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The UK and its European allies are scrambling to get serious about their own defences as Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin shape a new world order. You can expect to hear multiple declarations from European leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer, about their respective plans to ramp up spending on defence and security at…
A federal judge on Thursday blocked a Trump administration order slashing $600 million in federal grant funding for HIV programs in California and three other states, finding merit in the statesβ argument that the move was politically motivated by disagreements over unrelated state sanctuary policies. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah, an Obama appointee in Illinois,…
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sent aΒ warning letterΒ to Apple CEO Tim Cook about Apple News, pointing to reports claiming the news aggregator “systematically boosts left-wing sources and suppresses right-wing sources.” FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson alerted the tech giant’s chief executive that, if the allegations are true, the company could be violating the FTC Act,…
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, ItalyΒ βΒ At 54, curler Rich Ruohonen thought his Olympic dream had passed him by. Which was a pretty good bet since no American his age had ever competed in the Winter Games. Until now. Because when Ruohonen replaced lead Aidan Oldenburg for the start of the eighth end in the Americansβ 8-3 loss to…
The planned Β£500m sale of the Telegraph titles to the owner of the Daily Mail is facing an inquiry over competition concerns, the government has announced. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said in a written statement to MPs that she had intervened on public interest grounds, including how the deal could impact the “plurality of views”…
Nicole Curtis, whose home-rehab work in Detroit and Minneapolis has been the backbone of βRehab Addictβ on HGTV, is thanking people for their support and apologizing after a video surfaced in which she used a racial slur. βI could say more, but I shall say less,β she wrote Wednesday in a caption on an Instagram…
Manchester United have said they “pride” themselves “on being an inclusive and welcoming club” hours after their co-owner described the UK as being “colonised” by immigrants. The club released a statement emphasising the club’s inclusiveness and diversity on a day during which politicians continued to criticise Sir Jim Ratcliffe for his comments. The founder of…
Investigators trying to find Nancy Guthrie are posed with a daunting but familiar challenge in law enforcement: how to identify a masked person. Authorities got a huge break on Tuesday with the release of footage of an armed individual wearing a balaclava, gloves and a backpack approaching the front door of Guthrieβs Arizona home and…
Millions of Americans are turning to AI for emotional therapy. A report in JAMA found about 13% of young people use AI chatbots for mental health advice. Dr. Sue Varma, a board-certified psychiatrist, explains what to know about safety, privacy and ethical standard concerns.
The high school girlsβ basketball playoffs begin on Thursday, and the only question that needs to be answered is who wins when Etiwanda faces Sierra Canyon in the Southern Section Open Division semifinals on Feb. 24. Yes, thatβs still two weeks away and both teams need to win games to reach that point, but in…
