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Jan 23
Trump Denies ‘Weaponization’ While Pressing Justice Dept. To Pursue Political Foes
President Trump denied claims that he is "weaponizing" the federal government, asserting he had ended "Joe Biden's weaponization." Within 48 hours he urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute former special...
Politics
Jan 23
JD Vance Compares U.S. Economy to the Titanic — A Political Metaphor Tested Against the Data
- Vance Compared The U.S. Economy To The Titanic
- Vance Blamed Affordability Problems On Biden's Policies
- Obama Previously Used An Ocean-Liner Metaphor In 2009
Health
Jan 23
Guinea-Bissau Suspends US-Funded Hepatitis B Trial Citing Ethical Concerns and Sovereignty
- Guinea-Bissau Suspends US-Funded Hepatitis B Trial Pending Review
- Proposed Design: Birth Dose To 7,000 Infants, Delayed Dose To 7,000
Politics
Jan 23
National Park Service Removes Climate-Change Warning Sign From Fort Sumter, Sparking Debate Over Science and Policy
- Fort Sumter Sign Removed
- Sign Warned Rising Seas Could Inundate Fort's Walls
- Removal Reportedly Linked To Trump March Executive Order
Politics
Jan 23
Greenland Standoff Spurs Europe To 'De-Risk' The Transatlantic Relationship
- EU And U.S. Share Roughly $2 Trillion In Annual Trade
- Trump Renounced Plans To Seize Greenland And Backed Off New Tariffs
Security
Jan 23
Why ICE Targets Certain Cities: Former Acting Director Lays Out the Criteria
- Primary Factor: Size Of The Immigrant Population
- Sanctuary Policies Can Increase At‑Large Targets
- ICE Generally Has Visibility On People Booked Into Jails And Prisons
Conflict
Jan 23
UN Agency Warns Kalandia Vocational Centre Could Be Shut Within Days Amid Israeli Expropriation Threat
- UNRWA Warns Kalandia Centre Could Close Within Days
- Centre Provides Vocational Training To About 350 Young Men
Environment
Jan 23
Rice Researchers Develop Copper‑Aluminum LDH That Adsorbs PFAS Up To 100× Faster, With Promising Destruction Route
- LDH Adsorbs Long‑Chain PFAS Up To 100× Faster
- Copper‑Substituted LDH Uses Electrostatic Attraction To Bind PFAS
Health
Jan 23
Neither Fully Alive Nor Dead: Synthetic Phages Could Speed Therapies Against Superbugs
Synthetic bacteriophages assembled with a one‑pot High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly (HC‑GGA) may speed development of treatments for antibiotic‑resistant bacteria. NEB and Yale built a fully synthetic phage ...
Security
Jan 23
Arizona Man Charged After Allegedly Claiming Neighborhood, Threatening Residents at Knife and Gunpoint
- Man Accused Of Claiming Part Of Maricopa
- 27-Year-Old Javier Enrique Erazo-Zuniga Arrested
- Alleged Threats With Knife And Gun To Extort Money
Politics
Jan 23
Trump Administration’s Freeze On Child Care Funds Threatens Thousands — And Appears Politically Driven
- Federal Child Care Funds Temporarily Frozen In Five States
- Federal Court Temporarily Enjoined The Funding Withholds
Conflict
Jan 23
Anxiety, Anger and Hope in Damascus After SDF Ceasefire
- Ceasefire Announced On January 18 Prompted Brief Celebrations In Damascus
- Fighting Resumed Next Morning After Rapid Government Advances
Politics
Jan 23
Turkish Court Dismisses Ekrem Imamoglu's Degree Challenge, Jeopardizing 2028 Presidential Bid
- Court Dismisses Imamoglu's Lawsuit Over Degree Annulment
- Degree Cancellation Threatens 2028 Presidential Eligibility
Environment
Jan 23
Why Forecasters Missed Signs of This Extreme Arctic Cold Surge
- Severe Arctic Air Expected To Hit At Least 45 States
- National Weather Service Warns Of Life‑Threatening Cold And Frostbite Risks
Science
Jan 23
Two Genetic 'Wrongs' Can Make a 'Right': AI-Backed Study Shows ~60% of Paired Variants Restore Enzyme Function
- About 60% Of Damaging Variant Pairs In ASL Restore Enzyme Activity
- Researchers Analyzed More Than 3,600 Variant Combinations
Technology
Jan 23
95% Of Faculty Say AI Is Making Students Overly Dependent, Raising Integrity And Skills Concerns
- 95% Of Faculty Fear Student Overreliance On AI
- 90% Say AI Will Decrease Students’ Critical Thinking
- 83% Say AI Will Reduce Student Attention Spans
Conflict
Jan 23
Ukraine's Power Crisis Deepens After Renewed Russian Airstrikes; Emergency Outages Across Most Regions
Ukraine's grid operator Ukrenergo warned the country's energy situation "significantly" worsened after recent Russian air attacks, triggering emergency outages across most regions. Several power plants are unde...
Politics
Jan 23
After Poor Polls, Trump Threatens Lawsuit and Accuses Media of Polling Conspiracy
- Trump Says He Will Add Times/Siena Poll To $15 Billion Lawsuit
- No Public Evidence Of A Media–Pollster Conspiracy
- Sent Cease-And-Desist To CNN Over A 2020 Poll; Did Not Sue
Society
Jan 23
Preliminary Autopsy Finds Drowning Signs and Dingo Injuries in Death of 19-Year-Old Piper James on K'gari
- Preliminary Autopsy Found Evidence Consistent With Drowning
- Injuries Consistent With Dingo Bites Documented
Society
Jan 23
Mother Describes 'Living Nightmare' After 14-Year-Old Son Was Found Dead In Belfast Storm Drain
- 14-Year-Old Found Drowned In Storm Drain Six Days After Vanishing
- Autopsy Recorded Drowning; Police Say No Immediate Evidence Of Foul Play
Politics
Jan 23
Pardoned by Trump, Will Goodman Says He’ll Keep Returning to Prison for Clinic Rescues
- President Pardoned Will Goodman On Jan. 23, 2025
- Convicted Under The FACE Act And Sentenced To 27 Months
- FBI Carried Out Coordinated Pre-Dawn Raids In May 2022
Politics
Jan 23
Delcy Rodríguez Consolidates Power in Venezuela as Military Shake-Up and Oil Reforms Accelerate
- Delcy Rodríguez Moves To Consolidate Power
- Military Shake-Up Removes At Least Six Senior Officers
Science
Jan 23
Ancient Quasar Defies Theory — Black Hole Growing About 13× Faster Than Expected
- Black Hole Accreting At Roughly 13× The Eddington Limit
- Quasar Observed When Universe Was Under 1.5 Billion Years Old
Politics
Jan 23
Kosovo Detains 109 in Vote-Fraud Probe as Full Recount of Dec. 28 Election Begins
- 109 People Detained In Vote-Fraud Probe
- Prizren Prosecutors Say 68,017 Ballots May Be Affected
- State Election Commission Ordered Full Recount
Security
Jan 23
Spain Shelves Pegasus Probe After Israel Refuses To Cooperate Over Pedro Sánchez Hacking Allegations
Spain's top criminal magistrate, Jose Luis Calama, has provisionally shelved a probe into Pegasus spyware intrusions after saying Israeli authorities ignored five formal requests for cooperation. The investigat...
Science
Jan 23
What Is the Higgs Boson — The Particle That Helps Give Mass (Explained)
- Higgs Boson First Observed By CERN On July 4, 2012
- Higgs Mass Measured At About 125 GeV/c²
- Higgs Field Causes Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
Security
Jan 23
U.S. Sanctions Five Costa Ricans and Five Companies — Including a Beauty Salon — in Major Cocaine Trafficking Case
- U.S. Sanctioned Five Costa Ricans And Five Companies
- Magic Esthetic Salon Named Among Businesses Linked To The Network
Conflict
Jan 23
Syrian Forces Take Control Of Al-Aqtan Prison In Raqqa After SDF Withdrawal
- Syrian Government Took Control Of Al-Aqtan Prison In Raqqa
- Prisons Officials Began Reviewing Detainees Conditions And Case Files

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Politics
Jan 23
Trump Denies ‘Weaponization’ While Pressing Justice Dept. To Pursue Political Foes
President Trump denied claims that he is "weaponizing" the federal government, asserting he had ended "Joe Biden's weaponization." Within 48 hours he urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute former special...
Politics
Jan 23
JD Vance Compares U.S. Economy to the Titanic — A Political Metaphor Tested Against the Data
- Vance Compared The U.S. Economy To The Titanic
- Vance Blamed Affordability Problems On Biden's Policies
- Obama Previously Used An Ocean-Liner Metaphor In 2009
Health
Jan 23
Guinea-Bissau Suspends US-Funded Hepatitis B Trial Citing Ethical Concerns and Sovereignty
- Guinea-Bissau Suspends US-Funded Hepatitis B Trial Pending Review
- Proposed Design: Birth Dose To 7,000 Infants, Delayed Dose To 7,000
Politics
Jan 23
National Park Service Removes Climate-Change Warning Sign From Fort Sumter, Sparking Debate Over Science and Policy
- Fort Sumter Sign Removed
- Sign Warned Rising Seas Could Inundate Fort's Walls
- Removal Reportedly Linked To Trump March Executive Order
Politics
Jan 23
Greenland Standoff Spurs Europe To 'De-Risk' The Transatlantic Relationship
- EU And U.S. Share Roughly $2 Trillion In Annual Trade
- Trump Renounced Plans To Seize Greenland And Backed Off New Tariffs
Security
Jan 23
Why ICE Targets Certain Cities: Former Acting Director Lays Out the Criteria
- Primary Factor: Size Of The Immigrant Population
- Sanctuary Policies Can Increase At‑Large Targets
- ICE Generally Has Visibility On People Booked Into Jails And Prisons
Conflict
Jan 23
UN Agency Warns Kalandia Vocational Centre Could Be Shut Within Days Amid Israeli Expropriation Threat
- UNRWA Warns Kalandia Centre Could Close Within Days
- Centre Provides Vocational Training To About 350 Young Men
Environment
Jan 23
Rice Researchers Develop Copper‑Aluminum LDH That Adsorbs PFAS Up To 100× Faster, With Promising Destruction Route
- LDH Adsorbs Long‑Chain PFAS Up To 100× Faster
- Copper‑Substituted LDH Uses Electrostatic Attraction To Bind PFAS
Health
Jan 23
Neither Fully Alive Nor Dead: Synthetic Phages Could Speed Therapies Against Superbugs
Synthetic bacteriophages assembled with a one‑pot High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly (HC‑GGA) may speed development of treatments for antibiotic‑resistant bacteria. NEB and Yale built a fully synthetic phage ...
Security
Jan 23
Arizona Man Charged After Allegedly Claiming Neighborhood, Threatening Residents at Knife and Gunpoint
- Man Accused Of Claiming Part Of Maricopa
- 27-Year-Old Javier Enrique Erazo-Zuniga Arrested
- Alleged Threats With Knife And Gun To Extort Money
Politics
Jan 23
Trump Administration’s Freeze On Child Care Funds Threatens Thousands — And Appears Politically Driven
- Federal Child Care Funds Temporarily Frozen In Five States
- Federal Court Temporarily Enjoined The Funding Withholds
Conflict
Jan 23
Anxiety, Anger and Hope in Damascus After SDF Ceasefire
- Ceasefire Announced On January 18 Prompted Brief Celebrations In Damascus
- Fighting Resumed Next Morning After Rapid Government Advances
Politics
Jan 23
Turkish Court Dismisses Ekrem Imamoglu's Degree Challenge, Jeopardizing 2028 Presidential Bid
- Court Dismisses Imamoglu's Lawsuit Over Degree Annulment
- Degree Cancellation Threatens 2028 Presidential Eligibility
Environment
Jan 23
Why Forecasters Missed Signs of This Extreme Arctic Cold Surge
- Severe Arctic Air Expected To Hit At Least 45 States
- National Weather Service Warns Of Life‑Threatening Cold And Frostbite Risks
Science
Jan 23
Two Genetic 'Wrongs' Can Make a 'Right': AI-Backed Study Shows ~60% of Paired Variants Restore Enzyme Function
- About 60% Of Damaging Variant Pairs In ASL Restore Enzyme Activity
- Researchers Analyzed More Than 3,600 Variant Combinations
Technology
Jan 23
95% Of Faculty Say AI Is Making Students Overly Dependent, Raising Integrity And Skills Concerns
- 95% Of Faculty Fear Student Overreliance On AI
- 90% Say AI Will Decrease Students’ Critical Thinking
- 83% Say AI Will Reduce Student Attention Spans
Conflict
Jan 23
Ukraine's Power Crisis Deepens After Renewed Russian Airstrikes; Emergency Outages Across Most Regions
Ukraine's grid operator Ukrenergo warned the country's energy situation "significantly" worsened after recent Russian air attacks, triggering emergency outages across most regions. Several power plants are unde...
Politics
Jan 23
After Poor Polls, Trump Threatens Lawsuit and Accuses Media of Polling Conspiracy
- Trump Says He Will Add Times/Siena Poll To $15 Billion Lawsuit
- No Public Evidence Of A Media–Pollster Conspiracy
- Sent Cease-And-Desist To CNN Over A 2020 Poll; Did Not Sue
Society
Jan 23
Preliminary Autopsy Finds Drowning Signs and Dingo Injuries in Death of 19-Year-Old Piper James on K'gari
- Preliminary Autopsy Found Evidence Consistent With Drowning
- Injuries Consistent With Dingo Bites Documented
Society
Jan 23
Mother Describes 'Living Nightmare' After 14-Year-Old Son Was Found Dead In Belfast Storm Drain
- 14-Year-Old Found Drowned In Storm Drain Six Days After Vanishing
- Autopsy Recorded Drowning; Police Say No Immediate Evidence Of Foul Play
Politics
Jan 23
Pardoned by Trump, Will Goodman Says He’ll Keep Returning to Prison for Clinic Rescues
- President Pardoned Will Goodman On Jan. 23, 2025
- Convicted Under The FACE Act And Sentenced To 27 Months
- FBI Carried Out Coordinated Pre-Dawn Raids In May 2022
Politics
Jan 23
Delcy Rodríguez Consolidates Power in Venezuela as Military Shake-Up and Oil Reforms Accelerate
- Delcy Rodríguez Moves To Consolidate Power
- Military Shake-Up Removes At Least Six Senior Officers
Science
Jan 23
Ancient Quasar Defies Theory — Black Hole Growing About 13× Faster Than Expected
- Black Hole Accreting At Roughly 13× The Eddington Limit
- Quasar Observed When Universe Was Under 1.5 Billion Years Old
Politics
Jan 23
Kosovo Detains 109 in Vote-Fraud Probe as Full Recount of Dec. 28 Election Begins
- 109 People Detained In Vote-Fraud Probe
- Prizren Prosecutors Say 68,017 Ballots May Be Affected
- State Election Commission Ordered Full Recount
Security
Jan 23
Spain Shelves Pegasus Probe After Israel Refuses To Cooperate Over Pedro Sánchez Hacking Allegations
Spain's top criminal magistrate, Jose Luis Calama, has provisionally shelved a probe into Pegasus spyware intrusions after saying Israeli authorities ignored five formal requests for cooperation. The investigat...
Science
Jan 23
What Is the Higgs Boson — The Particle That Helps Give Mass (Explained)
- Higgs Boson First Observed By CERN On July 4, 2012
- Higgs Mass Measured At About 125 GeV/c²
- Higgs Field Causes Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
Security
Jan 23
U.S. Sanctions Five Costa Ricans and Five Companies — Including a Beauty Salon — in Major Cocaine Trafficking Case
- U.S. Sanctioned Five Costa Ricans And Five Companies
- Magic Esthetic Salon Named Among Businesses Linked To The Network
Conflict
Jan 23
Syrian Forces Take Control Of Al-Aqtan Prison In Raqqa After SDF Withdrawal
- Syrian Government Took Control Of Al-Aqtan Prison In Raqqa
- Prisons Officials Began Reviewing Detainees Conditions And Case Files