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Massive black hole mystery unlocked by researchers

It's one of astronomy's great mysteries: how did black holes get so big, so massive, so quickly. An answer to this cosmic conundrum has now been provided by researchers at Ireland's Maynooth University (MU) and reported today in Nature Astronomy.

Israel launches wave of fresh strikes on Lebanon

Israel launched fresh strikes on what it said were Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon after raids earlier Wednesday killed two people, the latest violence despite a year-old ceasefire with the militant group. The state-run National News Agency said Israeli warplanes launched

Bessent dismisses Denmark as 'irrelevant'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Denmark “irrelevant” on Tuesday amid tensions between the U.S. and the Scandinavian country over Greenland. “Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds — like Denmark itself — is irrelevant,” Bessent said at a press conference Tuesday.

Newsom calls Trump’s Davos speech ‘remarkably boring’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday dismissed President Trump's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as "remarkably boring." "It was remarkably insignificant,” Newsom continued as he spoke with CNN's Kaitlan Collins in Davos. "He was never going

Trump aims to melt Greenland opposition

12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below. It’s Wednesday. This winter storm could be a whopper this weekend. And thanks to everyone who guessed the number of Truth Social posts President Trump published in the past year. Nearly every

Fat Pikachu Is Back

The legendary Chunkachu returns in a super-squishy form The post Fat Pikachu Is Back appeared first on Kotaku .