Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing

Jan 29, 2025 - 18:19 - -

1. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing  The Associated Press
2. RFK Jr. Begins Health Secretary Confirmation Hearings: Live Updates  The New York Times
3. 'No one should be fooled here': Sen. Warren grills RFK Jr. on making money from vaccine lawsuits  CNN
4. HHS Sec. Nominee RFK Jr. Testifies at Confirmation Hearing  C-SPAN
5. WATCH: ‘Frankly, you frighten people,’ Sen. Whitehouse tells RFK Jr. in confirmation hearing  PBS NewsHour

Judge pauses Trump’s federal funding freeze as confusion and frustration spread

Jan 29, 2025 - 12:57 - -

1. Judge pauses Trump’s federal funding freeze as confusion and frustration spread  WHYY
2. White House rescinds freeze on federal grants, in reversal  The Washington Post
3. Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion  WTOP
4. White House rescinds federal aid freeze  CNN
5. OMB Q&A Regarding Memorandum M-25-13  The White House

Trump administration offers buyouts to federal workers

Jan 29, 2025 - 03:11 - -

1. Trump administration offers buyouts to federal workers  CNN
2. Trump offers incentives to US federal workers to quit jobs  BBC.com
3. Trump’s Federal Buyout Memo Has Echoes of Musk’s 2022 Twitter Purge  Inc.
4. What federal workers should know about Trump administration’s ‘deferred resignation’ offer  Yahoo! Voices
5. Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September  NPR

Pentagon strips Gen Mark Milley of US security detail and clearance

Jan 29, 2025 - 13:00 - -

1. Pentagon strips Gen Mark Milley of US security detail and clearance  BBC.com
2. Pentagon pulling Gen. Milley's security detail and clearance 'immediately,' may face demotion in retirement  Fox News
3. Mark Milley stripped of security detail in Trump’s latest threat to critics  The Independent
4. Pentagon Removes General Milley’s Security Detail and Revokes His Clearance  The New York Times
5. Pete Hegseth takes action against Trump foe Mark Milley  The Washington Post

Justice Department drops case against Trump’s former co

Jan 29, 2025 - 16:23 - -

1. Justice Department drops case against Trump’s former co-defendants in classified documents investigation  CNN
2. Prosecutors Move to Drop Classified Documents Case Against Trump’s Co-Defendants  The New York Times
3. Justice Dept. seeks to drop appeal of Trump documents ruling by Cannon  The Washington Post
4. DOJ asks to dismiss case of 2 men indicted for allegedly helping Trump hide documents  NPR
5. Justice Department moves to drop prosecution of Mar-a-Lago staff in Trump classified docs case  Fox News

Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card

Jan 29, 2025 - 10:00 - -

1. Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card  NPR
2. American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows  The New York Times
3. Academic trends in Nation's Report Card show improvement in some subjects  CBS News
4. Students aren’t recovering from covid. Test scores are getting worse.  The Washington Post
5. Louisiana students' rankings move up in Nation's Report Card  Yahoo! Voices

Donald Trump appeals his New York hush

Jan 29, 2025 - 17:26 - -

1. Donald Trump appeals his New York hush-money conviction  The Guardian US
2. President Trump appeals his New York hush money conviction  WBAL TV Baltimore
3. Trump hires new lawyers, files notice of appeal for hush money conviction  ABC News
4. Top law firm Sullivan & Cromwell to represent Trump in ongoing legal matters  Fox News
5. Trump appeals hush money criminal conviction  The Hill

Student Threatened With Expulsion Over Social Posts Gets $250,000 Settlement

Jan 29, 2025 - 15:50 - -

Student Threatened With Expulsion Over Social Posts Gets $250,000 Settlement  The New York Times

Huge NYC raids of violent illegal migrants only possible thanks to Trump allowing feds to finally 'protect our cities': DEA

Jan 29, 2025 - 13:45 - -

1. Huge NYC raids of violent illegal migrants only possible thanks to Trump allowing feds to finally 'protect our cities': DEA  New York Post
2. Bronx ICE raid: Federal agents arrest migrant in Bronx raid  ABC7 New York
3. 'We're getting the dirtbags off these streets,' says Trump's homeland secretary as immigration crackdown intensifies  Yahoo! Voices
4. NYC residents praise ICE raids after violent gang member captured  Fox News
5. More ICE raids expected in NYC, targeting migrants accused of crimes: sources  PIX11 New York News

Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War

Jan 29, 2025 - 14:48 - -

1. Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War  The Washington Post
2. Restoring America’s Fighting Force  The White House
3. Why This One Trump Move Proves He’s Just a Petulant Man-Child  The Daily Beast
4. Transgender Navy commander reacts to Trump’s ban on trans service members  CNN
5. Trump has issued a number of orders affecting the military. Here's what they do  NPR

Mahakumbh Mela: Thirty killed in crush at India's Kumbh Mela festival

Jan 29, 2025 - 15:30 - -

1. Mahakumbh Mela: Thirty killed in crush at India's Kumbh Mela festival  BBC.com
2. Sea of Devotees Overwhelms World’s Biggest Religious Festival With Deadly Results  The Wall Street Journal
3. Bodies, clothes, bags lie on ground after stampede at mass Hindu gathering in India  Yahoo! Voices
4. Several people are feared dead in a stampede at massive festival in India  NPR
5. In Photos: The Aftermath of the Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede  The New York Times

Year Of The Snake Kicks Off: What To Know About The Lunar New Year In 2025 (Photos)

Jan 29, 2025 - 15:50 - -

1. Year Of The Snake Kicks Off: What To Know About The Lunar New Year In 2025 (Photos)  Forbes
2. Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2025 as we enter the Year of the Snake  CNN
3. Lunar New Year: The significance behind the holiday traditions  Yahoo! Voices
4. Lunar New Year 2025: The Year of the Snake is all about shedding that bad energy  NBC News
5. Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia  The New York Times

Hamas Will Release Three More Hostages Thursday Under Gaza Cease

Jan 29, 2025 - 17:38 - -

1. Hamas Will Release Three More Hostages Thursday Under Gaza Cease-Fire Deal  The Wall Street Journal
2. Hamas Is Expected to Release 8 Israeli and Thai Hostages  The New York Times
3. Israel says three Israeli and five Thai hostages to be released in Gaza Thursday  CNN
4. Former Hamas hostage Naama Levy breaks silence in first message since her release  Yahoo! Voices
5. Inside the operation to bring Israel's hostages home from Gaza  BBC.com

UK finance minister backs expansion of London's Heathrow Airport to boost struggling economy

Jan 29, 2025 - 10:52 - -

1. UK finance minister backs expansion of London's Heathrow Airport to boost struggling economy  CNBC
2. Heathrow: Surrey reacts to government's third runway support  BBC.com
3. U.K. Government Backs Heathrow Expansion in Push for Faster Growth  The New York Times
4. Europe’s busiest airport is set to get bigger, as Britain green-lights tortured Heathrow expansion project  CNN
5. What would Heathrow third runway mean for pollution, emissions and noise?  The Guardian

Fed decision live: US central bank prepares for first interest rate meeting of 2025

Jan 29, 2025 - 14:00 - -

1. Fed decision live: US central bank prepares for first interest rate meeting of 2025  Financial Times
2. The Fed is set to hit the pause button on rate cuts, for now. Here's the impact on your money.  CBS News
3. Fed meeting live updates: Fed expected to hold rates steady after three consecutive cuts  CNBC
4. Fed expected to hold interest rates steady, defying pressure from Trump  ABC News
5. What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s First Meeting of 2025  The New York Times

DeepSeek used OpenAI's model to train its competitor using ‘distillation,' White House AI czar says

Jan 29, 2025 - 15:26 - -

1. DeepSeek used OpenAI's model to train its competitor using ‘distillation,' White House AI czar says  Fortune
2. OpenAI Says DeepSeek May Have Improperly Harvested Its Data  The New York Times
3. OpenAI says DeepSeek may have "inappropriately" used its models' output  Axios
4. Did DeepSeek copy ChatGPT? Trump adviser thinks so  Yahoo Finance
5. OpenAI ‘reviewing’ allegations that its AI models were used to make DeepSeek  The Guardian

S&P 500 and Nasdaq slip ahead of Fed decision, Nvidia slides: Live updates

Jan 29, 2025 - 17:21 - -

1. S&P 500 and Nasdaq slip ahead of Fed decision, Nvidia slides: Live updates  CNBC
2. Stock market today: Nasdaq slides, Dow stalls ahead of Fed decision, Big Tech earnings bonanza  Yahoo Finance
3. Dow Jones Today: Stocks Mixed Ahead of Federal Reserve Decision, Big-Tech Earnings Reports  Investopedia
4. Indexes Mixed As Powell Remarks Loom; Trump Media Soars With Tesla, Microsoft, Meta Earnings Ahead (Live Coverage)  Investor's Business Daily
5. Stock Market Today: Dow flat, S&P 500 and Nasdaq edge lower ahead of Fed decision; earnings from Microsoft, Meta and Tesla loom  MarketWatch

Frontier Airlines Offers to Buy Spirit Airlines, Again

Jan 29, 2025 - 16:22 - -

1. Frontier Airlines Offers to Buy Spirit Airlines, Again  The New York Times
2. Frontier Airlines Says Bankruptcy Won’t Fix Spirit. Its Solution: Merge  The Wall Street Journal
3. Spirit Airlines rejects Frontier's bid, aims to exit bankruptcy in first quarter  Reuters
4. Sprit Airlines rejects Frontier's merger bid for 2nd time  Fox Business
5. Frontier Airlines Confirms Compelling Proposal to Combine With Spirit Airlines  PR Newswire

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review: More like a 4080 Super Super

Jan 29, 2025 - 16:17 - -

1. Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review: More like a 4080 Super Super  Ars Technica
2. Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Vs RTX 4090: And The Winner Is?  Forbes
3. RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 Prebuilt Gaming PCs Are Already Available Right Now at Adorama  IGN
4. Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition review: Incremental gains over the previous generation  Tom's Hardware
5. RTX 5090 and 5080 cards have appeared on Newegg and Best Buy  PCWorld

Windows 11 Start menu phone integration now includes iPhone support

Jan 29, 2025 - 17:08 - -

1. Windows 11 Start menu phone integration now includes iPhone support  9to5Mac
2. Seamless phone integration from the Start menu gets even better for Windows Insiders  Windows Blog
3. Microsoft is bringing your iPhone to the Windows 11 Start menu  The Verge
4. Windows 11 Insiders get first look at this new way to connect an iPhone and a PC  Windows Central
5. Windows 11's Start menu is getting iPhone and Android integration  BleepingComputer

Nearly Half of TV Shoppers Want a TV Bigger Than 65 Inches

Jan 29, 2025 - 15:00 - -

1. Nearly Half of TV Shoppers Want a TV Bigger Than 65 Inches  CNET
2. Big TVs Are the Next Frontier, but It's a Complicated Picture  CNET
3. What the Tech? The Right Size TV  ABC 6 News KAAL TV
4. Bigger is not always better: Choosing the right TV for your space  KFDX - Texomashomepage.com

iOS 18.3—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users

Jan 29, 2025 - 11:54 - -

1. iOS 18.3—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users  Forbes
2. Apple iOS 18.3 is here. What to know about top features.  USA TODAY
3. iOS 18 Cheat Sheet: Your Guide to Apple's Latest iPhone Updates  Yahoo! Voices
4. Apple turns its AI on by default in latest software update  CNBC
5. Apple’s Calendar app is quickly improving, and iOS 18.3 offers a new advantage  9to5Mac

Harvey Weinstein Pushes for Earlier Trial: “I Need to Get Out of This Hell Hole”

Jan 29, 2025 - 16:08 - -

1. Harvey Weinstein Pushes for Earlier Trial: “I Need to Get Out of This Hell Hole”  Hollywood Reporter
2. Harvey Weinstein begs to get out of Rikers Island 'hell hole' in court  AOL
3. Harvey Weinstein begs for rape trial to be moved up, 'can't hold on anymore' amid cancer battle  Fox News
4. Harvey Weinstein's retrial on rape charges in New York is set for April 15  NBC News
5. Ailing Harvey Weinstein begs to have #MeToo retrial sooner after judge sets April 15 date  The Times of Israel

Mona Lisa's roommates may be glad she's moving out

Jan 29, 2025 - 16:43 - -

1. Mona Lisa's roommates may be glad she's moving out  NPR
2. Mona Lisa to be moved after reports of dire conditions at the Louvre spur overhaul  NBC News
3. ‘We won’t come again’: dazed visitors fed up with overcrowded Louvre  The Guardian
4. French president calls for a ‘new renaissance’ of the Louvre  Art Newspaper
5. At the Louvre, the Mona Lisa Will Get Her Own Room as Museum Expands  The New York Times

Billy Crystal And Meg Ryan Recreate “When Harry Met Sally” Deli Scene For Super Bowl Commercial

Jan 29, 2025 - 15:34 - -

1. Billy Crystal And Meg Ryan Recreate “When Harry Met Sally” Deli Scene For Super Bowl Commercial  Deadline
2. Billy Crystal And Meg Ryan Star in Hellman's Super Bowl Commercial  TODAY
3. Yes! Yes! Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal Recreate the Iconic Fake Orgasm Scene from When Harry Met Sally for Hellmann's 2025 Super Bowl Ad (Exclusive)  PEOPLE
4. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunite for ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Super Bowl ad — with surprise guest Sydney Sweeney  New York Post
5. Sydney Sweeney joins Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal for ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Super Bowl ad  Fox News

Princess Beatrice gives birth to second baby

Jan 29, 2025 - 16:33 - -

1. Princess Beatrice gives birth to second baby  BBC.com
2. Britain’s Princess Beatrice gives birth to second daughter  CNN
3. Princess Beatrice welcomes baby girl, second child with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi  USA TODAY
4. Princess Beatrice's Husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Celebrates 'Tiny and Perfect' Baby Athena After Premature Birth  PEOPLE
5. Princess Beatrice ‘besotted’ by ‘tiny’ daughter born weeks early  The Telegraph

Chiefs vs. Eagles odds, line, spread, date: 2025 Super Bowl predictions, NFL picks by model on 31

Jan 29, 2025 - 14:32 - -

1. Chiefs vs. Eagles odds, line, spread, date: 2025 Super Bowl predictions, NFL picks by model on 31-15 roll  CBS Sports
2. Biggest Super Bowl matchup questions for the Eagles: How will they attack Mahomes?  ESPN
3. Self-learning AI reveals NFL spread, over-under and money-line picks for Chiefs vs. Eagles in Super Bowl 59  CBS Sports
4. Super Bowl 2025: Top 10 storylines includes the Chiefs as villains, and Saquon the Great  Yahoo Sports
5. bet365 Bonus Code BETTINGCOM: Claim Bet $5, Get $150 Promo for Super Bowl 59  Kent Reporter

Report: Kellen Moore has emerged as a lead candidate for the Saints head coaching job

Jan 29, 2025 - 13:38 - -

1. Report: Kellen Moore has emerged as a lead candidate for the Saints head coaching job  Bleeding Green Nation
2. Source: McCarthy shifts focus to '26 hiring cycle  ESPN
3. Former Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy won't coach this season, will focus on 2026 hiring cycle  NFL.com
4. Report: Eagles OC Kellen Moore considered the 'leader in the clubhouse' for Saints head coaching job  PhillyVoice.com
5. Saints Coaching Search Reportedly Down to Two Candidates  Sports Illustrated

Trade Rumors: Nets, Fox, Butler, Bucks, LaVine, Lakers, Turner

Jan 29, 2025 - 13:25 - -

1. Trade Rumors: Nets, Fox, Butler, Bucks, LaVine, Lakers, Turner  hoopsrumors.com
2. De'Aaron Fox Trade Rumors: Kings Want 'Win-Now Players,' Draft Picks amid Spurs Buzz  Bleacher Report
3. Spurs? Lakers?? Heat??? Why a De'Aaron Fox trade is complicated but not impossible  ESPN
4. De'Aaron Fox landing spots: Spurs are the favorites, but Rockets, Heat among teams that also make sense  CBS Sports
5. Nets targeting Kings’ De’Aaron Fox as star hits market with NBA trade deadline nearing  New York Post

On Sports: Mike Tomlin scouts Senior Bowl; Penguins plummet in Eastern Conference standings

Jan 29, 2025 - 11:00 - -

1. On Sports: Mike Tomlin scouts Senior Bowl; Penguins plummet in Eastern Conference standings  TribLIVE
2. Best of Tuesday at the Senior Bowl: Which NFL draft prospects stood out -- and is Shemar Stewart rising?  ESPN
3. 2025 Senior Bowl: Rosters, game time, TV channel  NCAA.com
4. 10 players to watch during the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl  clevelandbrowns.com
5. Quarterbacks take center stage at Senior Bowl  Steelers.com

Bennu asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

Jan 29, 2025 - 16:07 - -

1. Bennu asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists  BBC.com
2. Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu  Nature.com
3. Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world  The Associated Press
4. Scientists find a 'next step on a pathway to life' in space  USA TODAY
5. Unprecedented asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals crucial to life, scientists say  CNN

Trump, Musk suggest sped

Jan 29, 2025 - 17:48 - -

1. Trump, Musk suggest sped-up return of NASA astronauts, but details scarce  Reuters
2. Trump asks SpaceX to 'go get' two stranded ISS astronauts. They're not stranded  NPR
3. Trump asks Musk to bring back two astronauts ‘stranded’ on space station  The Guardian
4. Trump asks SpaceX to bring "abandoned" Starliner crew home, blames Biden administration for inaction  CBS News
5. Musk: President Trump calls for fast-track return to Earth of the former Starliner astronauts  Spaceflight Now

Moon is not as 'geologically dead' as previously thought, new study reveals

Jan 28, 2025 - 22:03 - -

1. Moon is not as 'geologically dead' as previously thought, new study reveals  Phys.org
2. Ridges On Far Side Of The Moon May Show It's Far More "Alive" Than We Thought  IFLScience
3. Young ridges on Moon’s surface suggest that it is still active  Earth.com
4. Moon not ‘geologically dead world’ after all. Why that might be a problem  Study Finds
5. Lunar Ridges Reveal New Insights into the Moon's Geological Activity  LabRoots

66 million years ago, a fish chewed up and spit out food. It's now a fossil in Denmark

Jan 29, 2025 - 10:03 - -

1. 66 million years ago, a fish chewed up and spit out food. It's now a fossil in Denmark  NPR
2. 66-million-year-old vomit fossil discovered in Denmark  NBC News
3. Amateur fossil hunter finds 66-million-year-old animal vomit  CNN
4. Fossilized vomit found in Denmark dates back 66 million years — prehistoric puke hailed as national treasure  New York Post
5. Prehistoric puke offers clues about ancient sea predators’ diets  The Washington Post

How to prevent the spread of tuberculosis, symptoms to know amid the outbreak in Kansas

Jan 29, 2025 - 09:55 - -

How to prevent the spread of tuberculosis, symptoms to know amid the outbreak in Kansas  Yahoo! VoicesView Full Coverage on Google News

A new strain of bird flu found in California: We show status in maps.

Jan 29, 2025 - 11:21 - -

1. A new strain of bird flu found in California: We show status in maps.  USA TODAY
2. Rare bird flu strain found in California raises potential of wider spread  The Washington Post
3. Can you get bird flu from eating chicken or eggs? What to know about how avian flu spreads  The Journal News
4. US reports first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry  Reuters
5. How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak  CBS News

Doctors issue fresh warning over silent disease that kills more than cancer and dementia COMBINED

Jan 28, 2025 - 16:31 - -

1. Doctors issue fresh warning over silent disease that kills more than cancer and dementia COMBINED  Daily Mail
2. This disease kills more people than all cancers and accidents combined  Fox News
3. Heart disease remains leading cause of death in US, new report finds  ABC News
4. Heart disease remains leading cause of death as key health risk factors continue to rise  American Heart Association
5. You're about to hear more about America's top killer: How to reduce your risk  USA TODAY

An Ozempic Expert Explains What You Need to Know Before Taking GLP

Jan 29, 2025 - 12:00 - -

1. An Ozempic Expert Explains What You Need to Know Before Taking GLP-1 Drugs  Gizmodo
2. Are Weight-Loss Drugs Like Gym Memberships? The Answer Is Worth Billions  The Wall Street Journal
3. Medicare Change Backed by 20,000 People in New Letters  Newsweek
4. GLP-1 for Complex Cases: Breakthrough Therapies in Care  Medscape
5. Weight-Loss Medications Alone are not a Quick Fix  The Baton Rouge Clinic