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Lead When NASA’s Voyager 2 swept past Uranus in January 1986 it recorded an electron radiation belt far stronger than models predicted, while the ion belt was modestly weaker. A new reanalysis of the Voyager 2 dataset, published in 2025, finds that a transient space‑weather disturbance — likely a co‑rotating interaction region (CIR) in the … Read more

The Seahawks are Super Bowl champions again, and the scope of that achievement is best seen through the numbers. From Sam Darnold’s regular-season highs to a spotless postseason for turnovers, and record-setting kicking, this season produced a string of unusual and historic metrics. A championship parade expected in Seattle and an unlikely playoff path underline … Read more

Lead Saks Fifth Avenue will close its Canal Place store in downtown New Orleans in April 2026, the retailer informed customers by email on Tuesday. The move is part of Saks Global Enterprises’ Chapter 11 restructuring, which seeks to pare unprofitable locations. Bloomberg reports the parent company is seeking court approval to shutter nine stores … Read more

Lead China’s consumer inflation slowed in January, with the consumer price index (CPI) up 0.2% year-on-year, below Reuters-consensus forecasts and down from December’s 0.8% pace. Producer prices continued to record deflation, with the producer price index (PPI) down 1.4% year-on-year, though month-on-month PPI rose 0.4%. Analysts and officials cited Lunar New Year timing and structural … Read more

EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health Lead: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday a plan to rescind the 2009 “endangerment finding” that underpins federal authority to regulate greenhouse gases. The White House said President Trump will join EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin when the agency … Read more

Asian equities climbed to fresh records on Feb. 10, 2026 as the dollar eased and investors digested weaker-than-expected US retail sales ahead of Wednesday’s US jobs report. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.9% to an all-time high while a gauge of emerging-market stocks also reached a record, extending year-to-date gains relative to European and … Read more

Lead On Jan. 24 in Minneapolis, 37-year-old intensive-care nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed during an encounter with federal immigration agents, his parents said in their first extended interview. Michael and Susan Pretti, who live in suburban Denver, described a son they called generous and devoted and said a growing stack of about 200 … Read more

On Sunday, February 8, 2026, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime set at Levi’s Stadium drew massive television and online audiences while Turning Point USA’s alternative “All‑American Halftime Show,” headlined by Kid Rock, posted far smaller online totals. NBC reported that Bad Bunny’s performance averaged 128.2 million viewers between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. ET. Turning Point … Read more

Lead: Don Lemon, the independent journalist and former CNN anchor, has added Joseph H. Thompson — a senior federal prosecutor who resigned in mid-January — to his defense team in the case arising from a Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Federal prosecutors have charged Mr. Lemon with felonies for his … Read more

Lead Two senior xAI co‑founders announced departures on consecutive days this week: Yuhuai (Tony) Wu on Monday night and Jimmy Ba on Tuesday afternoon. Their exits bring the total to six of the lab’s 12 founding members, with five departures occurring in the past year. The changes come after SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI and ahead … Read more

Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, is poised for a major opening across the Presidents Day weekend. Industry tracking projects a global launch between $70 million and $80 million, with roughly $40 million–$50 million of that expected domestically over the four-day holiday. … Read more

Lead: Seventeen measles cases have been reported across California since the start of 2026, marking the state’s first outbreak of the disease since 2020. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a health alert in early February after an eight-case cluster in Shasta County was identified as the largest grouping. Confirmed cases have also … Read more

On Feb. 10, 2026, a federal grand jury in Washington declined to indict six Democratic members of Congress who last year posted a video urging active-duty service members and intelligence personnel to refuse unlawful orders. Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington — led by Jeanine Pirro — had sought the indictment after the … Read more

Feb. 3, 2026 — NASA has postponed the planned Feb. 8, 2026 launch of Artemis II after a liquid hydrogen leak surfaced during a Jan. 31 wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center. Engineers halted and restarted propellant loading multiple times as the leak recurred during countdown practice, forcing an early end to the rehearsal … Read more

Lead Nominees for the 98th Academy Awards assembled at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, for the traditional pre‑Oscars nominees luncheon and the annual class photograph. Major nominees and industry figures — from Emma Stone and Timothée Chalamet to Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan and Chloé Zhao — attended the star‑studded gathering ahead … Read more