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A quiet town in northern British Columbia was shattered by violence on Tuesday after a shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School claimed at least nine lives. The suspected gunman was also found dead, and several others were injured in what authorities are calling one of the deadliest school attacks in Canada in decades. Police said six victims were discovered inside the school. Another person died while being transported to hospital. The suspected shooter was located within the building with what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound. Victims Found at School and Nearby Home According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,…

Agency Refuses to Review Seasonal Flu Shot The US Food and Drug Administration refused to accept Moderna’s application to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine. The company announced the decision on Tuesday. The refusal marks another setback for mRNA vaccine development in the United States. Several officials in the Trump administration have recently criticized the technology. The FDA said the application lacked an adequate and well-controlled trial. The agency said the control group did not reflect the best available standard of care in the United States during the study. Moderna said regulators did not raise any safety or efficacy…

A return to traditional Nepali foods could help tackle the country’s growing type 2 diabetes epidemic, researchers say. In Nepal, where one in five people over 40 has diabetes and medication is often unaffordable, doctors are testing whether simple dietary changes can reverse the condition. Early studies suggest that traditional meals of lentils and rice, known as dal bhat, can produce striking results. A pilot study in Kathmandu found that 43% of 70 patients with long-standing diabetes entered remission after following a calorie-controlled traditional diet. A larger community trial involving 120 people has shown similar outcomes, with around half free…

Silent in Congress Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from the US House Oversight Committee on Monday, invoking her Fifth Amendment rights. Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence in a federal prison camp in Texas for sex trafficking, appeared via video call and refused to comment on her connections or knowledge of individuals linked to Epstein. Lawmakers are trying to identify anyone who may have facilitated Epstein’s abuse, with both Donald Trump and Bill Clinton appearing frequently in recently released documents from the 1990s and early 2000s. Clemency Conditional on Testimony Through her attorney,…

Discord will soon require users worldwide to verify their age before accessing adult content. Users must confirm their age with a face scan or upload an official ID. The platform says it has more than 200 million monthly users. The company says the new safety measures will place all users into a teen-appropriate environment by default. Discord already enforces age checks in the UK and Australia to comply with online safety laws. The platform will roll out the system globally from early March. Savannah Badalich, Discord’s policy head, said teen safety remains a top priority. She added that teen-by-default settings…

Melting Ice Opens New Routes — and New Risks Rising global temperatures are rapidly shrinking Arctic sea ice, opening ocean routes that were once frozen year-round. As ships move into these newly accessible waters, they are bringing an unintended and damaging side effect: black carbon, a soot-like pollution released from ship exhaust. When this dark residue settles on snow and ice, it reduces their ability to reflect sunlight, causing them to absorb heat instead. The result is faster melting in a region already warming quicker than anywhere else on Earth. “It ends up in a never-ending cycle of increased warming,”…

People who drink a few cups of tea or coffee daily show a lower risk of dementia, researchers say.A US study followed more than 130,000 adults for up to 43 years.Those drinking two to three coffees or one to two teas daily had a 15–20% lower dementia risk.Caffeinated coffee drinkers also showed slightly less cognitive decline than non-drinkers.The findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Researchers caution the study cannot prove caffeine protects the brain.Other lifestyle factors may explain the reduced risk.Lead author Yu Zhang said the results align with plausible biology.Coffee and tea contain caffeine and…

The Seattle Seahawks overpowered the New England Patriots with a dominating defensive display, winning the Super Bowl 29-13 at Levi’s Stadium. The victory marked Seattle’s second championship in franchise history. Two of the NFL’s toughest defences met in the season’s biggest game, and Seattle controlled the field from the opening snap. Briton Aden Durde became the first overseas coach to lift the league’s top prize in the United States. Dark Side Defence Controls the Game Seattle’s 46-year-old defensive coordinator has built the NFL’s most feared unit, nicknamed “the Dark Side.” On Super Bowl Sunday in Santa Clara, California, the Patriots…

A commanding win at the polls Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is heading for a decisive victory after calling snap elections, with early estimates suggesting her ruling bloc has secured a two-thirds majority in the lower house. If confirmed, it would mark the Liberal Democratic Party’s strongest performance since 2017, during the tenure of her mentor, the late Shinzo Abe. Media projections put the LDP at around 300 of the 465 seats, a dramatic jump that could allow the party to govern comfortably even without its junior partners. “This result shows voters’ confidence in Prime Minister Takaichi’s proactive economic policies…

BP faces growing pressure to end a turbulent period as it prepares to publish full-year results. Analysts expect weaker profits after oil prices fell for a third straight year. Forecasts put profits near $7.5bn, down from almost $9bn in 2024. Falling crude prices hit earnings late in the year, dropping below $60 a barrel. Incoming chief executive Meg O’Neill must outline a clearer long-term strategy. Investors want BP to plan for declining fossil fuel demand. Shareholder groups, including Follow This, demand limits on future oil and gas spending. Others want BP to explain how it will create value as demand…