ICE buys $87 million warehouse in Pennsylvania as it plans to expand US immigration detention centers

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ICE buys million warehouse in Pennsylvania as it plans to expand US immigration detention centers

This story was produced by the Berks County office of Spotlight PAan independent, non-partisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of essential local stories at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/gooddayberks. UPPER BERN – The Trump administration has quietly acquired a nearly 520,000-square-foot warehouse in Berks County as it plans to turn such facilities into U.S. … Read more

Ukraine’s strategy is to kill 50,000 Russian soldiers per month. A sign of confidence or an indicator of weakness?

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Ukraine’s strategy is to kill 50,000 Russian soldiers per month. A sign of confidence or an indicator of weakness?

Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about Russia’s battlefield deaths and asked his new defense minister to make it a priority. In December alone, more than 35,000 Russian soldiers were killed or seriously wounded, Ukraine’s leader says, and the goal should be to increase the number even higher – to 50,000 a month. “Make the cost of war … Read more

Their companies are designed for a world that no longer exists

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Their companies are designed for a world that no longer exists

What happened in Davos this year was not just a message for presidents and prime ministers. It was a warning to CEOs. The World Economic Forum has long served as a venue for diplomatic signalling, but this time the implications went straight to the boardroom. In Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that the … Read more

US refiners are struggling to absorb the surge in oil imports from Venezuela

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US refiners are struggling to absorb the surge in oil imports from Venezuela

By Marianna Parraga and Shariq Khan HOUSTON/NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are struggling to absorb a rapid increase in Venezuelan crude shipments since last month’s landmark $2 billion supply deal between Caracas and Washington, pressuring prices and leaving some volumes unsold, according to traders and shipping data. Weak U.S. demand … Read more

The iconic 83-year-old pizza chain has closed more than 100 restaurants

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The iconic 83-year-old pizza chain has closed more than 100 restaurants

Selling Chicago-style pizza outside of Chicago has always been a challenge. As someone who grew up near Boston, a city with a long tradition of thin-crust pizza from chains like Pizzeria Regina, Papa Gino’s, and Santarpio’s, deep-dish pizza seemed like an entirely different food. It wasn’t something commonly sold during my childhood, and it remains … Read more

Australia imported 2,400 toads to save its crops – now 200 million of them are an unstoppable disaster

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Australia imported 2,400 toads to save its crops – now 200 million of them are an unstoppable disaster

The post Australia imported 2,400 toads to save its crops – now 200 million of them are an unstoppable disaster appeared first on AZ Animals. Quick pick upCane frogs were introduced to Australia in 1935 to control sugarcane beetles, but toads ignore bug while decimating the ecosystem they were supposed to protect.Instead, they became one … Read more

Consumer Reports’ 10 Best Cars of 2026 all have one important feature

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Consumer Reports’ 10 Best Cars of 2026 all have one important feature

Consumer Reports’ 10 best new cars for 2026 all have one important feature: electric propulsion. Consumer Reports, the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that buys all the equipment it tests and doesn’t accept freebies from manufacturers, said this year’s list includes cars that can either have a hybrid engine or be all-electric. “For the first time, … Read more

Novo Nordisk’s CagriSema outperforms Ozempic in phase III study

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Novo Nordisk’s CagriSema outperforms Ozempic in phase III study

Novo Nordisk’s CagriSema outperformed the company’s flagship type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic (semaglutide) in both HbA1c levels and weight loss in a phase III trial. In the REIMAGINE 2 study (NCT06065540), CagriSema achieved a superior reduction in HbA1c of 1.91% points compared to 1.76% points with Ozempic after 68 weeks. CagriSema also led to a … Read more

Lebanon’s relations with Syria have taken a dramatic positive turn after Assad, deputy prime minister says

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Lebanon’s relations with Syria have taken a dramatic positive turn after Assad, deputy prime minister says

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s relationship with Syria is “radically different” since the fall of former President Bashar Assad, Lebanon’s top minister in charge of managing the country’s relations with its neighbor said Tuesday. “Under the Assad regime, Lebanon was de facto under Syrian tutelage. The Syrian regime intervened in internal affairs in so many ways,” … Read more

NATO soldiers say they can’t let guns get too hot if they want to work on frozen battlefields

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NATO soldiers say they can’t let guns get too hot if they want to work on frozen battlefields

Frozen weapons are among the many challenges NATO soldiers would face in an Arctic conflict. Soldiers must be careful not to let the harsh elements cause their weapons to malfunction. But I can’t let the guns get too hot either, because that creates new problems. SODANKYLÄ, Finland — Among the many challenges NATO soldiers face … Read more