Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Senior officials meet for indirect talks, amid a crisis that has raised fears of a military action between Iran and the US From While the talks are happening in Oman, we know US warships and aircraft have amassed near Iran's coastal waters , with Trump threatening that "bad things" would probably happen if a deal could not be reached. Tehran is deeply worried that Trump may still carry out his threat of striking ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The Trump administration's promised direct-to-consumer drug platform TrumpRx has officially gone live, with President Trump on Thursday calling it "one of the most transformative health care initiatives of all time." The website TrumpRx.gov currently features a collection of 43 prescription drugs treating various different conditions at varying discounts. Medications for asthma, infertility and obesity are among ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump has assumed essentially unlimited discretion to choose how many government employees lose their job security, under a rule that critics say threatens to upend the nonpartisan professional nature of the federal civilian workforce that has existed since the 1880s. A final regulation from the Office of Personnel Management released Thursday empowers Trump to reclassify federal policy-influencing ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
What's that magical channel that will save your business? "This is the most common question I get," writes Ivan Sparrow, a mobile marketer and app developer, in a . "And the one I constantly see on X." Unfortunately, there's no easy answer. Every brand and business has its own go‑to‑market style, and that determines which ad platforms work best. Apple Ads, for instance, are expensive. But a small ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
United States President Donald Trump has hailed his Wednesday phone call with his key trade rival, China's President Xi Jinping, in which they discussed a wide range of issues, as "excellent". But while Trump, who hopes to persuade China to further isolate Iran, claimed after the call that China had promised to increase the volume of soya beans it buys from the US, Xi appeared more concerned with warning the US to ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Apparently, humans aren't the only ones with a knack for acting and imagination. A bonobo named Kanzi could have cleared the audition of an elite culinarian when he pretended to see food that wasn't even there. In a recent set of experiments , scientists wanted to test if animals could play pretend just as well as humans, and the results didn't disappoint. Kanzi was treated to a make-believe tea party where he was ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks, the Kremlin said Friday, even as the U.S. emphasized the need for China to join a future arms pact and accused Beijing of covert nuclear tests. The New START treaty terminated Thursday, leaving no caps on the two ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
London — So far, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hasn't been linked to any suggested wrongdoing revealed by the Epstein files . But his decision to give another politician, whose ties to Jeffrey Epstein have been laid bare by the documents, the vital job of ambassador in Washington D.C. has drawn a ferocious backlash. As the most tumultuous week in his premiership ends, Starmer is facing calls from ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Valve's living room PC console is coming in 2026 with custom AMD hardware, SteamOS, Proton support and a focus on 4K gaming, but price and launch timing are still in flux. Valve is bringing the Steam Machine back, but not as a partner program for third party living room PCs. This time it is a compact home console alongside the Steam Deck, built and sold by Valve with its own custom hardware and SteamOS software. ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The directive targets firewalls, routers, and VPNs that are no longer receiving vendor patches, as nation-state actors shift their tactics from endpoints to infrastructure. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has given federal agencies 18 months to remove all end-of-support edge devices from their networks, escalating its response to what security researchers describe as a fundamental shift in ...
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Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The new Page Match tool allows readers to scan a physical page to find their exact place in the audio. Spotify announced updates to its audiobook business on Thursday, February 5, 2026. The changes include enabling U.S. and U.K. users to buy physical copies of audiobooks directly through the app. The company also introduced two new features: Page Match and an expansion of Audiobook Recaps. Users will access ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
For much of two decades, police, FBI agents and prosecutors investigated allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls. Now, the Justice Department has released much of what they found to the public. The millions of documents comprise the most detailed look yet at the inner workings of the multiple investigations into Epstein and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell. Those documents include ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
In a video posted on social media, he further implored the people holding Nancy Guthrie to send proof they had her TV host Savannah Guthrie's brother on Thursday renewed the family's plea for their mother's kidnapper to contact them, hours after an Arizona sheriff said investigators don't have proof Nancy Guthrie is alive, but believe "she's still out there". "Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Brad Karp, chairman of one of the country's most prestigious law firms , has resigned from his position after the release of emails revealing his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein , a high-profile departure in the fallout among those with ties to the late convicted sex offender. A statement Wednesday from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison did not explicitly mention any connection Karp had with Epstein, whom the ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Fotos de personas desnudas. Nombres y rostros de víctimas de abuso sexual. Números de cuentas bancarias y del Seguro Social a plena vista. Todo esto se puede ver entre la montaña de documentos que el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos publicó el viernes como parte de sus labores por cumplir con una ley que requiere que la agencia saque a la luz sus ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Despite President Trump's claims about a miraculous economy, planned layoffs reached their highest level for January since the Great Recession. New data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas released on Thursday revealed that last month saw more job-cut announcements than in any January since 2009. Breaking down the 17-year high, the firm's workplace expert Andy Challenger said, "Generally, we see a high number of job ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
TUCSON, Arizona — NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie sent a public message to her 84-year-old mother's kidnapper on Wednesday saying that her family is ready to talk but wants proof that she is alive. Guthrie said in a recorded video posted on social media that her family has heard media reports about a ransom letter for Nancy Guthrie , who authorities believe was taken from her home in Arizona against ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Amazon.com Inc. delivered record quarterly revenue on the back of strong cloud growth during the fourth quarter, but its stock fell in late trading after it missed expectations on profit and raised its fiscal 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $200 billion. The online retail and cloud computing giant reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.95 per share, trailing Wall Street's ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disclosed the investigation in a motion filed in Missouri federal court demanding that Nike fully comply with a subpoena for information. The ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Ballerina Farm is the latest manufacturer of raw milk to halt production after reports that its milk failed safety tests. Coliform, a bacteria family that includes E. coli, was found in bottles manufactured in May and June 2025. The company, owned by lifestyle influencers Hannah and Daniel Neeleman, produces its raw milk, among other products, at a small farm in Kamas, Utah, where it also has a farm stand. They ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen killed scores of people during an attack on two villages in Western Nigeria in one of the deadliest assaults in the West African country in recent months. The attack on Tuesday evening targeted the neighboring villages of Woro and Nuku, in Kwara state. A lawmaker who represents the area said that at least 162 people were killed, while Amnesty International said the gunmen killed ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
On February 5, 2026, FDA announced via a letter to food manufacturers that the Agency intends to exercise enforcement discretion regarding certain voluntary claims relating to the absence of certified colors used in foods intended for human consumption. Specifically, FDA does not intend to take enforcement action if the following claims are made on labels or labeling of foods that do not contain colors ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
3 min read The US military conducted a strike against another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing two people, according to US Southern Command. "On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," SOUTHCOM wrote on X , ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in Ukraine. High-level military communication was suspended in late 2021, as tension between Moscow and Washington rose ahead of ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Trump's administration is publicly feuding with itself. A spokesperson for Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security blasted government attorney Juliet Le on Wednesday, after Le told a federal judge that her job "sucked" and begged to be held in contempt . Le made the statements during a hearing to address why ICE officials were ignoring court orders to release detainees. "This conduct is unprofessional and ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google Why does autism seem easy to spot in boys during childhood, yet many women speak about receiving a diagnosis much later in life? A large study from Sweden offers a clear answer. Autism does not appear less often in girls – it often gets recognized later. For decades, autism spectrum disorder has been linked more strongly with male individuals. Many reports showed about four male ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Enterprises are racing to build AI-dependent operations, but the most overlooked resilience lay-er might not be technical. [Note: This article was written in conjunction with Eugene Chuvyrov and Sheeraz Memon , Innovation Engineering, ServiceNow.] When my home internet went down for days, it initially felt like a pleasant break. Then reality hit: doorbell, security system, thermostat, lights, gym, ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Google plans to spend up to $185B Alphabet executives struck a confident tone on Wednesday's post-earnings call, signaling that Google's heavy investments in artificial intelligence are now translating into real revenue growth across the business. The call was the first since Google released its Gemini 3 model , which has boosted user engagement and helped the company regain momentum in the intensifying AI race. ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.11%, Freddie Mac says Mortgage rates ticked higher this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage increased to 6.11% from last week's reading of 6.10%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.89% a year ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide are potentially preventable, according to one of the first investigations of its kind, which analysed dozens of cancer types in almost 200 countries. The study found that in 2022, roughly seven million cancer diagnoses were linked to modifiable risk factors — those that can be changed, controlled or managed to reduce the likelihood of developing the disease. Overall, ...
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Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
While labels list dozens of possible risks only four are supported by evidence, say researchers Almost all side-effects listed for statins are not caused by the drugs, according to the world's most comprehensive review of evidence. Other than the well-known risks around muscle pain and diabetes, only four of 66 other statin side-effects listed on labels – liver test changes, minor liver abnormalities, urine ...
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