Finneas calls out ‘powerful old white men outraged’ by Billie Eilish’s Grammys speech
Finneas is standing up for sister Billie Eilish, whose Grammys acceptance speech drew criticism from some. Finneas O’Connell took to social media to defend Billie Eilish and her Grammys acceptance speech from a specific demographic that was angered by her remarks. “Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech,” O’Connell wrote Wednesday on Threads. Some, including R&B song and performance winner Kehlani, were just as direct in their language condemning ICE. Other winners, including Bad Bunny and Shaboozey, used their speeches to celebrate immigrant communities.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 05, 2026 22:32 UTC
Man gunned down after offering ride to woman seeking warming shelter in Missouri: report
articleA Missouri man who offered a ride to a woman who asked for help getting to a warm shelter was gunned down over the weekend, according to reports. William Palmer was found shot early Sunday and pronounced dead at the scene, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. Brittany Rivoire, 36, is accused of fatally shooting Palmer and then stealing his truck after he stopped to offer her a ride, First Alert 4 reported. Palmer was collecting scrap metal Saturday night when he encountered Rivoire , Jones said. Rivoire faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, armed criminal action and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle .
Source:Fox News
February 05, 2026 21:53 UTC
Autistic detransitioner awarded $2m after her breasts were removed at 16
An autistic woman who underwent a double mastectomy at just 16 years old has been awarded $2 million in compensation. In the first verdict of its kind, a jury in New York State gave Fox Varian $1.6 million for pain and suffering, with $400,000 for future medical expenses. According to court documents, the now 22-year-old was diagnosed with autism at 14 and struggled with anxiety, depression and an eating disorder. Speaking in court, Varian said she quickly realised that the procedure was a mistake. According to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, mastectomies currently account for the majority of trans-affirming surgeries for under-18s.
Source:Washington Post
February 05, 2026 21:49 UTC
California job losses slow in January as cuts surge nationwide
Job cuts surged nationwide in January following large layoffs, but California’s losses slowed after a year in which it led the nation in staff reductions. Advertisement“Generally, we see a high number of job cuts in the first quarter, but this is a high total for January,” said Andy Challenger, an executive at the outplacement firm. The massive California economy, by contrast, saw employers announce only 8,286 job cuts in January. There were just 2,739 job cuts announced the last month of the year, typically a slow time for layoffs before they pick up in the new year. The January job cuts by U.S. employers contribute to a less-than-stellar jobs picture, even as the national unemployment rate dipped a tenth of a point to 4.4% in December.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 05, 2026 21:31 UTC
Bitcoin Drops, Driving $2 Trillion Slide In Crypto Market Value
All told, the global crypto market has lost $2 trillion in value since hitting a peak of $4.379 trillion in early October, CoinGecko data showed, with some $800 billion wiped out in the last month alone. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization, was down more than 7% at $1,973 on Thursday. “It’s clear the crypto market is now in full capitulation mode,” said Nic Puckrin, investment analyst and co-founder of Coin Bureau. This week’s rout in global software stocks has accelerated the slide in the value of bitcoin, ether and other tokens. However, it is also an asset class that is heavily owned, particularly by retail investors, and hence adds to the overall market risk,” Kumar said.
Source:Huffington Post
February 05, 2026 21:00 UTC
Too Many Toots? What Excessive Farting Says About Your Health.
The key term for these carbohydrates, Giles said, is “fermentable.” That means the foods have an ability to produce gas. “They feed the bacteria in the gut and the bacteria produce the gas, including methane, which smells,” he said. If you’re regularly releasing gas more than 23 or 24 times a day and it’s causing problems, it’s worth investigating. You might be asked to keep a food journal and, yes, even count the number of farts you produce each day. So unless your gas comes with pain or surprises, you’re probably just doing what everyone else is doing, too.
Source:Huffington Post
February 05, 2026 20:59 UTC
Alysa Liu 2.0: How retirement, perspective helped the U.S. star reach new heights
“It’s just I had nothing to show.”The 20-year-old now proudly presents Alysa Liu 2.0. Armed with a new perspective from her two-year retirement, Liu now smiles genuinely on and off the ice, no matter if there’s a medal around her neck or not. “It’s exciting to think about that being seen.”When she made her Olympic debut, Liu didn’t feel like her career belonged to her. After retiring following the 2022 world championships — where she won a bronze medal — Liu got her driver’s license. I only ever did one thing.”Alysa Liu practices in Milan on Thursday ahead of the Olympic team competition, which starts Friday.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 05, 2026 20:55 UTC
This Little-Known iPhone Feature Safeguarded A Reporter's Data From Feds — And It Could Save Yours, Too
AdvertisementHow Apple’s ’Lockdown Mode’ WorksSOPA Images via Getty Images In January, the FBI seized a Washington Post reporter's tech devices. A recent court filing details how an overlooked iPhone feature stumped the federal government's forensics team from being able to access the reporter's iPhone. To turn on Lockdown mode, go to your iPhone Settings, tap Privacy & Security, then scroll down and select Lockdown Mode to enable the feature. Some websites will load slowly or not at all on your Safari browser because Lockdown Mode blocks complex web technologies. Apple’s “advanced data protection” feature –– another iOS cybersecurity feature iPhone users can turn on –– protects your content in the cloud with end-to-end encryption for your iCloud backups.
Source:Huffington Post
February 05, 2026 20:50 UTC
Wall Street Slumps As Alphabet, Qualcomm And Other Tech Stocks Fall
AdvertisementThose worries sharpened after Microsoft’s results, sending traders out of pricey tech and into cheaper pockets of the market. The CBOE volatility index .VIX, Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” rose 3.8 points to 20.49, hitting an over two-month high. The S&P 500 software and services index .SPLRCIS slid 3.2%, chalking up a seventh straight session in the red and wiping out about $830 billion in market value since January 28. AdvertisementAs traders dialed back exposure to pricey AI stocks, the market’s rotation into cheaper, overlooked corners kept gathering steam. The S&P 600 small-cap index .SPCY, the S&P 500 value index .IVX and the S&P 400 mid-cap index .SP400 were all on track for weekly gains, even as the S&P 500 was staring at a drop of more than 2%.
Source:Huffington Post
February 05, 2026 19:55 UTC
37+ things The Washington Post did wrong and 22+ things they could do to fix it
The internet is positively buzzing with people offering The Washington Post free advice following its massive layoffs on WednesdayI compiled a bunch of this advice from Twitter and Bluesky, and present it here in no particular order. Oh, and “The Washington Post” in the headline should probably have an asterisk by it: Much of this feedback is aimed, specifically, at Post owner Jeff Bezos. NYT hired away great Post reporters expanded offerings beyond hard news, had more successful podcasts. There’s your problem, in a nutshell.” (source)ELIZABETH SPIERS: “I don’t buy the idea that Bezos is intentionally killing the Post. We’re all building what we couldn’t at the Washington Post.” (source)JESSICA LESSIN: “I think Bloomberg is the answer.” (source)GABRIEL SNYDER: “A modest proposal for Jeff Bezos: donate the Washington Post to ProPublica to operate as a non-profit readers-revenue supported news outlet.” (source)
Source:Washington Post
February 05, 2026 19:47 UTC
Donald Trump Rows Back Criticism On Keir Starmer's Chagos Deal
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington. via Associated PressDonald Trump has now backed Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal once again just weeks after attacking it. AdvertisementBut, after a phone call with the prime minister on Thursday, Trump U-turned again, and now seems much more at ease with the plan. In a post on TruthSocial, he wrote: “I understand that the deal prime minister Starmer has made, according to many, the best he could make. And, once Trump had supposedly worked up a “framework of a future deal” with Nato over Greenland, he dropped the tariff threat.
Source:Huffington Post
February 05, 2026 19:44 UTC
Laila Edwards sparks U.S. women’s hockey to win over Czechia in Olympic opener
U.S. forward Laila Edwards is tripped by Czechia forward Barbora Jurickova during a 5-1 U.S. win in group play at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games on Thursday. Laila Edwards finally got out from under the spotlight and onto the ice for the U.S. women’s hockey team Thursday. “I couldn’t even imagine that,” forward Abbey Murphy said of Edwards, who skated a team-high 25 shifts Thursday. She’s magic on the blue line.”At 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds — making her the biggest and most physical player on the U.S. team — Edwards was well-suited for the move. “And they’re really cool guys.”After her Olympic debut Thursday, there are a lot of little girls who can say the same about Edwards.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 05, 2026 19:37 UTC
Nancy Mace Hits Back At Claims She Used Alcohol And Weed ‘Excessively’ In Whirlwind Posting Spree
LOADING ERROR LOADINGRep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) refuted claims that she drank alcohol and used marijuana “excessively” through a series of social media posts on Tuesday, saying she can’t drink too much due to a “genetic affliction” — only to be countered by one of her former staffers. In response, the South Carolina representative wrote in an X post that she is physically incapable of drinking in excess. In a video clip posted Tuesday on X, Mace accused the “fake news” of “spreading the lies” that she abuses alcohol. She also added that she’s not “supposed” to drink alcohol but does so “socially, occasionally,” noting that it “would cause all sorts of disease on my organs, cancer, etc. The accusations come after the House Ethics Committee announced in January that it is investigating allegations against Mace, who is currently running for governor of South Carolina.
Source:Huffington Post
February 05, 2026 19:32 UTC
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
[5] The proposed FY 2027 budget includes $9.3 million to fund 404 additional Georgia Housing Vouchers slots to help meet that new provision. The Governor’s Budget Report, AFY 2026 – FY 2027. https://opb.georgia.gov/budget-information/budget-documents/governors-budget-reports[2] Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Justice Department obtains comprehensive agreement regarding the state of Georgia’s mental health and developmental disability system. https://gbpi.org/overview-2026-fiscal-year-budget-for-state-housing-programs/[5] Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities budget overview [Testimony for Joint Appropriations Committee starting at 18 minutes].
Source:New York Times
February 05, 2026 19:21 UTC
La Guarida del Oso, 5 de febrero de 2026 (The Bear’s Den)
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIALBEARSSSSSSThe Bears are bringing back a familiar face as their running backs coach. Studesville also was a Bears assistant from 1997 through 2000 under Dave Wannstedt and Dick Jauron. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRONSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE PAGE2nd City Gridiron is our video home! THE RULESWindy City Gridiron Community Guidelines - SBNation.com - We strive to make our communities open and inclusive to sports fans of all backgrounds. No personal attacks, politics, gender-based insults of any kind, racial insults, profanity, etc.
Source:New York Times
February 05, 2026 19:16 UTC