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Small Alabama city’s police force put on leave after grand jury finds ‘rampant’ corruption - The Associated Press

A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished. Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer says the Cullman County Sheriff’s Department will take over law enforcement duties as…

Trump takes aim at Pelosi’s hometown legacy - POLITICO

The former House speaker on Thursday accused Trump of creating a distraction to draw attention from an unpopular Republican Medicaid proposal.

Victor Wembanyama to miss rest of NBA season with blood clot in shoulder - The Washington Post

The second-year Spurs phenom was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis after returning to San Antonio from this past weekend’s All-Star Game.

Microsoft (Again) Claims Topological Quantum Computing With Majorana Zero Mode Anyons - Hackaday

As the fundamental flaw of today’s quantum computers, improving qubit stability remains the focus of much research in this field. One such stability attempt involves so-called topological qua…

Indictments shed new light on charges against Hanceville Police chief, officers and spouse - WHNT News 19

Indictments filed with the Cullman County Circuit Court are shedding new light on charges against the Hanceville Police Chief, several of his officers, and one of those officer’s spouses.

Alibaba shares soar 11% in Hong Kong after stellar earnings as China's e-commerce sector recovers - CNBC

Alibaba has been making 'significant strides' in advancing its AI cloud business after launching its Qwen 2.5-Max flagship AI foundation model, Barclays wrote in a note.

Mitch McConnell's retirement sparks a political explosion in Kentucky - Axios

Several high-profile Republicans have already made clear their interest in running for McConnell's seat.

Experimental vaccine for common cancer shows potential in clinical trial - AOL

A Memorial Sloan Kettering phase 1 clinical trial revealed an immune response in some pancreatic cancer patients. Study co-author Dr. Vinod Balachandran talks about the impact on future cancer care.

Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro leak in full [Gallery] - 9to5Google

Images of the Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro have hit the web, revealing the new design in full of both devices.

Hochul announces guardrails around Eric Adams - POLITICO

Hochul proposed to strengthen and expand oversight of city government as she faces pressure to remove Adams from office.

ESPN, MLB to end broadcast deal after 2025 - ESPN

ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season, it was announced on Thursday.

5 takeaways from Musk’s CPAC talk - The Hill

Australian military on alert as 3 Chinese warships sail near coast in unusual move - KOMO News

The Australian military is closely monitoring three Chinese warships sailing along Australia's east coast on an unknown mission, officials said Thursday.

Elon Musk sets up clash with Republican deficit hawks over ‘Doge dividend cheques’ - Financial Times

Billionaire says Donald Trump backs his idea to distribute cost-cutting savings to US citizens

Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats - The Associated Press

Senators are chugging through an late-night budget “vote-a-rama,” a crucial, if dreaded, step toward President Donald Trump's agenda. They are staying late Thursday to debate a $340 billion package Trump’s team says it needs for mass deportations and security…

How every senator voted on Kash Patel for FBI director - The Washington Post

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director in a vote on Thursday. See how your senators voted.

Zack Martin expected to announce retirement from NFL, Cowboys - DallasCowboys.com

The future first-ballot Hall of Famer is expected to call it a career, and the Cowboys can only be thankful for the greatness delivered by Zack Martin.

Here’s how the iPhone 16e compares to iPhone 12, 13, and more - 9to5Mac

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All iPhone 17 models to use Apple's in-house Wi-Fi chip - GSMArena.com

And the iPhone 17 Air is also said to employ the C1 modem. Apple launched the iPhone 16e yesterday, and the device features Apple's first ever...

Body returned from Gaza is not Bibas mother, Israeli military says - BBC.com

The Israeli military says a body returned by Hamas is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas.