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Across state capitols and Washington, D.C., complaints are mounting that high-power data centers — the hulking facilities that run artificial intelligence tools — are driving up electricity bills. In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and elsewhere this year, bipartisan pressure has grown on tech firms to shoulder the cost of the extra power demand, even as lawmakers disagree … Read more

Lead: Fall/Winter 2026 New York Fashion Week has opened with a steady stream of high-profile front-row appearances and standout street looks from actors, musicians and athletes. Early highlights already echo last year’s memorable moments—Dakota Johnson’s black lace dress and Ego Nwodim’s striking red look—and several new looks have become instant conversation starters. This roundup collects … Read more

Lead: A new parent and professional statistician who had a baby in August describes a fraught vaccination decision after a pediatric visit and a rapid Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation change. Ten days after the infant received the rotavirus shot, the CDC revised its guidance; the author says that change, alongside broader … Read more

Lead Two days ago Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson posted a 15-second AI-generated clip showing Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt trading blows on a rooftop. Robinson said the clip was produced by entering a two-line prompt into Seedance 2.0, a model tied to ByteDance, the Chinese parent of TikTok. The Motion Picture Association publicly accused the … Read more

U.S. stock-index futures drifted lower on Friday as traders prepared for the release of January’s consumer price index (CPI), a report expected to shape near-term market direction. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were each down about 0.2%, while Dow futures fell roughly 109 points (0.2%). The move followed a broad Thursday sell-off that hit … Read more

Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr said on his podcast this week that he remains open to returning to the NFL in 2026, but only under very specific conditions: his surgically repaired shoulder must feel right and the opportunity must be with a team that has a legitimate shot at winning the Super Bowl. … Read more

Lead: Congress pledged a bipartisan response after the deaths of two people in Minneapolis linked to enforcement actions, but talks to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics are faltering ahead of a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Lawmakers who recently tried — and failed — to restore lapsed Affordable Care Act … Read more

Lead: DP World’s chief executive has left the company after the Financial Times published emails linking him to Jeffrey Epstein. The departure, disclosed after the FT story appeared, affects one of the world’s largest port operators and comes amid heightened scrutiny of corporate ties to Epstein. The company confirmed a leadership change and said it … Read more

Lead: At a companywide event this week, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff made offhand jokes referencing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), prompting an immediate, vocal backlash from employees and some executives. The remarks came amid sustained corporate headwinds: Salesforce stock has fallen 43% over the past year, the company has reshaped leadership with five senior … Read more

Lead: Ilia Malinin, the 21-year-old American jumper who has redefined the technical ceiling of men’s figure skating, arrived at the 2026 Olympic short program as the sport’s overwhelming favorite. After a steady run of victories since 2023 and a string of landmark elements—including the only quad Axel ever landed and seven quads within a legal … Read more

Lead Senior judges at the High Court ruled on Feb. 13, 2026, that the U.K. government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, saying the measure was disproportionate and infringed free-speech protections. The ban, imposed in July 2025, placed the group on the same legal footing as organizations such as Al … Read more

A Ukrainian cyberwarfare unit on Thursday said it ran a network of Telegram channels and bots that posed as a Starlink registration service and harvested location and terminal data from Russian soldiers. The 256th Cyber Assault Division, working with two OSINT groups, says the operation collected 2,420 Starlink entries and $5,870 in payments while funneling … Read more

Lead Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 13, 2025, in the Oval Office. During his confirmation he gave multiple public and private assurances to senators that he would uphold the childhood vaccine schedule, preserve CDC advisory roles and not cut vaccination funding. … Read more

Lead Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Friday that a South Korean official’s expression of regret over alleged civilian drone flights was ‘sensible’ but not enough, and warned of counterattacks if such incursions recur. The remarks followed Unification Minister Chung Dong-young’s Tuesday statement of ‘deep regret’ and … Read more

Who: Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Manchester United and head of Ineos. When/Where: Remarks made during a Sky News interview and amplified through Manchester United’s global platform in February 2026. What/Result: Ratcliffe’s immigration comments — including a disputed claim that the UK population rose by 12 million since 2020 and the use of the word … Read more