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Trump reacts to ICE shooting in Minneapolis -- An ICE officer shot and killed a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to the Department of Homeland Security. President Trump reacted on social media, saying the agent "seems to have shot her in self-defense." CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.

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Johnson invites Trump to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 24 -- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he expects the State of the Union will take place on Feb. 24, though the date does not appear to be set in stone and has not been officially scheduled.

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Will 2026 Be the Year That the AI Industry Stops Crowing About 'AGI'?

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New carbon capture tech could save us from datacenter doom - Maybe our AI overlords, hell-bent on securing power any way they can, should invest in getting this to market - Science - 07 Jan 2026 - |

MTV Is Officially Dead. It's Time for Zombie MTV to Live in Your Browser

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Psychic's terrifying 2026 prediction comes true just one week into the new year

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The Vision of 2026 in 'Metropolis' Is Spot On

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Rare 2,000-year-old war trumpet, possibly linked to Celtic queen Boudica, discovered in England - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 7 January 26 - Archaeologists have announced their discovery of a metal hoard that contained an extremely rare example of a Celtic battle trumpet.

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60,000-year-old poison arrows from South Africa are the oldest poison weapons ever discovered - By - Sophie Berdugo - published - 7 January 26 - Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired prey during long hunts.

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Human Evolution -- Last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals possibly found in Casablanca, Morocco

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Leonardo da Vinci's DNA may be embedded in his art - and scientists think they've managed to extract some - By - Sascha Pare - published - 7 January 26 - In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be sure that the genetic material belongs to the Italian polymath.

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Archaeology -- Humans Made Poisoned Arrowheads Thousands of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

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How large is Greenland, really? Your map may be deceiving you

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NASA telescope combines 100 maps of the universe into one, promising huge discoveries - By - Sharmila Kuthunur - published - 7 January 26 - NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into one dazzling mosaic.

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Genetics -- The Race to Find Leonardo da Vinci's DNA Just Took a Major Twist

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The View From the Palisades

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Justice Dept. to surge prosecutors to Minnesota amid fraud allegations -- The Justice Department is sending a team of prosecutors to Minnesota to help investigate allegations of widespread fraud within the state's social services programs, U.S. officials said.

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9,500-year-old cremation pyre of a hunter-gatherer woman is the oldest of its kind in the world - By - Margherita Bassi - published - 7 January 26 - Hunter-gatherers cremated the headless body of a woman in a pyre around 9,500 years ago in what is now Malawi.

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Rubio says U.S. will control money from sales of Venezuelan oil -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that the U.S. has a three-phase plan for Venezuela, with an initial emphasis on stabilizing the country.

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Public Health -- RFK, Jr., Upsets Food Pyramid, Urging Americans to Eat More Meat

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Historic NASA test towers face their final countdown -- Apollo-era Saturn V and Shuttle stands set for controlled demolition as Artemis ramps up -- Science

Anthropology -- Could This Fossil Be the Key Linking Humans, Neandertals and Denisovans?

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Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data

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Starlink to lower orbits of thousands of satellites over safety concerns -- Move will see spacecraft shift from 550 km to 480 km as collision risks rise -- Networks

Climate Change -- Hundreds of Iceberg Earthquakes Rattle Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier

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Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' heads to Washington DC as global tensions spiral following Maduro capture

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'Difficult decision': Ubisoft to close studio in Halifax, impacting 71 jobs

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The Ancient Art of Nasal Rinsing Might Protect You From a Cold

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New battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry

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We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans

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Hundreds of flights have been grounded in Amsterdam and Paris, where bus services were also suspended.

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Study finds century-old medicine 'helps manage type 1 diabetes' A clinical trial has found that it reduces the amount of insulin

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The Giant, Voracious Sea Lions That Humans Cannot Stop

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We don't care if you're tall, dark and handsome! British daters are the least picky, figures show

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A lemon-shaped exoplanet is squeezing what we know about planet formation -- Under the radar -- It may be made from a former star -- Devika Rao, The Week US -- Published

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NASA spots universe's 1st starless, dark matter-rich object

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The REAL Da Vinci code: Scientists recover DNA from a Leonardo da Vinci drawing - and it could shed light on his genius

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Here are the launches and landings we're most excited about in 2026

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Geology -- Why Does Venezuela Have So Much Oil? Geology

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Plastic -- 'Microbubbles' Help Spread Dangerous Microplastics Through Our Water, Study Finds

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The secret world of animal sleep

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Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics

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How Canadian agencies are embracing AI tools to defend national security

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Study unravels secrets of history's 'most mysterious manuscript'

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Fears of AI-driven job losses in manufacturing misplaced, expert says

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Science breakthrough as man implanted with mind-reading chip can move cursor

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Boudica's horn of horror: Iron Age treasures unearthed in Norfolk include a battle trumpet to inspire warriors during combat

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Carbon capture company lands nearly £1m in backing

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Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci's DNA from artwork

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Why scientists are planting tiny forests in big cities

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Musk's AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children

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Hoard of Iron Age objects unearthed during routine excavation

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A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct

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Americans ditch cheese after learning Pfizer's ingredient is now found in 90% of dairy products

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January 6, 2026 - At CES 2026, AI Leaves the Screen and Enters the Real World

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Astronomy -- Starless 'Failed Galaxy' Is First of Its Kind Ever Seen

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Policy -- Congress Proposes Strong Science Funding for 2026

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Advanced alien civilizations could be communicating 'like fireflies' in plain sight, researchers suggest - By - Harry Baker - published - 6 January 26 - A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our search for extraterrestrial life.

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Appeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs

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Space & Physics -- Astronomers May Have Unlocked the Reason for Betelgeuse's Bizarre Dimming

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Maduro's post-capture wardrobe changes spark wild CIA 'psyop' claims

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Satellite radio transmissions are jamming telescopes and driving astronomers batty - Interview - 'What do we need to do better?' El Reg talks to comms boss about the problem - Science - 01 Jan 2026 - | 22

UK presses X to address intimate deepfake images

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CIA makes shocking statement about mysterious interstellar visitor that upends NASA's comet story

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The moon has been secretly feasting on Earth's atmosphere for billions of years - By - Harry Baker - published - 6 January 26 - A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar wind and our planet's magnetic field, upending a 20-year-old theory based on NASA's Apollo lunar samples.

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Scientists have discovered a new type of astronomical object, calling the strange entity a 'window into the dark universe'.

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Ørsted seeks injunction against US government over project freeze

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Deep sea explorers capture incredible footage of rare giant phantom jellyfish off the coast of Argentina

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Here's what to know about the unprecedented changes to child vaccine recommendations

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What your flirting style says about you, according to science - and it's bad news if you turn on the charm to get a free drink

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The 'blue zones' that could hold the secret to long life

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Mercedes, Nvidia target thinking AI cars by 2026

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I'm a tech expert and these John Lewis January deals on TVs, Apple products, headphones and more are too good to miss

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2026 Consumer Electronics Show underway in Las Vegas: Here is what you can expect from the tech world

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Why ordering takeout or calling the dog walker might lead to a happier relationship

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1,100-year-old burials of elite warriors and their ornate weapons discovered in Hungary - By - Owen Jarus - published - 6 January 26 - The 1,100-year-old burials of three elite warriors - two of whom were possibly father and son - have been discovered in Hungary.

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How Christmas trees are getting a new lease of life

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Electric car discounts are unsustainable, says industry group

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One of the world's rarest whale species is finally having babies

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The dinosaur secrets found in the archives of a natural history museum

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What's happening in Venezuela? Key details after Trump says US 'in charge' following Maduro 'capture'

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Mathematician solves 'moving sofa problem' popularised by Friends

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Scientists find remarkable link between healthy teeth and longer life

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Ancient Bible reveals timeline for humanity's final 'day' before divine judgment

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A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct.

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Health -- From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026

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Revealed: What women of different ages find the most attractive in men, according to science - so, do you agree with the findings?

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Under anti-vaccine RFK Jr., CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule

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Trump administration slashes number of diseases U.S. children will be regularly vaccinated against

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I grew up in a communist country... here's my terrifying warning about Zohran Mamdani

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Samsung's new phone looks straight out of science fiction. I got to try it

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Russia sees opportunity in thawing Arctic. But it's looking for partners, too. -- Russia is ramping up efforts to take advantage of the opening Arctic, both through military and economic means, and through international cooperation.

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EPA says it will propose drinking water limit for perchlorate, but only because court ordered it

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Artificial Intelligence -- Even AI has trouble figuring out if text was written by AI - here's why

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'Everything I knew burned down around me': A journalist looks back on LA's fires

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Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science crossword puzzle #25: Ancient hominin species famous for their 'upright' posture - 11 across

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Does AI belong in the exam room? Lawsuit alleges California health care group violated patient privacy.

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Does AI belong in the exam room? Lawsuit alleges Sharp violated patient privacy.

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Top-secret US weapon known as the 'Wraith' used in Maduro capture spotted in rare photos

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Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago

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