NASA has announced that final, system-wide testing for Artemis Il, the first crewed lunar spaceflight mission by the United States since Apollo 17 in 1972, will begin in roughly two weeks, with the earliest launch date scheduled for February 6, 2026. www.nasa.gov/humans-in-sp...

NASA has announced that final, system-wide testing for Artemis Il, the first crewed lunar spaceflight mission by the United States since Apollo 17 in 1972, will begin in roughly two weeks, with the earliest launch date scheduled for February 6, 2026. www.nasa.gov/humans-in-sp...

The big data and increased computing power that enable artificial intelligence are emboldening Republicans to deploy more sophisticated techniques to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze. Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer seeking to overturn White House decision to suspend work on a $5bn wind farm project. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze. Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer seeking to overturn White House decision to suspend work on a $5bn wind farm project. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Six pardoned insurrectionists were charged with committing child sex crimes. At least five were charged with illegal possession of weapons. Five were arrested or charged with driving while impaired or under the influence. Two were charged with rape. |CREW www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

Scoop: ICE Plans to Descend on Phoenix. Following L.A., Chicago, and Charlotte, DHS now intends to scale up arrests—and its network of detention facilities—in Maricopa County. www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-ice-...

Saks Global CEO steps down as luxury retailer reportedly preparing for bankruptcy. Executive chair Richard Baker to replace Marc Metrick after company misses $100m interest payment on debt. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Saks Global CEO steps down as luxury retailer reportedly preparing for bankruptcy. Executive chair Richard Baker to replace Marc Metrick after company misses $100m interest payment on debt. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing backlash once again, this time from a Japanese artist who has condemned the agency for using, without permission, his work to promote deportations. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

500 Richest People Gained Record $2.2 Trillion in 2025, Fueling Calls for Wealth Tax www.commondreams.org/news/billion...

ICE is sending its least qualified candidates to the front lines.

President Zelenskyy announced that Oleh Ivashchenko will become the new head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency HUR, after previously leading the Foreign Intelligence Service. www.president.gov.ua

President Zelenskyy announced that Oleh Ivashchenko will become the new head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency HUR, after previously leading the Foreign Intelligence Service. www.president.gov.ua

Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’. Lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this week as xAI says it is working to improve systems. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’. Lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this week as xAI says it is working to improve systems. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Missing Alabama boy, 4, found dead 2 miles from home: Police. abcnews.go.com/US/missing-a...

Missing Alabama boy, 4, found dead 2 miles from home: Police. abcnews.go.com/US/missing-a...

Trump orders divestment in $2.9 million chips deal to protect U.S. security interests. The executive order cast a spotlight on a deal that drew little attention when it was announced during President Joe Biden’s administration. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Trump orders divestment in $2.9 million chips deal to protect U.S. security interests. The executive order cast a spotlight on a deal that drew little attention when it was announced during President Joe Biden’s administration. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Sparklers held near ceiling started Swiss ski resort fire, investigators believe. Footage and witness statements show blaze that killed about 40 was ‘very rapid’, prosecutor says. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice. Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice. Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The New York state health commissioner James McDonald said Friday the state is seeing a “more severe flu season than prior years.”

❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from the "Signum" battalion destroy 🇷🇺Russian logistics and infantry in the Lymansk direction

Sparklers held near ceiling started Swiss ski resort fire, investigators believe. Footage and witness statements show blaze that killed about 40 was ‘very rapid’, prosecutor says. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business

Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’. Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement, although change is not permitted in London. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’. Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement, although change is not permitted in London. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Trump says U.S. will intervene if Iran kills peaceful protesters as economic unrest spreads. "We are locked and loaded and ready to go," the president said in a post on Truth Social early Friday, after protests in the Islamic Republic took a sharply violent turn. www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/t...

Trump says U.S. will intervene if Iran kills peaceful protesters as economic unrest spreads. "We are locked and loaded and ready to go," the president said in a post on Truth Social early Friday, after protests in the Islamic Republic took a sharply violent turn. www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/t...

Mamdani pledges ‘new era’ for New York and vows to govern ‘audaciously’. New mayor gives speech at inauguration and rescinds all orders signed by Eric Adams after corruption indictment. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Mamdani pledges ‘new era’ for New York and vows to govern ‘audaciously’. New mayor gives speech at inauguration and rescinds all orders signed by Eric Adams after corruption indictment. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘It’s our turn’: gun-safety advocates are riding a ‘seismic’ wave to US legislatures. A once-toxic topic is helping survivors and relatives of victims get elected to enact the laws they helped draft. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘It’s our turn’: gun-safety advocates are riding a ‘seismic’ wave to US legislatures. A once-toxic topic is helping survivors and relatives of victims get elected to enact the laws they helped draft. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from the 155th Mechanized Brigade destroy 🇷🇺Russian infantry and equipment in Pokrovsk and the outskirts of the city

This AFTER remains of a 30 ft boat washed ashore, with burned bodies inside & packages (small) of what residue tests establish was nothing more than Marijuana; which is legal for recreational use in several states. It's just murder. apnews.com/article/boat...

Should you still have quite a few clementines about the place, you might be particularly interested in #RecipeOfTheDay, even if you did make (as I did) this Clementine Cake over Christmas. Its bright sunniness is just what’s needed now, I rather feel! www.nigella.com/recipes/clem...

How a South Florida grandmother became the center of a murder-for-hire saga spanning 11 years. abcnews.go.com/US/south-flo...

How a South Florida grandmother became the center of a murder-for-hire saga spanning 11 years. abcnews.go.com/US/south-flo...

Young golfer named as first Italian victim of Swiss bar blaze - www.reuters.com/sports/golf/...

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BBC News - Congestion charge for EV drivers comes into effect www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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