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Multi-Day Winter Storm Pattern to Spread Snow, Flooding Rains and Severe Weather Across More Than 30 States

A sprawling Jan. 6–10 storm pattern brings feet of mountain snow in the West, flooding rain and tornado risk in the South, and weekend snow near the Great Lakes. ...Read more

#winterstorm, #snow, #severeweather, #flooding, #travel

FIFA and Lenovo Unveil ‘Football AI’ for 2026 World Cup, Bringing Avatars, Analytics and New Data Questions

FIFA and Lenovo say AI will power team analysis, 3D player avatars for offside calls and stabilized ref cams at the 2026 World Cup—raising privacy issues. ...Read more

#fifa, #worldcup2026, #ai, #var, #lenovo

St. Louis Transportation Museum Seeks Memories of S.S. Admiral and Route 66 Drive-Ins for Centennial Exhibit

Kirkwood’s National Museum of Transportation invites 600-word reminiscences for a Route 66 centennial show opening March 14. ...Read more

#route66, #stlouis, #museum, #nostalgia, #transportation

Micro-Cap Cold-Chain Firm VerifyMe Becomes Unexpected Crypto Bet After Tokenization Merger Plan

VerifyMe shares soared after a proposed reverse merger would hand control to Cayman-based Open World, aiming to take real-world-asset tokenization public. ...Read more

#crypto, #tokenization, #nasdaq, #reversemerger, #microcap

China Opens Review of Meta’s Planned Manus AI Acquisition, Testing Reach of Export Controls

Beijing is probing whether Meta’s $2B–$3B deal for Singapore-based Manus improperly exported AI tech from China, raising risks for cross-border AI M&A. ...Read more

#china, #meta, #ai, #exportcontrols, #mergers

Warner Bros. Discovery Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Skydance Bid, Back Netflix Merger

WBD’s board unanimously told investors to reject Paramount Skydance’s $30-a-share hostile offer and stick with Netflix’s lower, less leveraged deal. ...Read more

#media, #streaming, #mergers, #netflix, #paramount

Supreme Court Poised to Rule on Trump’s Emergency Tariffs, With $133 Billion at Stake

Justices are expected to decide whether Trump lawfully used emergency powers to impose sweeping 2025 tariffs, a test of executive power and $133B in duties. ...Read more

#supremecourt, #tariffs, #trade, #ieepa, #trump

Flu Surge Pushes 2025–26 Season to ‘Moderately Severe’ as Mutated H3N2 Strain Spreads

CDC estimates 11 million flu illnesses and rising hospitalizations as a drifted H3N2 strain and falling vaccination rates strain U.S. clinics. ...Read more

#flu, #influenza, #vaccines, #cdc, #publichealth

FBI releases transcripts of suspect’s videos in Brown shooting and MIT professor killing

Federal officials released transcripts of Portuguese videos they say confess to the Brown shooting and MIT professor’s murder, detailing planning and the manhunt. ...Read more

#brownuniversity, #mit, #fbi, #massshooting, #immigration

U.S. GDP Surges 4.3% in Q3 as Shutdown Distorts Data and Inflation Reaccelerates

A shutdown-delayed GDP report shows the U.S. economy grew 4.3% in Q3 2025, while inflation and profits jumped—complicating the Fed’s path. ...Read more

#gdp, #federalreserve, #inflation, #shutdown, #economy

European ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Backs Postwar Security Plan for Ukraine, Including Troop Force

In Paris, European leaders and U.S. envoys endorsed a detailed postwar security blueprint for Ukraine, including a European-led multinational force after a ceasefire. ...Read more

#ukraine, #europe, #securityguarantees, #russia, #ceasefire

SAG-AFTRA Rebrands SAG Awards as Actor Awards; Paul Thomas Anderson Film Sets Nomination Record

SAG-AFTRA’s newly renamed Actor Awards unveil nominations led by “One Battle After Another” with a record seven; show streams live on Netflix March 1. ...Read more

#sagaftra, #actorawards, #awardsseason, #netflix, #film

L3Harris to sell majority stake in space propulsion unit; Rocketdyne name set to return under AE Industrial

L3Harris will sell 60% of its space propulsion unit to AE Industrial, reviving Rocketdyne while L3Harris keeps RS-25 and shifts toward missiles. ...Read more

#space, #rocketdyne, #l3harris, #privateequity, #propulsion

Cyclones Hayley and Jenna batter remote Australia in unusually intense season start

Two storms in days hit WA’s Dampier Peninsula and the Cocos Islands, underscoring an early surge in intense cyclones and strain on remote services. ...Read more

#australia, #cyclone, #western-australia, #cocoskeelingislands, #climatechange

Met Office Finds Winter Warmth Bringing More Flowers to Britain and Ireland

A decade of New Year Plant Hunt records shows each 1°C rise in Nov–Dec temperatures brings about 2.5 more wild plant species into bloom. ...Read more

#climatechange, #phenology, #botany, #metoffice, #citizenscience