Installment begins for new Archbishop of New York | NewsNation Live
The Catholic Church is formally installing Bishop Ronald Hicks as the new Archbishop of New York at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Friday. The 58-year-old served as the Bishop of Joliet, Illinois, since 2020. Pope Leo XI appointed Hicks to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is retiring. Kevin Schultz, chair ofContinue Reading
Get on the plane | Steve Stoute
Steve Stoute, former record executive at Sony Music and Interscope Geffen A&M, explains the importance of prioritizing physical presence. Watch the first lesson from Stoute’s class for free or unlock over 100+ expert classes like this one by becoming a Big Think Member at bigthink.com/membership.Continue Reading
South Africa’s tough plan to ditch coal power | DW News
South Africa is one of the world’s most coal-dependent countries. In Mpumalanga, vast coal power plants generate most of the nation’s electricity and provide jobs for hundreds of thousands. Now, the country is planning a major shift. South Africa has pledged to reach net zero by 2050 and phase outContinue Reading
Suicide bomber kills 31 in Shi’ite mosque in Pakistan
An attacker opened fire at the gates of a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Islamabad before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people — the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan’s capital in over a decade. #pakistan #islamabad #bomb #attack #mosque 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe KeepContinue Reading
Washington and Moscow to reopen military communication channel shut down before Russian invasion of Ukraine
The United States and Russia have agreed to reestablish high-level military-to-military dialogue, according to a statement from US European Command on 5 February. This was agreed during meetings in Abu Dhabi, where US-mediated trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the US aimed at finding a path to ending Russia’s warContinue Reading
Everyone mocked Russia’s anti-drone tank armor. Now a NATO country is copying it
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And that’s why the Russian military should feel pretty flattered right now. A photo that circulated online recently depicts a French military armored vehicle sporting the same “dandelion” anti-drone armor that the Russians recently developed to defend their own vehicles from Ukrainian drones.Continue Reading
MethaneSAT Releases First Global Assessment of Oil and Gas Climate Pollution
Nearly a year after the Environmental Defense Fund lost contact with an $88 million satellite, data from the spacecraft reveal higher-than-expected methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. By Martha Pskowski, Phil McKenna MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite and first spacecraft owned by an environmental nonprofit, promisedContinue Reading
DeterTech and Formula Space partner to deter theft of EV charging cables
Theft of EV charging cables is a serious problem. For thieves, cables are an attractive target, thanks to the high price of copper. For charging operators, the damage can result in expenses of thousands of dollars to repair and recommission charging stations, and weeks of lost revenue. DeterTech, the makerContinue Reading
Elevated Materials plans to triple production of lithium metal films in 2026
Elevated Materials is focused on scaling production this year to meet increasing customer demand. The company closed 2025 with record output of ultra-thin lithium metal films, shipping to more than 30 customers worldwide. It delivered more than 100 kilometers of lithium film to a single customer, which it said reflectsContinue Reading
Fact-checking The Traitor’s interview with NBC News
The Traitor made several false or misleading claims on topics ranging from the economy to immigration to elections during an Oval Office interview with NBC News’ Tom Llamas.Continue Reading
US attorney general says ‘key participant’ in 2012 Benghazi attack arrested
Zubayar al-Bakoush facing charges related to killing of US ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other US citizens., Zubayar al-Bakoush facing charges related to killing of US ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other US citizens. United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has said a “key participant” in the 2012 attack onContinue Reading
Ukraine pulls plug on Russian Starlink, beefs up drone defence
Ukraine responded to renewed Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, logistics far from front lines., Ukraine braced for more attacks on its energy infrastructure this week as winter temperatures continued to fall to -20 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit), and sought to adapt its defences against Russian drones. On Thursday, Ukraine’sContinue Reading
Right of Return: Omar Shakir & Ken Roth Debate “Blocked” Human Rights Watch Report on Palestine
We host a debate between two former officials at the human rights organization Human Rights Watch. Omar Shakir resigned this week after more than a decade as the organization’s Israel and Palestine director, over a report on the Palestinian right of return that he says was blocked from publication forContinue Reading