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Jan 31
Musk Says Starship Could Launch Six Weeks After Jan. 26 — Version 3 Targeted For Early March 2026
Elon Musk posted on Jan. 26 that SpaceX's Starship could launch within six weeks, suggesting an early-March 2026 flight test from Starbase, Texas, possibly as soon as March 9. Flight 12 is expected to debut Ver...
Politics
Jan 31
Shutdown Risk Intensifies: Military Pay, TSA and FEMA Could Be Hit as ICE Dispute Holds DHS Funding
- Senate Advanced Funding Package But Left DHS On Short Term Extension
- House Must Reapprove Measure; Return Not Scheduled Until Monday
Security
Jan 31
Scientist Fatally Shot After Wrong Turn in Puerto Rico, Fiancée Says — Harrowing Ambush Leaves Questions
- Philadelphia Scientist Omar Padilla Vélez Shot In San Juan On Jan. 3
- Sustained Gunshot Wound To The Head; Died Three Weeks Later On Jan. 22
Science
Jan 31
How Birds' Retinas Work Without Blood: The Pecten Oculi’s Secret
- Bird Inner Retinas Often Operate Without Direct Oxygen
- Pecten Oculi Supplies Glucose And Removes Lactic Acid
- Inner Retina Relies On Anaerobic Glycolysis
Security
Jan 31
Manhunt Underway After Eight Inmates Escape Louisiana Jail; Three Recaptured, Five Still At Large
- Eight Inmates Escaped Riverbend Detention Center At 1:20 A.M.
- Three Escapees Recaptured: Hugo Molino, Trenton Taplin, Savon Wheeler
Society
Jan 31
‘Mommy, Open the Door’: Mother Says ICE Took Her 5-Year-Old During Minnesota Arrest; Judge Blocks Removal
- 5-Year-Old And Father Detained After Preschool Stop On Jan. 20
- Mother Says Officers Brought Child To Door Pleading For Her To Open It
Society
Jan 31
Father Says Daughter Is The 'Real Victim' As 25-Year-Old Florida Woman Accused Of Abusing Middle Schoolers Faces Trial
- Woman Accused Of Posing As 14-Year-Old And Abusing Five Middle School Boys
- First Arrested In 2023; Additional Arrest In April 2024 After New Alleged Victims Identified
Society
Jan 31
Real Brokerage CEO Accused Of Offering Cash And Park City Home To Employee’s Wife, Lawsuit Says
- CEO Accused Of Offering Cash And Home To Employee’s Wife
- Lawsuit Claims More Than $500K In Cash Plus $2–3M Park City Home
Politics
Jan 31
All Known U.S. Detainees Freed in Venezuela After Maduro's Capture, U.S. Embassy Says
All known U.S. citizens detained in Venezuela have been released, the U.S. Embassy announced Friday, and Americans are urged to report any remaining detainees to American Citizen Services. The releases came in ...
Science
Jan 31
When German Shepherds Got Their 'Cursed' Genes — How 20th‑Century Breeding Shrank Their Gene Pool
- Modern GSDs Show Roughly 36% Homozygosity
- Historic Samples Reached About 19% Homozygous Segments By 1960
Politics
Jan 31
Atlanta FBI Agent Reportedly Removed After Questioning DOJ’s Renewed 2020 Election Probe
- Atlanta FBI Special Agent In Charge Paul W. Brown Reportedly Replaced
- Brown Allegedly Questioned DOJ’s Renewed Investigation Into Fulton County 2020 Results
Politics
Jan 31
Jeffries Escalates Attack on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Says She Should Be "Put On Ice Permanently" — Threatens Impeachment
- Jeffries Says Noem Should Be 'Put On Ice Permanently'
- Democrats Threaten Impeachment If Noem Remains In Office
Society
Jan 31
Texas Man Sentenced to 50 Years After Pleading Guilty in Fatal Shooting of 12-Year-Old
- Terry Rivera Pleaded Guilty To Capital Murder And Received 50-Year Sentence
- Victim Was 12-Year-Old Carlos Fernandez
Science
Jan 31
290-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Reveals Predator–Prey Drama in Germany
- Oldest Confirmed Regurgitalite From A Terrestrial Paleozoic Predator
- Specimen MNG 17001 Discovered At Bromacker Permian Site, Germany (2021)
Politics
Jan 31
Tillis Threatens Senate Deadlock Over Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh
- Tillis Will Block Fed Nominees Until DOJ Ends Powell Probe
- Committee Block Could Deadlock Senate Banking Committee
- Bypassing The Committee Would Require 60 Votes
Politics
Jan 31
LAPD Refuses to Enforce California Mask Ban for ICE Agents, Citing Public Safety Risks
- LAPD Will Not Enforce California Mask Ban For Federal Immigration Agents
- Chief Jim McDonnell Says Enforcement Could Escalate Scenes And Threaten Safety
Science
Jan 31
Surprising Discovery: Massive Galaxy Protocluster Forming Just 1 Billion Years After the Big Bang
JWST and Chandra have identified a protocluster containing at least 66 candidate galaxies and a mass of roughly 20 trillion Suns, dating to about one billion years after the Big Bang. The system shows mature cl...
Science
Jan 31
See NASA’s Artemis 2 Rocket Live: 24/7 Feed Shows SLS and Orion on the Pad
- NASA Streams 24/7 Live Feed Of SLS On The Launch Pad
- Artemis 2 Will Carry Four Astronauts On A ~10‑Day Lunar Flyaround
- Earliest Possible Launch Moved To Feb. 8 Pending Tests
Politics
Jan 31
Federal Judges Accuse ICE Of Repeatedly Defying Court Orders Amid Mass Deportation Push
- Federal Judges Across The U.S. Accuse ICE Of Defying Court Orders
- Minnesota Judges Estimate About 96 Violations In One Month
Society
Jan 31
Beauty Student Aileen Martinez, 20, Killed in Apparent Murder–Suicide Outside Davie Aveda Institute
- 20-Year-Old Cosmetology Student Killed Outside Aveda Institute
- Alleged Shooter Was A 25-Year-Old Former Boyfriend
Science
Jan 31
Space Debris Near‑Miss: How a Zhuque‑3 Re‑Entry Exposed a Growing Orbital Crisis
- 7.5‑Tonne Zhuque‑3 Upper Stage Threatened Parts Of The UK Before Splashing Down
- Over 10,000 Tonnes Of Space Debris Currently In Orbit
Politics
Jan 31
CNN Data Analyst Warns Trump’s 2020 Fixation Could Cost GOP In Midterms
- Trump’s Continued Focus On 2020 Could Alienate Voters
- FBI Searched Fulton County Election Hub This Week
- 58% Of Georgia Voters Said Biden’s 2022 Win Was Legitimate
Science
Jan 31
Chinese Team Breaks Tokamak Density Limit, Paving A Practical Path Toward Fusion
- EAST Tokamak Reached The Density-Free Regime
- Study Published In Science Advances
- First Experimental Confirmation Of Plasma-Wall Self-Organization
Science
Jan 31
Gemini North Images Capture Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Shattering After Close Solar Pass
- Gemini North Captured High-Resolution Fragments
- Frames Taken Nov. 11 And Dec. 6; Released Jan. 29
Security
Jan 31
Minneapolis Shootings Highlight Why DHS Needs Body Cameras—and Why Rollout Has Lagged
The DHS is reviewing body-camera footage in the death of Alex Pretti while the Renee Good killing was captured only on a cellphone. Cellphone and bystander videos challenged initial official narratives but left...
Conflict
Jan 31
U.S. Energy Aid For Ukraine Stalled As Winter Deepens; Funds Caught In Bureaucratic Limbo
- Hundreds Of Millions In U.S. Energy Aid Remain Unreleased
- Funds Were Intended For LNG Imports And Infrastructure Repairs
Science
Jan 31
New Study Suggests Rural Populations May Be Vastly Undercounted — But Experts Urge Caution
- Rural Populations Underestimated By 53–84% In Some Datasets
- Study Compared 300 Dam Resettlement Counts Across 35 Countries (1975–2010)
Technology
Jan 31
Surprising Discovery: Cobalt Can Extend the Life of Single‑Crystal NMC Batteries
- Cobalt Found To Extend Life Of Single‑Crystal NMC Cathodes
- Study Published In Nature Nanotechnology By UChicago And Argonne

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Science
Jan 31
Musk Says Starship Could Launch Six Weeks After Jan. 26 — Version 3 Targeted For Early March 2026
Elon Musk posted on Jan. 26 that SpaceX's Starship could launch within six weeks, suggesting an early-March 2026 flight test from Starbase, Texas, possibly as soon as March 9. Flight 12 is expected to debut Ver...
Politics
Jan 31
Shutdown Risk Intensifies: Military Pay, TSA and FEMA Could Be Hit as ICE Dispute Holds DHS Funding
- Senate Advanced Funding Package But Left DHS On Short Term Extension
- House Must Reapprove Measure; Return Not Scheduled Until Monday
Security
Jan 31
Scientist Fatally Shot After Wrong Turn in Puerto Rico, Fiancée Says — Harrowing Ambush Leaves Questions
- Philadelphia Scientist Omar Padilla Vélez Shot In San Juan On Jan. 3
- Sustained Gunshot Wound To The Head; Died Three Weeks Later On Jan. 22
Science
Jan 31
How Birds' Retinas Work Without Blood: The Pecten Oculi’s Secret
- Bird Inner Retinas Often Operate Without Direct Oxygen
- Pecten Oculi Supplies Glucose And Removes Lactic Acid
- Inner Retina Relies On Anaerobic Glycolysis
Security
Jan 31
Manhunt Underway After Eight Inmates Escape Louisiana Jail; Three Recaptured, Five Still At Large
- Eight Inmates Escaped Riverbend Detention Center At 1:20 A.M.
- Three Escapees Recaptured: Hugo Molino, Trenton Taplin, Savon Wheeler
Society
Jan 31
‘Mommy, Open the Door’: Mother Says ICE Took Her 5-Year-Old During Minnesota Arrest; Judge Blocks Removal
- 5-Year-Old And Father Detained After Preschool Stop On Jan. 20
- Mother Says Officers Brought Child To Door Pleading For Her To Open It
Society
Jan 31
Father Says Daughter Is The 'Real Victim' As 25-Year-Old Florida Woman Accused Of Abusing Middle Schoolers Faces Trial
- Woman Accused Of Posing As 14-Year-Old And Abusing Five Middle School Boys
- First Arrested In 2023; Additional Arrest In April 2024 After New Alleged Victims Identified
Society
Jan 31
Real Brokerage CEO Accused Of Offering Cash And Park City Home To Employee’s Wife, Lawsuit Says
- CEO Accused Of Offering Cash And Home To Employee’s Wife
- Lawsuit Claims More Than $500K In Cash Plus $2–3M Park City Home
Politics
Jan 31
All Known U.S. Detainees Freed in Venezuela After Maduro's Capture, U.S. Embassy Says
All known U.S. citizens detained in Venezuela have been released, the U.S. Embassy announced Friday, and Americans are urged to report any remaining detainees to American Citizen Services. The releases came in ...
Science
Jan 31
When German Shepherds Got Their 'Cursed' Genes — How 20th‑Century Breeding Shrank Their Gene Pool
- Modern GSDs Show Roughly 36% Homozygosity
- Historic Samples Reached About 19% Homozygous Segments By 1960
Politics
Jan 31
Atlanta FBI Agent Reportedly Removed After Questioning DOJ’s Renewed 2020 Election Probe
- Atlanta FBI Special Agent In Charge Paul W. Brown Reportedly Replaced
- Brown Allegedly Questioned DOJ’s Renewed Investigation Into Fulton County 2020 Results
Politics
Jan 31
Jeffries Escalates Attack on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Says She Should Be "Put On Ice Permanently" — Threatens Impeachment
- Jeffries Says Noem Should Be 'Put On Ice Permanently'
- Democrats Threaten Impeachment If Noem Remains In Office
Society
Jan 31
Texas Man Sentenced to 50 Years After Pleading Guilty in Fatal Shooting of 12-Year-Old
- Terry Rivera Pleaded Guilty To Capital Murder And Received 50-Year Sentence
- Victim Was 12-Year-Old Carlos Fernandez
Science
Jan 31
290-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Reveals Predator–Prey Drama in Germany
- Oldest Confirmed Regurgitalite From A Terrestrial Paleozoic Predator
- Specimen MNG 17001 Discovered At Bromacker Permian Site, Germany (2021)
Politics
Jan 31
Tillis Threatens Senate Deadlock Over Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh
- Tillis Will Block Fed Nominees Until DOJ Ends Powell Probe
- Committee Block Could Deadlock Senate Banking Committee
- Bypassing The Committee Would Require 60 Votes
Politics
Jan 31
LAPD Refuses to Enforce California Mask Ban for ICE Agents, Citing Public Safety Risks
- LAPD Will Not Enforce California Mask Ban For Federal Immigration Agents
- Chief Jim McDonnell Says Enforcement Could Escalate Scenes And Threaten Safety
Science
Jan 31
Surprising Discovery: Massive Galaxy Protocluster Forming Just 1 Billion Years After the Big Bang
JWST and Chandra have identified a protocluster containing at least 66 candidate galaxies and a mass of roughly 20 trillion Suns, dating to about one billion years after the Big Bang. The system shows mature cl...
Science
Jan 31
See NASA’s Artemis 2 Rocket Live: 24/7 Feed Shows SLS and Orion on the Pad
- NASA Streams 24/7 Live Feed Of SLS On The Launch Pad
- Artemis 2 Will Carry Four Astronauts On A ~10‑Day Lunar Flyaround
- Earliest Possible Launch Moved To Feb. 8 Pending Tests
Politics
Jan 31
Federal Judges Accuse ICE Of Repeatedly Defying Court Orders Amid Mass Deportation Push
- Federal Judges Across The U.S. Accuse ICE Of Defying Court Orders
- Minnesota Judges Estimate About 96 Violations In One Month
Society
Jan 31
Beauty Student Aileen Martinez, 20, Killed in Apparent Murder–Suicide Outside Davie Aveda Institute
- 20-Year-Old Cosmetology Student Killed Outside Aveda Institute
- Alleged Shooter Was A 25-Year-Old Former Boyfriend
Science
Jan 31
Space Debris Near‑Miss: How a Zhuque‑3 Re‑Entry Exposed a Growing Orbital Crisis
- 7.5‑Tonne Zhuque‑3 Upper Stage Threatened Parts Of The UK Before Splashing Down
- Over 10,000 Tonnes Of Space Debris Currently In Orbit
Politics
Jan 31
CNN Data Analyst Warns Trump’s 2020 Fixation Could Cost GOP In Midterms
- Trump’s Continued Focus On 2020 Could Alienate Voters
- FBI Searched Fulton County Election Hub This Week
- 58% Of Georgia Voters Said Biden’s 2022 Win Was Legitimate
Science
Jan 31
Chinese Team Breaks Tokamak Density Limit, Paving A Practical Path Toward Fusion
- EAST Tokamak Reached The Density-Free Regime
- Study Published In Science Advances
- First Experimental Confirmation Of Plasma-Wall Self-Organization
Science
Jan 31
Gemini North Images Capture Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Shattering After Close Solar Pass
- Gemini North Captured High-Resolution Fragments
- Frames Taken Nov. 11 And Dec. 6; Released Jan. 29
Security
Jan 31
Minneapolis Shootings Highlight Why DHS Needs Body Cameras—and Why Rollout Has Lagged
The DHS is reviewing body-camera footage in the death of Alex Pretti while the Renee Good killing was captured only on a cellphone. Cellphone and bystander videos challenged initial official narratives but left...
Conflict
Jan 31
U.S. Energy Aid For Ukraine Stalled As Winter Deepens; Funds Caught In Bureaucratic Limbo
- Hundreds Of Millions In U.S. Energy Aid Remain Unreleased
- Funds Were Intended For LNG Imports And Infrastructure Repairs
Science
Jan 31
New Study Suggests Rural Populations May Be Vastly Undercounted — But Experts Urge Caution
- Rural Populations Underestimated By 53–84% In Some Datasets
- Study Compared 300 Dam Resettlement Counts Across 35 Countries (1975–2010)
Technology
Jan 31
Surprising Discovery: Cobalt Can Extend the Life of Single‑Crystal NMC Batteries
- Cobalt Found To Extend Life Of Single‑Crystal NMC Cathodes
- Study Published In Nature Nanotechnology By UChicago And Argonne