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China’s embassy in London on Tuesday condemned the U.K.’s move to broaden the British National (Overseas) visa pathway, calling it interference after a Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison under the national security law. The U.K. announced the expansion on Monday to allow children of BNO status … Read more

Lead President Donald Trump said he would block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, until the United States is “fully compensated for everything” it has given to Canada. The bridge, whose construction began in 2018 and which Canada funded, is slated to open pending final tests and … Read more

On Monday night at Ball Arena in Denver, the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from a deep deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets 119-117, clinching the final game of a 12-day, five-city road trip. Donovan Mitchell made two free throws with 0.9 seconds remaining to put Cleveland ahead, while James Harden tied the game earlier with a … Read more

Lead ARC Raiders deploys patch 1.15.0 alongside the Shared Watch live event, starting with this update and running through February 24. The update restores the Cold Snap map condition on outdoor maps, introduces new cosmetics, and implements a set of stability and reward fixes. Developers note improved processes for patch-note accuracy and urge players to … Read more

Lead Federal judges across the United States say a sharp rise in habeas corpus filings from immigrants detained under the Trump administration’s expanded immigration enforcement is overwhelming district courts. Judges in Georgia, Minnesota, New York and elsewhere have issued emergency orders or taken ad hoc steps after large numbers of detainees sought federal relief in … Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday as U.S. negotiators hold nuclear talks with Iran in Oman. The visit will be Netanyahu’s seventh meeting with Trump during the president’s second term; the leaders last convened in late December at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. … Read more

Lead: The National Labor Relations Board announced on Feb. 9, 2026, that it is dismissing a two‑year complaint against SpaceX and will step back from pursuing oversight of the company. The complaint, filed in February 2024, accused SpaceX of firing eight engineers after they signed an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk. The decision … Read more

Feb. 9, 2026 — Investors will receive two closely watched data releases this week — the January employment report and the January Consumer Price Index (CPI) — that could clarify whether the U.S. labor market is still adding jobs and whether inflation is truly cooling. After a period last fall when a wobbling jobs market … Read more

Lead On February 9, 2026, in an interview published at 5:18 PM PST, singer Marc Anthony commented on the public tensions within the Beckham family, calling the situation “unfortunate” while declining to elaborate. Anthony, a longtime friend of the family and godfather to Cruz Beckham, said he would not add fuel to the story and … Read more

Feb. 9, 2026 — A three‑judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday permitted the Trump administration to proceed with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some 60,000 migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua. The order stayed a lower court decision that had blocked the terminations after a district … Read more

Lead: Early in February 2026, Salesforce quietly eliminated fewer than 1,000 positions across several teams, according to people familiar with the matter and public posts. The reductions affected marketing, product management, data analytics and roles tied to the Agentforce AI product. At least nine employees posted on LinkedIn that their positions were eliminated, and the … Read more

On Feb. 10, 2026, on The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart pushed back against critics of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance, arguing that a pop act should not be expected to heal national divisions. Stewart’s remarks came after a wave of criticism from conservative corners — including an alternative halftime event organized by Turning … Read more

Kering, the Paris-based luxury group that owns Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga, saw its shares surge about 13% on Tuesday after reporting a mixed quarter and outlining a turn‑around plan under new CEO Luca de Meo. Fourth‑quarter comparable sales fell 3% to €3.9 billion and full‑year 2025 sales declined 10% to €14.7 … Read more

Lead Seamus Culleton, an Irish national living and working in the Boston area, has been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for five months after a September 9, 2025 immigration sweep. Culleton, who holds a Massachusetts driving licence and a work authorisation tied to a green-card application he filed in April 2025, … Read more

Lead: The PS5 remake Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties — a rebuilt version of 2009’s Yakuza 3 with a new DLC — launched on February 11, 2026, across PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch. Early critical reception is mixed: aggregators show a generally positive average, but individual reviews split over pacing, … Read more