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MADRID -- Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in Saturday's derby means there's no change at the top of the table, with just one point still separating the two teams. Julián Álvarez's first-half penalty had Atletico hoping they might secure their first win at the Santiago Bernabéu since 2016, but Kylian Mbappé's equalizer early in the second half meant the visitors had to settle for a point.

Madrid penalty drama, draw keeps LaLiga title race tight

(Leiter)The Berlin-based threesome’s groove-heavy debut is all too shortThere is much more to Berlin than techno. Over the past five years, the German capital has seen a thriving jazz scene flourish in its clubs, spanning the soulful vocals of Douniah, the sweeping compositions of Zacharias S Falkenberg and the electronic productions of Abasé.

Moses Yoofee Trio: MYT review – brilliantly explosive jazz

CNN —US-funded aid work around the world has been largely brought to a standstill, multiple sources tell CNN, despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claims that the United States continues to provide lifesaving humanitarian aid.As the Trump’s administration’s 90-day freeze on nearly all US foreign aid continues into a third week, thousands of USAID personnel were expected to be placed on administrative leave or fired, with plans to only retain several hundred personnel deemed “essential,” effectively gutting the agency.

The US State Department says humanitarian assistance can continue. Foreign aid workers say that’s not happening

The Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) have moved to take control of - and possibly shut down - an agency set up to protect consumers in the wake of the 2007-8 financial crisis.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) oversees banks and holds vast troves of consumer data.

Musk's Doge takes aim at US consumer protection agency

Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were created to help communities that have historically faced obstacles to equal opportunities in the workplace or felt a lack of belonging in majority-White corporate settings.These programs expanded on the Civil Rights Act, signed in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, outlawing employment discrimination based on race, religion, sex, color and national origin, experts say.

DEI programs benefit many groups, not just Black and brown communities

A man drew audible gasps after opening a barbecue grill to reveal an unwanted guest dwelling inside.Stuart McKenzie from Queensland, Australia, can be heard on a video shared to social media informing the homeowner: "I've just seen its tail disappear up into the barbecue."

Man Opens Grill Cover to Horror as He Sees 'Tail' Disappearing Inside

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. medical services providers are seeing the greatest numbers of flu cases since the 2009-2010 flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.For the week ending on Feb. 1, 8% of all hospital emergency department visits were due to the flu, which is more than double the 3.2% posted at the same time a year ago, the CDC reported.

U.S. influenza cases reach 15-year high despite declining COVID-19, CDC says

Sammy Awami BBC News  Reporting from    Dar es Salaam      EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock    Rwandan President Paul Kagame (second from the left) attended the summit in Dar es SalaamLeaders from east and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end the deadly fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At a crisis summit in Tanzania, the Southern African Development Community and East African Community (EAC) blocs urged all warring parties to hold peace talks within five

African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire

Lamar is the first solo rapper to headline the Super Bowl halftime show.The Super Bowl halftime show has always been a major part of the annual NFL event and is the United States’ most-watched musical performance of the year.Here is a look at Sunday’s halftime show during the match between Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Super bowl halftime show: What to expect from Kendrick Lamar’s performance

The two teams drew 1-1 for the fourth straight timeAfter a 1-1 draw in the Madrid Derby against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, Real Madrid will maintain a slim one-point lead atop La Liga. A controversial penalty that Julian Alvarez buried for his 17th goal in all competitions in the first half was canceled out by Kylian Mbappe's first goal in this rivalry in the second half.

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid score: Kylian Mbappe rescues point after Julian Alvarez's cold panenka penalty

Marguerite, who survived diphtheria and torture by the Gestapo, is the focus of Musée d’Art Moderne showcaseThroughout his career, Henri Matisse would return repeatedly to paint his favourite model: his illegitimate daughter, Marguerite.In what is considered his most famous portrait, she is depicted holding a black cat.

Matisse’s muse: new exhibition dedicated to the illegitimate daughter he spent a lifetime painting

Norm Eisen was co-counsel for the House Judiciary Committee during the first impeachment of TrumpDOJ says FBI agents who 'simply followed orders' on Jan 6 investigations won't be firedFox News correspondent David Spunt reports on a Department of Justice memo on FBI employees who were part of investigations into Jan. 6 defendants as the FBI Agents Association comments on the DOJ's employee questionnaire.

Who is Norm Eisen? Meet the anti-Trump attorney repping FBI agents suing the DOJ

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel on Saturday is releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, part of a ceasefire that has paused the war but whose future is uncertain.Israel views the security prisoners as terrorists, while Palestinians see them as freedom fighters resisting a decades-long military occupation.

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

CNN —When Elaine Spaulding met Arthur Aron in class at the University of California, Berkeley, in the late 1960s, she was conflicted.Both were studying social psychology. Elaine was in her final year of undergraduate coursework, and Arthur was just beginning his doctoral program.

Can asking 36 questions lead to love? The couple behind this research say yes

An Oregon coalition is sourcing food locally and offering it free of charge – with no questions about immigration statusAs wildfires swept through southern Oregon in 2020, killing at least 11 people, destroying thousands of homes and burning more than 1m acres of land, the region’s farm workers faced a brutal choice: stay and work through the growing haze of smoke and the approaching blaze, or lose out on their daily wages.

Food security project helping farm workers springs from ashes of wildfires

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The PlayStation Network remains down Saturday after an outage Friday night.PlayStation, which is owned by Sony Interactive, has given limited information about the disruption."We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN," PlayStation posted at 8:46 p.m. EST on X, 2 1/2 hours after outages were reported.

Outage disrupts Sony's PlayStation Network worldwide

A man in his 60s has died after a fatal assault in Malahide, County Dublin, Gardaí (Irish police) have said.It happened at Gainsborough Lawn at about 08:30 local time.Police said the victim was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.They have arrested a man in his late 20s who is currently in custody in a Dublin garda station.

Man in his 60s dies after fatal assault in Dublin

President Donald Trump's administration has already reversed or backtracked on a number of actions and policies in the first few weeks of the Republican's second term.The policy changes have ranged from the administration downplaying Trump's rhetoric on Gaza, rescinding an order that froze federal grants, to changes made by the Department of Justice [DOJ].

Donald Trump Is Already in Reverse

"The Price is Right" model and contestant standing next to a car (Cover image source: Facebook | The Price is Right) Seeing others win big may be exciting but not many people quite the tax burden that follows. “The Price is Right” is among the game shows on TV that have maintained a fan following consistently for years. One of the most special moments on the show is when a contestant wins something big such as a car. However, a lot of people might not know that there’s a whole process the winners have

The biggest prize on ‘Price is Right’ comes with one major problem the contestants never expect

Trends come and go, but some sandwiches disappear completely—no viral comeback, no nostalgic revival, just gone. Ever heard of a peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich? Revolting! But it was a thing. So was the liverwurst special. These sandwiches once graced American lunchboxes and diners, but today, they’re relics of the past.

10 Sandwiches That Disappeared Over Time

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CNN —A fast-moving winter storm packing a dangerous combination of snow, sleet and ice is moving through the Midwest on Saturday afternoon, with up to a foot of snow predicted in parts of the Northeast by Sunday morning.Over 84 million people from the Midwest to the Northeast are under extensive winter alerts, according to the National Weather Service.

Fast-moving winter storm is bringing snow, sleet and ice to Midwest, then the Northeast

In an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said his country and the United States “don’t have a timeline” on when Guatemala will begin receiving non-Guatemalan nationals who are deported by the Trump administration.Arevalo met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week as Rubio visited five countries across Latin America for his first trip since taking office.

Guatemalan president says no timeline on receiving third-country nationals after Rubio meeting

Crews continuing to search for debris from the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter near Washington used a plane outfitted with lasers to scan the bottom of the Potomac River early Saturday, the NTSB said.Large pieces of the jetliner and helicopter along with the remains of all 67 victims already were recovered earlier this week and crews now will spend the coming days looking for smaller debris before finishing the work in about a week.

Lasers aid river search for debris from plane and helicopter collision near DC

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said of Trump: 'I completely agree with him on many things'Alleged USAID whistleblower claims bureaucrats ‘got away with far too much’ as DOGE cracks down on agencyAlleged USAID whistleblower Dr. Mark Moyar reveals what he saw inside the agency and what he has experienced since speaking out on ‘Hannity.’

Rwandan President praises ‘unconventional’ Trump, says ‘we might learn some lessons’ with USAID shutdown

We're only a day away from Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.The NFL's biggest game will be played in New Orleans and according to Eliot Shorr-Parks of 94WIP, the Eagles could have the crowd advantage inside the Caesars Superdome. Shorr-Parks thinks the fan ratio is 70/30 in favor of Eagles fans.

Eagles Could Have Significant Advantage During Super Bowl 59

A cancer research lab at the Gunderson Institute in LaCrosse, Wis. Virtually all universities and medical research centers across the country would be affected by the grant cuts.The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in biomedical research funding, alarming academic leaders who said it would imperil their universities and medical centers and drawing swift rebukes from Democrats who predicted dire consequences for scientific research.The move, announced Friday night by the National Institutes

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately

'Can this party be saved? I have my doubts,' 'Sanity Clause' newsletter author Joe Klein asked about the Democratic Party this week‘Gutfeld!’ says DNC preachings on gender don't work‘Gutfeld!’ panelists discuss the DNC being lambasted for a 'beyond parody' leadership vote that included singing and gender rules.

Prominent pundit wonders if left wing 'nuttiness' has damaged Democratic Party beyond repair

The BMW 8 Series received a mild refresh in 2022, extending the grand tourer’s lifecycle. But if we follow BMW’s usual seven-year production cycle—and take the growing rumors into account—the 8 Series as we know it is on its way out. Insiders suggest that production could end in spring 2026, though much like the M8 Coupe’s discontinuation, the phase-out could be staggered across different body styles.

Before It’s Gone: How BMW Can Make the 8 Series an Iconic Farewell Edition

CNN —Ecuadorian voters are preparing to cast their ballots for a new president for the second time in 18 months amid an unprecedented security crisis in the country.Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, the son of a banana tycoon, was elected in 2023 to finish the term of his predecessor Guillermo Lasso, who had resigned, dissolved congress and triggered new elections to avoid impeachment.

Ecuador votes for a new president after years of violence and blackouts

Lightguard/Getty ImagesThe town of Anaconda, Montana, doesn't have the most scenic history. Vestiges of its beginning as the "Smelter City" can still be seen miles away, specifically the world's tallest free-standing masonry structure. Known as 'the Stack,' it's (almost) all that remains of Anaconda's once-thriving copper smelter and mine and still stands in the mountains above the city. Like many mining towns, Anaconda's heyday has come and gone, and for many years after the smelter finally shut down in the

Montana's 'Hidden Gem On The Continental Divide' Is A Secret Mountain Town With Endless Recreation

The Spruce / Ana CadenaKeep your pillows clean with tips from the experts. We all know how wonderful it feels to sink into a clean bed at night, and better yet when it's a fresh bed. But nothing makes a bed fresher than newly cleaned pillows, and it seems no one is doing this often enough.  Regular washing not only keeps your pillows fresh but also extends their life, ensuring you always have a clean place to rest your head. Learn how often you should be washing your pillows to keep your sleep routine clean

Yes, You Do Need to Wash Your Pillows — Here's What an Expert Recommends

Several of R. Kelly's victims filed a petition seeking to collect the more than $9 million still owed after they won a civil judgment against the disgraced singer.The petition, filed on Jan. 31 in New York County Supreme Court, names Kelly's accusers Lizzette Martinez, Lisa Van Allen, and Faith Rodgers as petitioners, along with Kelly Rogers, Roderick Gartrell, and Gem Pratts.