9 Feb 2026, 3:22 pm
Scottish politics has a dual nature. It is significantly distinct from politics in the rest of the United Kingdom, with its own dynamics, parties and leaders. But it can still be affected by events down south. And for the Scottish sections of the UK parties – the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Reform UK – negative perceptions of their UK leaderships can have consequences for their Scottish wings. Read more: Keir Starmer on th…
9 Feb 2026, 3:02 pm
Hundreds of people gathered at Mar Chiquita Lake to attempt a new Guinness World Record for the largest group floating simultaneously, aiming to surpass the previous mark set at Lake Epecuén in 2017.
9 Feb 2026, 3:01 pm
A section of a historic shipwreck has been discovered at a Dorset beach following recent winter storms, with the National Trust beginning an investigation.Found washed ashore at Studland Bay, Dorset on January 28, the exposed timbers have been surveyed by maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University who dated the remnants as 17th century, and are likely to be a section of the Swash Channel wreck. The Swash Channel wreck was first discovered in the 1990s at th…
9 Feb 2026, 3:01 pm
January 21, 2026The streamer who sounds like a bone and made the news this week, nearly died after overdosing on meth. He says it keeps him thin and looking good. Clavicular (and two weeks later gets arrested for felony drug possession)…
9 Feb 2026, 2:59 pm
Gunmen assaulted armored vehicles that ended in a fiery battle with Italian military police Monday on state road 613, which connects the cities of Lecce and Brindisi. The suspects blocked the two armored vehicles with cash in transit using a vehicle on fire to force the armored vehicles to stop, according to Italien News. The Carabinieri — a militarized law enforcement agency of the Italian government — were called to the scene and engaged the suspects in a fir…
9 Feb 2026, 2:58 pm
For years, Trump has seemed immune to the usual rules of politics. Criticism comes, he doubles down, and the cycle moves on. But this time was different.
9 Feb 2026, 2:57 pm
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is back in the spotlight Monday, with Congress staring down another funding lapse deadline as bipartisan talks fizzle. With funding drying up at the end of the week, lawmakers are gearing up for a tough fight as Democrats dig in on 10 “guardrails” they want Congress to enact, and……
9 Feb 2026, 2:56 pm
While Bad Bunny largely avoided controversy in his Super Bowl halftime show, some of the game’s high-priced advertisements packed an overtly political punch. Interest groups often turn to the Super Bowl for the biggest opportunity all year to deliver their political message to the broadest possible audience. This year was no different, with some of……
9 Feb 2026, 2:54 pm
Sensors small enough to disappear into the body, microrobots that move without wires, and smart systems hidden inside everyday materials—all require a battery to function. As electronics shrink towards the micrometer scale, conventional batteries become bulky, impractical, or impossible to integrate into these tiny devices.
9 Feb 2026, 2:54 pm
The blood bank says it is operating with less than a two-day supply of blood.
9 Feb 2026, 2:53 pm
A 41-year-old man is accused of flashing motorists and people at a business in Bear, Delaware on Friday.
9 Feb 2026, 2:52 pm
Russia’s military has begun urgently receiving new satellite internet terminals to replace Starlink equipment that has been blocked. Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine’s minister of defense known by the call sign “Flash,” said Russia has moved to alternative providers of high-speed satellite internet operating via the Yamal and Express satellite constellations. He said the […]…
9 Feb 2026, 2:49 pm
The Trump administration has launched a new online tool it says will significantly lower prescription drug costs for some Americans.The website, called TrumpRX, went live on Thursday and allows patients to search for prescription medications and view the lowest available cash prices.This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history, President Trump said.RELATED STORY | Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted dru…
9 Feb 2026, 2:48 pm
A research team has used advanced 3D printing techniques to develop low-temperature, "sinterless" silica glass. They converted 3D-printed objects into silica glass structures at significantly lower temperatures than traditional sintering, offering a promising route for efficient and precise glass manufacturing. Their research is published in the journal Polymers.
9 Feb 2026, 2:48 pm
A former Labour adviser has pinpointed the best time for Sir Keir Starmer to resign as she admitted she would "like him to go".Speaking to GB News, Stella Tsantekidou admitted although there is currently "no transition" for a new Labour leader, the Prime Minister "must be the one to pull the trigger" when the time comes.Several of Sir Keir's cabinet have leapt to the defence of the PM, including his deputy David Lammy.As GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope ask…
9 Feb 2026, 2:47 pm
Japanese Americans incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp in Wyoming took art classes at the craft shop, using what they could find. Tom Parker, War Relocation Authority, Department of the Interior, via National Archives and Records AdministrationWith a stroke of a presidential pen, the lives of Izumi Taniguchi, Minoru Tajii, Homei Iseyama and Peggy Yorita irreparably changed on Feb. 19, 1942. On that day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive…
9 Feb 2026, 2:45 pm
This A list influencer/soon to be reality star is grooming her younger siblings to be OnlyFans stars. …
9 Feb 2026, 2:44 pm
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted accomplice, says she has information that will clear President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton of any allegations. She just needs Trump to grant her clemency first. In his opening statement, Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, told lawmakers that “both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing,” the New York Post reports. “Ms. Maxwell alone can explain why, and t…
9 Feb 2026, 2:43 pm
If this isn’t case closed, then I think it’s time for the alleged victims to tell us who else was involved. Directly.
9 Feb 2026, 2:40 pm
Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, and less than 10% is recycled. Much of the rest ends up burned, buried or drifting through waterways, a problem that's only getting worse.
9 Feb 2026, 2:38 pm
In Congress today, Jeffrey Epstein’s British consiglieri and procurer of victims, Ghislaine Maxwell, made a play for a presidential pardon. She was beamed into the House Oversight Committee via video link from the cushy Texan prison camp she was moved to last year. Maxwell is playing the long game. She has been angling for a presidential pardon ever since the Epstein scandal resurged into the public mind last year. She refused to answer any questions from the…
9 Feb 2026, 2:35 pm
America’s financial system has always thrived when innovation, competition, and consumer empowerment work hand in hand. And when America’s financial system thrives, so too do Americans—from business owners to factory workers and families of all stripes. The long-anticipated, and soon to be released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) “Personal Financial Data Rights” rule—also known as the Section 1033 of Dodd-Frank—is an opportunity for…
9 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
Messaging platform Discord announced Monday it will implement enhanced safety features for teenage users globally, including facial recognition, joining a wave of social media companies rolling out age verification systems.
9 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
Didn't the disgraced former A+/A list actor say he didn't know the dead billionaire? The emails offering to set him up with people would seem to indicate the actor was once again lying. …
9 Feb 2026, 2:28 pm
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. defense acquisition system is currently suffering from a “perfection trap,” where the desire for revolutionary leaps forward leads to catastrophic program delays and failures. -Notable examples like the LCS and the Zumwalt-class destroyer illustrate how modularity and stealth, when forced into a single platform, can create fragility rather than […] The post The U.S. Military Can’t Build A Military Anymore appeared first on 19…
9 Feb 2026, 2:27 pm
The U.S. military chased an oil tanker from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean and intercepted it, the Department of Defense said on X.
9 Feb 2026, 2:27 pm
A North Carolina man won a $150,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket he bought thanks to a trip to Ashtabula, Ohio, for his work.
9 Feb 2026, 2:26 pm
Bloomberg: “Iran extended the prison sentence of a Nobel peace laureate and detained several prominent reformist figures, escalating a crackdown on dissents weeks after security forces killed thousands of people to quell nationwide protests.”…
9 Feb 2026, 2:24 pm
The Ford worker who heckled President Trump during his visit to a plant in Michigan last month has not been disciplined, according to his union, United Auto Workers (UAW). TJ Sabula reportedly called Trump a “pedophile protector” during the president’s tour of Ford’s River Rouge complex in Dearborn, a reference to the administration’s handling of……
9 Feb 2026, 2:23 pm
If Beijing had abided by the terms of its treaty with the UK over the handover of Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai would be a free man. When the territory was transferred to China in 1997, Hong Kong was meant to be guaranteed a “high degree of autonomy” until 2047, with existing rights and freedoms, including freedom of speech and freedom of the press, protected for the next half century. Instead, those freedoms have been crushed. On 9 February, Hong Kong’s most famous me…
9 Feb 2026, 2:15 pm
Researchers have created a process using liquid metals, powered by sunlight, that can produce clean hydrogen from both freshwater and seawater. The method allows researchers to "harvest" hydrogen molecules from water while also avoiding many of the limits on current hydrogen production methods. It offers a new avenue of exploration for producing green hydrogen as a sustainable energy source.
9 Feb 2026, 2:15 pm
The company of this A list K-pop group is going downhill fast. They are planning to milk the group for all its worth. The only issue is that the group members hate each other. Only one wants to continue doing music. The others go out drinking and collect DUIs or power trip young girls into sleeping with them.
9 Feb 2026, 2:14 pm
Coach Mike Macdonald said his worries faded when saw the determination of the Seattle Seahawks early in Super Bowl LX, making play calls "irrelevant."…
9 Feb 2026, 2:12 pm
MyPillow CEO and founder Mike Lindell speaks to reporters at his MyPillow factory in the Minneapolis suburb of Shakopee, Minn., on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, as he launches his campaign for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in 2026. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski) Having already asked a judge to force MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay more than $56,000 in sanctions for "frivolous" 2020 election claims, Smartmatic states that the Minne…
9 Feb 2026, 2:08 pm
The Conversation, CC BY-SA➡️ Click here to read the full interactive Bronwyn Cumbo receives funding from the Australia Public Policy Challenge Grant for her research investigating possibilities and challenges to establishing New South Wales as a sustainable data centre hub.Digital Storytelling Team does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affi…
9 Feb 2026, 2:08 pm
Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune and Michael Ochs Archives, via GettyIn January, over the course of three days, Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and released the political protest song Streets of Minneapolis. The song’s release was a matter of urgency and reflects Springsteen’s fury towards the Minneapolis immigration enforcement operation from the United States Department of Homeland Security with around 2,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
9 Feb 2026, 2:07 pm
Phil Boorman/Getty ImagesThe number of young people in Australia prescribed medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased more that tenfold in 20 years, our new research shows, while it is no longer most prevalent in poorer areas. Children living in the lowest socioeconomic postcodes used to have the highest rates of ADHD prescriptions. But this has flipped, with kids from wealthier families now most likely to be prescribed. So does this…
9 Feb 2026, 2:07 pm
Michael Obeysekera/Unsplash, CC BYAt 2,500 km long, the Murray is Australia’s longest river. It provides 3 million people with drinking water and irrigates around 1.5 million hectares of farmland. But this intensive use has come at a cost: the lower Murray — defined as the River Murray downstream of the Darling River and its meandering creeks and floodplains — is now dangerously environmentally degraded. In mid January, the lower Murray was listed as a c…
9 Feb 2026, 2:06 pm
Photo by RDNE Stock project/PexelsUniversity study is a major commitment and is quite different to high school. This big new phase of life can feel both daunting and exciting. But many first years don’t have anyone they can ask for advice on transitioning from school to uni, or may be the first in their family to go to uni. Reaping the benefits of uni doesn’t happen through hope or just turning up to lectures – you need to ask questions, and be an active, i…
9 Feb 2026, 2:06 pm
An Orange County, California, coffee shop is reportedly more than what it seems, providing adult entertainment in addition to hot beverages.The establishment is DD Café, which is licensed as a coffee shop and located near a high school, Fox11 Los Angeles reported.An undercover report by Fox11 Los Angeles indicated that women there wore very little clothing, gave lap dances and allowed customers to bring in alcohol for an additional charge.A person at DD Café who s…
9 Feb 2026, 2:06 pm
Two of Australia’s top ten bestselling books in 2025 were adult colouring books: Cozy Corner and Cozy Cuties, both by Coco Wyo, an international group of artists, colorists, editors, and marketers. In the same year, Australian artist Cherry Lam sold a very healthy 50,000 copies of her book, Cosy Calm. ‘Cosy’ colouring books sold big last year. “Cozy coloring book” is a trend…
9 Feb 2026, 2:06 pm
Nathan Angelakis, CC BY-NCMost seals give birth to a pup around the same time each year, and wean them and send them on their way within 12 months in an annual cycle. Australian sea lions are different. They have an 18-month breeding cycle, out of sync with the seasons, which has puzzled scientists for years. So compared to other seals, Australian sea lion mothers spend an extra six months or more nursing their pups. Why this is so remains a mystery. In our lat…
9 Feb 2026, 2:05 pm
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has reached an agreement to sell its Court TV network to Law&Crime — the multiplatform true crime and legal content studio created and led by ABC News Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams and now owned by media creator holding company Jellysmack. Scripps relaunched Court TV in May 2019 after acquiring the rights from Turner Broadcasting. Since then, the network has delivered viewers access to some of the most gripping trials of…
9 Feb 2026, 2:05 pm
Discord, a social platform popular in the gaming community, announced Monday it is rolling out new age assurance technology that will require users to submit a video selfie or another form of identification to fully access the platform’s features. Starting in early March, the platform will begin shifting all users to a “teen-appropriate experience” by……
9 Feb 2026, 2:05 pm
It was a case of mistaken identity possibly heard around the world. During the halftime shoe for Super Bowl LX, a poignant moment came when headliner Bad Bunny handed a Grammy to a little boy, per Fox News. That is all it took for social media, fueled by a post from Ed Krassenstein, a left-wing commentator on X. Krassenstein posted they child featured in the show was Liam Ramos who was detained with his father by ICE in Minneapolis in January. “Many of…
9 Feb 2026, 2:04 pm
The U.S. military intercepted an oil tanker it said was operating in defiance of President Trump’s quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Indian Ocean overnight Monday after it tracked the vessel from the Caribbean. …
9 Feb 2026, 2:04 pm
Wikipedia has been subject to shady, paid-for edits ordered by partners at an elite London PR firm with links to Downing Street. And the clients who benefitted from this "wikilaundering" are some of the world's richest and most powerful people. The firm in question is Portland Communications, whose founder Tim Allan is now the director of communications for Keir Starmer. And it has been busted once already for this practice, which is in breach of the British PR prof…
9 Feb 2026, 2:01 pm
The romance genre -- long the publishing industry's earliest adopter of technological shifts, from e-books to self-publishing to serial releases -- has become the front line for AI-generated fiction, and the results as you can imagine are messy. Coral Hart, a Cape Town-based novelist previously published by Harlequin and Mills & Boon, produced more than 200 AI-assisted romance novels last year and self-published them on Amazon, where they collectively sold aroun…
9 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
Cadence Bank's Brent Phillips Focuses on Controls for Online Account OpeningFinancial institutions face rising losses from first-party fraud schemes that begin with online account opening. One of the most effective ways to reduce exposure involves practical, risk-based controls that limit how much trust new customers receive before their behavior can be established.
9 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
European Commission Intends to Force Meta to Open Chat App to Third Party AIThe European Commission said Meta appears to have broken antitrust law by blocking third-party AI assistants from interfacing with their users through WhatsApp. It gave notice to parent company that Europe intends to open up WhatsApp to third-party general-purpose AI assistants.
9 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
The A list family never lets their special needs child join them in public. It is really sad.
9 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
These gems are well worth visiting with that special someone…
9 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
The Inevitable Reversal: When Speculative Narratives Don't Hold Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, For nearly two years, markets were driven by the same speculative narrative that “this time is different.” Bitcoin, precious metals, and AI-linked equities rose not only because of robust fundamentals, but also because investors clung to powerful narratives about inflation, disruption, and monetary collapse. Those speculative nar…
9 Feb 2026, 1:59 pm
Advertising search and web meters recorded site crashing traffic for ai.com Anthropic's sensitive cubs and roaring cougars commercial trampled OpenAI's offerings in searches and site hit metrics during the Super Bowl, according to ad tracking firm EDO. However, the unknown player ai.com, which pitched the fantastical idea that “AGI is coming,” won the day.……
9 Feb 2026, 1:56 pm
(MedPage Today) -- Long, long ago, doctors had very little technology they could use to help them take care of patients. From its earliest days, medicine was an art of listening, looking, examining, and thinking. It's true, in those olden days...