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Don’t ignore Apple’s urgent security update

Tech/Gear

Don’t ignore Apple’s urgent security update

If you use an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch or Apple TV, listen up. Apple has released a major security update to fix a zero-day vulnerability, which is a security hole that hackers discover and exploit before the company has a chance to fix it. Attackers were already using it in targeted attacks. In other words, this was not just a possibility. It was happening.The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20700, affects multiple […]

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State confirms outbreak of sexually transmitted fungal infection, experts urge caution

Health

State confirms outbreak of sexually transmitted fungal infection, experts urge caution

Minnesota health officials are warning of an outbreak of a contagious fungal skin infection.The condition is triggered by Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII), the same fungal species that causes ringworm.The primary symptom is round, red, irritated rashes that spread across the body, which can be itchy and painful, according to the state’s health alert.HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AT CENTER OF HEALTH ALERT OVER RAT-BORNE DISEASE"TMVII is a specific type of fungus that […]

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Hockey rink shooting suspect warned about going ‘BERSERK’ in X post day before attack

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Hockey rink shooting suspect warned about going ‘BERSERK’ in X post day before attack

The trans suspect accused of shooting and killing two people at a Rhode Island ice rink on Monday had posted on X about going "BERSERK" after an actor insisted that Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., is a man. McBride identifies as a transgender woman.Robert Dorgan, 56, appeared to become agitated after actor Kevin Sorbo wrote on X that "Tim McBride is a man. Community note this if I'm wrong," alongside a photo […]

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Canadian officials seize nearly 600 pounds of suspected methamphetamine at US border

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Canadian officials seize nearly 600 pounds of suspected methamphetamine at US border

Canadian border officials seized nearly 600 pounds of what they believe to be methamphetamine at the U.S.-Canada border this month.The Canada Border Services Agency announced the seizure on Tuesday, but the incident occurred on Feb. 4. They say a 29-year-old Canadian national, Kulbir Singh, was driving the drugs into Canada from the U.S."On February 4, 2026, a commercial truck arriving at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry from the […]

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Friday flights now cheapest as traditional travel booking wisdom dies according to new data

Business

Friday flights now cheapest as traditional travel booking wisdom dies according to new data

The days of booking your flights six months in advance to save a buck are officially over.According to Expedia’s 2026 Air Hacks Report, the early bird is now getting stuck with the bill, while a new wave of Friday flyers is reaping the rewards.As domestic airfares tick up 3% this year, a massive shift in travel data reveals that Friday has dethroned the weekend as the cheapest day to both […]

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Cheerios maker says cost of living, housing expenses changing way consumers spend

Business

Cheerios maker says cost of living, housing expenses changing way consumers spend

Cheerios maker General Mills cut its annual sales and profit forecasts, citing weak consumer sentiment and a shift toward healthier and lower-cost food options that are pressuring demand for packaged products."Weak consumer sentiment, heightened uncertainty, and significant volatility have weighed on category growth and impacted consumer purchase patterns, resulting in a slower pace and higher cost of volume recovery than initially expected," the company said in a statement ahead of […]

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Obama dragged for ‘headache’-inducing presidential center update that has visitors squinting

Politics

Obama dragged for ‘headache’-inducing presidential center update that has visitors squinting

Former President Barack Obama's presidential center in Chicago is again coming under scrutiny for its architectural design — this time leaving locals scratching their heads over confusing text wrapped around the top of the building. "I'm outside the Obama Center museum tower right now," Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bay posted to X Monday, sparking a deluge of mockery from locals and conservatives. "The new letters – an excerpt from Obama's Selma […]

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Jill Biden’s first husband pleads not guilty to murdering second wife

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Jill Biden’s first husband pleads not guilty to murdering second wife

A Delaware man who was married to former first lady Jill Biden decades ago pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing his second wife in Delaware. William Stevenson, 77, is charged with killing Linda Stevenson, 64, who was found unresponsive at their home in Wilmington on Dec. 28. He remains in custody on $2 million bail after being charged with murder on Feb. 3.Linda Stevenson ran a bookkeeping business and was described in […]

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Red Lobster considering more restaurant closures, CEO says

Business

Red Lobster considering more restaurant closures, CEO says

Red Lobster is considering closing more locations as it continues to reevaluate its restaurant footprint in the wake of its 2024 bankruptcy.The seafood chain shuttered roughly 130 restaurants when it went through the bankruptcy process and Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun told The Wall Street Journal in an interview that the company is continuing to review its locations and leases as it considers ways to curb costs.Adamolekun said in the interview […]

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