Amazon Web Services outage persists as recovery stalls, impacting many websites and apps

Internet users on Monday afternoon continued to report issues with platforms that rely on Amazon Web Services, hours after Amazon’s cloud computing unit said it was recovering from an outage that started earlier in the day.  The Amazon division provides remote computing services to many apps, websites, governments, universities and companies. Early Monday, users reported…

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Many big names in group of unlikely allies seeking ban, for now, on AI “superintelligence”

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have joined prominent computer scientists, economists, artists, evangelical Christian leaders and American conservative commentators Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck to call for a ban on AI “superintelligence” they say could threaten humanity. The letter, released Wednesday by a politically and geographically diverse group of public figures, is squarely aimed…

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3 U.S. service members killed in military operation against Iran, CENTCOM says

U.S. Central Command said Sunday that three American service members were killed and five others were seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran. “Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty,” CENTCOM said in a post on social media….

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Transcript: María Corina Machado on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 1, 2026

The following is the full transcript of the interview with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 1, 2026. The interview was conducted on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, and…

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Endangered ferrets in more jeopardy as government shutdown drags on, wildlife expert warns

Of all the communities across America impacted by the government shutdown, the population of endangered black-footed ferrets may be among the smallest and most vulnerable.  This rare species, safeguarded under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, teeters on the brink of extinction, with about 300 existing in the wild.  Now, with biologists from the…

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