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The Senate on Friday evening passed a deal to fund federal agencies and give lawmakers more time to work out disputes over the Department of Homeland Security. But the funding deal’s passage in the upper chamber of Congress will not prevent a partial government shutdown from beginning a few hours later.That’s because the House of Representatives, which also must vote to approve the final version of the deal, isn’t scheduled to return to Washington until Monday. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on a House GOP conference call earlier Friday afternoon that he will back the Senate-passed funding deal in…

Bows, forever objects of affection for Cecilie Bahnsen, were a topic in the issue of A Magazine she curated last year. “I don’t know if you’d call it a romantic pause, but [for pre-fall I] was looking at some of the things that I didn’t feel like I was finished talking about when we did [the magazine],” the designer said. “The bow story was really special to me and I wanted to kind of try and create a whole collection just around the bow.” Having done that, the collection became a collaboration with Nadine Ijewere, who photographed the lookbook around…

A confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to a document released by the Department of Justice on Friday. The document, which was released as part of the Justice Department’s legally required effort to publish documents related to its investigation into the late sex offender, does not identify who the alleged hacker was, but does include several details about them.  According to the informant, the hacker was an Italian born in the southern region of Calabria and specialized in finding vulnerabilities in iOS, BlackBerry devices, and the Firefox browser.  The hacker allegedly…

The state of Georgia continues to see high school football schedules released for the 2026 season. Long County is one of the latest.Sixth-year head coach Mike Pfiester shared the path that awaits his program in around seven months on Friday via X.AdvertisementIn 2025, the Blue Tide went 7-4 and finished as the No. 221 team in the Peach State, per the Rivals Composite Rankings. They got off to a 3-0 start, then played .500 ball the rest of the way, losing in the first round of the GHSA Class 3A state tournament.The Long County offense averaged over 33 points per…

The stock prices of some major video game companies, including Take-Two Interactive, Roblox, and Unity, had notable declines on Friday, just a day after Google announced its Project Genie tool that lets users prompt AI to generate interactive experiences, Reuters reports. Take-Two’s stock price closed at $220.30 (down 7.93 percent from yesterday), Roblox’s closed at $65.76 (down 13.17 percent), and Unity’s closed at $29.10 (down 24.22 percent).Other AI tools have received significant pushback from artists and creators over allegations of theft of their work to train the underlying AI models, AI’s water and electricity usage, and what this means for…

This is Starter Kit, a series where our editors share the food, drink, and kitchen essentials they recommend when you’re setting up from scratch. Here, Erin Bunch asks three chic chefs and professional party-throwers for the handful of items that can make your dining room (or kitchen nook) feel like a swanky, sexy bistro—no reservation needed.Dinner out for two, somewhere a little fancy with cloth napkins and candlelight, is the classic choice for a romantic occasion. But there’s something about inviting a love interest into your home to share a meal—something more intimate—that makes it the swoon move of the…

New details have emerged regarding Japan’s H3 rocket failure last month, revealing the strange way its payload—a navigation satellite—was lost prior to reaching its target orbit. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the seventh mission of its H3 rocket on December 21, 2025, carrying the Michibiki 5 satellite. Shortly after liftoff, the rocket’s second-stage engine suffered an anomaly that caused it to shut down prematurely. JAXA officials recently revealed the root cause of the rocket anomaly: The protective cone-shaped covering that encased the satellite, known as a payload fairing, came apart around 4 minutes after launch. As a result, the…

The Los Angeles Lakers play their sixth straight road game on Friday as they take on the Washington Wizards. The Lakers lost in Cleveland on Wednesday to move to 3-2 on the trip and 28-18 on the season. Washington, meanwhile, is 12-34 overall, but has won two straight and has covered in five of its past six. Luka Doncic (ankle) and Austin Reaves (calf) are both questionable for the Lakers. Tre Johnson (ankle) and Khris Middleton (knee) are among the players out on Friday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena. Los Angeles is a 9.5-point favorite…

When I was finally able to experiment with Auto Browse (for real this time), I took Google’s suggestions of digital chores as my starting point and picked online tasks that could be helpful in my own life.Whenever interacting with generative AI tools, a healthy sense of skepticism—and caution—is critical. Google even includes a disclaimer baked into its Gemini chatbot reminding users that it makes mistakes. The Auto Browse tool goes a step further. “Use Gemini carefully and take control if needed,” reads persistent text that shows in the chatbot sidebar every time Auto Browse is running. “You are responsible for…

Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks on Friday said upcoming Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could be a major catalyst for the rollout of the company’s closely watched experimental weight loss pill, orforglipron.In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Ricks said Lilly expects to have Medicare coverage for the treatment “immediately following that launch, and that will change the game a bit too.” He said that’s because many patients are currently paying in cash for competitor Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 pill for obesity. That launched earlier this month and is off to a strong start, even with spotty insurance coverage. Ricks said he noticed…