Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. As an old-school Minnesota Twins fan, I was excited to see the …
Read More »Family dinners may reduce substance-use risk for many adolescents
[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine finds that regular family dinners may help prevent substance use for a majority of U.S. adolescents, but suggests that the strategy is not effective for youth who have experienced significant childhood adversity. The findings …
Read More »Rfk Jr. expands faith-based addiction care as drug use and homelessness rise
[ by I. Edwards Amid mounting drug use and homelessness in U.S. cities, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the federal government is overhauling the way it fights addiction. The strategy announced Monday includes a new focus on faith-based recovery programs and increased access to medication treatment. Kennedy announced …
Read More »Newcastle: More questions than answers as Eddie Howe’s men yet to catch fire this season
There have certainly been glimpses of what this team could be in recent weeks. There was a devastating first-half display against Chelsea, a spirited hour away to Paris St-Germain and a fine opening half an hour or so at Anfield. But games are not won in snatches. It has been …
Read More »Google’s annual revenue tops $400 billion for the first time
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has earned more than $400 billion in annual revenue for the first time. The company announced the milestone as part of its Q4 2025 earnings report released on Wednesday, which highlights the 15 percent year-over-year increase as its cloud business and YouTube continue to grow. As …
Read More »What is misconduct in a public office – and could Mandelson end up in court? | Politics News
Peter Mandelson is being investigated by police over allegations of misconduct in a public office following the latest release of Epstein files. Emails released by the US Justice Department appear to show conversations between the ex-cabinet minister and the paedophile financier about political matters. Ella Marriott, a commander in the Metropolitan …
Read More »Washington Post: Sports section eliminated ahead of Olympic Winter Games | US News
US newspaper The Washington Post is making a third of its staff redundant, bosses at the title have said. The long-rumoured layoffs, affecting almost all areas of the newsroom, were confirmed to employees in a video conference on Wednesday. Afterwards, they received emails with one of two subject lines – …
Read More »Nintendo’s new Virtual Boy is more fun to look at than to play
Though the Virtual Boy was both a commercial and critical failure, the console’s infamy is part of what has made it such a fascinating piece of Nintendo’s history. Original units are still going for hundreds of dollars on bidding sites, and hobbyists have spent years keeping the Virtual Boy alive …
Read More »Football gossip: Ronaldo, Romero, Anderson, Casemiro, Tonali, Neves, Roefs, Nketiah
Cristiano Ronaldo might ask to leave Al-Nassr in June, Nottingham Forest‘s Elliot Anderson is top of Manchester United‘s list of midfield targets, Atletico Madrid are planning a move for Tottenham‘s Cristian Romero. Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who will turn 41 on Thursday, is set to boycott a second match for …
Read More »Sam Altman responds to Anthropic’s ‘funny’ Super Bowl ads
Sam Altman (X): First, the good part of the Anthropic ads: they are funny, and I laughed. But I wonder why Anthropic would go for something so clearly dishonest. Our most important principle for ads says that we won’t do exactly this; we would obviously never run ads in the …
Read More »This Town, 2.0 | The Verge
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the most ambitious crossover event of all time: the infinity war between technology and politics. Not subscribed yet? Come on, do it! Washington might seem slower than Silicon Valley. But that’s because it’s more turbulent. In order to achieve …
Read More »This Phone Stays Charged for Almost a Week by Keeping Your Data Secure
Imagine a smartphone that doesn’t track your every move and harvest your data. That’s the pitch of German company Punkt (pronounced “poonkt,” after the German word for “period”), which has been making privacy-minded handsets for years. In a private hotel room during CES 2026, I got hands-on time with its …
Read More »Swindon Town thrown out of EFL Trophy with Luton Town into quarter-finals
Swindon have been thrown out of the Vertu Trophy by the English Football League for fielding two ineligible players against Luton Town, meaning the Hatters are instead through to the quarter-finals. The Robins were charged by the EFL and Football Association following their 2-1 win against Luton last month. Captain …
Read More »Man jailed for life for trying to assassinate Donald Trump | US News
A man has been jailed for trying to assassinate Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida. Secret Service agents spotted Ryan Routh hiding in bushes a few hundred metres from Mr Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September 2024. Routh, 59, fled and left …
Read More »When to Watch Figure Skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics
When to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics figure skating events Friday, Feb. 6, through Saturday, Feb. 21. Where to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics figure skating events The 2026 Winter Olympics will air in the US on NBC, USA Network, CNBC, NBCSN and Peacock. 73% off with 2yr plan (+4 …
Read More »Winter Olympics 2026: How to Watch Ice Hockey Events
When to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics ice hockey events Thursday, Feb. 5 through Sunday, Feb. 22. Where to watch The 2026 Winter Olympics will air in the US on NBC, USA Network, CNBC, NBCSN and Peacock. With almost 1.2 million tickets sold across both the men’s and women’s tournaments, …
Read More »Stealing cable has evolved: the new face of TV piracy
Walk the rows of the farmers market in a small, nondescript Texas town about an hour away from Austin, and you might stumble across something unexpected: In between booths selling fresh, local pickles and pies, there’s a table piled high with generic-looking streaming boxes, promising free access to NFL games, …
Read More »Xbox Cloud Gaming Ad-Supported Tier: When Does It Start, How Much Will It Cost and More
Xbox Cloud Gaming is one of the key selling points of Xbox Game Pass, and it generally works well. The service lets gamers stream Xbox titles to a wide range of devices, including phones, tablets, handhelds and select smart TVs from Samsung, LG and Hisense. However, following the Xbox Game …
Read More »‘Lots of dark moments’ – Jack Draper ready for Davis Cup return
Jack Draper says he has had to overcome “lots of dark moments” during his injury lay-off as he prepares to make his long-awaited return in Great Britain’s Davis Cup qualifier against Norway in Oslo. The 24-year-old’s 2025 season was derailed by an injury to his upper left arm which first …
Read More »My Experience With United’s Starlink Service: How All In-Flight Wi-Fi Should Be
If I weren’t buckled into a seat, I might not have noticed that I was using in-flight Wi-Fi. When it came to working on my laptop and streaming movies on my phone and tablet, I could have been on my broadband at home. But instead I was 30,000 feet up …
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