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Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told CBS News immigration is an issue the country has "punted on for a very long time" amid the nation's the Trump administration's immigration policies as a "cruel and reckless political agenda," he told CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell that former President Joe Biden "did not have this right." "We needed to do more. That, I don't think anyone can argue that we had the system ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government's legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet. The action is a key step in removing limits on carbon dioxide, methane and four other greenhouse gases that scientists say are supercharging ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Existing home sales in January fell to lowest level since August 2024 as tight inventory continued to push home prices higher and winter weather weighed on sales activity. Total existing home sales fell 8.4% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million in January, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) . Total sales were 4.4% lower than a year ago. Despite mortgage rates trending ...
Source: nahb.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
"I can't thank you enough for including me in an evening I'll never forget," Brad Karp, then the chair of the national law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, wrote in an email to Jeffrey Epstein in 2015 . "It was truly 'once in a lifetime' in every way, though I hope to be invited again." "You are always welcome," Epstein replied. "There are many many nights of unique talents. You will be invited ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The company stated the integration required significantly more time and resources than anticipated to become fully operational. Ring has canceled its partnership with surveillance company Flock Safety. The companies described the decision as mutual. Ring announced the partnership in October 2025, which aimed to enable law enforcement to request videos from Ring doorbell users. The company stated that the "planned ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Kathy Ruemmler is leaving her position as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 's top lawyer, ending the firm's monthslong attempt to defend her previous association with late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein . Ruemmler's name appeared in the millions of pages of documents that have been released by the US Department of Justice in recent weeks. Goldman Sachs hired Ruemmler as its legal chief in 2020, the year after Epstein's death. ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The decision to ban the group was unlawful, and a disproportionate interference with the Human Rights Act - specifically the freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, a judge rules. The government said it intends to take the case to the Court of Appeal. Palestine Action's co-founder has won a legal challenge over the group's ban as a terrorist organisation on two grounds. However, it will remain ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych took his case to sport's highest court on Friday, detailing the reasons why he wanted to race at the Milan Cortina Olympics in a helmet that paid tribute to his country's war victims. The arbitrator was moved by his story but ruled against him anyway, denying him his last chance for a win of any kind at this ...
Source: pbs.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Home » » On Feb. 12, White House Border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the Trump administration's immigration operation in Minnesota. The two-month-long immigration crackdown has resulted in thousands of arrests, mass demonstrations, and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizen activists. "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude," Homan shared in a ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The company identified over 100,000 prompts it suspects were intended to extract proprietary reasoning capabilities. Google detected and blocked a campaign involving more than 100,000 prompts that it claimed were designed to copy the proprietary reasoning capabilities of its Gemini AI model, according to a quarterly threat report released by Google Threat Intelligence Group. The prompts looked like a coordinated ...
Source: csoonline.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Inflation in the US cooled last month as prices for energy and used cars fell. The consumer price index rose by 2.4% over the 12 months to January, the Department of Labor said. That was down from 2.7% in the prior month and marked the slowest pace since May. The retreat could add fuel to arguments by US President Donald Trump and others that the central bank was in a position to cut interest rates without stoking ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Navigating Global AI Governance: Privacy Implications in EU and China Frameworks Additional resources Avoiding AI Pitfalls in 2026: Lessons Learned from Top 2025 Incidents Explore the patterns that emerged in major AI incidents from 2025 and what needs to change in 2026 so organizations can bolster the trustworthiness of their AI implementations. COBIT: A Practical Guide for AI Governance To keep up with the speed ...
Source: isaca.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
BNP claims victory in landmark Bangladesh election The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed victory in the country's first election since a student-led uprising that ousted longtime leader Sheikh Hasina in 2024. Unofficial results confirmed by election officials to Al Jazeera on Friday showed the BNP winning 209 seats, easily crossing the 151-seat threshold needed for a majority in parliament. Its leader, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
On Thursday, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket carried the United States Space Force 87 mission into orbit from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL, using a ULA Vulcan Centaur for this National Security Space Launch program. It was the second National Security Space Launch (NSSL) to employ the Vulcan rocket. The rocket launched at 4:22 am, roughly an hour into ...
Source: news.clearancejobs.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The application has been erased from the national internet directory as part of a broader crackdown on unfriendly communication tools. Russian authorities have fully blocked WhatsApp, impacting up to 100 million users, according to the Financial Times. Officials removed the app from an online directory, erasing it from Russia's internet. The government previously urged users to switch to Max, an unencrypted app ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Four fresh astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station (ISS). On Friday at 5:15 a.m. ET, Crew-12 launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, kickstarting a day-long journey to orbit. Crew-12 is composed of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. The quartet are set to dock at the ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte denied claims made by the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement that federal officials had been in touch with her about plans for a detention center in Merrimack. Under questioning by Sen. Maggie Hassan during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing Thursday, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said Department of Homeland Security ...
Source: wbur.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Home » » A federal judge in Washington, D.C. agreed to prevent the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for his participation in a video where he urged troops to disobey unlawful demands. The judge granted the senator's request for a preliminary injunction against Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a suit filed by Kelly accusing Hegseth of trying to penalize him for his political ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The U.S. Department of Justice, citing evidence inconsistent with its earlier allegations, dropped felony charges against two men accused of assaulting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent before the agent shot one of the men in the leg. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen wrote in a brief Thursday filing that "newly discovered evidence" was found to be "materially inconsistent" with the government's allegations ...
Source: truthout.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice sued Harvard University on Friday for failing to hand over documents for an investigation into whether its admissions process discriminates against white people. The Justice Department said its investigation is to determine if the Ivy League school is complying with the 2023 Supreme Court decision to ban affirmative action in higher education admissions. The investigation ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges Friday, following a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is a pastor. Four others also pleaded not guilty in the case. Lemon insists he was at the Cities Church in St. Paul to chronicle the Jan. 18 protest but was not a participant. ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Dubai has named a new chairman for DP World, one of the world's largest logistics companies, replacing the outgoing head who was named in the Jeffrey Epstein documents. The announcement by the government's Dubai Media Office did not specifically name Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. However, it said that Essa Kazim was named DP World's chairman and Yuvraj Narayan was named group CEO. Those were positions held by Sulayem. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes Astronomers have discovered a star system that's out of order, with a late bloomer planet that may have sprung up at a different time than its neighbors. The discovery defies the norms of planet formation across the cosmos, raising questions over how this weird rocky world broke a familiar pattern. The inner planets of our solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are rocky worlds, while ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
TOKYO — Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in its exclusive economic zone, an incident that could further inflame tensions between Asia's top two economies. The captain, a 47-year-old Chinese national, is accused of ignoring orders to stop for an on-board inspection on Thursday in waters off southwest Nagasaki prefecture, Japan's ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton on Friday called for "immediate property tax relief" for Ohioans, saying recent efforts by the Republican-led legislature to ease homeowners' tax burden aren't enough. Acton, speaking at a Columbus union hall to accept the endorsement of the Ohio AFL-CIO, said she will put out details about her tax plan – and how to pay for it – later in ...
Source: cleveland.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to make arrangements to allow some of the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador to return to the U.S. at the government's expense. The case has been a legal flashpoint in the administration's sweeping immigration crackdown. It started in March after President Donald Trump invoked the 18th century Alien ...
Source: pbs.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Ilia Malinin, the 21-year-old American figure skater known as the "Quad God," made several mistakes in the men's free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics and did not win a medal on Friday. Malinin was the final skater to perform at the Milan Ice Center. He finished eighth after falling twice and failing to complete some planned elements of his program. Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold with a career-best ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return Babson College freshman Any Lucia Lopez Belloza to the United States within two weeks, saying it was time to "make amends" for mistakenly deporting her to Honduras in November in violation of a court order. "In this unfortunate case , the government commendably admits that it did wrong," US District Judge Richard G. Stearns wrote in the eight-page order. ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are taken into custody and before they are transferred out of state. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel issued the emergency restraining order Thursday, finding detainees at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building faced so many logistical ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age , including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek , who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023, died at age 48 on Feb. 11, 2026, bringing the disease back into the limelight. The Conversation U.S. asked gastrointestinal oncologist Christopher Lieu and cancer researcher Andrea Dwyer to explain what's known about early-onset ...
Source: theconversation.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Dr. Katherine Kuchenbecker, a roboticist from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) , was walking down a hallway tapping the railings, walls, and columns with a "wand" her student, Dr. Andrew Schulz, had given her. While she tapped the wand on different surfaces, she realized she could feel the different vibrations of surfaces, without having to look at them. The vibrations felt soft and gentle ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Stand with a newsroom that doesn't flinch. Become a member and help keep fearless reporting independent. Already a member? MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The writing was on the wall - and had the man's passion for ice hockey been matched by a love of Italian music he may have spotted it. Milan police arrested a 44-year-old Slovak national on Wednesday evening, acting on a warrant issued against him by Italian ...
Source: huffpost.com
FDA Refuses To Review Moderna mRNA Flu Vaccine and the US Could Miss Out on Next Generation Fu Shots
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The government's turn against vaccines seems more ideological than scientific. In a rare and surprising move, the FDA has issued a "Refusal to File" letter for Moderna's mRNA-1010 influenza vaccine. Moderna is a batch company that has now become a household name for helping to fight a global pandemic. The FDA claims the decision is based on a technicality: Moderna compared its mRNA shot to Fluarix, a standard-dose ...
Source: zmescience.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Two people are dead and one person wounded after a shooting at a South Carolina State University residential complex, the university said, prompting a nearly eight-hour lockdown that was lifted early Friday. University officials have not confirmed the victims' identities or the condition of the person wounded, the school said in a news release Thursday night. The school put the campus ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Feb 12th, 2026 -
"The 19th century called, and it wants its fuel source back," said the president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council on Wednesday as President Donald Trump announced his latest attempt to prop up the pollution-causing, expensive coal industry with taxpayer funds—this time by ordering the Pentagon to purchase electricity directly from coal-fired power plants. "While Americans are demanding clean, ...
Source: commondreams.org
Thursday, Feb 12th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Veteran prosecutor Donald Kinsella abruptly dismissed by White House less than five hours after being sworn in as replacement for John Sarcone, who was ruled to have unlawfully outstayed his tenure A freshly-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York was ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Feb 12th, 2026 -
It took two years, but YouTube is finally an Apple Vision Pro app. The news, announced Thursday, might come as a surprise if -- like most people -- you haven't tried Apple's Vision Pro . YouTube always seemed like a perfect fit for Apple's mixed-reality device, since so many videos there work in 3D, 360 degrees or in 180-degree immersive formats. And yet, Google and Apple had never figured out a way to make it ...
Source: cnet.com