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Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
attacked the Republican leader of the National Governors Association on Wednesday as tensions mounted between the White House and the bipartisan group of state leaders ahead of its annual meeting next week. In a social media post, Trump blasted Oklahoma Gov. , a Republican who chairs the NGA, as a "RINO," meaning Republican in Name Only. Trump said Stitt "incorrectly stated my position on the very exclusive ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie says lawmakers who've taken the Department of Justice up on the opportunity to view unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files are now running into a new obstacle. Massie, who spearheaded the charge to force the DOJ to release all the files linked to the late pedophile alongside Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, told CNN's Kaitlan Collins about how the move that was initially seen as a win now appears ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
The January jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) appears, at first glance, to have positive numbers. But revisions within the report for previous months — and examinations of numbers over the past year — indicate a shakier economy than the Trump administration may want to admit. The report, published on Wednesday morning, boasts of 130,000 jobs being created in January , a much better ...
Source: truthout.org
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
VANCOUVER, Canada (AP) — Ten people are dead after shootings at a school and home in remote northern British Columbia. Watch in our video player above. Canadian authorities say seven people died and more than 25 were wounded Tuesday in the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Two more people were found dead at a nearby home, and a woman believed by police to be the shooter also was found dead, ...
Source: pbs.org
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Donald Trump is facing a wave of congressional attacks on his signature economic policy after Republican rebels blocked a ban on resolutions challenging the president's tariffs. For the past year, House Speaker Mike Johnson has repeatedly introduced procedural rules that prevented members from opposing Trump's crushing—and often arbitrary—tariffs on products from dozens of U.S. trading partners. But ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider a new mRNA flu vaccine made by Moderna, the company revealed in a statement on Tuesday. The vaccine uses mRNA to inoculate the recipient—the same technology used in the Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines. The way these vaccines work is by delivering a copy of messenger RNA, which acts like a blueprint for cells to make proteins. In the ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Israeli leader was expected to advocate for more forceful US intervention during sixth visit to current White House Donald Trump has said that he is still seeking a deal with Iran to prevent it from seeking a nuclear weapon following a three-hour meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu in which the Israeli leader was expected to advocate for a more forceful intervention by the US military. Netanyahu 's sixth visit to the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to enact. The vote was 218-213, with Republicans unanimously voting in favor and all but one Democrat voting against it. The one Democrat voting yes was Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas. The 32-page legislation would require states to obtain documentary ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Federal Aviation Administration officials were forced to close the airspace over El Paso, Texas, late Tuesday after the Defense Department decided to use new anti-drone technology without giving aviation officials ample time to assess the risks to commercial airlines, according to four people briefed on the situation. Those accounts, offered on the condition of anonymity because the officials ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Koh Ewe 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police have released a man hours after they detained him in connection to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of US news anchor Savannah Guthrie, CBS News, the BBC's US partner, has reported. After taking the man into custody at a traffic stop, police searched his home in Rio Rico, south of Tucson, Arizona, sources ...
Source: yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
On Monday, the National Park Service (NPS) removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City — a move many observers have condemned as just the latest attempt by the Trump administration to erase LGBTQ history and culture in the U.S. The Stonewall Inn is a dive bar in Manhattan that is widely considered the birthplace of the LGBTQ liberation movement. In 1969, the bar was the site of ...
Source: truthout.org
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
The Border Patrol agent who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez once wrote that his superiors had been supportive of him, "big time." U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised him after the shooting. The support continued up the chain, he said, from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem up to someone known as "El Jefe himself" — who might even be President Donald Trump. But Martinez and her attorneys say ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
The EPA is revoking the finding for legal, not scientific, reasons. Following three of the warmest years on record , as scientists reckon with climate tipping points and states and cities grapple with the escalating cost of extreme weather and more intense wildfires , the Trump administration this week is expected to formally eliminate the US government's role in controlling greenhouse gas pollution. By revoking ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
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
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Users can click the three-dot menu on an image result and select "remove result," then specify if it shows a sexual image of them. Google has introduced a new tool designed to assist users in removing non-consensual explicit images from its Search results. The tool does not aim to prevent such images but rather to facilitate their removal from indexed content. To initiate a removal request, users can select an ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
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
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska's Republican secretary of state will turn over sensitive information on every registered voter in the state to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday after Nebraska's highest court rejected a legal effort to block the move. Secretary of State Bob Evnen told The Associated Press that the Nebraska Supreme Court denied the injunction Wednesday. Last week, a state judge dismissed the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Flights to and from El Paso , Texas, have been halted for 10 days by the Federal Aviation Administration, citing "special security reasons." In a statement late Tuesday night, El Paso International Airport said all flights were grounded after the FAA issued temporary flight restrictions . Around 100 flights a day are typically scheduled to and from El Paso, according to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google Many people reach for coffee or tea each day without a second thought. Beyond boosting alertness and focus, new research suggests that moderate amounts of caffeinated coffee or tea may also help support brain health with age. The study reports that regular consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea links to a lower risk of dementia, slower loss of memory, and better thinking ability. The work ...
Source: earth.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Yesterday, February 10th, was Patch Tuesday. Microsoft released security updates to address 58 new security vulnerabilities. In addition to Windows and Office, Exchange Server, Internet Explorer, Azure, and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) are also affected. Six zero-day vulnerabilities are already being exploited in the wild, and five vulnerabilities are classified as critical. The next Patch Tuesday is ...
Source: pcworld.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Public opinion polling agency says decision 'solely based on Gallup's research goals and priorities' Gallup, the public opinion polling agency, will stop tracking presidential approval ratings after almost nine decades, a spokesperson confirmed. As Donald Trump continues to closely scrutinize polling of his popularity, and publicly lambast media companies that report on unfavorable numbers, Gallup insisted its ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
By Stephen Beech Hair extensions contain far more dangerous chemicals than previously thought, reveals new research. The popular accessories can include flame retardants, phthalates, and other substances linked with cancer and other dangers to well-being, say scientists. The most comprehensive analysis ever conducted identified dozens of in hair extensions. Researchers say their findings, published in the journal , ...
Source: insidenova.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Users only get three hours of free Nest video storage, but Google can retrieve videos much later. Like most cloud-enabled home security cameras, Google's Nest products don't provide long-term storage unless you pay a monthly fee. That video may not vanish into the digital aether right on time, though. Investigators involved with the high-profile abduction of Nancy Guthrie have released video from Guthrie's Nest ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump moved on several fronts to prolong US reliance on coal power, as he ordered the Pentagon to purchase electricity from plants and announced millions of dollars to upgrade existing facilities. Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to enter into agreements to purchase electricity from coal plants to power military operations. Under the directive , the Pentagon's energy installation ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Sunday night's Super Bowl and Bad Bunny fell short of setting records for the most watched US broadcast and half-time show. Seattle's 29-13 victory over New England averaged 124.9 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL+, according to Nielsen. That fell short of the 127.7 million US viewers who tuned in for Philadelphia's victory over Kansas City last year on Fox. However, this ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
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
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Dietitians and doctors break it down. Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Between hormonal fluctuations and physical changes, your body navigates a lot during . The things you did for your health in the past may need to be tweaked to support you though these changes. That includes rethinking your diet. "Menopause, understandably, can cause a ...
Source: womenshealthmag.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
initiatives? In announcing its "Great Healthcare Plan" in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S. government to rein in the soaring cost of health care. As a physician and professor studying the intersection of business and health , I know that the challenges in reforming the sprawling U.S. health care system are immense. That's partly for political and even ...
Source: theconversation.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
A federal judge upheld an Illinois law that prevents banks and card networks from collecting swipe fees on sales taxes and tips, dealing a major blow to the banking industry's claims of federal preemption. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall ruled Tuesday that a landmark law passed last year by the Illinois legislature and signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, does not directly regulate banks. The ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing bipartisan criticism, with some calling for his resignation, after he was named in recent released files linked to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Some Democrats accuse Lutnick of having deliberately mislead the public about the extent of his connection to Epstein. "Lutnick's lies about his business dealings with a convicted child sex offender, raise serious concerns about ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
A referral by former Trump campaign lawyer Kurt Olsen led to the recent FBI raid that seized 2020 election ballots from a Fulton County, Georgia, elections center, a newly unsealed federal court document revealed. The document said that the FBI is conducting a "criminal investigation into whether any of the improprieties" alleged to have occurred in voting processes and ballot counting in Fulton County in 2020 ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
The star said the decision "reflects my belief that meaningful change in our industry requires accountability and leadership that earns trust". US singer Chappell Roan has announced she is leaving her talent agency, after emails between its founder and Ghislaine Maxwell were featured in the Epstein files. The Grammy-winning star shared a statement on social media announcing her departure from Wasserman, led by ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
A 23-year-old British fashion buyer was shot to death by her father last year in Texas after they argued about U.S. President Donald Trump , according to an inquest held Tuesday in her hometown of Warrington, England. Lucy Harrison was fatally shot on Jan. 10, 2025 , in the Dallas-area home of her father, Kris Harrison, while vacationing in the United States with her boyfriend, Sam Littler. According to Littler, ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JONEL ALECCIA, AP Health Writer Federal health officials said Tuesday they will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new request for information regarding butylated hydroxyanisole, a preservative. The agency's review "will consider ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's top immigration officials appeared before Congress Tuesday for the first time since the shooting deaths of two American citizens in Minneapolis, seeking to defend their officers' actions as their agencies face intensifying scrutiny over nationwide immigration enforcement operations. Todd Lyons, who is the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, came in ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has emerged rattled but ultimately unscathed after a day and night of drama during which a key member of his Labour Party called for him to resign over revelations about a former ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Starmer has faced more than a week of mounting pressure since the release of the latest tranche of documents from the US ...
Source: aljazeera.com