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Klæbo wins seventh Olympic gold

Johannes Klæbo won the men's cross-country sprint at the Winter Olympics, claiming his seventh Olympic gold and leaving two Spanish skiers eliminated in the quarterfinals.

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Klæbo wins seventh Olympic gold
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February 11, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Congressmen reveal hidden Epstein names

Two U.S. congressmen examined unredacted Epstein files and said the Justice Department had concealed the identities of powerful men, triggering fresh scrutiny and demands for investigations.

With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓David M. Farrell +79 more scholars.
Congressmen reveal hidden Epstein names
Replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓David M. Farrell, 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Staffan Kumlin, 🎓Ryan Goodman +76 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Platforms accept independent teen audits

The three largest social networks agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protected teenagers' mental health, after pressure from research and governments.

With replies by 🎓Johannes Breuer, 🎓Lilian Edwards +3 more scholars.
Platforms accept independent teen audits
Replies by 🎓Johannes Breuer, 🎓Lilian Edwards, 🎓James Goodwin, 🎓Euan G. Ritchie +1 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Europe takes two NATO commands

The United States transferred command of two NATO posts in Naples and Virginia to European officers, part of a U.S. push for Europeans to assume more conventional-defense responsibility, officials said.

With replies by 🎓Dani Rodrik, 🎓Daniel Fiott +8 more scholars.
Europe takes two NATO commands
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February 11, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Trump repeals EPA climate endangerment

The Trump administration announced it would repeal the 2009 EPA "endangerment finding" on Thursday, removing the legal basis for U.S. greenhouse-gas regulations and prompting vows to fight.

With replies by 🎓Jonathan A. Foley +37 more scholars.
Trump repeals EPA climate endangerment
Replies by 🎓Jonathan A. Foley, 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Gavin A. Schmidt, 🎓Richard P. Allan, 🎓Gavin L. Foster +33 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Scandinavian royals face Epstein scrutiny

Scandinavian royals were embroiled in an Epstein scandal as Sweden's Princess Sofia confirmed meeting Jeffrey Epstein twice and Norway's crown princess appeared in related documents, sparking questions.

With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio +44 more scholars.
Scandinavian royals face Epstein scrutiny
Replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓Staffan Kumlin, 🎓Scott L. Greer, 🎓Timothy Snyder, 🎓Alan Sked +40 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Madrid trains restored after fire

Adif said Madrid Cercanías services through the Sol tunnel were restored after an electrical-room fire halted trains, firefighters extinguished the blaze and no passengers were injured.

With replies by 🎓Luis Miller, 🎓Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda +3 more scholars.
Madrid trains restored after fire
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February 11, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Bournemouth beat Everton after dismissal

Bournemouth staged a second-half fightback to beat Everton 2-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with headers from Rayan and Amine Adli after Jake O'Brien’s red card.

With replies by 🎓Julian R. Betts, 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò.
Bournemouth beat Everton after dismissal
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February 11, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Perrot wins silver, Siao shines

French biathlete Éric Perrot won silver in the individual at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics, and Adam Siao Him Fa delivered a standout performance in men’s figure skating.

With replies by 🎓Catherine Baker, 🎓Nancy M. Wingfield, 🎓Brooke Harrington +7 more scholars.
Perrot wins silver, Siao shines
Replies by 🎓Catherine Baker, 🎓Nancy M. Wingfield, 🎓Brooke Harrington, 🎓Robert Black, 🎓Patrick Svensson +5 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 4:41 AM
US Mulls Carrier, Netanyahu Visits

President Donald Trump weighed sending an additional aircraft carrier toward Iran from the Middle East as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington for talks amid renewed U.S.-Iran…

With replies by 🎓Matthew Søberg Shugart +10 more scholars.
US Mulls Carrier, Netanyahu Visits
Replies by 🎓Matthew Søberg Shugart, 🎓Rohan Gunaratna, 🎓Yezid Sayigh, 🎓Trita Parsi, 🎓Randa Slim +6 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Sanctions halt flights to Havana

Cuba faced an acute jet‑fuel shortage after U.S. sanctions blocked Venezuelan shipments, prompting major airlines, including Air Canada, to suspend flights to Havana.

With replies by 🎓Daniela Gabor, 🎓Michael B. Bishku, 🎓Timothy D. McBride +8 more scholars.
Sanctions halt flights to Havana
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February 11, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Herzog visit sparks Sydney clashes

Pro-Palestinian protesters in Sydney clashed with police during Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, causing arrests and injuries, authorities and witnesses said.

With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Don Weatherburn, 🎓Peter Murphy +8 more scholars.
Herzog visit sparks Sydney clashes
Replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Don Weatherburn, 🎓Peter Murphy, 🎓Tim Stephens, 🎓Maarten Boudry +6 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Macron urges eurobonds; Berlin refuses

French President Emmanuel Macron urged the EU to issue common debt and favour "Made in Europe" industrial measures ahead of a summit, but Berlin rejected eurobonds as a distraction.

With replies by 🎓Klaus Adam, 🎓Helmut Reisen, 🎓Andrew Watt +12 more scholars.
Macron urges eurobonds; Berlin refuses
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February 11, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Judge halts Tufts student deportation

An immigration judge ruled that Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts who had been detained by ICE over a pro‑Palestinian opinion piece, could not be deported.

With posts by 🎓Robert B. Reich, 🎓Nathan P. Kalmoe, 🎓Anna O. Law +2 more scholars.
Judge halts Tufts student deportation
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February 11, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Sheinbaum seeks oil for Cuba

President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico was pursuing ways to resume sending oil to Cuba without triggering U.S. sanctions after U.S. threats put Mexico in a bind.

With posts by 🎓Vali Nasr, 🎓Fabián Muniesa, 🎓Daniela Gabor +7 more scholars.
Sheinbaum seeks oil for Cuba
Replies by 🎓Vali Nasr, 🎓Fabián Muniesa, 🎓Daniela Gabor, 🎓Christopher Wright, 🎓Richard G. Wilkinson +5 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 4:01 AM
EU approves tough asylum deportations

The European Parliament approved tougher asylum rules allowing member states to deport migrants to non‑EU "safe third countries" and created an EU‑wide safe‑country list, drawing rights‑group criticism.

With replies by 🎓Steve Peers +12 more scholars.
EU approves tough asylum deportations
Replies by 🎓Steve Peers, 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Ben H. Ansell, 🎓Juanjo Medina, 🎓Nicolai von Ondarza +8 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Kallas proposes demands to Russia

Kaja Kallas said she would propose to EU member states a list of demands the bloc should present to Russia as conditions for any peace agreement in Ukraine.

With replies by 🎓David Phinnemore, 🎓Simon Usherwood, 🎓Daniel Fiott +13 more scholars.
Kallas proposes demands to Russia
Replies by 🎓David Phinnemore, 🎓Simon Usherwood, 🎓Daniel Fiott, 🎓Scott Lucas, 🎓Nicolai von Ondarza +11 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Congressmen reveal hidden Epstein names

Two U.S. congressmen examined unredacted Epstein files and said the Justice Department had concealed the identities of powerful men, triggering fresh scrutiny and demands for investigations.

With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓David M. Farrell +74 more scholars.
Congressmen reveal hidden Epstein names
Replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓David M. Farrell, 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Staffan Kumlin, 🎓Ryan Goodman +71 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Norway launches two Epstein probes

Norway’s parliamentary control and constitutional committee agreed to open a dual-track Epstein probe — an external commission plus a control-committee review — and PST said it would open investigations.

With replies by 🎓Staffan Kumlin +16 more scholars.
Norway launches two Epstein probes
Replies by 🎓Staffan Kumlin, 🎓Timothy Snyder, 🎓Alan Sked, 🎓Glenn Greenwald, 🎓Césari Laurent +12 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Trump repeals EPA climate endangerment

The Trump administration announced it would repeal the 2009 EPA "endangerment finding" on Thursday, removing the legal basis for U.S. greenhouse-gas regulations and prompting vows to fight.

With replies by 🎓Jonathan A. Foley +37 more scholars.
Trump repeals EPA climate endangerment
Replies by 🎓Jonathan A. Foley, 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Gavin A. Schmidt, 🎓Richard P. Allan, 🎓Gavin L. Foster +33 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
EU approves 90% emissions cut

The European Parliament approved a law requiring a 90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared with 1990, while granting member states flexibility that critics call a loophole.

With replies by 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Gavin A. Schmidt +18 more scholars.
EU approves 90% emissions cut
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February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Scandinavian royals face Epstein scrutiny

Scandinavian royals were embroiled in an Epstein scandal as Sweden's Princess Sofia confirmed meeting Jeffrey Epstein twice and Norway's crown princess appeared in related documents, sparking questions.

With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio +44 more scholars.
Scandinavian royals face Epstein scrutiny
Replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓Staffan Kumlin, 🎓Scott L. Greer, 🎓Timothy Snyder, 🎓Alan Sked +40 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Trump removes Stonewall Pride flag

The Trump administration removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall monument in Manhattan after federal guidance limited flags at national parks, and New York officials vowed to raise it again.

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Trump removes Stonewall Pride flag
Replies by 🎓Scott L. Greer, 🎓Jelena Subotić, 🎓Karen Benjamin Guzzo, 🎓Catherine Baker, 🎓Nathan P. Kalmoe +5 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Chatbots misdiagnose patients; users blamed

A study found ChatGPT and similar AI chatbots gave incorrect diagnoses in about two‑thirds of cases when lay users sought medical advice, and researchers blamed human misuse.

With replies by 🎓Eric J. Topol, 🎓Demis Hassabis +9 more scholars.
Chatbots misdiagnose patients; users blamed
Replies by 🎓Eric J. Topol, 🎓Demis Hassabis, 🎓Reiner Leidl, 🎓Allen Frances, 🎓Shawn Graham +6 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 3:31 AM
European parliament backs digital euro

European Parliament members gave provisional backing to plans for a digital euro usable online and offline, boosting chances of issuance before 2030, lawmakers and officials said.

With replies by 🎓Steve Peers, 🎓Michael Pettis +3 more scholars.
European parliament backs digital euro
Replies by 🎓Steve Peers, 🎓Michael Pettis, 🎓Lilian Edwards +2 more scholars
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February 11, 2026 at 3:21 AM