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Fifth Third Completes $10.9 Billion Comerica Deal, Creating $294 Billion ‘Super-Regional’ Bank

Fifth Third closes its all-stock purchase of Comerica, expanding into Texas and the Sun Belt as branch closures and job cuts draw scrutiny. ...Read more

#banking, #mergers, #fifththird, #comerica, #regulation

Syria Moves to End Kurdish Self-Rule in Northeast Under Damascus Integration Deal

A Jan. 30 accord folds the Kurdish-led SDF and its civil administration into Syria’s state, reshaping U.S. policy and raising rights concerns. ...Read more

#syria, #kurds, #sdf, #damascus, #middleeast

WHO seeks $1.015 billion for 2026 emergencies as funding gaps leave 53 million without basic care

WHO warns aid shortfalls shut 6,600 clinics in 2025, cutting off 53 million people, and seeks $1.015B to sustain 2026 emergency health care. ...Read more

#who, #humanitarianaid, #globalhealth, #sudan, #gaza

Back-to-back Starlink launches push SpaceX past 11,000 satellites, deepening debates over security and sky crowding

Two Falcon 9 missions in 13 hours grew Starlink’s fleet past 9,600 active satellites, underscoring its role in war, broadband and orbit policy. ...Read more

#spacex, #starlink, #satellites, #spacepolicy, #nationalsecurity

International AI safety report warns frontier systems are outpacing oversight

A major international report says frontier AI is advancing faster than testing and governance, raising risks from deepfakes to cyber and bio misuse. ...Read more

#ai, #aisafety, #deepfakes, #cybersecurity, #governance

U.N. weather agency warns January 2026 was a ‘month of extremes’ as heat, floods and cold hit worldwide

WMO says January 2026 brought global weather extremes—from Mozambique floods to Chile fires and Australia heat—against record warmth. ...Read more

#climatechange, #extremeweather, #wmo, #flooding, #heatwave

U.S. Navy F-35C shoots down Iranian drone as IRGC boats threaten U.S.-flagged tanker near Hormuz

Pentagon says an F-35C downed an Iranian drone near the USS Abraham Lincoln, hours before IRGC boats tried to stop a U.S.-flagged tanker near Hormuz. ...Read more

#iran, #usnavy, #straitofhormuz, #drones, #shipping

KKR-Singtel consortium to take full control of STT GDC in S$13.8 billion data center deal

KKR and Singtel agreed to buy full ownership of STT GDC, valuing the data center giant at S$13.8B, amid surging AI-driven power demand. ...Read more

#datacenters, #kkr, #singtel, #ai, #singapore

Federal lawsuit challenges LAUSD magnet admissions and class-size benefits tied to race-based PHBAO designation

A conservative nonprofit sues LAUSD, alleging its PHBAO classification unlawfully steers staffing, class sizes and magnet admissions priority by race. ...Read more

#lausd, #magnetprograms, #civilrights, #desegregation, #prop209

At Oakland’s Black Panther Party Museum, a Phone Booth Rings With Birthday Wishes for Oscar Grant

A new Oakland exhibit turns a retired pay phone into an audio memorial for Oscar Grant, inviting callers to leave birthday messages and reckon with police violence. ...Read more

#oakland, #oscargrant, #blackpantherparty, #publicart, #policeviolence

Euro Area Inflation Gauge Gets a Makeover as ECB Watches the Numbers

Eurostat rolls out a new rulebook for the HICP inflation index, adding gambling and updating spending categories—while keeping headline rates largely unchanged. ...Read more

#eurozone, #inflation, #ecb, #eurostat, #hicp

Spain’s Sánchez Plans Under-16 Social Media Ban, Threatens Criminal Liability for Tech Executives

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says Spain will bar under-16s from social media and pursue criminal penalties for executives over harmful algorithms. ...Read more

#spain, #socialmedia, #childsafety, #regulation, #algorithms

NBA suspends 76ers’ Paul George 25 games for anti-drug policy violation, citing mental-health treatment

Philadelphia loses a key starter as Paul George is banned 25 games without pay. His statement ties the violation to mental-health medication. ...Read more

#nba, #philadelphia76ers, #paulgeorge, #antidrugpolicy, #mentalhealth

South Carolina measles outbreak nears 800 cases, testing U.S. elimination status

Spartanburg County leads the nation’s largest measles outbreak in decades, forcing school quarantines as officials warn U.S. status is at risk. ...Read more

#measles, #vaccines, #southcarolina, #publichealth, #schools

U.S. Opens Door to Venezuelan Oil—But Routes Payments Into Treasury-Controlled Accounts

A new OFAC license lets U.S. firms buy and refine Venezuelan crude, while a paired executive order funnels payments into U.S.-held funds, not Caracas. ...Read more

#venezuela, #oilsanctions, #ofac, #usforeignpolicy, #energy