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A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

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Par AFP © 2026 AFP La Polonaise Iga Swiatek et la Kazakhstanaise Elena Rybakina, N.2 et N.3 mondiales, ont dû chacune surmonter la perte du premier set avant de se qualifier pour les quarts de finale du WTA 1000 de Doha, mercredi.Swiatek s'est sortie du piège tendu par l'Australienne Daria Kasatkina (61e), face à qui elle a livré un match très irrégulier. Après la perte du premier set 7-5, la tête de série N.1 du tournoi a remporté les deux suivants 6-1, 6-1. Ce score flatteur ne reflète cependant pas la physionomie de la partie, l'Australienne, ex-8e mondiale, lui ayant tenu souvent tête dans l'échange.Swiatek affrontera en quarts la Grecque Maria Sakkari, ex-3e mondiale aujourd'hui 52e.La Polonaise demeure sous la menace de Rybakina, qui pourrait la doubler au classement WTA en cas d'élimination prématurée et d'un très bon parcours de sa rivale au Qatar. La Kazakhstanaise, récente lauréate de l'Open d'Australie, a mis du temps avant de rentrer dans le match contre Zheng Qinwen (26e). Trop passive, léthargique même parfois, commettant des fautes directes inhabituelles, la Khazakstanaise a perdu le premier set 6-4.Encore bousculée sur son premier jeu de service au deuxième set, Rybakina est alors sortie de ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La dépression tempétueuse Nils va amener de fortes chutes de neige sur les Alpes, générant un fort risque d'avalanches, a indiqué mercredi Météo-France qui a placé la Savoie en vigilance rouge "avalanches" pour la journée de jeudi.Le prévisionniste évoque une "situation avalancheuse remarquable, et même exceptionnelle jeudi sur la Haute-Tarentaise et près du Mont-Blanc", indique-t-il dans son bulletin de 20H00. Elle nécessite "une vigilance accrue, plus particulièrement autour des villages de Villaroger, de Tignes et de Val d'Isère", où sont basées des stations de ski très fréquentées.La vigilance rouge court de 06H00 à 22H00 jeudi. Méteo-France a par ailleurs placé les départements voisins de la Haute-Savoie, l'Isère et les Hautes-Alpes en vigilance orange aussi pour les avalanches.Le précédent bulletin faisait déjà état d'un indice de risque d’avalanche maximum, soit 5/5 sur l'échelle européenne dans les massifs du Mont-Blanc, des Aravis et du Chablais (Haute-Savoie), ainsi que sur le Beaufortain, la Haute-Tarentaise et la Vanoise (Savoie). L'activité avalancheuse y sera "remarquable", tout comme dans la Haute-Maurienne (Savoie), l'Oisans et les Grandes Rousses (Isère), ainsi que dans les massifs du Champsaur, du Pelvoux et du Thabor (pour les hautes-Alpes), selon le bulletin.Des avalanches "pourront atteindre ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le principal candidat de l'opposition de droite à la présidentielle de mai en Colombie a déclaré mercredi dans un entretien à l'AFP qu'il bombarderait, dès ses 90 premiers jours au pouvoir, les cartels de drogue, avec le soutien des Etats-Unis et d'Israël.Depuis son quartier général de campagne ultra-sécurisé à Bogota, Abelardo de la Espriella promet la mise en oeuvre d'un "plan choc" pour reprendre le contrôle des larges zones du pays sous l'emprise des guérillas et des narcotrafiquants, avec "des bombardements sur les camps narcoterroristes et des fumigations" des champs de coca.Avocat de profession de 47 ans, il entend "doter la force publique d'armes de première génération, d'intelligence artificielle, de drones et, bien sûr, de budget, afin d'augmenter les effectifs".Mais "cela ne peut se faire sans une alliance stratégique avec les Etats-Unis et l'Etat d'Israël", a-t-il estimé.Sans aucune expérience politique ni mandat électif, Abelardo de la Espriella, également homme d'affaires millionnaire, se présente en "outsider" qui n'appartient "pas à la caste politique" mais qui a "les couilles" (sic) pour faire appliquer sa ligne dure et chasser la gauche du pouvoir.Il se définit plus volontiers comme un avocat-entrepreneur de la construction et des boissons ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Robin MILLARD © 2026 AFP L'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) a appelé mercredi les Etats-Unis, qui ont quitté l'organisation, de partager toute information qu'ils pourraient détenir sur l'origine de la pandémie de Covid-19.Une journée après son retour à la Maison Blanche en janvier 2025, le président américain Donald Trump avait signé un décret ordonnant le retrait des Etats-Unis de l'OMS. Ce départ est devenu effectif en janvier, après un délai d'un an réglementaire. L'administration Trump avait officiellement adhéré à la théorie selon laquelle le virus s'était échappé d'un laboratoire de virologie à Wuhan en Chine.Mais l'OMS affirme que Washington n'a transmis aucun renseignement sur l'origine du Covid-19.Le directeur général de l'OMS Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a rappelé, mercredi au cours d'une conférence de presse à Genève, que certains pays avaient publiquement déclaré "détenir des informations sur l'origine (de la pandémie) notamment les Etats-Unis".Il y a plusieurs mois, l'OMS a écrit à de hauts responsables américains, les appelant à "partager toute information en leur possession"."Nous n'avons reçu aucune information", a-t-il déploré."Nous espérons qu'ils partageront leurs informations, car nous n'avons pas encore déterminé les origines du Covid", a ajouté M. Tedros. Or "savoir ce qui s'est passé ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Selim SAHEB ETTABA © 2026 AFP Les élus démocrates au Congrès américain ont accusé mercredi la ministre de la Justice Pam Bondi d'"étouffer" l'affaire Epstein et d'avoir transformé son ministère en "instrument de vengeance de Donald Trump".Cette audition devant la commission judiciaire de la Chambre des représentants survient en pleine tempête provoquée par la publication le 30 janvier par le ministère de la Justice de "plus de trois millions de pages" du dossier du criminel sexuel Jeffrey Epstein, mort en prison en août 2019 à New York avant son procès.L'administration Trump s'est acquittée avec cette dernière publication massive de son obligation, imposée par une loi adoptée en novembre, de faire toute la transparence sur ce dossier explosif, avait affirmé le numéro 2 du ministère de la Justice, Todd Blanche."Vous dirigez du ministère de la Justice un étouffement massif de l'affaire Epstein", a néanmoins lancé Jamie Raskin, principal membre démocrate de cette commission, à Pam Bondi, lui reprochant de "ne pas montrer beaucoup d'intérêt pour les victimes", dont plusieurs assistaient à l'audition.Les élus démocrates, mais aussi le républicain Thomas Massie, coauteur de la loi, ont concentré leurs critiques sur le fait que les noms de possibles complices ... Continue Reading »

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the EU is in “emergency mode” due to soaring energy costs after losing Russian supply Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Senior Russian lawmaker Sergey Mironov has slammed officials in the country for restricting the Telegram messenger Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The Russian military is adapting faster than NATO, the bloc’s top technical transformation commander, Pierre Vandier has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Israel has reportedly received a crude shipment from Venezuela after the US imposed a blockade on the country and kidnapped its president Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:Set to Deepen by Trillions...HALEY: No talk of 'fiscal conservatism' from White House... Continue Reading »

'One Big Beautiful Bill Act', higher tariffs and immigration crackdown are factored into the report. Continue Reading »

Nine people have been killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. Continue Reading »

US attorney general was hammered over heavy redactions to Epstein-related documents, prosecution of political rivals. Continue Reading »

Rallies across Iran marked the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, with many showing support for the government. Continue Reading »

Rutherford's 76 and spinners' control help the two-time champions beat the 2022 winners at the Wankhede Stadium. Continue Reading »

Two boys, aged 12 and 13, are in a stable condition in hospital after the stabbing in a school in north-west London. Continue Reading »

The father of six starred in multiple popular shows and films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues. Continue Reading »

The BBC visits the Iranian capital for the first time since authorities used unprecedented force to put down protests last month. Continue Reading »

Ynyshir says its approach is “intentionally non-conventional” and has “played a key role in placing Wales on the international culinary map”. Continue Reading »

Juliette Bryant has called on the Palace to "act" on revelations about Andrew's relationship with Epstein. Continue Reading »

The Federal Aviation Administration has told officials that the agency did not have enough time or information to assess the technology’s risk to commercial aircraft. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration blamed the disruptive halt on a cartel drone incursion, but others have disputed that explanation. Continue Reading »

The request, by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, came a day before federal authorities closed the airspace in El Paso because of what they said was a drone threat. Continue Reading »

Casey Wasserman exchanged flirtatious messages more than two decades ago with Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein. The 2028 board said its review found no other indiscretions related to Mr. Epstein. Continue Reading »

The clips from Jeffrey Epstein’s home office appear to show him with young women. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

NORWAY IS KNOWN for wealth, beautiful landscapes and do-gooding mediation in far-off wars. Even other Scandinavians see it as annoyingly wholesome. But the country's image has taken a knock from revelations of prominent Norwegians' chumminess with Jeffrey Epstein, a dead sex offender. The royal family had already been having a rough time. Crown Princess Mette-Marit (pictured, centre), who married Prince Haakon, heir to the throne, in 2001, has a son from a prior relationship who is on trial on 38 criminal counts, including four of rape. Last week it turned out Epstein's files included flirtatious exchanges with the princess. "U are very charming u know," she wrote to Epstein in 2012, four years after his conviction for soliciting sex from a minor. She apologised, saying she had shown bad judgment; Jonas Gahr Store, the prime minister, agreed. Politicians and diplomats have been caught up too. "Putin is welcome Continue Reading »

Search warrant affidavits unsealed on Tuesday lay out the FBI's justifications for seizing hundreds of boxes of ballots and other materials related to Fulton County, Georgia's "extremely sloppy" administration of the 2020 presidential election. So The Washington Post and the rest of the propaganda press sprang into action, smearing witnesses who raise legitimate concerns about the Fulton County election mess as — you guessed it — "election deniers." But the FBI's application for the warrant used in last month's raid of the county's election warehouse concludes there is probable cause that election officials may have broken federal law. A federal magistrate agreed... Continue Reading »

A judge authorized the FBI's extraordinary seizure of all the ballots cast in Fulton County, Georgia during the 2020 election based largely on allegations from conservative activists that have been repeatedly rejected by state and local officials, according to court filings unsealed Tuesday. Affidavits submitted to a federal court magistrate last month don't appear to contain any bombshell revelations of fraud, but instead a litany of alleged irregularities in ballot tallying and in the handling of related records, like digital scans of the paper ballots cast. The magistrate judge, Catherine Salinas, approved the seizure... Continue Reading »

The FBI relied heavily on previously debunked claims of widespread election irregularities in Georgia as it persuaded a federal judge last month to sign off on plans to seize scores of 2020 voting records from the state's most populous county, court documents unsealed Tuesday show. In a pair of Jan. 28 search warrant affidavits, authorities said they were seeking evidence that would determine whether "deficiencies" in the vote tabulation in Fulton County, home to Atlanta, were the result of intentional wrongdoing that could constitute a crime... Continue Reading »

Drones operated by Mexican drug cartels entered US airspace late Tuesday, sparking an initial 10-day shutdown of the skies over El Paso, Texas, that was rescinded hours later after the US military took out the threat, a Trump administration official told The Post Wednesday morning. "Mexican cartel drones breached US airspace," the official said. "The Department of War took action to disable the drones. The FAA and DOW have determined there is no threat to commercial travel."" The administration official did not say how the Pentagon downed the drones, though the Department of War has jamming technology capable of disabling the technology... Continue Reading »

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted emergency flight restrictions that had barred all flights to and from Texas' El Paso International Airport, which borders Mexico, after warning flights could be cancelled for 10 days, citing "special security reasons." The action barring flights at a single U.S. airport appears unprecedented, government officials said. After the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the FAA barred all civilian flights across the United States for several days. A U.S. official told Reuters Mexican cartel drones breached U.S. airspace. The Pentagon took action to disable the drones and then the FAA and Pentagon determined there was no threat to commercial travel... Continue Reading »

The FAA on Wednesday lifted an hourslong restriction that briefly prohibited flights over El Paso, Texas, citing special security reasons. The restriction, according to the FAA notice posted in the early hours Wednesday, was expected to last 10 days. "The temporary closure of airspace over El Paso has been lifted," the FAA said on X. "There is no threat to commercial aviation. All flights will resume as normal." The original order would have halted flights to and from El Paso International Airport, the airspace around neighboring Santa Teresa, New Mexico, and additionally restricted medical evacuation flights transiting the area... Continue Reading »

Support for President Donald Trump's immigration agenda is in free fall in early 2026 after federal immigration agents shot and killed two Americans last month, according to the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. The administration's aggressive tactics and deportation goals have dragged down Americans' views of Trump on the very issue that helped sweep him into office, the survey shows. Immigration and border security had long stood out as a strength for Trump in polls, both as he ran for a second term in 2024 and in the first year of his new administration. Now, Trump's ratings on the issue have sunk to the same level as his overall job approval rating. Continue Reading »

It has been a roller coaster ride for outgoing Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, who is leaving Washington this month after six years as Ottawa's top envoy to the U.S. Hillman, who assumed her post in 2020, recalled "hard" and "volatile" trade talks with the U.S. and Mexico during President Trump's first term, but she said "we didn't have any fundamental questioning of the fact that predictable and open trade among the three countries was good for America and with Canada and from Mexico." Continue Reading »

The U.S. economy created 130,000 new jobs in January, suggesting employment conditions could be improving following months of a sluggish labor market. Economists had anticipated 70,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate also slipped to 4.3 percent from 4.4 percent in December—lower than the consensus forecast—according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released on Feb. 11. Continue Reading »

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in January, in an early sign that the labor market may be regaining strength. The data, released Wednesday by the Labor Department, showed the U.S. added a net 130,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent, the second month in a row that joblessness fell. The report brought another piece of good news for President Donald Trump, who has pledged to revive factory jobs: Manufacturing payrolls rose for the first time since November 2024, showing a small increase of 5,000 jobs. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, as tensions continue to rise across the Middle East and negotiations intensify over curbing Iran's nuclear weapons programme. Netanyahu is expected to press Trump to pursue a deal that would not only halt Iran's uranium enrichment, but also cut its ballistic missile programme and support for proxy groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. "I will present to the president our outlook regarding the principles of these negotiations," he said before leaving for the US. Continue Reading »

The jobs report came out this morning, and it's an absolute banger for the Trump economy. For the month of January, 130,000 jobs were added, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent. Economists had been expecting just 55,000 jobs. The unemployment rate also beat economists' predictions. Here's more: The Labor Department on Wednesday reported that employers added 130,000 jobs in January. That figure was above the expectations of economists polled by LSEG, who estimated the economy would add 70,000 jobs. The unemployment rate was 4.3%, slightly lower than economists' expectations of 4.4%. Continue Reading »

New images and videos released on Tuesday showed a masked, armed person at Nancy Guthrie's doorstep on the night she was abducted, the first significant break in the search for the 84-year-old mother of the "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie. The black-and-white footage released by the F.B.I. and Pima County Sheriff's Department depicts a person wearing a ski mask, gloves, a backpack and what appears to be a holstered handgun outside of Ms. Guthrie's home, just north of Tucson. Investigators said the person was armed. Continue Reading »

Newly released FBI video in the search for Nancy Guthrie is offering a "wealth of information" that could help identify the subject seen in the footage, according to a body language expert who says the images reveal key physical and behavioral clues even with the individual wearing a mask. Susan Constantine, who reviewed the newly recovered images, told Fox News Digital the footage shows details that stand out immediately from a behavioral standpoint. According to Constantine, the subject's jawline appears puffy, which she said could indicate beard hair beneath the mask. She also said the subject's head shape and lack of visible hair suggest the individual may be bald. Continue Reading »

A man identified as Carlos was released early Wednesday after being detained for questioning in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84‑year‑old mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, The New York Times reported. He was detained during a traffic stop by investigators looking into Guthrie's case. Outside a residence in Rio Rico, a woman described the man as her son‑in‑law and said investigators forced entry before searching the property. She explained that he had been out delivering food when the police stopped him. She insisted that the masked figure seen in newly released FBI surveillance footage was not him. The video shows a person on Nancy Guthrie's porch around the time she is believed to have disappeared from her Tucson neighborhood on February 1. The individual is wearing a ski mask, gloves, and a backpack and appears to be carrying a handgun. Continue Reading »

Elon Musk and State Department officials must sit for depositions over their role in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Continue Reading »

One of Jeffrey Epstein's youngest victims was just 9 years of age, lawmakers revealed after viewing the Justice Department's cache of unredacted investigative files. Continue Reading »

US lawmakers say files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were improperly redacted ahead of their release by the Department of Justice (DoJ). Continue Reading »

A top House Democrat on Monday accused the justice department of making "mysterious redactions" to documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that obscured the names of abusers, while also allowing the identities of the disgraced financier's victims to become public. Continue Reading »

State Department Hones In On Left-Wing NGOs As Vectors Of Chinese Influence Operations It appears the Trump administration is finally getting serious about dark money-funded NGOs that are sowing chaos on America's city streets, with apparent links to foreign influence operations. More alarmingly, these same nonprofits appear to sit at the center of the protest industrial complex and are actively amplified and promoted by prominent members of the Democratic Party. This highly organized and well-funded protest machine has waged an endless decade-long color revolution-style operation of chaos against President Trump. The New York Post reports the State Department has sent a report to Congress connecting the left-wing nonprofits Code Pink and the People's Forum to Chinese propaganda influence operations, mostly because of their direct association with China-based Marxist Neville Roy Singham, who operates the so-called "Singham network" of nonprofits. The Post wrote: "Partisan hacks spent years peddling the phony Russia collusion hoax while turning a blind eye to the sprawling web of far-left activist organizations who push the agendas of the Chinese Communist Party," Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers said in a statement provided to The Post. "Organizations like ... Continue Reading »

Elon Musk Vows To Establish A Moon City Within 10 Years Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Elon Musk and SpaceX are charting a bold new course for American space dominance, prioritizing a thriving city on the Moon to shield civilization from earthly perils like natural disasters or geopolitical chaos.  With frequent launches and rapid iteration cycles, the Moon offers a practical launchpad for multi-planetary life, free from the constraints of overregulated space agencies that have stalled progress for decades.  SpaceX’s announcement comes amid a renewed push for lunar exploration, where private enterprise is outpacing sluggish international efforts.  SpaceX just officially shifted its #1 priority to building a self-growing city on the Moon. Not a base. Not an outpost. A city. Here's why it makes sense: you can launch to the Moon every 10 days vs. every 26 months for Mars. Two-day trip vs. six months. That means hundreds of… pic.twitter.com/G8JyICe9Qw — tetsuo (@tetsuoai) February 10, 2026 According to reports, the company aims to establish a “self-growing city” on the Moon within a decade, leveraging the proximity for hundreds of test cycles that Mars’ distant orbit simply can’t match.  Musk elaborated on X, stating, “SpaceX has already shifted ... Continue Reading »

Democratic Governors Threaten Boycott Of White House Gathering Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, Democratic governors are threatening to boycott an anticipated meeting at the White House amid news that the administration was not inviting at least some of their party’s governors. In a Feb. 10 letter, a group of 18 Democratic governors said: “If the reports are true that not all governors are invited to these events, which have historically been productive and bipartisan opportunities for collaboration, we will not be attending the White House dinner this year.” “Democratic governors remain united and will never stop fighting to protect and make life better for people in our states,” read the letter, obtained by the Associated Press. The governors were set to meet at the White House on Feb. 20 as part of an annual gathering, which coincided with the National Governor Association’s Winter Meeting this year. The letter followed a statement from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who chairs the association, that the White House intended to limit invitations to only Republican governors. The association said on Feb. 6  that it would no longer endorse the meeting, citing concerns about limited invitations. ... Continue Reading »

Dreadful 10Y Auction Sees Biggest Tail Since 2024, Foreign Demand Slides After yesterday's mediocre 3Y auction (which saw a drop in foreign demand offset by record direct bid), moments ago the Treasury concluded the sale of 10Y benchmark paper, and despite a cheerful preview by the Bloomberg MLIV team (which appears to be wrong every time it tries to handicap the outcome), today's auction was absolutely dreadful. Starting at the top, the high yield of 4.177% was almost unchanged from last month's 4.173% and the 4.175% the month before. More importantly, it tailed the When Issued 4.163% by 1.4bps, the biggest tail since August 2024. The bid to cover dropped to 2.388, the lowest since August 2025. It would have been even worse had the Fed's SOMA not tendered for $11.9BN of the issue (up from $11.35BN in January). The internals were also ugly, as Indirects slumped to just 64.5%, the lowest since August 2025 (and clearly well below the six month average of 70.2%). And with Directs also sliding to 22.1% from 24.5% in January (a far cray from yesterday's record Directs), Dealers were left holding 13.54%, the most since - ... Continue Reading »

Mama's Boy? Sam Bankman-Fried, Represented By His Mother, Files For New Trial In FTX Implosion Case Sam Bankman-Fried has renewed his effort to overturn his FTX fraud conviction, filing a request for a new trial in federal court through a motion submitted by his mother in New York, according to Coindesk and Yahoo News.  The former crypto exchange chief, now serving a 25-year prison sentence, argues that recently uncovered evidence and missing testimony from earlier proceedings justify reopening his case. The filing points in part to the absence of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, who later faced his own criminal charges. Salame had previously said he believed his cooperation with prosecutors would protect his wife, Michelle Bond, who was later charged over alleged illegal campaign donations. The 35-page request was submitted as a “pro se” motion, meaning Bankman-Fried is currently acting as his own attorney. At the same time, he has launched a renewed public campaign on X, using posts to support his push for a retrial. In those messages, he portrays himself as a victim of politically driven “lawfare,” accusing prosecutors and judges of bias and retaliation against FTX executives. Independent ... Continue Reading »

The Trump Admin Just Won The Mask Decision... Now It Should Appeal Authored by Jonathan Turley, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has become increasingly Orwellian in his declarations of success. Last week, Newsom was proclaiming the great success of his high-speed train to nowhere – a project delayed by decades, reduced to a fraction of the original plan, and set to cost tens of billions over budget. This week, he is proclaiming victory after a court struck down his signature law requiring federal agents to unmask.  The preliminary injunction issued Monday by Senior status Judge Christine Snyder against California’s No Secret Police Act was a victory for the Trump Administration. However, it should still appeal Judge Snyder’s flawed decision. In other words, the Administration won for the wrong reason. Snyder, an Obama appointee, faced two laws passed in September 2025 with great fanfare in California: the Secret Police Act and the No Vigilante Act. As their titles indicate, they are not serious efforts at legislating but unconstitutional acts designed to pander to the politics of the moment. In the oral argument, some of us were concerned over the curious position staked out by Judge Synder. DOJ counsel Tiberius Davis tried to ... Continue Reading »

Russia Will Stick To Nuclear Arms Limits If US Does The Same One of the globe's biggest developing stories this month, but which has been largely underreported in mainstream TV networks and other press, is the collapse of New START - the last major nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the United States. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow will in good faith stick to the nuclear limits outlined in the now-expired arms control treaty, provided Washington does the same. via Kremlin/Brookings It expired earlier this month after Washington declined to respond to President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for a one-year extension capping both sides' nuclear arsenals. The Trump admin has long wanted a more comprehensive agreement which brings China's arsenal into the scope; however, there's been no formal process on this front with Beijing or Moscow. Lavrov said Russia has no intention of rapidly expanding or deploying additional weapons, clarifying remarks from his ministry last week that suggested Moscow no longer considered itself bound by the treaty. "We proceed from the fact that this moratorium, which was announced by our president, remains in effect, but only while the United States does ... Continue Reading »

Data Centers Are A Repeat Of History In PA's Coal Region Authored by Jake Wynn via RealClearPennsylvania, By the 1920s, Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region was already living with the consequences of decisions made far from its towns and patch villages. The industry that had built the coal towns and cities of eastern Pennsylvania was no longer organized around mineworkers or the communities they lived in, but around efficiency, scale, and centralized control. Mechanization, electrification, and consolidation were already reshaping daily life above and below ground. Coal companies framed these changes as modern necessities. In 1929, the president of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company (P&RC&I) explained declining production not as a crisis of employment, but as a problem of outdated infrastructure. The solution, Andrew J. Maloney argued, lay in “more flexibility in our producing units,” achieved through “the construction of two modern centralized breakers to electrify the mines tributary thereto.” The new Locust Summit and St. Nicholas district breakers, authorized just before the stock market crash of 1929, embodied that logic. Electricity would streamline production, while centralization would reduce costs. Smaller collieries – especially those farther from rail lines or ... Continue Reading »

Duffy: FAA And Military "Acted Swiftly" To Combat "Cartel Drone Incursion" On US Border Update (0950ET): Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed on X that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of War "acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion" at or near the border town of El Paso. "The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region. The restrictions have been lifted, and normal flights are resuming," Duffy said. The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion. The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region. The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming. https://t.co/xQA1cMy7l0 — Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 11, 2026 Our assessment this year is that next-gen counter-drone security will be an emerging theme for guarding high-value assets such as stadiums, government buildings, data centers, and, increasingly, parts of the border (see the report). *   *   *  Update (0925ET): The Federal Aviation Administration announced moments ago that the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) across the border town of El Paso and a large area of southern New Mexico west of Santa Teresa has been lifted. The ... Continue Reading »

Somali Fraud: Three Key Takeaways From Tuesday's Senate Hearing Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The magnitude of Minnesota’s Somali welfare-fraud problem has only begun to surface - and it is tied to other fraud in ways that many Americans do not realize, according to statements made during a Feb. 10 Senate hearing in Washington. Sen. John Cornyn speaks on Capitol Hill on Oct. 14, 2020. Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images A subcommittee focused on immigration and border security held a two-hour hearing titled, “Somali Fraud in Minnesota—The Tip of the Iceberg.” Both houses of Congress are exploring the problem and its possible remedies. Two witnesses who testified are former State Department employees who worked abroad as foreign service officers. Both men reported seeing weaknesses in America’s systems for verifying backgrounds and identities of foreigners who apply for U.S. immigration benefits. Committee chair Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), announced he is preparing legislation to stop fraudsters from sending stolen U.S. taxpayer dollars overseas with no meaningful scrutiny. The committee’s ranking member, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said, “No one is here to defend fraud.” But he accused Senate Republicans of “choosing to point to a ... Continue Reading »

Historic Negative Jobs Revisions: 1 Million Fewer Jobs Added In 2025, Only 15,000 Avg Jobs Monthly Ahead of today's jobs report, we warned that (another) massive negative revision was coming to the US labor market, predicting it would be "1 million plus." We were right. Recall that alongside today's jobs report, the BLS would release its annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey and a methodological update to the birth-death model (as a reminder, the BLS’s preliminary estimate of the benchmark payrolls revision indicated that cumulative payroll growth between April 2024 and March 2025 would be revised 911k lower). More importantly, the BLS would also update the net birth-death forecasts in the post-benchmark period (April 2025-December 2025) to incorporate information from the QCEW and the monthly payrolls survey. We said that a sharp downward revision to the post-benchmark period "appears likely", reflecting the continued slowdown in the job growth measured by the QCEW and weak private payroll growth measured by the establishment survey during post-benchmark period, something we had been warning about for years.  Sure enough, in its report today, the BLS announced that "the establishment survey data released today have been benchmarked ... Continue Reading »

US Unexpectedly Adds 130K Jobs In January, Most Since 2024, Amid Massive Negative Revisions Ahead of today's jobs report, the Trump admin unleashed a full court press to warn markets about what was expected to be a very weak numbers, with Peter Navarro saying "we have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like" and Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Monday to "expect slightly smaller job numbers" and that "one shouldn't panic" if the labor data comes in weak. That's also why the whisper number ahead of today's jobs print was well below the consensus, at 35K vs 65K median consensus.  And so with markets and traders fully expecting a ugly print - with Bloomberg's chief economist looking for a 0 January print - the BLS decided to shock everyone, and reported than in January the US added 130K jobs, double the 65K median estimate and up from a downward revised December print of 48K (vs 50K previously). This was also the highest monthly jobs increase since December 2024. While today's number was double the median consensus, here is some additional color: at 130K, the forecast ... Continue Reading »

Trump Holds Off On Option To Seize Iranian Tankers, Fearing Sharp Oil Rise Another big piece of leverage that Washington is holding over Tehran is the potential seizure of Iranian oil tankers. The US intercepting and boarding tankers on the high seas has been a trend related to Venezuela of late, as well as Russia's so-called dark fleet, ratcheting tensions with Moscow. But President Trump is said to be holding off for now when it comes to the Iranians, as the process of indirect negotiations based in Oman plays out, also as Israel's Netanyahu is received at the White House on Wednesday. Fresh reporting in The Wall Street Journal indicates "Trump administration officials have discussed whether to seize additional tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil but have held off, concerned about Tehran’s near-certain retaliation and the impact on global oil markets, U.S. officials said." File image via Strauss Center But there have been US naval interdictions involving Iranian energy related to the Venezuela blockade: "The U.S. has seized several ships that have carried Iranian oil as part of its two-month-old blockade of sanctioned tankers serving Venezuela," continues WSJ. "The tankers, which make up the ... Continue Reading »

CBO Director Warns US Fiscal Path Is 'Not Sustainable' ; Projects Additional $1.4T Deficit Swell Under Trump Agenda The Congressional Budget Office raised its 10-year deficit estimate by $1.4 trillion, citing Trump's 2025 reconciliation act, higher tariffs and lower immigration. Annual deficits are projected to remain historically large, totaling $23.1 trillion from 2026 to 2035 and reaching 6.7% of GDP by 2036. The 2025 tax law is the single largest driver, adding $4.7 trillion to deficits over the decade, partially offset by roughly $3 trillion in tariff revenue. Federal debt held by the public is projected to rise to 120% of GDP by 2036, surpassing the post-World War II record by 2030. Interest costs are expected to double over the next decade, climbing from $1 trillion in 2026 to $2.1 trillion in 2036 as debt and rates rise. Economic growth is projected to strengthen in 2026 but slow to 1.8% thereafter, falling short of the administration’s 3% growth target despite productivity gains from artificial intelligence. The federal government is barreling toward a decade of historically large budget deficits, according to a new report from the (arguably partisan) Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which said on Wednesday ... Continue Reading »

WTI Slides On Biggest Crude Build In A Year, Production Rebound; But... Oil prices continued their recent rally this morning as traders hiked its risk premium as Israeli PM Netanyahu arrived in Washington to pressure President Trump to take a hard line in talks with Iran, even as the API report overnight showed a huge rise in US inventories last week. "Oil trades firmer, with Brent back above USD 69 as Middle East tensions sustain a modest risk premium. The US signaled it is considering seizing tankers carrying Iranian oil, while President Trump threatened to deploy another aircraft carrier should nuclear talks with Iran fail," Saxo Bank noted. The threats of violence in the Persian Gulf - a region that supplies about a fifth of the world's daily oil consumption - comes even as signs supply remains well ahead of demand. "While rhetoric remains belligerent at times, there are no signs, at least for now, of escalation, and the U.S. President believes that Iran will ultimately want to strike a deal on its nuclear missile programme," PVM Oil Associates analyst Tamas Varga said in a note. If API's huge build is confirmed by ... Continue Reading »

Zelensky's Office Quashes False 'Rumors' Of National Election For Spring There are conflicting reports that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is actually planning on holding elections in a few months. It all started with this Wednesday FT headline: "Zelenskyy plans spring elections alongside referendum on peace deal after US push." Financial Times as well as the UK Times says that Zelensky is planning to announce a spring election alongside a referendum on any peace deal to end the war with Russia. The votes would be held simultaneously, and the target month would be May, the report claims. Source: UK Parliament "In the face of pressure from the White House, the Ukrainian leader intends to announce the move on February 24, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday," the report says. This is of course in reference to the full-scale Russian invasion of 2022, as the war is entering its fifth year. But not all sources are in agreement as to Zelensky's election plans. So far he has resisted Trump admin pressure to announce an election, citing lack of security across the country to ensure a fair and smooth voting process. A key stipulation ... Continue Reading »

'Our Institutional Geo-Economic Architecture' Won't Just Ride This Out, Rabobank Warns Authored by Michael Every via Rabobank, 24 Hours US retail sales soft, yields down, stocks up, oil up. That’s one way to look at the last 24 hours.  Or one can look at it --and the next 24 hours-- more deeply. Let’s start with geopolitics, then look at AI, and try to tie it all together into a better market take than the above. As @desmondshum underlines: “Europe isn’t merely “slowing.” It’s being structurally out-scaled and outbid - squeezed between an America that owns the high-tech frontier and a China that has moved from low-end volume into the mid-tech industrial core Europe once dominated… ...Without a hard turn --fast trade defence, real industrial policy, and bloc-level unity-- Europe’s “model” doesn’t get reformed; it gets liquidated.” Macron just declared a European ‘state of emergency’, arguing EU-US tensions are far from over, and the bloc must become a global economic power or risk being swept aside.  He called for Eurobonds to Make Europe Great Again. Within hours, Germany shot that down. Macron called for ‘Made in Europe’ policies. They were also shot down by Germany and Italy. A new French report argues ... Continue Reading »

Canadian School Shooter Reportedly Identified As Transgender Ten people including the shooter are dead after ⁠an ⁠assailant opened fire at a high school in western ⁠Canada in the town of Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday in one of the country's deadliest mass casualty events in recent history.  Initial reports by local police and the Canadian media described the shooter as female. However, the authorities reluctance to release the identity of the suspect was an immediate red flag.  Their reports only indicated that the shooter was a female in a dress.   Independent journalists now say they have the identity of the alleged shooter, corroborated by family members:  Jesse Strang, a 17-year-old biological male who started identifying as a "woman" in 2023, is reportedly the culprit behind the school massacre which left 10 dead and 25 wounded.    In an exclusive interview with "Juno News" Jesse Strang's uncle, Russel G. Strang, confirms that Jesse was the shooter and that he identified as transgender.  Strang's social media and YouTube accounts contain transgender symbolism as well as the online name "JessJessUwU" (a meme phrase that people may recognize from the bullet casings tied to the gay suspect charged ... Continue Reading »

Bibi Seeks US Muscular Action On Iran In Seventh Meeting With Trump "I am now leaving for the United States for my seventh trip to meet with President Trump since he was elected for a second term," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said prior to his departure to Washington. "This, of course, does not include his unforgettable visit to Israel and his speech in the Knesset." (Seven since Trump took office again!) He and President Trump are expected to begin their meeting at the White House, focused on Iran negotiations and the possibility of military action, by late-morning (11 eastern). Netanyahu's 'welcome' in D.C. last night raised some eyebrows, given an entire major freeway into the beltway area was shut down for security reasons... They are literally shutting down highways for Netanyahu’s arrival in DCpic.twitter.com/94YbO5Cy2t — Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) February 11, 2026 Before leaving Israel, Netanyahu told reporters that Iran is the "first and foremost" issue he will raise with Trump. He was originally scheduled to travel to the US for a February 18 meeting, but Israel asked to move it up after the US-Iran talks in Oman. "I will present the president with our views regarding the ... Continue Reading »

'Across-The-Board' Strong Jobs Report... But Take It "With A Grain Of Salt" Via Academy Securities' Peter Tchir, There is almost nothing to nitpick about this report (though we do have some caveats). Big beat on jobs 130k vs 65k expected. Private jobs crushed it, adding 172k (yes, public sector jobs shrank). Downward revision for prior 2 reports was “only” -17k. The benchmark revisions were -862k. A big number but -825k was baked in, so kind of a rounding error at this stage on “old” data. Unemployment rate dropped to 4.3%. Not only did the household survey add 528k jobs, but we got this drop even while labor participation INCREASED to 62.5% - a very healthy shift in unemployment. The birth/death model showed job losses of 69k. Since I do think birth/death had an outsized influence on the revisions it is good to see a negative number here. It gives me more confidence in the print. What is there to complain about? NSA (not seasonally adjusted) had a drop of 2,649,000 jobs. We have been complaining (for years) that the seasonal adjustments have a lot of issues and this year’s might be worse than usual in that respect We still add a lot ... Continue Reading »