2028 Dems reject AIPAC

Democrats eyeing White House runs in 2028 are preemptively breaking up with AIPAC. Sen. Cory Booker, who received donations bundled by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee as late as December, told POLITICO that he’s sworn off the group’s funds (and other PAC money). California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he never has and “never will”…

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Strange red dots in the early universe may be new kind of space object

Astronomers have a new explanation for mysterious “little red dots” observed in the early universe: Maybe they’re not crowded star clusters that upend everything scientists know about galaxies. Maybe they’re actually something new. Researchers are calling the space objects “black hole stars” — giant spheres of gas wrapped around voracious black holes.  Normally, black holes are…

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Hurdle hints and answers for January 16, 2026

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…

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Republicans’ alarm grows about holding Texas Senate seat

With just days until Texas’ primary, Republicans in Washington are growing more alarmed that their increasingly vicious intraparty contest could cost them a must-win Senate seat. Sen. John Cornyn appears to be headed to an expensive and nasty 10-week runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with a strong chance that Paxton wins the nomination…

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