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Giannis Antetokounmpo said on Feb. 4, 2026 that his preference is to remain a Milwaukee Buck, even as the franchise has intensified trade discussions after reports that the two-time MVP is “ready for a new home.” The Bucks sit 19-29 this season, a record that has widened the gap between Giannis’s championship ambitions and the … Read more
Lead On Feb. 4, 2026, the Trump administration announced plans to rebuild U.S. supply chains for critical minerals used in jet engines, electric vehicles and smartphones, proposing both bilateral purchase agreements and a $12 billion strategic reserve. The initiative — tied to a new program called Project Vault — would be financed in part by … Read more
Lead: Local hospitals and social media circulated video and images after Israeli strikes in northern Gaza on Wednesday, with some reports saying 20 people were killed. BBC Verify examined footage and geolocated at least one clip to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis; hospital sources and on-site images indicate at least 17 fatalities, including six children. … Read more
Yum Brands on Wednesday reported mixed fourth-quarter results for the period ended Dec. 31, 2025, as Taco Bell delivered notably strong demand while Pizza Hut lagged. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.73, slightly below Street expectations of $1.77, while revenue of $2.51 billion topped forecasts of $2.45 billion. Net income rose to … Read more
In December, Lee Hutchinson used an LLM-assisted workflow to build a small Python log colorizer while investigating an intermittent caching bug on Space City Weather, his colleague Eric Berger’s WordPress site hosted on an AWS EC2 t3a.large instance and fronted by Cloudflare. The custom tool—a roughly 400-line single-file script created with Claude Code—helped reveal a … Read more
In Oslo on Wednesday, 29-year-old Marius Borg Høiby — the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit — gave a tearful, at times halting, statement as he faces trial on charges that include four counts of rape and more than 30 other alleged offences. The testimony followed a victim’s account that she believed she had been drugged … Read more
Lead As of February 4, 2026, control of the U.S. Senate is likely to be decided by a handful of contests where geography and political mood collide. Republicans hold 53 seats to Democrats’ 47 (including two independents who caucus with Democrats), meaning Democrats must net four seats to win the majority with the vice president … Read more
Lead: Eli Lilly reported a stronger-than-expected fourth quarter on Feb. 4, 2026, driven by surging demand for its GLP‑1 drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro. The company posted $19.29 billion in Q4 revenue and a sharply raised 2026 revenue outlook of $80 billion to $83 billion, well above analysts’ $77.62 billion projection. Lilly also set adjusted EPS … Read more
Lead Adrian Woolfson’s new book argues that a biological revolution is imminent, one that could let humans design entirely new species. In a review published on 4 February 2026, the author’s case links breakthroughs in large-scale DNA synthesis and AI-driven protein prediction to a near-term shift from describing life to engineering it. Woolfson warns of … Read more
New radio-tracking data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft show that Jupiter is marginally smaller and more oblate than long-standing figures indicate. Using signal bending as Juno’s radio transmissions passed through and were occulted by Jupiter’s atmosphere, researchers recalculated the planet’s equatorial and polar radii with tighter precision. The study, published Feb. 2, 2026 in Nature Astronomy, … Read more
Lead: Ryan Routh, 60, who a jury convicted last fall of planning a sniper attack on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in federal court. Arrested on Sept. 15, 2024, Routh faces a statutory maximum of life imprisonment; federal prosecutors are asking … Read more
Feb. 3, 2026 — U.S. index futures nudged higher Tuesday night after a pullback in technology stocks sent major benchmarks into the red during regular trading. S&P 500 futures rose about 0.16% and Dow futures gained roughly 147 points (0.29%), while Nasdaq 100 futures were largely unchanged. The retreat followed a session in which investors … Read more
Actor Harry Melling, best known for playing Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter series, reintroduces himself in Harry Lighton’s queer romantic comedy Pillion, which opened in theaters on Feb. 6, 2026. In the film Melling, 36, performs a physically and emotionally explicit role opposite a brooding biker, a contrast that has surprised many who remember … Read more
Feb. 3, 2026 — The Boston Celtics closed out a 110-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas on Tuesday night, winning their third straight game with a reconfigured starting five after a midafternoon trade. Payton Pritchard shifted to the bench for the first time this season and produced 26 points and seven assists as … Read more
Lead Between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4, 2026, global cryptocurrency valuations plunged by $467.6 billion, driven by a sharp drop in Bitcoin prices. CoinGecko data recorded the decline, which accelerated through the week and sent Bitcoin to its lowest level since early November 2024. The move unfolded as markets digested shifting sentiment after the U.S. … Read more
