested hardware investment plans were overdone

FT

🚔 Murdered JonBenet Ramsey's father reveals latest development in hunt to find her killer after meeting Colorado cops

John Ramsey sat down Monday with Boulder, Colorado police to discuss new crime scene evidence in his daughter's murder case.

DAILYMAIL

👽 Huge breakthrough in the search for aliens: NASA discovers a 'super Earth' exoplanet just 20 light-years away that could have the right conditions to support life

The exoplanet dubbed HD 20794 d that could have the right conditions for life to exist, report experts.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ White House pauses federal grants and loans

Democrats warn the move could have "devastating consequences" on programmes that people across the US rely on.

BBC

🏛️ Crammed into Hell: Thousands of MS-13 and 18 Street gang members squeeze onto bunks in El Salvador's mega CECOT prison that boasts inmates 'have lost all rights' as it marks second anniversary

CECOT (Centre for the Confinement of Terrorism) is a maximum security jail built a year ago by the Salvadoran government to lock behind bars 'high ranking' members of the most violent gangs.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Israeli operation in occupied West Bank forcibly displaces Palestinians

Video shows Palestinians fleeing their homes during an Israeli raid in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Last ice age quiz: How much do you know about Earth's frosty past?

How did woolly mammoths survive the last ice age? And how thick was the ice over New York City? Test your knowledge by taking our quiz.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 Trump’s Freezing Spree, and an ‘Invisible Threat’ in L.A.

Plus, DeepSeek shocks the A.I. giants.

NYTIMES

🔥 It’s not sci-fi: Americans support asteroid defense spending

Funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of Congress

SALON

🔥 CNN anchor Jim Acosta 'leaving embattled network after being demoted to graveyard shift'

Jim Acosta, a reporter-turned anchor who spent years attempting to do battle with the Trump administration, has reportedly called it quits after being threatened with losing his timeslot.

DAILYMAIL

✊ Serbia’s prime minister resigns after weeks of mass protests

Backlash over fatal accident has become biggest challenge to President Aleksandar Vučić’s tight grip on power

FT

🤖 Doomsday clock moves one second closer to armageddon

The symbolic clock is now set closer to midnight than it has ever been in its 78-year history. Maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sin...

UM

⚔️ Bangladesh needs systemic reform to end rights abuse: HRW

NGO warns interim government must act to avoid return of rights abuses seen under former PM.

ALJAZEERA

📈 Tech Stock Rout Hits Asia as Europe and U.S. Stabilize

Investors around the world are reassessing the prospects for technology companies the day after a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up rocked markets in the United States.

NYTIMES

👔 The Problem With a President’s “First 100 Days”

A staple of American political discourse has generated unrealistic expectations about how democracy functions.

FP

👔 The Problem With a President’s ‘First 100 Days’

A staple of U.S. political discourse has generated unrealistic expectations about how democracy functions.

FP

🌡️ What "law and order"? Trump's first week will only unleash more crime

Our felonious president can only benefit from a climate of fear and chaos — that's why he's eager for more

SALON

🌧️ People who can't 'see with their mind's eye' have different wiring in the brain

People with aphantasia still generate brain activity when attempting to visualize, but that image may be getting lost in translation, a new study suggests.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 My Life on the Subway

How much are recent fears a matter of perception?

NEWYORKER

🔥 The Crossword: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

A moderately challenging puzzle.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Introducing More Coins!

Look for these freshly minted coins, coming soon to a lint trap (or jar!) near you.

NEWYORKER

👔 How Donald Trump Seizes the Primal Power of Naming

For the President, a name can become an instrument by which to exert his will upon our shared reality.

NEWYORKER

🔥 "Just as bad as we feared": Experts on the chaos and carnage of Trump's first week

Trump's first-week performance was calculated, expected — and highly traumatic. What happens next will be crucial

SALON

💨 HSBC to exit parts of investment banking business in UK, US and Europe

Lender to wind down in businesses where it has struggled to compete with rivals

FT

🏦 ICU Weekly Insight: Central Bank Signals Two Key Rate Hikes

Bond yeilds down, new heights of Eurobond prices and strengthening of the hryvnia. Weekly Insight for Jan. 27

KYIVPOST

🇺🇸 I'm the world's most wanted girlfriend and thousands of men want to date me - but here's my one hard rule to help find love

Vera Dijkmans, who lives in London, claimed to be the 'world's most wanted girlfriend' after 5,000 men applied to date her. Now, she shared tips on how to attract the right man.

DAILYMAIL

💥 After a disaster, communities can be at risk for toxic exposures. Do residents know that?

Many are calling for increased transparency to help citizens understand their true risk from catastrophe

SALON

🇦🇺 Rafael Nadal's uncle throws shade at Novak Djokovic as he questions the authenticity of the Serbian's shock Australian Open decision

During his explosive column, the spanish tennis coach, 63, who stepped away from working as Felix Auger-Aliassime's coach last year, had added that Djokovic deserved greater respect.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Inside Kate Middleton's sweet relationship with her 'old friend' Holocaust survivor Yvonne Bernstein as they share emotional reunion hug at memorial service

The Princess of Wales was yesterday reunited with her 'old friend', Holocaust survivor Yvonne Bernstein at a memorial service in London.  

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Chastened by Past Wars, Kremlin Tries to Elevate Its Veterans

Russians who fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan came home to silence and stigma. There’s a very public push to make things different this time.

NYTIMES

📊 "No-spend" trend gains steam as consumer sentiment shifts

Americans are looking to tame their spending in response to overconsumption and persistent inflation

SALON

🌧️ Yanukovych’s Vintage Cars Burn in Russian Drone Strike

Current Kremlin houseguest Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s fourth president, served from 2010 until his ousting in 2014 during the Euromaidan protests that precipitated Putin’s Russo-Ukrainian War.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Trump lifts Biden's pause on 2,000-pound bomb shipments to Israel

President Trump has hailed that the Gaza ceasefire is holding, but simultaneously suggested that Israel should 'clean out' the Gaza Strip. It has become obvious that Hamas has not been defeated, and in fact there are signs showing the Islamist militant group is regrouping and resurging. Trump within the past days has released a hold on a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel previously paused by the Biden administration, according to Axios. This 'controversial' move of Biden had largely been but a PR ploy at a time when the prior Democratic administration was being overwhelmed with criticism over its Israel-Gaza policies. The paused shipment, which is now resuming, includes 1,800 MK-84 bombs being stored in the United States. Trump vowed these "paid for" weapons are en route to Israel.

SOTT

🔥 LA Fire Victims Have Become ‘Dysregulated,’ Making it Hard to Focus and Make Decisions 

Cate Parker, a busy psychotherapist in Pasadena, California, has had a chaotic few weeks. Just as she was settling back into the post-holiday swing of things, she and many of her clients found themselves among the tens of thousands of people forced to evacuate as the Eaton Fire engulfed neighboring Altadena.&#160;&#160; Parker has long had [&#8230;]

ICN

🔥 Why DeepSeek Could Change What Silicon Valley Believe About A.I.

A new A.I. model, released by a scrappy Chinese upstart, has rocked Silicon Valley and upended several fundamental assumptions about A.I. progress.

NYTIMES

💰 The Fed Is About to Hit Pause on Rate Cuts. Here’s Why.

Faced with a solid economy and mounting inflation concerns, the U.S. central bank has said it will “move cautiously” on cutting interest rates.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Immigration, Drugs and Greenland

The president is increasingly threatening other countries with tariffs for issues that have little to do with trade.

NYTIMES

👔 Gulf of Mexico? Gulf of America? What’s in a Name, Anyway?

Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed annoyance, defiance, confusion and even amusement.

NYTIMES

🎖️ Trump signs executive order taking aim at DEI programs in the military

Trump said the diversity programs discourage merit and leadership, and discriminate on the basis of race and sex. The directive was among a series of orders that seeks to reshape the U.S. military.

NPR

💻 MAGA’s Big Tech Divide

The journalist James Pogue explicates the strange tensions between big tech and the new right.

NYTIMES

🔥 With Fires Burning, the Grammys Made a Choice: On With the Show

Sunday’s event has high-profile contests featuring Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan. But the big question may be whether the show strikes the right tone.

NYTIMES

🔥 With Fires Burning Across L.A., the Grammys Made a Choice: On With the Show

Sunday’s event has high-profile contests featuring Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan. But the big question may be whether the show strikes the right tone.

NYTIMES

🚨 What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons

Lessons from a radical 20-year experiment and a quiet triumph of public policy.

NYTIMES

🛡️ After Israel-Hezbollah Truce, Lebanon Ponders How to Clear Debris

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has left behind lots of rubble. Some experts fear that much of it will be dumped into the environment without controls.

NYTIMES

🌊 Kentucky’s Strip Mines Get Turned Into Neighborhoods

As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors to unique higher ground.

NYTIMES

🔥 Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?

Efforts to limit visitors in tourist hot spots have had mixed results, at best. Competing interests have a way of impeding attempts to stem the tide.

NYTIMES

🇨🇳 R.F.K. Jr.’s Excited Fan Club: Conservative Christian Moms

These parents believe in home-schooling and distrust food and drug companies. In Kennedy, they see “a bull in the china shop.”

NYTIMES

📰 News for Trump: Denmark's last envoy to Greenland says U.K. may have first dibs

Denmark's last minister for Greenland says Britain once claimed right of first refusal over the territory — because of its proximity to Canada, which Britain once ruled.

NPR

👔 Big reveals are unlikely in Trump-ordered Kennedy and MLK document drops, experts say

Historians say the Trump-ordered release of more information on the killings of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., could be interesting but unlikely to rewrite history.

NPR

📊 A museum's confession: why we have looted objects

An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from other countries.

NPR

🤖 Doctors opposing RFK Jr. rally in the lead-up to his confirmation

Many health professionals are lining up against Trump's pick for health secretary. They say his anti-vaccine views could cost lives. Some of his supporters embrace his stance.

NPR

🌧️ Ukraine uses souped-up Soviet-era weapons to defend a vital river from Russia

As Ukraine's line of defense grows thin, this unit is using a modernized Soviet-era vehicle to stop Russian forces from crossing the river and taking Kherson.

NPR

🤖 Melania Trump is back in the White House for her second act as first lady

The role of first lady is unelected, unpaid and usually comes with zero preparation. But Melania Trump is back in the White House with the most experience someone in her position can have.

NPR

🛢️ As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest

CONECUH COUNTY, Ala.—At the confluence of the Yellow River and Pond Creek in Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest, there’s a place of peace.&#160; It’s a small, icy blue, year-round freshwater spring where the locals often go to unplug. Nestled inside Conecuh National Forest, Blue Spring is surrounded by new growth—mostly pines replanted after the forest was [&#8230;]

ICN

⚔️ Nvidia shares set for rebound after Wall Street rout on DeepSeek fears

US chipmaker’s shares had fallen after Chinese AI start-up’s advances suggested hardware investment plans were overdone

FT

🌧️ Left to Die, Russian Soldier Surrenders to Ukrainian UAV

This case highlights a developing trend where drones are not only used to defeat Russian military personnel but also to encourage their surrender.

KYIVPOST

☀️ Money for the Colorado River Faces an Uncertain Fate Under Trump

Payments to help Western states respond to drought are on pause after an order from President Donald Trump. A pool of $388.3 million from the Inflation Reduction Act had already been allocated to fund water conservation projects by the Biden administration, and its future now hangs in the balance. The Colorado River supplies water for [&#8230;]

ICN

🔥 The hidden meaning behind Kate Middleton's necklace - as she attends moving Holocaust Memorial Service in London

The Princess of Wales wore a necklace from a celebrated Jewish curator as she attended a moving a Holocaust Memorial Service in London yesterday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 66 million-year-old vomit fossil discovered

A 66 million-year-old vomit fossil has been discovered in Denmark.

SKY

🔥 Eisenhüttenstadt: the districts of a socialist town

<p>Sources Openstreetmap; www.eisenhuettenstadt.de /Stadt-Verwaltung; Petra Pudemat, Nationalatlas Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Institut für Länderkunde, Leipzig, 2002</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/maps/#1044" rel="directory">Europe</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/map" rel="tag">Map</a>, <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/2025/02 eisenh%C3%BCttenstadt" rel="tag">2025/02 Eisenhüttenstadt</a>

LEMONDE

👔 Danish leader on European tour as nation moves to boost presence around Greenland

Denmark's prime minister went on a tour of European capitals Tuesday as Europe faces what she called "a more uncertain reality" and her country moves to strengthen its military around Greenland.

NPR

🇨🇳 China’s emboldened AI industry releases flurry of model updates

Success of DeepSeek inspires confidence as latest products are pushed out ahead of lunar new year holiday

FT

🔥 At least 17 people killed as fighting in DR Congo’s Goma intensifies

The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.

ALJAZEERA

🏥 Many bodies on the streets, hospitals struggle as Goma battles intensify

The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.

ALJAZEERA

🏥 Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma

The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Tucker Carlson makes bombshell claim about US attempt to kill Putin - with Moscow jumping on his allegation

Political commentator Carlson, who last year travelled to Moscow for a lengthy sit-down interview with the Russian President - dropped the bombshell allegation on 'The Tucker Carlson Show'

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Neurosurgical department at Lviv’s Sv. Mykolai Children’s Hospital undergoes major upgrade sponsored by Viktoria Kostiuk

The Sv. Mykolai Children’s Hospital is now ready, once more, to receive its little patients in upgraded conditions, a further demonstration of how charitable sponsorship can alter life for the better

KYIVPOST

👔 Trump Is Going Woke

The president’s energy policies may not make America great again, but they will definitely help make China great again.

NYTIMES

📈 DeepSeek and the dollar are spoiling ‘Trump trades’

If it turns out the moat around US tech stocks is not as deep as investors had hoped, the AI fairytale will unravel

FT

🔥 Italy restarts bid to deport migrants to Albania

Italian naval ship lands 49 people in Albania in a third transfer under controversial 2023 deal between Rome and Tirana.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Untold stories of Algeria's independence struggle

<p>Messali Hadj has a strong claim to be the father of Algerian nationalism, but he was never welcomed back to his homeland after independence, and memory of his movement has long been suppressed.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

🤖 Fair pay for women

<p>French workers are still fighting to close the enduring gender pay gap.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

🌐 The bicycle industry's dirty secret

<p>Cycling may be green but Taiwan, the global centre of bicycle manufacturing, has built an industry on migrant labour and dodgy employment practices.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

🗳️ Venezuela's never-ending crisis

<p>On 10 January Nicolás Maduro was sworn in as president for a third term following an election contested far beyond the habitual opposition to the Bolivarian revolution. Why has it resolved none of Venezuela's problems?</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

✊ Chile: in search of a consensus for reform

<p>Mass protests in Chile in 2019 paved the way for Gabriel Boric's leftwing government to come to power. But with his time as president almost up, what became of his promise to transform the country?</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

🤖 Is vengeance ever justice?

<p>A century ago, a young Armenian gunned down a Turkish politician for his part in the genocide of his people. The case still raises profound questions about what constitutes justice in the wake of atrocities.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

🇷🇺 Russia struggles to fill jobs

<p>Russia desperately needs immigrants to supplement its ageing and shrinking workforce. But that's not the message being sent by its immigration policies and political rhetoric.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

🇬🇧 UK: Labour and the lobbyists

<p>The UK Labour Party promised to clean up British politics, bringing transparency after years of Tory cronyism and corruption. But the closer it got to power, the closer the lobbyists got.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

🥳 The Greens, driving force of German militarism

<p>German politics is changing as the EU's economic powerhouse falters. The Greens, for instance, a party founded on a manifesto of pacifism, are now the most enthusiastic cheerleaders for rearmament.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

👔 South Korea: anatomy of a coup gone wrong

<p>President Yoon Suk-yeol's December coup was over within hours, but it wasn't an impulsive act. Details soon emerged of careful planning and a readiness to risk confrontation with North Korea to bring it off.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

🇸🇾 The US ‘torture memo'

<p>Coverage of Syria's prisons overlooks their decades-long use as key destinations for extraordinary rendition, where terror suspects were sent for brutal interrogations.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>, <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/box" rel="tag">box</a>, <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/2025/02 middle east" rel="tag">2025/02 Middle East</a>

LEMONDE

⚔️ Bloodlands of the south

<p>In the second world war the West paid scant regard to the slaughter that took place in Eastern Europe – human suffering counted for less in those bloodlands. Tragically, the same dynamic is at work in today's Middle East.</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>

LEMONDE

📉 Big tech's kings with no clothes

<p>The US tech giants – with market caps that rival the GDP of entire nations, a tight grip on the dissemination of information and ubiquity in social interactions – had begun to seem more powerful than states. Whether minting (virtual) currency or conquering space, their overweening ambitions seemed boundless. However, the sight of the big tech bosses submitting to Donald Trump's will reveals them as kings with no clothes, ultimately dependent on political power. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos makes (...)</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/editorial" rel="tag">editorial</a>

LEMONDE

🇩🇪 East Germany's past dreams of the future

<p>The GDR planned Eisenhüttenstadt as a model town in the 1950s. Now that its population and steelworks have shrunk significantly, will it become a living monument to a failed utopia?</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2025/02/" rel="directory">2025/02</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/article" rel="tag">article</a>, <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/2025/02 eisenh%C3%BCttenstadt" rel="tag">2025/02 Eisenhüttenstadt</a>

LEMONDE

🔥 Lake Tanganyika fishers fight for their future amid declining catches

From 2020-2024, fish production dropped 20% in the world&#039;s longest freshwater lake serving Tanzania and its neighbours.

ALJAZEERA

🇧🇷 Neymar and Saudi team Al Hilal agree to terminate contract

The often-injured Brazilian star, who joined Al Hilal in 2023, departs the club with seven months remaining on his deal.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 How DeepSeek can be as good as US AI rivals at fraction of cost

Based on the limited numbers of comparisons made so far, DeepSeek's AI models appear to be faster, smaller, and a whole lot cheaper than the best offerings from the supposed titans of AI like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

SKY

👔 Indiana man Matthew Huttle pardoned by Trump for role in Jan 6 riot is shot and killed by cops during traffic stop

Matthew Huttle, 42, who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot, was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop on Sunday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Jon Stewart Can’t Keep Up With the Purges

As many as 17 inspectors general were fired by President Trump. “That only leaves — no one knows how many left,” Stewart said. “I have no idea.”

NYTIMES

🔥 Schiaparelli and Dior: The Joy of Escapism

Amid the fantasies of Schiaparelli and Dior.

NYTIMES

👔 Danish leader on European tour as Copenhagen moves to strengthen presence around Greenland

Denmark&rsquo;s prime minister is on a tour of major European capitals as the continent faces what she called &ldquo;a more uncertain reality&rdquo; and her country moves to strengthen its military presence around Greenland

ABC

🔥 Hollywood's 'funny fat guy' Josh Gad fears Ozempic will ruin his career after 40lbs weight loss

Josh Gad reveled anxieties over his career after recently losing 40 pounds with the help of a weight loss medication.  

DAILYMAIL

🌟 Travis Kelce plays coy over adorable Taylor Swift-themed clue while hosting Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity

Travis Kelce was adorably caught off guard when a Taylor Swift-themed clue popped up while he was hosting Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity. The NFL star had the audience buzzing.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ How Billy Crystal's When Harry Met Sally cable knit became a Gen Z phenomenon: TikTokers desperately recreate actor's 'perfect' jumper from the 1989 movie (after actor reveals mistake he made with the original!)

Last month, UK-based TikTok user Aoife O'Farrell - who boasts 200,000 followers - posted a video of her modelling a similar knit, which she branded a wardrobe 'essential'.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ Gen Z mocked for taking months off at a time to 'micro-retire' and 'optimise their mental health' (when they're really just going on holiday!)

A new trend has emerged on TikTok that sees Gen Z workers from around the world vowing to take periodic breaks from work to protect their 'mental health'.

DAILYMAIL

🛂 Trump latest: Migration crackdown, DeepSeek’s rise, what’s ahead on Tuesday

We take a look at the latest developments on immigration, as well as the next steps for Trump&#039;s administration.

ALJAZEERA

🎖️ Trump presidency: Military to migration, what to know — and what’s next

We take a look at the latest developments on immigration, as well as the next steps for Trump&#039;s administration.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Five-year-old among two killed in Israeli attacks amid Gaza ceasefire

Israeli forces continue ceasefire violations as thousands of Palestinians try to return to their homes in northern Gaza.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Trump pushes India to buy more US weapons in trade rebalancing

US president says Narendra Modi is expected to visit White House next month

FT

⚔️ Japanese tech stocks slide after Wall Street rout on DeepSeek fears

Nvidia shares earlier plunged after Chinese AI start-up’s advances suggested hardware investment plans are overdone

FT

⚡ New York City Landlord Wants You Out? There Had Better Be ‘Good Cause.’

Renters are feeling emboldened by a new law that can help them hang onto their homes and fight bank-breaking rent increases during lease renewals.

NYTIMES

🌋 Earth from space: Italy's 'ticking time bomb' plays peek-a-boo through a mysterious hole in the clouds

This 2022 satellite photo shows the summit of "one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes," Mount Vesuvius, peering up through a strange gap in the clouds.

LIVESCIENCE