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Australian mining corporation Rio Tinto lost a minuscule radioactive capsule, prompting a widescale search across Western Australia. The capsule, just 8 millimeters by 6 millimeters, is believed to have fallen off a truck somewhere in a 900-mile stretch in the Australian Outback, writes The Wall Street Journal. The truck left the company's desert mine on Jan 12. and the capsule was reported missing on Jan. 25. 

A sixth police officer in Memphis, Tennessee, was relieved of his duties in connection with the Jan. 7 beating death of Tyre Nichols, officials said Monday. 

Federal officials are proposing changes to how the census collects race and ethnicity data, including adding a "Middle Eastern or North African," or MENA, identifier, NBC News reports. The suggested change comes after advocates fought to secure representation for what they consider a "historically statistically invisible community."

The Newport News, Virginia, elementary school where a six-year-old shot his teacher reopened on Monday, with additional security measures in place as cautious parents led their children back into the classroom. 

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as U.S. lawmakers continue to amass security concerns about the Chinese-owned social media app. 

Meteorologists say it hasn't snowed across New York City in 326 days, breaking a 50-year record for the longest time without the first measurable winter snowfall, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

Lisa Loring, the actress who brought Wednesday Addams to life on the original The Addams Family, has died. She was 64.

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) recently announced that he was running for the Senate seat currently occupied by independent Kyrsten Sinema. In a 3-minute video, Gallego highlighted his hardscrabble immigrant background and military service in Iraq, and positioned himself as a champion for working people. But Gallego, should he win the Democratic nomination, will have the unusual task of taking on not just a Republican opponent, but possibly Sinema as well. Who is Gallego, what does he believe in, and what are his chance of winning in 2024? Читать дальше...

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Novelist and Columbia University writing professor Matthew Salesses is the author of the 2021 best-seller Craft in the Real World. His new novel, The Sense of Wonder, follows an Asian American NBA point guard during his unlikely breakout season.

Weeks away from its release, the Hogwarts Legacy video game continues to be bogged down by controversy and debates about whether to boycott the game. Between the reputation of the franchise's creator to allegations of thinly-veiled anti-semitism, the forthcoming debut of one of this year's most highly anticipated releases has stirred conflicting emotions for many fans of the wizarding world.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested Sunday that his country may approve Finland's bid join NATO but block neighboring Sweden's, citing recent pro-Kurdish and anti-Islam protests in Stockholm. Erdogan also complained that Sweden has yet to extradite 120 people Turkey accuses supporting the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which he calls "terrorists." "You will extradite these terrorists if you really want to enter NATO," Erdogan said he told Sweden. "If you don't extradite these terrorists... Читать дальше...

The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs advanced to Super Bowl LVII with wins in their respective conference title games Sunday. The Eagles will act as home team in the Feb. 12 Super Bowl, held in Glendale Arizona. It will be the first NFL championship game with two Black starting quarterbacks, Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes and Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts. Brothers Travis Kelce, Chiefs tight end, and Jason Kelce, Eagles center, will also be facing each other. Rihanna will play the halftime show. Читать дальше...