Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Madel drops out, faults Trump immigration policy
Republican candidate for Minnesota governor Chris Madel has ended his campaign in a surprise video announcement.
Day: January 26, 2026
Israel says remains of last Gaza hostage returned
The body of the last hostage held in Gaza has been returned, says the Israeli military, completing the first phase of the US-backed ceasefire deal.
In a 38-page essay, Dario Amodei warns of civilization-level damage from superintelligent AI, questioning whether humanity has the maturity to handle such power (Axios)
Axios:
In a 38-page essay, Dario Amodei warns of civilization-level damage from superintelligent AI, questioning whether humanity has the maturity to handle such power — – Massive job loss: “I … simultaneously think that AI …
Seahawks are Super Bowl bound: What people are saying on social media
Tariq Woolen apologized for his penalty (in meme form) and Russell Wilson offer congrats. Here’s what else people are saying about the Seahawks on social media.
Human rights groups hit out at Trump expanding ‘disastrous and deadly’ abortion policy
The longstanding Republican policy — which the US president has now substantially broadened — restricted organisations receiving US funding from performing or promoting abortion
IDC MarketScape Recognizes Cisco as a Leader in North America IT Training Services and IT Training Services in Europe
With 7 million learners every year and 28 million since Learn with Cisco’s inception, we’re building the skills infrastructure the world needs to compete in an AI-powered global economy.
TikTok reports ‘major infrastructure issue’ causing app glitches, bugs
App glitches, strange foreign-language videos, display errors, broken FYPs, and upload failures are happening – right after TikTok’s ownership change.
Hundreds of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks since start of 2026, UN says
The IOM highlighted that the Central Mediterranean remains the deadliest migration corridor in the world, with at least 1,340 people losing their lives there last year alone.
White farmers in Zimbabwe plead with Trump to help secure compensation for land seizures
Around 4,000 farmers were displaced from their land during the seizures more than a quarter of a century ago
Bank of Scotland fined £160,000 over account for sanctioned Putin ally
Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, who had held senior roles in Russian government, used a variant spelling of his name to access UK banking systemBank of Scotland has been fined £160,000 by the UK’s sanctions watchdog after opening a bank account and processing pay…