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Around 1,500 active-duty troops will be sent to the US-Mexico border in the coming days to assist with security measures, defense officials said yesterday. The move operationalizes one of President Donald Trump's central campaign promises—to stem the flow of migrants entering the country—and a declaration of national emergency he signed shortly after being sworn in Monday.
Border Patrol reported roughly 100,000 migrant encounters in December (see data), a figure that is historically high but down from a record of more than 300,000 the year prior. The troops will join roughly 2,500 Army Reserve and National Guard personnel, though their specific tasks remain to be seen (federal troops are generally prohibited from domestic policing; see explainer).
In related news, the Justice Department said it would shift focus to immigration priorities, including utilizing the FBI's terrorism task force to assist in efforts and ordering federal prosecutors to probe interference by state and local officials.
Separately, Trump issued an order putting federal staff working in diversity, equity, and inclusion roles on paid leave as the administration seeks to eliminate the positions. See a list of orders and directives made by Trump since returning to office here. |
Prince Harry Reaches Settlement |
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, reached a settlement yesterday with Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers after accusing the company of unlawful gathering of private information. The decision to settle—which includes NGN's first-ever admission of wrongdoing on behalf of The Sun tabloid—concludes a six-year battle and avoids a lengthy court trial.
Prince Harry filed the initial lawsuit in 2019 and vowed to take the case to trial to hold British media accountable for their alleged invasive practices, including hacking phones, hiring private detectives, and using deceptive methods. For years, NGN denied the allegations, which included intrusions into the prince's private life from 1996 to 2011. The apology also admitted to unlawful behavior by The Sun toward his late mother, Princess Diana, who died in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi (read the full apology).
Murdoch's NGN has previously averted trials with lucrative payoffs in around 1,300 cases, spending over $1.2B on previous claims. |
An international team of researchers has pinpointed 36 genes linked to bipolar disorder in the largest study conducted to date on the biological mechanisms underlying the condition. The findings could potentially help doctors intervene early and better diagnose and treat individuals at risk.
Bipolar disorder (watch overview) is largely genetic, with an estimated heritability of around 80%, meaning there is a significant genetic predisposition to developing the chronic mental health condition. The disorder is characterized by intense mood swings between manic and depressive episodes, which can alter a person's energy levels, behavior, thinking patterns, and ability to function in daily life. Around 40 million to 50 million people worldwide experience bipolar disorder.
The findings also identified 298 genomic regions—specific locations in our DNA sequence—associated with bipolar disorder, of which 267 are newly discovered. Roughly 158,000 individuals with bipolar disorder and 2.8 million healthy individuals worldwide participated in the study. Learn more about genes here and DNA here. |
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture |
> 2025 Academy Awards nominations to be announced this morning (8:30 am ET); watch livestream here (More) | 2025 Sundance Film Festival kicks off today from Park City, Utah (More) |
> Singer Chris Brown files $500M defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros., alleging he was falsely labeled a serial rapist and abuser in 2024 docuseries (More) | George Clinton, Mike Love, and Michael McDonald highlight 2025 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (More) |
> SEC and Big Ten athletic directors to meet next month to discuss potential changes to College Football Playoff format, including expanding the field from 12 to 14 teams (More) |
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> Astronomers detect fast radio bursts—pulses of radiation typically from neutron stars or black holes—originating from a long dead galaxy; findings not explained by current understanding of the phenomena (More) |
> Study reveals immune cells perform unique and specialized functions within the gut depending on their location within the small intestine; discovery may lead to new ways to boost the immune system (More) |
> Cownose ray tails act as a finely tuned antenna to sense water movements, researchers discover; the function of the tail on many manta rays and related species was previously unknown (More) |
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> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.3%); S&P 500 closes shy of record high as technology shares, including Oracle (+6.8%) and Nvidia (+4.4%) rise on artificial intelligence enthusiasm (More) |
> Google invests additional $1B in generative AI startup Anthropic, bringing its total investment to over $3B and building on a previous 10% ownership stake (More) |
> Electronic Arts shares fall over 11% in after-hours trading after the video game giant slashes full-year bookings guidance due to underperforming games, particularly its soccer franchise (More) |
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> Seventeen-year-old male student fatally shoots female student and himself, wounds a male student in cafeteria of Antioch High School in Nashville; motive is unclear (More) |
> Hughes Fire—north of Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County—breaks out, burning more than 10,000 acres as of this writing (More) | See map of all fires (More) | Winter storm continues spreading across southern US; see record-breaking totals (More) |
> Yemen's Houthi rebels release crew of vessel they captured in November 2023, a step toward ending Red Sea vessel attacks following Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal (More) | Iraq passes bill that critics say effectively legalizes child marriage (More) |
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> Are We Losing the Ability to Write by Hand?
The Guardian | Christine Rosen. In a technology-driven world where digital devices have largely replaced handwriting, do we risk losing the cognitive and sensory benefits that come with it? (Read)
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Texas Highways | Emily Gogolak. While coping with the loss of her pet, Gogolak returns to the Texas Panhandle to repay a stranger who helped her while stranded on the side of the road. (Read) |
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