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Who: U.S. immigration agents and people detained in Oregon; When: ruling issued Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026; Where: U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, Portland; What: Judge Mustafa Kasubhai granted a preliminary injunction preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from making warrantless arrests during enforcement sweeps unless agents develop probable cause that a person … Read more

Feb. 4, 2026 — Brad Karp, the longtime chairman of Paul Weiss, unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday evening after Department of Justice-released emails showing interactions between him and Jeffrey Epstein drew public scrutiny. The firm’s brief statement did not explain the resignation but quoted Mr. Karp saying recent reporting had become a distraction and placed undue … Read more

Lead: A World Health Organization (WHO) analysis published in Nature Medicine in 2026 finds that more than a third of the nearly 19 million new cancer cases recorded in 2022 were linked to 30 changeable risk factors. Smoking and alcohol use account for the largest single lifestyle contributions—tobacco alone was associated with 15% of cases … Read more

The Detroit Tigers have reached agreement with right-hander Framber Valdez on a three-year, $115 million contract that includes an opt-out after Year 2, multiple outlets report. The move reunites Valdez with manager A.J. Hinch and immediately upgrades Detroit’s top-of-rotation mix behind Tarik Skubal. The contract contains deferred money and a reported $20 million signing bonus, … Read more

Lead: Documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice suggest Lord Peter Mandelson offered to assist Jeffrey Epstein with obtaining a Russian visa in November 2010, a trip Epstein reportedly intended to use to meet young women in Moscow. There is no evidence in the files that Mandelson knew the intended purpose of the visit. … Read more

Atma Sciences’ new mobile app Gizmo turns short-form browsing into play: launched less than six months ago by a New York-based startup, Gizmo presents vibe-coded mini applications in a vertical feed where users tap, drag, draw or otherwise interact rather than passively watch. The app lets anyone create interactive experiences from text, images, sound and … Read more

Lead On Feb. 4, 2026, forecasters reported a notable shift in North American upper‑air patterns: a final pulse of Arctic air will affect Michigan and the Northeast this weekend, then the Polar Vortex is expected to lift back toward the North Pole. As that vortex retreats, the jet stream will reconfigure, producing a ridge over … Read more

Lead: E.l.f. Beauty reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter results on Feb. 4, 2026, driven by global retail and e-commerce growth and the recent Rhode acquisition. Adjusted EPS came in at $1.24 versus $0.72 expected, and revenue was $490 million versus $460 million expected, prompting management to raise its full-year revenue outlook. Shares jumped as much as 15% … Read more

Lead In San Jose on Wednesday, Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold told reporters he feels as healthy as he has since suffering an oblique injury on Jan. 15, three weeks before Seattle’s 41-6 Divisional Round win over the 49ers. Darnold is the Seahawks’ starting quarterback for the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots at Levi’s … Read more

Researchers leading a 21-year cohort study of 105,614 US women report that high adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet was associated with substantially lower risk of stroke. The analysis, published in Neurology Open Access (American Academy of Neurology), found an 18% lower risk of any stroke, a 16% lower risk of ischemic stroke and a 25% … Read more

Launched roughly a week before the NPR report on Feb. 4, 2026, Moltbook is an online platform built for autonomous AI agents to post, comment and interact with each other. The site, created by entrepreneur Matt Schlicht, lets people upload bots they built (often via services such as OpenClaw) and set personalities or tasks; within … Read more

Lead Four of the prosecutors who led the federal case tied to the $250 million “Feeding Our Future” scheme have left the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, officials and insiders say. The departures — disclosed in early February 2026 — mean the original trial team will not appear at the next court … Read more

On Feb. 4, 2026, Melinda French Gates spoke about newly released Justice Department records that mention her ex-husband, Bill Gates, saying the references caused her deep emotional pain. The files, published by the Department of Justice, include notes tied to Jeffrey Epstein that allege extramarital encounters and other conduct attributed to Mr. Gates; Mr. Gates … Read more

Lead: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, that it has opened a subpoena enforcement action against Nike in New York after receiving allegations that the company discriminated against White employees. The agency said the investigation may be tied in part to Nike’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) 2025 targets … Read more

Lead: On Feb. 4, 2026, President Donald J. Trump said he wants to ‘nationalize’ voting, a remark that has intensified anxiety among top state election officials across the United States. Secretaries of state and election administrators say federal assistance in intelligence and cybersecurity has been reduced or politicized, eroding a partnership long relied upon to … Read more