The Us Is Having Its Mildest Covid Winter Yet

Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change

The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world—until Elon Musk showed up.

Wired - 34m

Older fathers on having kids in their 60s and 70s: ‘My time with my son is more limited – and more precious’

It isn’t only the likes of Mick Jagger, Rupert Murdoch and Al Pacino who are fathering children later in life. Six older fathers share the unexpected joys and pitfalls. The first time Gary Jenkins ...

The Guardian - 1h

Big Tech Keeps Its A.I. Data Center Spending Boom Alive

An apparent breakthrough in efficiency from the Chinese start-up did not make tech’s biggest companies question their extravagant spending on new data centers.

The New York Times - 4h

This will be the year that Guinness loses its cool. Cheers to that! | Lauren O’Neill

It was once a left-field choice but now, like the Aperol spritz before it, my favourite pint has lost its lustre. Anyone for a Murphy’s?. I’m not sure I can remember exactly when I sensed it. Maybe ...

The Guardian - 4h

'I know 34 people who have taken their own lives'

Film producer Andrew Jenkins is selling an Aston Martin to fund a film to raise awareness of suicide.

BBC News - 5h

Rangers Have No Excuses Following Unacceptable Loss To Penguins

Here are some takeaways from the Rangers' loss to the Penguins.

Yahoo Sports - 7h

Super Bowl 59 picks: Five best Travis Kelce props to have in your Chiefs vs. Eagles parlays, SGP

SportsLine's model has simulated Chiefs vs. Eagles 10,000 times and revealed the 5 best Travis Kelce prop bets for Super Bowl 59 parlays

CBS Sports - 7h

Tennessee winter tornado kills mother and daughter, several others injured

A devastating winter tornado in Morgan County, Tennessee, killed at least two people and injured several others on Friday. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes reports.

CBS News - 11h

These Eagles players have a $4.5 million side hustle: Recording Christmas albums—and donating the proceeds

Current and former Philadelphia Eagles players Jordan Mailata, Lane Johnson and Jason Kelce have recorded three Christmas albums — and donated the proceeds to local charities.

CNBC - 16h

Can anyone stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of the US government?

The billionaire’s aggressive efficiency drive has critics warning of a constitutional crisis. Allies say he’s just getting started

Financial Times - 17h

Amazon scrubs DEI mention from its annual report

Amazon has removed any references to diversity and inclusion from its most recent annual report.

CNBC - 17h

Elon Musk's DOGE staffers don't have access to U.S. nuclear secrets, Energy secretary says

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said three DOGE staffers are working at the department.

CNBC - 18h

How New Orleans Is Using the Super Bowl to Make Upgrades

The Big Easy will host the Eagles, Chiefs, and Kendrick Lamar on Sunday.

Inc. - 19h

EU to offer lower tariffs on US cars

Bloc hopes olive branch will help to shield Europe’s ailing car industry from Donald Trump’s trade measures

Financial Times - 19h

Congo Buries Its Dead After Rebel Assault

A single image captures the grim task facing those who needed to find space for the dead after a spasm of violence in Central Africa.

The New York Times - 20h

The US draws a 'red line' over including Hezbollah in Lebanon's government

A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant group is not a part of the new government in any form

ABC News - 1d

The US Government Is Not a Startup

Elon Musk and DOGE are moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.

Wired - 1d

Small Businesses Will Be Subjected to ‘the Fury of Debt Collectors’ for Covid Loans, According to Senate Dems

Proposed legislation could hurt struggling small businesses, Senator Ed Markey warns.

Inc. - 1d

ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its work

ABC News - 1d

US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups in Russia and Belarus

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad

ABC News - 1d

Elon Musk vs The US Government

Musk says "it's now or never" for his revolution

BBC News - 1d

Europe’s Trump Playbook: Offer Carrots but Warn That You Have a Big Stick

The European Union’s so-called Trump task force spent 2024 preparing for a possible trade dispute. Specifics are secret, but guiding principles are becoming clear.

The New York Times - 1d

Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts are showing us a new way to play

Neither quarterback posted particularly eye-catching passing numbers. But is that really the best or only measure of good QB play?

Yahoo Sports - 1d

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did

Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.

Wired - 1d

Johnson urges Senate to wait for House to "do its work" on Trump agenda

House Republicans met for several hours with Trump Thursday, after GOP senators planned move forward with their own plan to enact Trump's priorities.

CBS News - 1d

How to Boil an Egg? Scientists Claim to Have Cracked the Recipe.

Their new method takes 32 minutes.

The New York Times - 1d

Every song and dance in 'Emilia Pérez' tells a story — and that was a thrill to its DP

Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume used a variety of techniques to pull off the song-and-dance numbers in 'Emilia Pérez,' working closely with director Jacques Audiard.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

Racial gap widened in deaths among US moms around the time of childbirth

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023

ABC News - 2d

Blake Lively is sued by Texas crisis specialist in latest 'It Ends With Us' lawsuit

A Texas crisis communications specialist has sued Blake Lively for defamation

ABC News - 2d

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in herds since last year

ABC News - 2d

Courthouse Weddings Have Never Been More Chic

These low-key nuptials are growing in popularity and becoming an aesthetic, offering couples intimate yet affordable settings for their big day.

The New York Times - 14h

Expedia’s stock rallies 17% as Wall Street cheers the return of its dividend

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Expedia will pay out a quarterly dividend of 40 cents a share.

MarketWatch - 15h

Directors’ Deals: US deal sparks Fever-Tree buying

Share price rises 20 per cent as the tie-up is announced

Financial Times - 18h

What do Trump’s tariffs mean for US-China trade?

The US president hopes tariffs will help close the huge trade gap by potentially pressuring Beijing into a new deal. Donald Trump postponed his threat to tax all imports from Mexico and Canada ...

The Guardian - 19h

‘Starbucks Monday’ Means Free Coffee After the Super Bowl. It Might Be the Company’s Smartest Idea Yet

Get a free cup of coffee on Monday if you’re a Rewards member.

Inc. - 1d

Hosting Its Next Super Bowl, New Orleans’s Superdome Is Turning 50

The distinctive domed building, turning 50 this year, is known for hosting the Super Bowl, but to locals, it’s also “the city’s living room.”

The New York Times - 1d

Fiji rugby director sacked four days into job after claiming women’s team have ‘gay problem’

The Fiji Rugby Union’s director of rugby has been sacked just four days into her new role after saying the women’s team had a “gay problem”.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Why the N.F.L. Hired Kyle Smith as Its New Fashion Editor

Kyle Smith’s job isn’t quite like any other in professional sports.

The New York Times - 2d

Miami Beach Uses Fake Reality Show to Discourage Spring Break

As part of its yearslong effort to curb raucous partying, the city created “Reality Check,” a video in which revelers break the rules and suffer the consequences.

The New York Times - 2d

Jeremy Bowen: Trump's Gaza plan won't happen, but it will have consequences

The US president creates uncertainty and injects more instability, our international editor writes.

BBC News - 2d

The Us Is Having Its Mildest Covid Winter Yet

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