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Delegations from the United States and Iran concluded indirect talks in the Gulf Arab nation of Oman on Friday. This was the first round of negotiations between the two countries since the United States and Israel attacked the Islamic Republic last summer. The U.S. and Iran have agreed to continue talks after the capital talks, according to people familiar with the negotiations, an outcome that is cautiously viewed as positive for both sides. The talks come amid a growing U.S. military buildup in the Middle East and after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran if it uses lethal…
Matt Kaeberlein began studying the science of longevity “by chance,” he says.Kaeberlein is the founder and former director of the Institute for Healthy Aging and Longevity at the University of Washington and co-founder and CEO of a health tech startup called Optispan. Throughout his career, he has published hundreds of research papers, including many on aging.In 1998, while a graduate student in biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Koeberlein attended a lecture by a biology professor about the relationship between genetics and longevity. “I was in my late 20s, so aging wasn’t yet personal, but the complexity of biology…
Every weekday, Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club releases the Homestretch, a practical afternoon update to coincide with the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks were rebounding on Friday. After a terrible week, technology drove the market higher on Friday, even as Amazon, which is technically in consumer discretionary power, pulled out following the results. For the week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq still fell. Fears that AI tools will replace their businesses has led to a sell-off in enterprise software stocks, inflicting major damage on the tech industry. While the Magnificent Seven struggled, with club-name software stocks like…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R.S., speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate Republican Caucus Policy Luncheon at the Capitol on January 13, 2026 in Washington.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersRapper Nicki Minaj also supports it. Elon Musk says it’s important to preserve American democracy. The SAVE America Act’s voter identification bill has been a hot topic among Republican hardliners this week, and could be considered in Congress next week.The bill, backed by President Donald Trump, is scheduled for a vote in the House next week amid a pressure campaign from right-wing commentators and many congressional Republicans. The bill would set…
The US State Department said the sanctions were necessary to “block the flow of revenue” to Tehran.listen to this article | 4 minutesinformationThe United States has sanctioned 14 ships as part of an operation called the “Shadow Fleet” to circumvent restrictions on the shipment of Iranian oil and petroleum products.In addition, the country’s State Department announced sanctions against two individuals and 15 entities, including ship management companies based in countries such as China, Liberia, and Turkiye, for “trading in Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and petrochemical products.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe United States has a long history…
India’s 14-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi set a new record for the highest score in an U-19 Cricket World Cup final by scoring a stunning 175 off 80 balls in his team’s 100-run victory over England.Suryavanshi, who turns 15 in March, hit 30 boundaries with an even split of fours and sixes, posting an impressive strike rate of 218.75, and left India with a trophy of 411 wins and nine losses as the No. 1 batsman in Harare. England took up their lofty goals admirably, with Caleb Falconer (115 off 67) achieving his best hundred, but at the cost of…
An Uber sign is seen on a car in Krakow, Poland, on October 12, 2025. Jakub Porzycki | Null Photo | Getty ImagesUber On Thursday, a lawsuit in Arizona ordered the plaintiffs to pay $8.5 million. The case is the first of thousands of cases involving alleged sexual assault and misconduct by drivers on ride-sharing platforms.In her lawsuit, Jaylin Dean claims she was raped by an Uber driver while returning to a hotel in November 2023. The ruling, handed down in U.S. District Court in Phoenix, found that Uber had clear vicarious liability and laid the groundwork for about 3,000…
Editor’s note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series dedicated to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet and their solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to promote awareness and education on key sustainability issues and inspire positive action. His quirky photos of coral, a swarm of mayflies and a hungry spider earned him the Close-up Photographer of the Year award. According to a press release, the seventh annual award received more than 12,000 entries from 63 countries, which were judged by photographers, naturalists and editors. Entries are divided into 11 categories, including animals, insects,…
Michael van Gerwen has made a perfect start to the Premier League with a win in his opening game at Newcastle, but is looking to remain focused throughout his journey in the grueling format.Van Gerwen was in great form at the Utilita Arena, sweeping away Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals with six consecutive leg swings. His power scoring and powerful double double then saw him win 6-2 over Luke Humphries in the semi-finals and end the night with a resounding 6-4 win over Dutch compatriot Jan van Veen in the final. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player…
If you primarily want to mark up, highlight, annotate, and even jot down notes on your e-books and documents on your tablet device, Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft may be worth the hefty investment. For others, it’s probably hard to justify the cost of an 11-inch, $630-plus e-ink tablet with a writable color display. However, if you were already interested in the 11-inch $549.99 Kindle Scribe, which also has a paper-like display but no color – you could at that point drop the extra money and buy the Colorsoft version, which starts at $629.99. At these price points, both Scribe…