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This is Trump's dead giveaway that he was in over his head with Epstein
- Donald Trump addresses House Republicans in Washington. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Every time he sees trouble brewing, Donald Trump exhibits a telltale panic response. When he's cornered, when the walls close in and facts start to make the hair left on his head stand straight up — although a stiff wind will do that too — Trump doesn't simply deny. He lies by preemptively distancing himself. It's the first ...

Source: rawstory.com
POLITICS  
Why a bridge over the Detroit River is the latest flare-up in the US-Canada trade spat
- President Donald Trump is singing "No Canada" as a sprawling bridge connecting Ontario to Detroit nears completion. The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to connect Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Construction began in 2018, with an anticipated opening planned for 2024. Delays pushed the opening to 2026 — and Trump's threats could delay it even longer. The US and Canada are engaged in an  ongoing ...

Source: businessinsider.com
US questions person over disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of TV host
- FBI releases images of suspect in Guthrie abduction United States authorities questioned a person in connection with the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of high-profile news anchor Samantha Guthrie, who disappeared earlier this month in a case that has gripped the nation. Local and federal authorities have not confirmed any further details since Pima County Sheriff's Department reported the arrest on ...

Source: aljazeera.com
Canada school shooting: At least nine dead and 25 injured in British Columbia | World News
- At least seven people have been killed in a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, while another two people have been found dead in a nearby home, with police believing the two incidents are linked. A woman has been linked to a shooting with at least nine dead at a school and nearby home in western Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police said at least 25 others were injured in both incidents. Officers have not said how ...

Source: news.sky.com
US  
FDA refuses to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application
- You can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to consider Moderna's application for a new flu vaccine using mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday, a decision that could delay the introduction of a shot designed to offer stronger protection for older adults. Moderna said it received what's known as a "refusal-to-file" (RTF) letter from the FDA 's Center for ...

Source: foxnews.com
Cisco enhances security for enterprise AI adoption
- Cisco announced a suite of capabilities to help enterprises adopt agentic AI with confidence, combining agent protection, interaction governance, and resilient connectivity for AI-driven workflows. As organizations move from AI assistants to autonomous agents that use tools and data across hybrid environments, security teams need to strengthen agentic defenses , govern agent interactions with enterprise systems and ...

Source: helpnetsecurity.com
TECHNOLOGY  
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 6 exploited zero-days fixed in February 2026
- Microsoft has plugged 50+ security holes on February 2026 Patch Tuesday, including six zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by attackers in the wild. The "security feature bypass" zero-days Among the zero-days fixed are three vulnerabilities that allow attackers to bypass a security feature. CVE-2026-21513 affects the MSHTML/Trident browser engine for the Microsoft Windows version of Internet Explorer, and ...

Source: helpnetsecurity.com
WORLD  
All flights at El Paso airport in Texas halted for 10 days for 'security reasons,' FAA says
- All flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas have been halted for "special security reasons," the Federal Aviation Administration said early Wednesday. "No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM," the FAA said, using the abbreviation for Notice to Airmen. It listed the reason as "temporary flight restrictions for Special Security Reasons." The restriction for the ...

Source: nbcnews.com
DIGITAL   TECHNOLOGY  
Google Search introduces new ways to remove sensitive personal information and explicit images
- Google expanded its "Results about you" tool to give users more control over sensitive personal information and added a way to request removal of non-consensual explicit images from Search. Manage and limit sensitive personal information in Search Users can request the removal of Search results that contain sensitive personal information, such as driver's license numbers, passport numbers, and Social Security ...

Source: helpnetsecurity.com
AI in the workplace expanded responsibilities and intensified work
- If you think using AI means doing less at work, think again. In a new eight-month study of how generative AI changed work habits at a US-based tech company with about 200 employees, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business found that employees' work intensified in three main ways. Employees multitasked more, took on a broader range of responsibilities, and worked longer hours, ...

Source: businessinsider.com
BUSINESS  
SpaceX is leaning into the moon. Here's why.
- Elon Musk has long framed SpaceX's mission in sweeping terms: to send humans to Mars and make humans interplanetary. Along the way, the moon has played an inconsistent supporting role. SpaceX is under contract with NASA, for example, to send people to the moon, and that funding plays a key role in some of SpaceX's major projects. However, Musk's main messaging for years has been to build cities on Mars, not the ...

Source: businessinsider.com
DIGITAL   BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
AI Made A Record Play During Super Bowl LIX
- Bad Bunny's halftime show aside, AI companies stole the spotlight on Super Bowl Sunday. Anthropic, OpenAI, Salesforce, Meta, Amazon-owned Ring and a smaller company called Genspark.ai all used Super Bowl spots to promote their products as AI tools meant to help boost productivity and inspiration – rather than replace, annoy or deceive. "A lot of AI companies see the Super Bowl as an opportunity to connect ...

Source: adexchanger.com
US   POLITICS  
FBI affidavit reveals new details about search of Fulton County elections office
- A newly unsealed affidavit written by an FBI agent details the legal basis for a search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, last month, when investigators seized material related to the 2020 election.  According to the affidavit , the search came as part of an ongoing "FBI criminal investigation into whether any of the improprieties" alleged around the 2020 election in Fulton County "were ...

Source: cbsnews.com
DIGITAL   TECHNOLOGY  
Discord's new age ID rules are driving users away - here's where they're headed
- Unverified users will soon need to upload a video selfie or official ID to remove age restrictions. Follow ZDNET:  Add us as a preferred source  on Google.   ZDNET's key takeaways On Monday, Discord announced a new age verification protocol that will roll out to all users in March. By default, the app will age-lock all accounts to a "teen-appropriate experience," requiring proof of age to access the ...

Source: zdnet.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump admin quietly yanks rainbow flag from NYC's Stonewall monument, sparking fury: 'American symbol'
- The Trump administration has yanked down a large rainbow flag from in front of the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village , infuriating gay-rights supporters.  The National Park Service quietly removed the flag from a pole in Christopher Park in front of the famed Stonewall Inn in Manhattan. The agency told the Gay City News on Monday that an US Department of the Interior directive only allows for ...

Source: nypost.com
US  
Chappell Roan leaves Wasserman talent agency after his mentions in Epstein files
- Chappell Roan announced Monday that she's left her talent agency after its CEO was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Department of Justice.     The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed overwhelmingly by Congress in November compelled the Department of Justice to release all the documents in its possession related to the disgraced financier. Roan, ...

Source: cbsnews.com
POLITICS  
EPA to end 'endangerment finding' and funding for climate change
- Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Officials for the Environmental Protection Agency said they are working to end a 2009 declaration that says climate change is a danger to public health. During the weekend, EPA officials submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a proposed rule revoking the 2009 endangerment finding that guided U.S. climate and greenhouse gas regulations. The EPA did not say when the endangerment finding ...

Source: upi.com
US   POLITICS  
Bank riders have murky future as housing bill heads to Senate
- WASHINGTON — A bill that includes a number of bank-favored provisions faces a more uncertain future in the Senate, even after it passed through the House yesterday with an overwhelmingly large bipartisan margin.  Processing Content The House bill, known as the Housing for the 21st Century Act, aims to increase the supply of housing by streamlining state and local regulations and making it easier for ...

Source: americanbanker.com
WORLD  
Air Canada cancels flights to Cuba as jet fuel supplies run dry
- Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Air Canada became the first scheduled airline to withdraw services to Cuba due to shortages of jet fuel as the United States tightened its energy embargo on the Caribbean island. Canada's Montreal-headquartered flag-carrier announced Monday it was suspending its 16 weekly flights serving Havana and three other cities, effectively immediately, but said it would send aircraft to bring home 3,000 ...

Source: upi.com
MEDICINE  
What to know about a new study on coffee, tea, caffeine and dementia risk
- A long-term analysis shows that people who drink caffeinated coffee and tea have a lower risk of developing dementia, although the study does not prove cause and effect. Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, warned that the results should be taken "with a massive grain of salt."  The research, published in the medical journal JAMA on ...

Source: cbsnews.com
US   POLITICS  
'Their loss' White House says to governors skipping meeting after no Dems invited
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Reports stated Trump personally blocked invites for Democratic Govs. Jared Polis and Wes Moore The National Governors Association (NGA) has canceled a planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump later this month, after the White House reportedly excluded Democratic governors. ...

Source: independent.co.uk
Judge rejects California's ICE mask ban, OKs ID law
- A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com A federal judge in Los Angeles Monday struck down a California law that prohibited federal law enforcement agents from wearing masks but upheld a companion law that requires federal agents to display clear identification with their agency and badge number. California's first-in-the-nation unmasking law, passed ...

Source: theweek.com
FDA moves to ban BHA — an additive used in processed foods such as meats and bread
- The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday took steps toward banning BHA , a food additive used in processed foods such as meats and bread. BHA, or butylated hydroxyanisole, has been used in the food supply for decades. The FDA first listed it as "generally recognized as safe" in 1958 and approved it as a food additive in 1961. It's used to prevent fats and oils in food from spoiling and can show up in products ...

Source: nbcnews.com
US  
MAGA supporter kills his own daughter after debate about Trump
- Carl Gibson February 10, 2026 | 06:19PM ET Frontpage news and politics A 23 year-old British woman was shot dead by her own father after the two had a heated argument about then-President-elect Donald Trump , according to a new report. The Daily Beast reported Tuesday that Lucy Harrison was fatally shot by her father, Kris, in early 2025 while she was visiting him at his home in Texas. According to the Beast , Kris ...

Source: alternet.org
US   POLITICS  
Trump's own appointed judge shuts down DOJ bid to seize voter data
- Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media as President Donald Trump listens. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno A federal judge dealt a bruising blow to the Trump administration's aggressive voter data collection campaign Tuesday, shutting down the Justice Department's effort to pry personal information from Michigan election officials. U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou, chief judge for the Western District of Michigan and a ...

Source: rawstory.com
POLITICS  
Trump's immigration chiefs are set to testify in Congress following protester deaths
- Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda will testify in Congress Tuesday and face questions over how they are prosecuting immigration enforcement inside American cities. Trump's immigration campaign has been heavily scrutinized in recent weeks, after the shooting ...

Source: orlandosentinel.com
US  
San Francisco parents scramble as teachers strike leaves 50,000 students out of school
- SAN FRANCISCO – Connor Haught has been juggling virtual work meetings and arts and crafts projects for his two daughters as his family tries to navigate a teachers strike in San Francisco with no end date in sight. Haught's job in the construction industry allows him to work from home but, like many parents in the city, he and his wife were scrambling to plan activities for their children amid the uncertainty ...

Source: news4jax.com
POLITICS  
King Charles says royals would cooperate with police as his brother Andrew's Epstein ties draw new scrutiny
- King Charles III indicated Monday that the British royal family would cooperate if police come asking questions about his younger brother, the former Prince Andrew's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. "The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's conduct," a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace ...

Source: cbsnews.com
US   DIGITAL  
Why Ring's Super Bowl ad hits so sinister
- Ring's Super Bowl ad promoting its 'Search Party' feature for finding lost pets backfired, with viewers finding the neighborhood camera surveillance imagery dystopian rather than heartwarming. A lost pooch. A heartbroken young girl. A parent stapling up "lost" posters. And then, an unlikely hero—a network of Ring security cameras—arrives to save the day. That's the 30-second elevator pitch for Ring's ...

Source: pcworld.com
US   POLITICS  
Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Case Against Bannon
- Home » » The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to dismiss its criminal case against the former adviser to President Donald Trump , Steve Bannon, which is related to his refusal to testify before the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol riots. The "government has determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of ...

Source: floridianpress.com
Rules of mysterious ancient Roman board game decoded by AI
- It was the summer of 2020, and researcher Walter Crist was wandering around the exhibits inside a Dutch museum dedicated to the presence of the ancient Roman empire in the Netherlands. As a scientist who studies ancient board games, one exhibit stuck out to Crist: a stone game board dating to the late Roman Empire. It was about eight inches across and etched with angular lines that roughly formed the shape of an ...

Source: scientificamerican.com
US  
New Target CEO shakes up leadership, staffing
- By Carson Hartzog, The Minnesota Star Tribune In his second week as Target CEO, Michael Fiddelke shuffled his leadership team and consolidated store districts - moves that drew mixed reactions from retail experts. After several quarters of lackluster performance, the actions addressed some of the loudest criticism of the Minneapolis-based retailer: the state of its stores and product assortment, especially in ...

Source: miamiherald.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
UK leader Starmer averts a leadership challenge for now but remains damaged by Epstein fallout
- LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer fights another day. After indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files sparked a dramatic day of crisis that threatened to topple him, the U.K. prime minister was saved by a pugnacious fightback and hesitation among his rivals inside the governing Labour Party about the consequences of a leadership coup . Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said Tuesday that Labour lawmakers had "looked ...

Source: apnews.com
POLITICS  
Deportation case dropped against Tufts student grabbed off the street by ICE agents
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Rumeysa Ozturk was stripped of her visa and arrested for writing an opinion piece for a student newspaper, according to internal Trump administration documents An immigration court judge has terminated deportation proceedings against Rumeysa Ozturk , a Tufts University scholar ...

Source: independent.co.uk
US  
Social media companies accused of "addicting the brains of children" as trial begins
- The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court began on Monday. Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. TikTok and Snap, which were originally ...

Source: cbsnews.com
POLITICS  
2 killed in new U.S. strike on alleged drug vessel in Pacific
- A U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Pacific killed at least two people, with one survivor, according to U.S. Southern Command. The strike was carried out Thursday at the direction of commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan and targeted a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations, according to SOUTHCOM . Officials said two people described as "narco-terrorists" were killed and one ...

Source: bnonews.com