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Chile ‘megafire’ razes coastal communities in Biobío and Ñuble, testing government transition

Fast-moving wildfires killed at least 21, forced 50,000 to flee and destroyed thousands of homes in south-central Chile, as leaders clash over causes. ...Read more

#chile, #wildfires, #biobio, #reconstruction, #climate

Zelensky Says POW Swap With Russia Near After U.S.-Brokered Talks in Abu Dhabi

Zelensky says negotiators in Abu Dhabi set the groundwork for a near-term POW exchange with Russia, a rare humanitarian step amid stalled peace talks. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #pow, #diplomacy, #uae

Gas Explosion Destroys Nashua Mental Health Clinic, Injures Three Firefighters

A gas leak call at a Nashua, N.H., mental health clinic ended in an explosion and four-alarm fire. All patients and staff escaped; cause under investigation. ...Read more

#nashua, #gasexplosion, #firefighters, #mentalhealth, #infrastructure

AI Story Leads Collapse Under Basic Checks, Highlighting Hallucination Risk in Newsrooms

An in-house AI tool produced six detailed but nonexistent news leads. Editors traced them to hallucinations, underscoring the need for strict verification. ...Read more

#ai, #journalism, #misinformation, #verification

CERN study finds early-universe quark-gluon plasma leaves a liquidlike wake

Using 2018 LHC lead-ion data, CMS reports clearest evidence yet that quark-gluon plasma behaves like a liquid, complete with wakes. ...Read more

#cern, #lhc, #particlephysics, #quarkgluonplasma, #cosmology

Tigers agree to record 3-year, $115 million deal with left-hander Framber Valdez

Detroit agrees to a three-year, $115M contract with Framber Valdez, a record AAV for a lefty, signaling an all-in bid to contend. ...Read more

#mlb, #detroittigers, #frambervaldez, #freeagency, #pitching

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