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Detienen a una persona para interrogarla por la desaparición de Nancy Guthrie
Por MIKE BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER, TY O’NEIL y ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — Una persona ha sido detenida para ser interrogada en relación con la desaparición de Nancy Guthrie, dijeron las autoridades el martes, ofreciendo otro posible avance en un caso que ha captado la atención de Estados Unidos durante más de una semana.
Los agentes detuvieron a la persona durante una parada de tráfico al sur de Tucson el martes, según la policía del condado Pima.
La policía no dio más detalles en un primer momento. No estaba claro si la persona que está siendo interrogada es la misma que fue captada en un video de vigilancia fuera de la casa de Guthrie que se publicó más temprano el martes.
El FBI remitió todas las preguntas sobre la persona detenida a la policía de Pima.
La policía, junto con el Equipo de Respuesta de Evidencias del FBI, también realizaba una búsqueda con autorización judicial en Rio Rico, aproximadamente a una hora al sur de Tucson, la noche del martes como parte de la investigación, dijo el departamento policial en un comunicado. Se esperaba que tomara varias horas.
La noticia llegó horas después de que el FBI publicara imágenes de una cámara de vigilancia de una persona enmascarada con una funda de pistola ante la puerta principal la noche en que Nancy Guthrie desapareció.
La persona que llevaba una mochila y un pasamontañas puede verse en uno de los videos inclinando la cabeza hacia abajo y alejándose de una cámara de timbre mientras se acerca a un arco en la casa de la madre de la presentadora del programa “Today”, Savannah Guthrie.
El metraje muestra a la persona sosteniendo una linterna en la boca e intentando cubrir la cámara con una mano enguantada y parte de una planta arrancada del jardín de Nancy Guthrie.
Los videos, de menos de un minuto de duración combinada, dieron a los investigadores y al público su primer vistazo de quién estaba fuera de la casa de Nancy Guthrie, justo a las afueras de Tucson, pero las imágenes no mostraron qué le sucedió ni ayudaron a determinar si la mujer de 84 años sigue viva.
El director del FBI, Kash Patel, dijo que el “individuo armado” parecía “haber manipulado la cámara”. No estaba completamente claro si había un arma en la funda.
Para la tarde del martes, las autoridades estaban de regreso cerca del vecindario de Nancy Guthrie, usando vehículos para bloquear su entrada. A unas pocas millas de distancia, las fuerzas del orden iban de puerta en puerta en el área donde vive su hija Annie Guthrie, hablando con los vecinos, así como caminando por un área de drenaje y examinando el interior de un conducto con una linterna.
Los investigadores han dicho durante más de una semana que creen que Nancy Guthrie fue llevada contra su voluntad. Fue vista por última vez en casa el 31 de enero y reportada como desaparecida al día siguiente. Las pruebas de ADN mostraron que la sangre en su porche era de ella, dijeron las autoridades.
La mujer sufre hipertensión y problemas de movilidad y corazón, y necesita medicación diaria, han dicho los funcionarios.
Hasta ahora, las autoridades han divulgado pocos detalles, han cuestionado si las notas de rescate que exigían dinero con plazos ya vencidos eran auténticas, y si la familia ha tenido algún contacto con quien se llevó a la mujer.
Savannah Guthrie publicó las nuevas imágenes de vigilancia en las redes sociales el martes, diciendo que la familia cree que Nancy Guthrie sigue viva y ofreciendo números de teléfono para el FBI y la policía del condado. En cuestión de minutos, la publicación tenía miles de comentarios.
Los investigadores esperaban que las cámaras proporcionaran evidencia de inmediato sobre cómo desapareció Nancy Guthrie de su hogar en un vecindario aislado.
Gran parte de la nación sigue de cerca el caso que rodea a la veterana presentadora del programa matutino de NBC.
Los mensajes conmovedores de la familia han pasado de esperanzados a sombríos mientras apelan a quien se haya llevado a Nancy Guthrie. En un video publicado justo antes de que venciera un supuesto plazo de rescate el lunes, Savanna Guthrie apareció sola y habló directamente al público.
“Estamos en nuestra hora de desesperación”, dijo. “Necesitamos su ayuda”.
El FBI esta semana comenzó a publicar carteles digitales sobre el caso en ciudades importantes desde Texas hasta California.
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Seewer informó desde Toledo, Ohio. Los reporteros de Associated Press Darlene Superville en Washington, Ed White en Detroit y Hallie Golden en Seattle contribuyeron a este informe.
Suns vencen a Mavericks por 120-111 y extienden racha de derrotas de Dallas a 8 partidos
PHOENIX (AP) — Dillon Brooks anotó 23 puntos, Devin Booker sumó 19 y los Suns de Phoenix vencieron el martes 120-111 a los Mavericks de Dallas, quienes sufrieron su octava derrota en fila.
Naji Marshall consiguió 31 puntos y Cooper Flagg terminó con 27 por Dallas, que no ha ganado desde el 22 de enero, cuando venció a Golden State en casa.
Phoenix ostentó la ventaja durante casi todo el encuentro. Tomó una delantera de 2-1 con un tiro en suspensión de Booker cuando quedaban 10:01 minutos en el primer cuarto y nunca volvió a estar en desventaja.
Los Suns llegaron a colocarse arriba hasta por 31 puntos en su camino a una victoria aplastante.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
KaiJay Brown, a transfer from Simeon, keeps poise coming off bench for Lincoln-Way East. ‘Going to pay off.’
Midway through his first season at Lincoln-Way East, KaiJay Brown endured some struggles and saw his role change from a starter to a reserve.
Brown, a junior guard who transferred from Simeon, kept the faith. And kept working.
“I had a little slump, but I had to stay there mentally,” Brown said. “Coach (Luke) Yaklich told me, ‘Everything happens for a reason.’ I just trust Yahweh, my Father, and stay level-headed. I just keep shooting. I know the hours I put in and the work I put in is going to pay off.
“I never doubted myself for one second.”
Brown backed up his belief Tuesday night, coming off the bench to score 23 points and help visiting Lincoln-Way East pull off a thrilling 54-53 SouthWest Suburban Conference win over district rival Lincoln-Way Central in overtime in New Lenox.
Jaymon Hornsby, who finished with seven points, hit the game-winning jumper at the buzzer in OT for the Griffins (14-12, 8-6). Wes Shelby scored 12 points, while Aaron Stauffacher and Jonathan Aluyi chipped in with six points apiece and Stauffacher added six rebounds.
Lincoln-Way East’s KaiJay Brown (30) puts up a 3-pointer over Lincoln-Way Central’s Alex Panos (21) during a SouthWest Suburban Conference game in New Lenox on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)
Nick Brzezniak led Lincoln-Way Central (18-9, 9-5) with 19 points, including 10 in overtime, and six rebounds. Alex Panos added 14 points and seven rebounds, while Micah Evans contributed seven points and seven rebounds.
Brzezniak’s free throw with five seconds left in OT gave the Knights a 53-52 lead before Hornsby delivered the heroics.
“I missed some free throws earlier,” Hornsby said. “I had to make it back up. When I got the ball, I was like, ‘I’ve got to go.’ There were a few seconds left. I had to go make a play. It went in. That was an amazing feeling.
“This is my team. Central beat us on a buzzer-beater last year. They beat us in OT earlier this year. It felt great to get one back.”
Lincoln-Way East’s Jonathan Aluyi (25) tries to grab a rebound against Lincoln-Way Central during a SouthWest Suburban Conference game in New Lenox on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)
Brown was the biggest reason the Griffins were in position to win the game at the end.
Lincoln-Way East started sluggishly, to say the least, and trailed 7-4 after one quarter before Brown entered the game and scored seven points in the second quarter.
“It was a game changer,” Brown said. “I feel like I’m really a team player and I tried to get us all going.”
Brown was huge down the stretch as well, knocking down two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scoring six points in overtime.
Lincoln-Way East’s Jaymon Hornsby (11) reacts to his winning shot in OT against Lincoln-Way Central during a SouthWest Suburban Conference game in New Lenox on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)
“KaiJay’s going to be a really, really good player,” Yaklich said. “When he gets to 170 pounds, he’s going to be a monster next year. He’s growing every day.
“We put him on the ball screen in the fourth quarter and told him to get downhill. He made some big free throws in overtime, made the big floater. He stepped up.”
Brown confirmed it took him a little time to get used to his new environment, but he has settled in nicely.
“Being out in the suburbs, it’s so nice and beautiful out here,” he said. “The competition level and style of play is different. It took me a little while to adjust, but once I got going with my teammates, it was a breeze.”
Lincoln-Way East’s KaiJay Brown (30) drives to the basket against Lincoln-Way Central during a SouthWest Suburban Conference game in New Lenox on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)
Hornsby is sure glad to have him as a teammate.
“KaiJay’s a great shooter and a great guy to have on the team,” Hornsby said. “If you make the extra pass to him, he’ll always knock it down. He’ll always lift you up. He can take the point if I need him to also.
“He’s always working hard and I love playing with him.”
Yaklich credited Brown with accepting coaching and making adjustments to his game. Brown pointed out that he will always listen to Yaklich, a former head coach at Illinois-Chicago and an assistant at Michigan and Texas.
“I’m 110% locked in with coach ‘Yak,’” Brown said. “He gives me words of wisdom every say. He’s easy to trust. He’s already sent people to the league. That’s where I want to go.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/kaijay-brown-lincoln-way-east-basketball/
Billionaire Neil Bluhm donating another $50 million to Northwestern for heart care
Casino magnate Neil Bluhm and his family’s foundation are donating another $50 million to Northwestern Medicine to further expand and support cardiac care.
The money will go toward a Northwestern cardiovascular institute that already bears Bluhm’s name: the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute.
With the new gift, Bluhm will have donated $135 million over the last two decades to the institute, which started in 2005 with an initial $10 million gift from Bluhm. The institute provides care across 18 locations in the Chicago area.
“It really is a vote of confidence in what we did for the last 20 years and to help us prepare for the next 20,” said Dr. Patrick McCarthy, executive director of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, of the money.
Specifically, the new dollars will go toward technology, research, recruiting physician leaders and additional fellowships to train physicians.
The money will also be used to increase the size of the Bluhm Heart Hospital, which now occupies four floors of Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Galter Pavilion downtown. The heart hospital, which is part of the institute, opened in 2022 after a $45 million gift from Bluhm.
Northwestern is hoping to build a new tower with more than 200 beds on the campus of Northwestern Memorial in Streeterville. If beds are moved to that new tower, that could free up more space in the Galter Pavilion to expand the heart hospital, McCarthy said. Northwestern still needs state approval to construct the new tower.
“As much as we try to keep up with the demand for access, we’re aware that people are waiting too long to try to get in and so what we’re trying to do is hire enough people, create enough space, open enough slots, have enough (operating rooms), have all the staff that we need so we can keep up with it,” McCarthy said.
The money will also allow Northwestern to continue to drive discovery, said Dr. Clyde Yancy, chief of cardiology at the institute.
“We still face a scenario where conditions of the heart are going to affect Americans across the board more prominently than any other condition,” Yancy said. “We can’t rest, even though we’ve come a long way with heart disease. We can’t relax because there are still unanswered questions.”
Much has changed in cardiac care over the last 20 years and more changes will undoubtedly follow, McCarthy said, citing the growth of artificial intelligence as an example of how the field is evolving.
Much has also changed at Northwestern over the last 20 years.
In 2005, when the institute began, Northwestern Medicine only had one hospital — its downtown location. Now it has 11 hospitals.
Since 2005, the institute has grown dramatically. In its first year, the institute treated about 1,000 patients. Last year, it treated more than 48,000 patients.
The Bluhm Heart Hospital on Feb. 10, 2026, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
“My main goal has always been to ensure that anyone who needs world-class heart care can get it,” Bluhm said in a Northwestern Medicine news release. “We made this possible 20 years ago in downtown Chicago and built on that when we expanded care into the suburbs. It has been one of my greatest honors to watch this program touch so many lives and I’m humbled to continue supporting this mission.”
Bluhm, a native Chicagoan, first met McCarthy when McCarthy was at the Cleveland Clinic, Bluhm said in a video posted on Northwestern’s website last year marking the 20th anniversary of the institute.
Bluhm had been experiencing pain when he exercised, and a friend suggested he call McCarthy. Bluhm recovered after having stents placed. Later, he was part of Northwestern’s effort to recruit McCarthy to Northwestern, he said.
“I felt that it would be important to the city that we have a great heart hospital instead of a situation where the wealthy were going to the Cleveland Clinic and everybody else was not getting as great treatment,” Bluhm said in the video.
Bluhm co-founded JMB Realty and is chairman of Rush Street Gaming and Rush Street Interactive.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/neil-bluhm-northwestern-heart-care/
Brandon Ingram de Raptors reemplaza al lesionado Stephen Curry en Juego de Estrellas de la NBA
NUEVA YORK (AP) — El alero de los Raptors de Toronto Brandon Ingram reemplazará al lesionado base de los Warriors de Golden State Stephen Curry el domingo en el Juego de Estrellas de la NBA.
Curry, quien fue votado como titular, está fuera debido a un dolor de rodilla. El comisionado Adam Silver eligió el martes a Ingram para ocupar el lugar de Curry en el equipo Stripes.
Es la segunda selección de Ingram para el Juego de Estrellas. Esta temporada, está promediando 22 puntos, 5,8 rebotes y 3,7 asistencias por partido y ha ayudado a Toronto a lograr una foja de 32-22, lo que les coloca en el quinto lugar de la Conferencia Este.
Scottie Barnes, compañero de Ingram en los Raptors, está en el equipo USA Stars. El entrenador de los Raptors, Darko Rajakovic, dirigirá al equipo del Mundo.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Chicago Bulls’ Collin Sexton fined $35,000 for inappropriate hand gesture during loss to the Brooklyn Nets
NEW YORK — Chicago Bulls guard Collin Sexton has been fined $35,000 for making an inappropriate hand gesture during a game, the NBA said Tuesday.
The incident happened during Chicago’s 123-115 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. He made the flip-off gesture toward the basket after making a free throw with 1:31 remaining in the third quarter.
Sexton scored 21 points in the game, but made just 7 of 18 field goals.
The 27-year-old guard joined the Bulls on Thursday in the Coby White trade with the Charlotte Hornets.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/chicago-bulls-collin-sexton-fined/
Pacers rompen racha de 4 derrotas al superar 137-134 en tiempo extra a Knicks
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Pascal Siakam anotó 30 puntos, Andrew Nembhard sumó 24 unidades y diez asistencias, y los Pacers de Indiana rompieron una racha de cuatro derrotas al imponerse el martes 137-134 sobre los Knicks de Nueva York en tiempo extra.
Los Pacers anotaron los primeros nueve puntos del alargue y se sobrepusieron a un furioso intento de remontada de los Knicks en los últimos 24,3 segundos.
Ocho jugadores de Indiana anotaron cifras de dos dígitos. La banca de los Pacers superó a la de Nueva York por 43-18.
Jalen Brunson totalizó 40 puntos, ocho asistencias y cinco rebotes para Nueva York, que perdió apenas su segundo encuentro de los últimos 11 en general. Los Knicks cayeron por séptima vez en 28 duelos en casa.
Josh Hart logró 15 puntos, 11 rebotes y 11 asistencias para su segundo triple-doble de la temporada con los Knicks. El dominicano Karl-Anthony Towns anotó 22 puntos y atrapó 14 rebotes antes de salir por acumulación de faltas con 2:14 restantes en el tiempo extra.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Oswego East’s Desiree Merritt plays role of Chicago Bulls’ Scottie Pippen to perfection. ‘Hoop regardless.’
Oswego East’s Desiree Merritt has played alongside two of the program’s all-time greats in her four varsity seasons, meaning she was never the quote-unquote star player for the Wolves.
Current teammate Aubrey Lamberti is the program’s all-time leading scorer, while Maggie Lewandowski sits third. Yet here’s Merritt, Oswego East’s version of Scottie Pippen, with a chance to move past Lewandowski and finish second behind Lamberti when it’s all said and done.
The lack of recognition doesn’t bother the senior guard, either.
“I never really think about it too much,” Merritt said. “I’m just going to go out there and hoop regardless. We had Maggie, who did big things. Aubrey is the leading scorer.
“I’m just out here to play. I’m glad I had teammates like that to set the standard.”
Merritt’s time at Oswego East is winding down before she heads to Joliet St. Francis, but she delivered another signature moment Tuesday night with a game-high 24 points for the Wolves in a 54-25 Southwest Prairie West victory over crosstown rival Oswego.
Oswego East’s Desiree Merritt (21) cheers on her team against crosstown rival Oswego during a Southwest Prairie Conference game in Oswego on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)
She erupted for 17 of Oswego East’s 18 points in the second quarter and finished with 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocked shots for the Wolves (16-10, 9-4).
Lamberti also came through with 10 points for Oswego East. Destiny Hicks paced Oswego (13-17, 4-10) with six points, while Peyton Johnson added nine rebounds and six steals.
Merritt, meanwhile, followed up a rare stretch of going scoreless in the first quarter by making back-to-back 3-pointers in the second quarter — and it was game on.
“Crazy, I’ve never done anything like that,” Merritt said. “With the help of my teammates, obviously, I was able to do it. They were getting me the ball.
Oswego East’s Desiree Merritt (21) takes a shot against against crosstown rival Oswego during a Southwest Prairie Conference game in Oswego on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)
“I definitely knew I was hot after the second shot I made.”
Oswego East coach Abe Carretto has seen it before from Merritt plenty of times.
“Finally, she started hitting some outside jumpers there and she kept hitting them, which was nice,” Carretto said of Merritt. “As soon as she hit two in a row, I was like, ‘OK, she’s feeling it.’”
Former Oswego East standout Venita Parsons is now Oswego’s coach. She coached Merritt in seventh grade and saw this coming.
Oswego East’s Desiree Merritt (21) looks for an opening against crosstown rival Oswego during a Southwest Prairie Conference game in Oswego on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)
“I knew she was going to be a stud,” Parsons said. “Her work ethic is great. She gets her teammates involved. She takes opportunities when she has them. When you have a girl like that, who’s going to take over and put a team on her back, you have to be able to stop her.
“If you can’t stop her and she gets hot, it’s only going to get worse throughout the game.”
After her threes broke the ice, Merritt did what she does best by scoring in a variety of ways.
She hit a midrange jumper, nailed a runner in the lane, hit another three, converted a fadeaway in the lane and sank hit two free throws. By then, the Wolves led 26-13.
Oswego East’s Desiree Merritt (21) puts up an outside shot from the corner against crosstown rival Oswego during a Southwest Prairie Conference game in Oswego on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)
Carretto realizes that Lamberti and Lewandowski may have garnered more of the headlines, but he knows how much Merritt is respected by his colleagues.
“She’s not getting left behind because other coaches tell me how athletic she is and fantastic when she gets going like that,” Carretto said. “I personally think that when you talk about the star of the team, we’ve just had a lot of them.
“Her and Maggie and Aubrey are so close in everything they’ve done that there’s no way to pinpoint the star.”
Still, Merritt is hoping for some more turns in the spotlight next week in the regional. After Oswego East’s upset win last weekend over Naperville Central, Merritt and Co. are going in confident.
“If that doesn’t show us that we’re a high-caliber team, I don’t know what will,” Merritt said. “We played our butts off.”
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/desiree-merritt-oswego-east-girls-basketball/
Panic Ensues After Trump Orders CIA To Give 2020 Election Intel To ‘Stop The Steal’ Lawyer
Panic Ensues After Trump Orders CIA To Give 2020 Election Intel To ‘Stop The Steal’ Lawyer
President Donald Trump has instructed the CIA and other spy agencies to hand over intelligence related to the 2020 election, a bunch of (presumably panicked) US intelligence officials told Politico and NBC News.
The records are to be handed over to Kurt Olsen – now a temporary government employee in the White House – who four years ago was involved in the “Stop the Steal” campaign to determine whether Joe Biden won the 2020 election via cheating.
And you know they’re freaking out by the way they tell us this…
“The administration last year hired Kurt Olsen, who more than five years ago took part in the “Stop the Steal” campaign that promoted baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, to investigate the 2020 election.” –NBC News
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President Donald Trump has directed top U.S. spy agencies to share sensitive intelligence about the 2020 election with his former campaign lawyer, known for pushing debunked theories of electoral fraud, according to four people with knowledge of the effort. –Politico
Indeed:
“The president has asked Mr. Olsen to look at intelligence related to the 2020 election and the agency is ensuring that he has the access necessary to do his work,” a CIA official told NBC in an emailed statement (probably right after hanging up with the reporter).
When asked about Olsen’s role, the White House told the outlet “President Trump has the authority to provide access to classified material to individuals as he deems necessary. The entire Trump administration is working together to ensure the integrity of U.S. elections.”
The admin did not specifically respond to questions about whether Olsen was focusing only on the 2020 election, or possible security threats to future elections.
The freakout comes after the FBI’s recent search of an elections center in Fulton County, Georgia – where they seized ballots from the 2020 election.
Now check out the tone over at Politico:
The decision to provide some of the government’s most sensitive spy material to Olsen is unusual, given that he has no known experience working with the U.S. spy community and only joined the Trump administration as a short-term special government employee in October 2025. Special government employees are supposed to work no more than 130 days during any period of 365 days, suggesting his time at the White House could end soon.
The first person said that Olsen has passed a background check and a polygraph exam. It is not clear how close Olsen is to completing his report on the 2020 elections.
Intelligence analysis is supposed to be nonpartisan, and it appears Olsen’s views on electoral fraud in prior U.S. elections are so deeply held that even some people close to the president question his ability to evaluate the material shared with him.
“This guy has no background” in intelligence, said the second person, a close Trump ally. Olsen “will find some super classified report, say it’s evidence of fraud, but really it’s just completely out of context.”
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Olsen rose to prominence by working closely with Trump to undermine the results of the 2020 election under the slogan “Stop the Steal.” He urged several DOJ officials that year to file a complaint to the Supreme Court scrutinizing Trump’s loss, and even called the president multiple times during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol
Wow!
About That Raid
As we noted earlier Tuesday, an affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent Hugh Raymond Evans last month, which was unsealed Tuesday, lays out five categories of confirmed problems in Fulton County’s handling of ballots, raising questions that have simmered for over five years since Trump and his allies raised questions about the election in Georgia and other states where irregularities were alleged.
According to a report from Just the News, Evans filed the affidavit last month to establish probable cause for a raid that seized around 700 boxes of ballots from an Atlanta-area storage warehouse. The investigation stemmed from a referral by Kurt Olsen, President Trump’s election integrity czar. Evans interviewed roughly a dozen unnamed witnesses about allegations tied to the contested Georgia race, where Joe Biden edged out Trump by less than 12,000 votes in the official results.
“This warrant application is part of an FBI criminal investigation into whether any of the improprieties were intentional acts that violated federal criminal laws.”
Fulton County admitted it lacks scanned images of all 528,777 ballots counted during the initial count and of the 527,925 ballots tallied during the state’s first recount.
County officials also confirmed that during the recount, some ballots were scanned multiple times. Ballot images obtained through public records requests show identical markings appearing on duplicated images.
During the Risk Limiting Audit, hand counters reported vote totals for batches that didn’t match the actual votes inside those batches.
According to the affidavit, “The State’s Performance Review Board reported that Secretary of State investigators confirmed inaccurate batch tallies from the Risk Limiting Audit.”
More on that here…
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Tyler Durden
Tue, 02/10/2026 – 23:25
China Inches Ahead Of US In Humanoid Robot Startups
China Inches Ahead Of US In Humanoid Robot Startups
The market for humanoid robots has been growing significantly recently.
In 2025, $2.65 billion was invested in humanoid robotics startups, more than in the years 2018 to 2024 combined, according to data published by the market research platform Tracxn.
This development indicates that investors now view humanoid robotics as a more mature and commercially attractive technology.
As Statista’s Tristan Gaudiat reveals in the chart below, China currently leads the field with 23 startups specialized in humanoid robotics, just ahead of the 22 U.S.-based companies.
You will find more infographics at Statista
While China and the United States are the clear epicenters for humanoid-robotics entrepreneurship, a second tier is led by India (12), ahead of several European countries: the U.K. (6) and Germany (5) stand out, followed by France (3).
Beyond these hubs, Statista’s chart also shows clusters in Australia (3), Japan (3), Austria (2) and Canada (2), suggesting that while interest is global, the densest startup ecosystems remain concentrated in a handful of markets.
The Chinese and American startup ecosystem is particularly notable in this field.
Chinese companies such as Unitree Robotics and Agibot are currently producing more humanoid robot models than any other country in the world (more than 5,000 each in 2025), while some of the best-known U.S. names, like Boston Dynamics and Tesla, are aiming to ramp up their production of robots for industrial and consumer applications in 2026 (Atlas and Optimus, respectively).
In Europe, current key players include Engineered Arts (U.K.) and Neura Robotics (Germany).
Tyler Durden
Tue, 02/10/2026 – 23:00
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/china-inches-ahead-us-humanoid-robot-startups
