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Technology
See allRackspace slashes its annual loss by almost 75% amid AI push - San Antonio Express-News
Rackspace Technology, the San Antonio-based cloud computing firm, reported slashing its annual net loss by nearly 75% to $61.5 million for fiscal...
Resident Evil Requiem Day One Patch And amiibo Release Date Confirmed - Nintendo Life
Nintendo Life reports that Capcom has officially confirmed a day one patch for the highly anticipated Resident Evil Requiem, ensuring a smooth...
Figure Technology posts mixed Q4 results - Sherwood News
Figure Technology, a leading developer of humanoid robots, reported mixed fourth-quarter results with revenue surging 45% year-over-year to $85...
Entertainment
See all‘Scream 7’ Franchise Record Previews Now At $7.8M – Box Office - Deadline
Scream 7 has shattered franchise records with $7.8 million in Thursday previews, the highest ever for the horror series. This surge tops previous...
California Attorney General Warns Paramount That Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition is ‘Not a Done Deal’ - Variety
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has cautioned Paramount Global that its proposed acquisition by Warner Bros. Discovery remains far from...
‘This Whole Thing Is Not Normal’: Inside the ‘Baywatch’ Reboot Casting Call With 2,000 Wannabe Lifeguards - Variety
A chaotic casting call for the Baywatch reboot in Los Angeles drew over 2,000 hopefuls vying for lifeguard roles, turning a beach into a sea of...
Science
See allNational Academy of Inventors Names TTUHSC Faculty Senior Members - TTUHSC: DAILY DOSE
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has inducted three senior faculty members from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) as...
Yale Researchers Demonstrate Room-Temperature Quantum Entanglement in Macroscopic Oscillators
Researchers at Yale University used optical cavities and laser cooling to chill two macroscopic silica mechanical oscillators—tiny drum-like...
NASA launches twin rocket missions from Alaska to study mysterious black auroras
NASA launched two suborbital rockets from Alaska's Poker Flat Research Range in early February 2026 to investigate "black auroras," phenomena...
Politics
See allBill Clinton to face Congressional questions over Epstein ties – US politics live - The Guardian
Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to appear before a Congressional committee to answer questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, amid...
Julian Harris: What Denton and DC Say About UK and US Politics - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg columnist Julian Harris analyzes recent political developments in Denton, UK, and Washington DC as indicators of broader trends linking...
Supreme Court declines to block Trump's mass deportation order amid legal challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied emergency requests to halt President Trump's executive order authorizing mass deportations of undocumented...
Health
See allClient zero: The first Kenyans to receive the HIV injection - Daily Nation
Kenya has become the first country in Africa to administer a groundbreaking long-acting HIV prevention injection to select individuals, marking a...
Florida uses emergency rule to cut patients off AIDS medication - Tampa Bay Times
Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration invoked an emergency rule to immediately halt coverage for two costly HIV medications, Dovaloxy...
FDA Expands Recall of Lead-Tainted Baby Food Pouches from Leading Brands Amid Ongoing Safety Probe
The FDA announced an expanded recall on February 24, 2026, of over 1.2 million units of baby food pouches from Gerber, Beech-Nut, and Earth's Best...
Sports
See all2026 NFLPA report cards: Grades for all 32 teams - The New York Times
The NFL Players Association released its annual report cards grading all 32 NFL teams on workplace conditions, facilities, training staff, and...
NFL combine 2026 live updates, results tracker: DL, EDGE, LB workouts take center stage - CBS Sports
The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis spotlights defensive linemen (DL), edge rushers (EDGE), and linebackers (LB) with live workouts,...
Djokovic Claims Record 25th Grand Slam at Australian Open, Surpassing Federer and Nadal
Novak Djokovic won a record 25th Grand Slam title by defeating Jannik Sinner 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in the Australian Open final at Melbourne Park. The...
World
See allA genetic analysis reveals new details on ancient couplings between humans and Neanderthals - ABC News
A new genetic study published in Nature analyzes ancient DNA from over 50 early modern human fossils, uncovering fresh evidence of interbreeding...
Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans - The Guardian
New research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals a mating direction bias in ancient interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern...
Israel and Hamas Reach Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza After Intense U.S.-Mediated Talks
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, halting 18 months of intense fighting that displaced over 1.5 million people....
Environment
See allDecades of air pollution cuts reviving Adirondack brook trout more - Press-Republican
Decades of aggressive air pollution controls, particularly reductions in acid rain-causing sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants and industry,...
Climate crisis upends homeowners insurance, while industry resists regulation - Stocktonia News
The climate crisis is making homeowners insurance increasingly unavailable or unaffordable in high-risk areas like California's Central Valley,...
UN Reports 2025 as Hottest Year on Record, Shattering Previous Climate Benchmarks
The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization has confirmed that 2025 was the hottest year on record, surpassing all previous benchmarks...
Investigation
See allMalaysia's Call for Accountability: The Push for a Royal Commission on Anti-Corruption Agency Allegations - Devdiscourse
Malaysian civil society groups and opposition leaders are intensifying calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations of...
FBI Expands Probe into 2024 Election Interference Involving Foreign Actors
The FBI has expanded its investigation into foreign interference in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, revealing new evidence of cyberattacks...
New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources say
The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into the U.S. government's response to Russian interference in...
Business
See allFed Signals Potential Rate Cut in March as Inflation Eases to 2.1%
The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 4.25-4.50% but signaled a likely 25-basis-point cut at its March meeting, citing inflation...
IATA Modeling Projects 15-20% Aviation Emissions Cut by 2030 from SAF if Investments Scale, but Costs Limit 2026 Adoption
The IATA Economics report uses econometric modeling based on data from 150 airlines, fuel suppliers, and regulatory filings to simulate...
Banks Cut Lending 15-20% to Flood-Risk Firms After Major Events, NBER Study Shows
This NBER study analyzed loan-level data from U.S. commercial banks, matched with FEMA flood maps and historical flood events from 2001 to 2024,...
Lifestyle
See allGlobal Plant-Based Meat Sales Surge 45% in 2025, Led by New Lab-Grown Alternatives
Global sales of plant-based meat products skyrocketed 45% in 2025, fueled by affordable lab-grown alternatives that mimic real meat's taste and...
Gig Economy Workers Face 40% Higher Anxiety and Depression Rates Than Traditional Employees
A new study from the Economic Policy Institute analyzed longitudinal survey data from 5,000 U.S. gig workers on platforms like Upwork and Uber,...
Climate Change Reshapes Global Travel Patterns, Study Reveals
A recent study published in Nature analyzed historical travel data alongside climate models to forecast future tourism trends in light of climate...
Education
See allGlobal Student Debt Crisis Peaks: 1 in 3 Graduates Worldwide in Default or Delinquency
A joint UNESCO-World Bank report reveals that 33% of higher education graduates worldwide are in default or delinquency on student loans, marking...
San Francisco Teachers Strike Ends With Tentative Agreement on Raises, Benefits
After a week-long strike, the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) reached a tentative...
San Diego Unified School District and Teachers Union Reach Agreement, Avoiding Strike
The San Diego Unified School District and the San Diego Education Association (SDEA) reached an agreement on February 12, 2026, averting a one-day...
Opinion
See allClimate Denialism is Dead—Now We Must Confront the Economic Catastrophe of Net Zero
The article argues that while the science of climate change is settled and denialism is obsolete, aggressive net-zero policies represent an...
A Scam': Trump, EPA Revoke Scientific Proof That Climate Change Is Harmful
The Trump administration has revoked a 2009 EPA scientific finding that climate change poses a public health threat, labeling it a "scam." This...
Presidents’ Day doesn’t exist
The article examines the historical inaccuracies surrounding Presidents' Day, emphasizing that it doesn't align with George Washington's actual...
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House Democrat Appears Hundreds of Times in New Epstein Documents
A Democratic member of Congress who was caught texting Jeffrey Epstein during a House hearing has had even more connecti...
The Most Socialist System in America Is the One Feeding Us—and It’s Failing
America loves to debate socialism. We argue about universal healthcare, guaranteed income, student loan forgiveness, and...
A Watershed Verdict: $2M Malpractice Win Exposes the Medical Betrayal of Gender-Transitioned Minors
(NaturalNews) Introduction: A Verdict Heard 'Round the NationA seismic shift in the legal landscape has sent shockwaves ...
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