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Influential Ghanaian highlife musician Ebo Taylor dies at 90
The guitarist, composer and band leader fused Ghanaian music and funk to create tracks sampled around the world.
Latest news bulletin | February 8th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this February 8th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Drag Race Contestants Lip Sync Amyl And The Sniffers For Guest Judge Amy Taylor
A couple of years ago Amyl And The Sniffers vocalist Amy Taylor was a guest judge on Drag Race Down Under , her home country's spinoff of RuPaul's Drag Race . On the latest episode of America's favorite drag competition show, Taylor not only served as guest judge again, but two
Taxi Driver still feels disturbingly contemporary half a century later
Like Fight Club and American Psycho, this psychological drama transcends its dorm-poster status.
Ancient Yangtze floods linked to Shijiahe decline, new 1,000-year rainfall record shows
A new study involving researchers from Oxford's Department of Earth Sciences has finally solved the mystery of what caused the collapse of an Ancient Chinese civilization—finding that widespread flooding was to blame. The findings have been published in National Science Reviews.
Musk jumps back into political fray with big midterm donations
Billionaire Elon Musk is back in the political fray, giving Republicans a boost in the run up to the 2026 midterm elections. The Tesla CEO had injected hundreds of millions into the 2024 election but announced plans last spring to step back from political spending, a potential
How to Watch Super Bowl LX Live Online
The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots officially go head to head at Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium this Sunday, Feb. 8 for Super Bowl LX. The Big Game, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET, will broadcast on NBC and stream live on Peacock. Cable-cutters can also tune into the
America’s Christian revival is a hoax
Despite the increased visibility of Christian culture, church attendance in America continues to decline, indicating that the current trend is not a revival of Christianity, but rather a shift towards a more individualized and deinstitutionalized form of spirituality.
Fetterman 'absolutely' expects government shutdown over DHS funding
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Sunday said he “absolutely” expects a partial government shutdown amid the funding battle over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “I absolutely would expect that it's going to shut down. I know, we the Democrats, we provided, I think it
Trump’s EPA reapproves contentious weedkiller dicamba for some GM crops
Environmental groups said dicamba drift has damaged vegetable farms, trees and other critical plants The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reapproved the weedkiller dicamba for use on genetically modified soybeans and cotton, a pesticide that has raised widespread
The Blessing of Burnout: Samin Nosrat on the Faustian Bargain of Achievement and the Simple Substance of the Good Life
We live in a bipolar epoch — on one end, the blamethirsty finger of cancel culture and politicized othering; on the other, the zeal for designating people, real human beings with real human lives, as secular saints expected to give us unremitting consolation, inspiration, and
Israel to take more West Bank powers and relax settler land buys, media say
JERUSALEM, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Israel's security cabinet approved a series of steps on Sunday that would make it easier for settlers in the occupied West Bank to buy land while granting Israeli authorities more enforcement powers over Palestinians, Israeli media reported. The
Jeffries says GOP 'finally showed some backbone' in criticizing Trump for racist video of Obamas
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday his GOP colleagues in Congress “finally showed some backbone” in pushing back against a video President Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday evening portraying former President Obama and former first lady Michelle
Thailand's PM Anutin staked his election on nationalism — and won
BANGKOK, Feb 8 - Anutin Charnvirakul stood at a rally in Thailand's capital Bangkok last month and declared that his Bhumjaithai Party should be the automatic choice for any patriotic Thai in Sunday's general election.
Polyvagal Theory and the Neurobiology of Connection: The Science of Rupture, Repair, and Reciprocity
"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."
Seattle's new minimum pay for app deliveries raised base pay, but tips fell
On-demand delivery services facilitated through online platforms have grown significantly in the past decade, generating work opportunities for independent drivers who can self-schedule their work. In a new study, researchers examined how a new minimum pay requirement for
PinkPantheress Is Not The Weakest Link
It's been a big week for PinkPantheress, who made a surprise appearance as a contestant on the BBC trivia show The Weakest Link Saturday night. The show's premise is that the group of contestants take turns answering general knowledge questions, collectively trying to answer as
Trump rips Olympic skier over remarks about representing US
President Trump ripped Hunter Hess on Sunday after the U.S. skier spoke out against the political climate in his home country at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan earlier this week. "U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn’t represent his Country in the
‘Clear signal’: Thai PM Anutin says Bhumjaithai won most seats in election, open to working with other parties
“Our victory is a victory of all people,” says Anutin Charnvirakul as his party pips its fierce rivals in Sunday’s (Feb 8) election.
Box Office: ‘Melania’ Plunges 67% to Ninth Place, ‘Send Help’ Remains No. 1 in Glacial Super Bowl Weekend
Football festivities and frigid temperatures across the East Coast and Midwest kept moviegoers on the couch and contributed to a glacial Super Bowl weekend at the box office. Without any new releases from the major studios, Sam Raimi’s survival thriller “Send Help” remained in
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Reboot: Why Disney should greenlight the series
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers was a smash hit in 2022, but Disney shockingly hasn't greenlit a reboot. What's the hold up?
Skull fragments expand the frontiers of Iberian severed head ritual
The study of skull fragments from the Olèrdola (Olèrdola, Barcelona) and Molí d'Espígol (Tornabous, Lleida) sites has provided new evidence that would allow the ritual of "severed heads" from the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula to be located, for the first time, among the
The US prison system isn’t working — here’s what we can learn from other countries
That is not a series of bad individual choices. It is a system producing a revolving door.
Thailand PM's party takes wide lead in three-way election race
BANGKOK, Feb 8 - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's party was far ahead in Sunday's general election, leading a three-way race with a commanding margin that could make it easier to form a coalition and reduce the risk of further political instability.
Lindsey Vonn Suffers Crash at Winter Olympics and Is Flown Away by Helicopter, Dashing Comeback Hopes
Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn suffered a bad crash in the women’s downhill race on Sunday at the Winter Olympics in Cortina where she was airlifted by a helicopter, dashing her highly anticipated hopes of a comeback and possibly ending her storied career. The 41-year-old U.S. ski
Israel to expand law enforcement in Palestinian-controlled West Bank areas, defying Oslo Accords
The decision, expected to take effect in areas of the West Bank under Palestinian Authority control, will include prohibitions on water violations, damage to archaeological sites and environmental hazards. It will also introduce measures to ease the sale of Palestinian land to
Saudi Arabia orders 20 high-speed trains from Spain's Talgo
MADRID, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has ordered 20 new high-speed trains from Spain's Talgo SA, the company and Spain's transport minister said on Sunday. In a statement, Talgo said the deal adds 1.33 billion euros ($1.57 billion) to its order backlog, bringing it to a total
Takaichi's ruling party on course for landslide win in Japan election
Takaichi is estimated to have secured a two-thirds majority in Japan's lower house, the best result for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since elections in 2017 under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Thailand election: Anutin’s Bhumjaithai declares victory as People’s Party concedes
According to projections, Bhumjaithai had won 177 constituency seats, followed by People’s Party with 81.