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• Palantir's Shyam Sankar: US must use AI as 'slingshot' against China or face economic defeat - Palantir CTO says US must harness AI to compete with China, citing factory case where worker productivity improved 50% with significantly reduced downtime.
• On a paradise island in the Pacific, meth and HIV epidemics rage - International criminal syndicates have been using Fiji as a transshipment point for drugs originating in Southeast Asia and Latin America.
• Venezuela tells China oil prices won't be set by the U.S., seeks to reassure investment after Maduro capture - Venezuela assured Beijing that its oil pricing will not be dictated by the U.S. and that Chinese investment in the South American country will remain secure.
• The treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear arms is expiring. What to know. - U.S. lawmakers have expressed concern that the end of New START could lead to “a dangerous and costly arms race” between the world’s biggest nuclear powers.
• Renee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown - At a forum on Capitol Hill held by congressional Democrats, the brothers of the 37-year-old American citizen fatally shot by an ICE agent said immigration enforcement tactics must be dialed back.
• Ukraine Talks Set to Resume, Following a Huge Attack by Moscow - U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, but Russia continues to pummel Ukraine and has not softened demands that Kyiv calls unacceptable.
• Vast seagrass meadows will shield coastline - Trials to restore the saltwater plant to the Humber Estuary are hugely encouraging, experts say.
• Novo Nordisk shares tumble 18% as CEO warns it will get worse before it gets better - Just as Novo Nordisk showed signs of a recovery, another cold shower hit investors as the drugmaker surprise prereleased its 2026 forecast late Tuesday, sending shares tumbling. 
• Ex-Prince Andrew leaves Windsor home after latest Epstein revelations - LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles, has moved out of his palatial home, a royal source confirmed on Wednesday, following new damaging revelations about
• Judge rules federal agents must limit tear gas at protests near Portland ICE building - A federal judge restricted federal officers from using tear gas on protesters outside the ICE facility in Portland after agents deployed gas at demonstrators.