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A cup (or 2 or 3) of coffee or tea a day helps keep dementia away
People who drank the most caffeinated coffee had a lower risk of dementia compared to those who drank the least, the long-term observational study found.
www.nbcnews.com
Validation for the jittery: Your caffeine habit is officially neuroprotective. A study of 132,000 adults links 2-3 cups of fully-leaded coffee to an 18% lower dementia risk. Decaf? Zero benefit. It’s not a cure, but it’s scientifically backed permission for that third cup.
Vance preaches unity, but Trump demands ubiquity. Attacking Hunter Hess wasn't about patriotism. It was a spotlight heist. DJT cannot tolerate a global stage where he isn't the main character, so he turned the Milan Games into a fealty test. The Trump Show wants a gold medal like a FiFA Peace Prize.
When conflict meets competition: Trump's immigration agenda roils opening days of Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics have become a platform for political debate in the U.S. American athletes face questions about President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
apnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Vance preaches unity, but Trump demands ubiquity. Attacking Hunter Hess wasn't about patriotism. It was a spotlight heist. DJT cannot tolerate a global stage where he isn't the main character, so he turned the Milan Games into a fealty test. The Trump Show wants a gold medal like a FiFA Peace Prize.
The "cool breeze" is endangered. Models predict Africa faces near-permanent heat—300 days/year by 2065. It isn't just carbon; it’s bad landscaping. Swapping forests for crops breaks nature’s AC, creating humidity traps. The relief window is shutting.
Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of Africa
By the end of this century, parts of Africa could face heatwaves for 250-300 days a year, which will make it difficult for people to survive.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The "cool breeze" is endangered. Models predict Africa faces near-permanent heat—300 days/year by 2065. It isn't just carbon; it’s bad landscaping. Swapping forests for crops breaks nature’s AC, creating humidity traps. The relief window is shutting.
The Munich report redefines the US from guarantor to risk. While NATO ambassador frames friction as burden-sharing, the competitive authoritarianism label forces a move. NATO Arctic scramble is not cooperation; it’s damage control. Europe readies to operate without, or despite, Mr. Trump.
US not trying to dismantle Nato or undermine world order, says ambassador – as it happened
Matthew Whitaker, the US ambassador to Nato, responds to criticism in the Munich Security Conference report
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 AM
The Munich report redefines the US from guarantor to risk. While NATO ambassador frames friction as burden-sharing, the competitive authoritarianism label forces a move. NATO Arctic scramble is not cooperation; it’s damage control. Europe readies to operate without, or despite, Mr. Trump.
LISTEN: Stop napping, start listening. Sleep is just one of seven rest buckets you need to fill. This Life Kit pod explores the deficits we ignore, from sensory to creative. It’s the perfect medium: close your eyes, hit play, and find out why eight hours isn't fixing your burnout.
7 kinds of rest (other than sleep)
In Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith's book, Sacred Rest, she outlines different kinds of rest you may be craving. From the mental to the physical, Dalton-Smith shares how to identify what kind of respite you need and how to embrace rest.
www.npr.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 AM
LISTEN: Stop napping, start listening. Sleep is just one of seven rest buckets you need to fill. This Life Kit pod explores the deficits we ignore, from sensory to creative. It’s the perfect medium: close your eyes, hit play, and find out why eight hours isn't fixing your burnout.
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Validation for the jittery: Your caffeine habit is officially neuroprotective. A study of 132,000 adults links 2-3 cups of fully-leaded coffee to an 18% lower dementia risk. Decaf? Zero benefit. It’s not a cure, but it’s scientifically backed permission for that third cup.
A cup (or 2 or 3) of coffee or tea a day helps keep dementia away
People who drank the most caffeinated coffee had a lower risk of dementia compared to those who drank the least, the long-term observational study found.
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Validation for the jittery: Your caffeine habit is officially neuroprotective. A study of 132,000 adults links 2-3 cups of fully-leaded coffee to an 18% lower dementia risk. Decaf? Zero benefit. It’s not a cure, but it’s scientifically backed permission for that third cup.
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SAVE Act: President Trump and Republicans sell H.R. 22 as an integrity shield, but data suggest it is a trap. With 80% of red-state voters lacking passports and 69 million women facing name hurdles, legislation creates an administrative tax on the very coalition that delivered the White House.
SAVE Act: Unintended consequences of voters' documentary proof
Data analysis shows 80% of deep-red voters lack passports, while 69 million women face name-mismatch hurdles. Is the cost of this new bureaucracy worth the risk to the 2026 map?
news.flingjore.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
SAVE Act: President Trump and Republicans sell H.R. 22 as an integrity shield, but data suggest it is a trap. With 80% of red-state voters lacking passports and 69 million women facing name hurdles, legislation creates an administrative tax on the very coalition that delivered the White House.
Benito transforms the Super Bowl into a San Juan block party, wielding Puerto Rico’s cultural limbo as a superpower. Amid Luma blackouts and a salsa-crooning Gaga, he proves being Latino isn't a demographic to pander to — it’s a new definition of American. #badbunny
Bad Bunny makes Puerto Rico the home team in a vivid Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny's set at the halftime show of Super Bowl LX was filled with references to Puerto Rican culture. He performed at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
www.npr.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Benito transforms the Super Bowl into a San Juan block party, wielding Puerto Rico’s cultural limbo as a superpower. Amid Luma blackouts and a salsa-crooning Gaga, he proves being Latino isn't a demographic to pander to — it’s a new definition of American. #badbunny
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Kirk’s death exposes the MAGA coalition as a truce, not a movement. Without the ringmaster, Carlson and Bannon weaponize anti-Semitism to hijack the base from Trump. The "Big Tent" collapses into a circular firing squad; bigotry isn't just the ideology now, it’s the leverage for a hostile takeover.
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk
The activist’s assassination unleashed anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart.
www.theatlantic.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Kirk’s death exposes the MAGA coalition as a truce, not a movement. Without the ringmaster, Carlson and Bannon weaponize anti-Semitism to hijack the base from Trump. The "Big Tent" collapses into a circular firing squad; bigotry isn't just the ideology now, it’s the leverage for a hostile takeover.
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The US is running a dangerous experiment: Can a country contain measles while its government questions the cure? As outbreaks swell and federal support evaporates, the historic logic of vaccination, that fear prompts action, is collapsing, leaving Americans vulnerable to a preventable return.
The Only Thing That Will Turn Measles Back
A rebound in vaccination—which may depend on government support
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
The US is running a dangerous experiment: Can a country contain measles while its government questions the cure? As outbreaks swell and federal support evaporates, the historic logic of vaccination, that fear prompts action, is collapsing, leaving Americans vulnerable to a preventable return.
Border Czar Homan attempts damage control, warning that Bovino’s dragnet raids—which left two U.S. citizens dead—are tanking public support. The pivot? Swap the blunderbuss for a scalpel. Homan bets a return to "targeted" arrests is the only way to keep the "faith of the American people."
Border czar warned immigration operations should be targeted to 'keep the faith of the American people'
In an exclusive interview for an upcoming book, Tom Homan warned that public support for aggressive immigration tactics could falter.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Border Czar Homan attempts damage control, warning that Bovino’s dragnet raids—which left two U.S. citizens dead—are tanking public support. The pivot? Swap the blunderbuss for a scalpel. Homan bets a return to "targeted" arrests is the only way to keep the "faith of the American people."
Illegal cannabis grows turn California’s national forests into chemical time bombs. As federal agencies retreat, the state assumes the cleanup costs for federal land, racing to stop thousands of abandoned sites from leaching banned pesticides into public water supplies.
'Ticking environmental time bomb.' Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests.
Law enforcement raided the illegal cannabis operation in Shasta-Trinity National Forest months before, but rotting potatoes still sat on the growers’ makeshift kitchen worktop, waiting to be cooked.
apnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Illegal cannabis grows turn California’s national forests into chemical time bombs. As federal agencies retreat, the state assumes the cleanup costs for federal land, racing to stop thousands of abandoned sites from leaching banned pesticides into public water supplies.
Third time’s the harm. Eddie Bauer’s retail operator files Chapter 11 again. While 180 stores face closure without a buyer, e-commerce and wholesale remain safe. The down jacket pioneer is left out in the cold, unable to outclimb inflation or its “tired” reputation against modern rivals.
Retail operator of outdoor sportswear pioneer Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy
Most Eddie Bauer retail and outlet stores in the U.S. and Canada will remain open as the company winds down certain locations.
www.cnbc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Third time’s the harm. Eddie Bauer’s retail operator files Chapter 11 again. While 180 stores face closure without a buyer, e-commerce and wholesale remain safe. The down jacket pioneer is left out in the cold, unable to outclimb inflation or its “tired” reputation against modern rivals.
The diagnosis isn't just measles; it's a terminal loss of shared reality. Public health requires a "we," but America is overdosing on "me." We have dismantled the civic immune system for political sport. Like Rome, we’re letting the defenses crumble while the fever spikes.
How America Got So Sick
The health of a nation reflects the health of a democracy.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The diagnosis isn't just measles; it's a terminal loss of shared reality. Public health requires a "we," but America is overdosing on "me." We have dismantled the civic immune system for political sport. Like Rome, we’re letting the defenses crumble while the fever spikes.
Federal agents in California retain the right to wear masks during raids if badges show. The court blocks the state's ban as discriminatory for exempting local police, pushing lawmakers to now restrict all law enforcement facial coverings to legally bind federal agents.
Judge blocks California's ban on federal agents wearing masks but requires badges be clearly seen
A federal judge has blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number.
apnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Federal agents in California retain the right to wear masks during raids if badges show. The court blocks the state's ban as discriminatory for exempting local police, pushing lawmakers to now restrict all law enforcement facial coverings to legally bind federal agents.
White House circulates a draft pact urging tech giants to fund AI energy infrastructure, aiming to insulate voters from rising utility costs. The voluntary agreement, which officials now call outdated, attempts to shift grid reliability burdens to the private sector.
White House eyes data center agreements amid energy price spikes
A draft pact, obtained by POLITICO, seeks to help ensure data centers do not raise household electricity prices, strain water resources or undermine grid reliability.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
White House circulates a draft pact urging tech giants to fund AI energy infrastructure, aiming to insulate voters from rising utility costs. The voluntary agreement, which officials now call outdated, attempts to shift grid reliability burdens to the private sector.
SAVE Act: President Trump and Republicans sell H.R. 22 as an integrity shield, but data suggest it is a trap. With 80% of red-state voters lacking passports and 69 million women facing name hurdles, legislation creates an administrative tax on the very coalition that delivered the White House.
SAVE Act: Unintended consequences of voters' documentary proof
Data analysis shows 80% of deep-red voters lack passports, while 69 million women face name-mismatch hurdles. Is the cost of this new bureaucracy worth the risk to the 2026 map?
news.flingjore.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
SAVE Act: President Trump and Republicans sell H.R. 22 as an integrity shield, but data suggest it is a trap. With 80% of red-state voters lacking passports and 69 million women facing name hurdles, legislation creates an administrative tax on the very coalition that delivered the White House.
Speech and Debate Clause is the deadliest weapon inside the beltway. Massie threatens to read redacted Epstein names from floor proves transparency is hostage negotiation. DOJ wants protocol, Congress wants scalps. If the executive branch doesn't blink, the legislative branch leaks. Voters unhappy.
Lawmakers don't rule out exposing redacted names in Epstein files
Rep. Thomas Massie said he would give DOJ the chance to course correct.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Speech and Debate Clause is the deadliest weapon inside the beltway. Massie threatens to read redacted Epstein names from floor proves transparency is hostage negotiation. DOJ wants protocol, Congress wants scalps. If the executive branch doesn't blink, the legislative branch leaks. Voters unhappy.
CFPB is legally alive, but vital signs are fading. Reports estimate the watchdog’s nap costs consumers $19B. With lawsuits dropped and enforcement stalled, the bureau is less a shield and more a spectator. The cost of deregulation, it seems, is a direct transfer from your wallet to Wall St.
Trump administration's changes to the CFPB cost Americans $19B, a new report says
The Trump administration has significantly reduced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's activities over the past year.
apnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
CFPB is legally alive, but vital signs are fading. Reports estimate the watchdog’s nap costs consumers $19B. With lawsuits dropped and enforcement stalled, the bureau is less a shield and more a spectator. The cost of deregulation, it seems, is a direct transfer from your wallet to Wall St.
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Nurses and 2 major NYC hospital systems reach a tentative deal to end a monthslong strike over staffing and safety. Union members at Montefiore and Mount Sinai to vote while walkout continues at NewYork Presbyterian.
NYC nurses reach a deal to end a strike at 2 major hospitals while walkout continues at another
Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety and other issues.
apnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Nurses and 2 major NYC hospital systems reach a tentative deal to end a monthslong strike over staffing and safety. Union members at Montefiore and Mount Sinai to vote while walkout continues at NewYork Presbyterian.
Five distinct warnings signal a GOP retreat: Trump’s 39% approval, economic pessimism, special election losses, record retirements and a polling deficit. These metrics suggest the Republican House majority is collapsing as Democrats gain momentum for the midterms.
5 glaring warning signs for Republicans in this year's midterm elections
The sun sets over the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 5, 2023 in Washington, D.C.
Nathan Howard/Getty Images
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Five distinct warnings signal a GOP retreat: Trump’s 39% approval, economic pessimism, special election losses, record retirements and a polling deficit. These metrics suggest the Republican House majority is collapsing as Democrats gain momentum for the midterms.
Validation for the jittery: Your caffeine habit is officially neuroprotective. A study of 132,000 adults links 2-3 cups of fully-leaded coffee to an 18% lower dementia risk. Decaf? Zero benefit. It’s not a cure, but it’s scientifically backed permission for that third cup.
A cup (or 2 or 3) of coffee or tea a day helps keep dementia away
People who drank the most caffeinated coffee had a lower risk of dementia compared to those who drank the least, the long-term observational study found.
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Validation for the jittery: Your caffeine habit is officially neuroprotective. A study of 132,000 adults links 2-3 cups of fully-leaded coffee to an 18% lower dementia risk. Decaf? Zero benefit. It’s not a cure, but it’s scientifically backed permission for that third cup.
Fulton County officials argue FBI’s seizure of 2020 ballots shows callous disregard for rights. A federal judge orders the Justice Department to justify the raid by Feb. 10. The county claims the move bypasses civil litigation and exceeds the five-year statute of limitations for cited crimes.
Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows ‘callous disregard’ for constitutional rights
A Trump-appointed judge set a Tuesday deadline to disclose justification for the raid.
www.politico.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Fulton County officials argue FBI’s seizure of 2020 ballots shows callous disregard for rights. A federal judge orders the Justice Department to justify the raid by Feb. 10. The county claims the move bypasses civil litigation and exceeds the five-year statute of limitations for cited crimes.
Alan Kildow, Lindsey Vonn’s father, tells The Associated Press.: "She’s 41 years old and this is the end of her career. There will be no more ski races for Lindsey Vonn, as long as I have anything to say about it.” Kildow describes Vonn as a very, very strong person and handles the situation well.
Lindsey Vonn's father tells AP her Olympic crash marks 'the end of her career' if he has any say
Lindsey Vonn's father says she will no longer race if he has any say. The American skiing superstar broke her leg in the Olympics downhill over the weekend.
apnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Alan Kildow, Lindsey Vonn’s father, tells The Associated Press.: "She’s 41 years old and this is the end of her career. There will be no more ski races for Lindsey Vonn, as long as I have anything to say about it.” Kildow describes Vonn as a very, very strong person and handles the situation well.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright dismisses oil as motive for upcoming Venezuela visit, contradicting President Trump’s focus on using nation’s reserves to lower US costs. Wright becomes the highest-level official to enter the country since raid that captured Nicolás Maduro.
Energy secretary plans visit to Venezuela — but says Trump isn’t focused on its oil riches
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is scheduled to be the highest-level Trump administration official to set foot in Venezuela since Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
www.politico.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Energy Secretary Chris Wright dismisses oil as motive for upcoming Venezuela visit, contradicting President Trump’s focus on using nation’s reserves to lower US costs. Wright becomes the highest-level official to enter the country since raid that captured Nicolás Maduro.
Billionaire Elon Musk resumes political spending, funneling $30 million to GOP groups for the 2026 midterms. Despite a pledge to withdraw, the billionaire backs Republican leadership and a Kentucky Senate candidate, testing influence amid controversies over DOGE and platform X.
Musk jumps back into political fray with big midterm donations
Billionaire Elon Musk is back in the political fray, giving Republicans a boost in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.
thehill.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Billionaire Elon Musk resumes political spending, funneling $30 million to GOP groups for the 2026 midterms. Despite a pledge to withdraw, the billionaire backs Republican leadership and a Kentucky Senate candidate, testing influence amid controversies over DOGE and platform X.