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Lead Chip Conley’s Modern Elder Academy and a growing roster of university programs offer structured ways for people in midlife to ask “what’s next?” and pursue deliberate change. In recent years this market for midlife learning and transformational travel has expanded, with in-person retreats and online courses aimed at those in their 40s, 50s and … Read more
Lead On 21 January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out a statewide operation in Maine — described by the agency as “Operation Catch of the Day” — that has left communities fearful and sparked protests across the state. The actions, which officials say targeted violent offenders, have prompted accusations of racial profiling and widespread economic … Read more
Seahawks kicker Jason Myers completed the 2025–26 campaign with an unprecedented scoring total, becoming the first player in NFL history to top 200 points when regular-season and postseason totals are combined. Myers kicked five field goals in Super Bowl LV, bringing his season-plus-playoffs total to 206 points. Across the 2025–26 regular season and postseason he … Read more
Less than 24 hours before a planned citywide teachers strike that would close San Francisco schools on Monday, Mayor Daniel Lurie and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi publicly asked both sides to pause negotiations for 72 hours to try to avert the walkout. The appeals came on Sunday as talks between the United Educators of San … Read more
Lead Green Day opened Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, with a set that conspicuously avoided some of the band’s most pointed political lines. The trio performed several songs from their politically charged era but omitted controversial lyrics in both “Holiday” and “American Idiot.” Former Super Bowl … Read more
Lead At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, American figure skater Amber Glenn delivered a flawed individual free skate yet stood amid jubilation as the United States secured the team gold. Glenn, 26, landed a triple Axel but finished with a 138.62 free-skate score on Sunday, short of her season best of 150.50 at the … Read more
Lead On Sunday Ethiopia’s foreign minister, Gedion Timothewos, delivered a letter to his Eritrean counterpart accusing Eritrean forces of advancing into Ethiopia’s northern frontier and of coordinating manoeuvres with rebel groups. Addis Ababa demanded an immediate withdrawal and described the moves as “outright aggression.” Eritrea rejected the account, calling the claims “patently false and fabricated” … Read more
Lead On 8 February 2026 Israel’s security cabinet approved a set of new rules intended to expand Israeli administrative and property authority across the occupied West Bank. Local Israeli outlets Ynet and Haaretz reported the measures would ease land purchases by Israeli settlers, broaden enforcement powers over Palestinians and place some religious sites under stronger … Read more
Apple is expected to refresh two iPad lines early in 2026 with new processors: the entry-level iPad will move from the A16 to an A18 chip, and the iPad Air will upgrade from M3 to M4. Reporting from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman — relayed by 9to5Mac on Feb 8, 2026 — frames these as incremental updates … Read more
Lead On 8 February 2026, two adjoining residential blocks collapsed in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, killing at least 14 people and injuring others, officials said. Civil defence teams declared search-and-rescue operations complete after recovering 14 bodies and pulling eight survivors from the rubble. The collapse prompted immediate evacuations of neighbouring buildings and mobilised national emergency services. … Read more
Lead: An international team of researchers has published a paper accepted to Icarus arguing that Venus may host extensive lava tubes beneath its hellish surface. Using Finite Element Limit Analysis, the group estimates tubes could remain structurally stable at widths consistent with observed Venusian channels, potentially reaching as wide as 0.62 miles. The result bolsters … Read more
Lead In 2025 astronomers recorded an unprecedented gamma-ray event, GRB 250702B, whose high-energy emission persisted for roughly seven hours (≈25,000 seconds). Observatories combined data from five instruments to confirm the exceptional duration and an unusual pattern of three bursts from the same sky location. Researchers including Eliza Neights of NASA Goddard now favor a helium-star–black-hole … Read more
Lead Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney on February 9, 2026, to pay respects to victims of the December 14, 2025 Hanukkah massacre near Bondi Beach, where 15 people were killed. The state visit, invited by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a show of solidarity with Australia’s Jewish community, was met with large pro‑Palestinian demonstrations … Read more
Lead: The Trump administration told Iranian delegates they must come to their next round of talks with substantive concessions after a preliminary meeting in Oman on Friday, two US sources told The Jerusalem Post on February 8, 2026. The Iranian delegation was led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who said a complete halt to uranium … Read more
Lead San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) teachers announced a strike set for Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, after bargaining with the district produced no agreement. With roughly 48,000 students enrolled in district schools, officials said campuses will be closed if a deal is not reached before Monday. Union leaders and district negotiators reported no substantive … Read more
