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NASCAR at Daytona: Key information, links, results for 2026 Speedweeks - NASCAR.com

1. NASCAR at Daytona: Key information, links, results for 2026 Speedweeks  NASCAR.com
2. What TV channel is Daytona 500? How to watch NASCAR Cup Series  USA Today
3. What are the latest odds for Daytona 500 2026? See our predictions  Daytona Beach News-Journal
4. Timing Out Showers and Strong Winds with Impact Weather Expected For the Daytona 500 | February 13th  WESH
5. Daytona 500: Ranking the Entire Field, From Casey Mears to Chase Elliott  FOX Sports

Ocasio-Cortez Offers a Working-Class Vision in Munich, With a Few Stumbles - The New York Times

1. Ocasio-Cortez Offers a Working-Class Vision in Munich, With a Few Stumbles  The New York Times
2. AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference  The Guardian
3. Ocasio-Cortez takes progressive vision to Munich: ‘We are ready for the next chapter’  The Hill
4. AOC is pushing the Democrats to take her seriously. Munich could launch her rebirth  The Independent
5. AOC to offer a 'working class' perspective on U.S. foreign policy at Munich summit  NBC News

Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace - The New York Times

1. Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace  The New York Times
2. Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system  Axios
3. Confusion over laser system led to El Paso airspace closure, officials say  The Washington Post
4. Trump says 'people learn' after El Paso airspace closure; Gonzales calls it unacceptable  KFOX
5. Why was the El Paso airport shut down? What we know  El Paso Times

Scoop: Disney sends cease and desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0 - Axios

1. Scoop: Disney sends cease and desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0  Axios
2. After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0  Yahoo News Canada
3. ‘It’s over for us’: release of new AI video generator Seedance 2.0 spooks Hollywood  The Guardian
4. AI Video of Tom Cruise Fighting Brad Pitt Has Top Writer Warning: “It’s Likely Over for Us”  The Hollywood Reporter
5. ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 Nails Real World Physics And Hyper-Real Video Generation  Forbes

The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them - The Verge

Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg - The Washington Post

1. Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg  The Washington Post
2. Trump reveals US helicopter pilots were wounded in Maduro raid  Military Times
3. Trump quips about where he might move after White House as smiling Melania nods her approval  The Independent
4. Trump attacks Roy Cooper, hypes GOP opponent during Fort Bragg speech  The Hill
5. Trump tells troops at Fort Bragg that Democrats would change base name  USA Today

What's next for Cuba? Trump turns the screws as the island runs out of jet fuel - CNBC

1. What's next for Cuba? Trump turns the screws as the island runs out of jet fuel  CNBC
2. U.N. Condemns U.S. Measures Halting Oil Deliveries to Cuba  The New York Times
3. Russia has started an 'evacuation' of its citizens from Cuba amid the island's jet fuel crisis  Business Insider
4. Much of Cuba Goes Dark as Trump Chokes Oil Supply  Bloomberg.com
5. Russia dismisses Trump tariff threats on Cuba: ‘We don’t have much trade’  The Hill

Clingan and Hansen Both Prominent in NBA All-Star Rising Stars Challenge - Blazer's Edge

1. Clingan and Hansen Both Prominent in NBA All-Star Rising Stars Challenge  Blazer's Edge
2. Trail Blazers’ Donovan Clingan vs. Yang Hansen: Teammates set for Rising Stars showdown  OregonLive.com
3. Blazers’ Yang Hansen fakes out Donovan Clingan for Rising Stars bucket  Yahoo Sports
4. Yang Hansen Records Five Minutes in Blazers vs. 76ers — Here’s the Latest Update  Heavy Sports
5. NBA Rising Stars: Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen leave with highlights, memories, motivation  OregonLive.com

Prime Minister Carney and Canada's main opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil - AP News

1. Prime Minister Carney and Canada's main opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil  AP News
2. Mark Carney joins hands with Canada opposition leader as he pays tribute to school shooting victims  The Guardian
3. What We Know About the Victims of the Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting in Canada  The New York Times
4. Canadian school shooter was 'addicted' to gore and violence web sites  USA Today
5. Canadian police identify 18-year-old woman as suspect in mass school shooting  Reuters

Penn State Dominates Ohio State, 36-5, In Battle of Nation’s Top Two Teams - Eleven Warriors

1. Penn State Dominates Ohio State, 36-5, In Battle of Nation’s Top Two Teams  Eleven Warriors
2. No. 1 Penn State wrestling dominates No. 2 Ohio State 36-5  NCAA.com
3. Penn State Clinches Big Ten Regular Season Championship with 36-5 Rout over Ohio State in Record Setting BJC Dual  gopsusports.com
4. Men’s College Notebook: Top Two Battle Between Nittany Lions and Buckeyes Incoming  USA Wrestling
5. No. 2 Ohio State Battles No. 1 Penn State, Maryland in Final B1G Weekend  Ohio State | Official Athletics Website

Trump Files Final Plans for White House Ballroom - The New York Times

1. Trump Files Final Plans for White House Ballroom  The New York Times
2. New images of White House ballroom show clearest look yet at Trump project  The Washington Post
3. White House files most detailed plans yet for Trump ballroom, East Wing renovation  CBS News
4. Washington panel set to consider Trump's ballroom project in March  Reuters
5. Federal court could have ruling soon on White House ballroom construction  Baltimore Sun

‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations - The Guardian

1. ‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations  The Guardian
2. NAACP threatens to sue Musk’s xAI over Mississippi gas turbines powering data center  The Hill
3. Elon Musk's xAI faces threat of NAACP lawsuit over air pollution from Mississippi data center  CNBC
4. Groups threaten suit over xAI turbines in Whitehaven  WREG.com
5. XAI threatened with lawsuit under Clean Air Act  Daily Memphian

40 Epics Sales to Shop This President’s Day Weekend - Gear Patrol

1. 40 Epics Sales to Shop This President’s Day Weekend  Gear Patrol
2. Amazon's Presidents Day Sale Has Kate Spade, Lego, and More for Up to 80% Off — the 100 Best Deals Start at $5  People.com
3. The Amazon Presidents' Day sale is here: Shop the biggest deals this weekend from Apple, Dyson and more  Yahoo
4. Amazon’s Presidents' Day deals are here with sales on Apple, Carhartt, Sealy and more  Fox News
5. Best Presidents' Day Amazon deals 2026: Apple, Lego, Roborock  Mashable

WWE SmackDown Spoiler Lineup for February 13, 2026: Full Match Card and Backstage Notes Revealed - Ringside News

1. WWE SmackDown Spoiler Lineup for February 13, 2026: Full Match Card and Backstage Notes Revealed  Ringside News
2. SmackDown results, Feb. 13, 2026: Cody Rhodes qualified for Elimination Chamber after epic thriller  WWE
3. WWE SmackDown Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reactions, Highlights From Feb. 13  Bleacher Report
4. WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (2/13): Keller’s report on Cody vs. Fatu vs. Sami and Bliss vs. Giulia vs. Zelina in Elimination Chamber qualifiers, Jade vs. Grace for WWE Title, Fenix vs. Trick, Ripley & Sky vs. Nia & Lash  PWTorch
5. SmackDown recap & reactions: Championship matters  Cageside Seats

As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iran - The New York Times

1. As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iran  The New York Times
2. Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations  Reuters
3. After weeks of tension, Trump is still talking tough on Iran. Here's what could happen next  CNBC
4. Provoking a war with Iran could be a deadly miscalculation for Trump  The Hill
5. Trump's Choice: Will Iran Talks Lead to Regional Stability or Follow Israel's Demands?  Haaretz

Measles Outbreak Hits Ave Maria University in Florida - The New York Times

1. Measles Outbreak Hits Ave Maria University in Florida  The New York Times
2. Ave Maria University battles measles outbreak  National Catholic Reporter
3. Students hit by measles outbreak at Florida university  USA Today
4. Rising measles cases in Florida, and what people can do to protect themselves  WUFT
5. Florida health department's updated measles numbers shy of Ave Maria report  WUSF

WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as "unethical" - Ars Technica

1. WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as "unethical"  Ars Technica
2. Statement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau  World Health Organization (WHO)
3. Guest post: The CDC hepatitis B study is unethical and must never be published  Retraction Watch
4. WHO director-general calls plans for U.S.-funded vaccine trial ‘unethical’  statnews.com
5. WHO sets out concerns over US vaccine trial in G.Bissau  ttownmedia.com

NBA All-Star 2026: Live updates, highlights through the weekend - ESPN

1. NBA All-Star 2026: Live updates, highlights through the weekend  ESPN
2. 2026 NBA All-Star Saturday participants  NBA
3. 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend schedule: Games, events, times, teams, how to watch it all  NBC Sports
4. NBA All-Star 2026: How to watch the 3-point contest this weekend, start time, full events schedule and more  Yahoo Sports
5. NBA All-Star Weekend watch guide: TV schedule, events and participants to know  The New York Times

More than 80 Minnesota observers and protesters detail mistreatment by ICE - Star Tribune

1. More than 80 Minnesota observers and protesters detail mistreatment by ICE  Star Tribune
2. ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say  The New York Times
3. ‘We Know Where You Live.’ Protesters Say ICE Agents Retaliate With Threats, Investigations  Texas Metro News
4. ICE Agents Drive to Minnesota Woman's Parents' House After She Yells At Them at Walmart: 'What a waste of tax dollars'  The Nerd Stash
5. A Running List of Horrific Things ICE Agents Have Said to My Neighbors  Slate

‘Wuthering Heights’ Still Looking To Swoon $40M Over 4-Day Presidents’ Day & Valentine’s Day Frame – Box Office Update - Deadline

1. ‘Wuthering Heights’ Still Looking To Swoon $40M Over 4-Day Presidents’ Day & Valentine’s Day Frame – Box Office Update  Deadline
2. “Wuthering Heights” Movie Review: Emerald Fennell’s Adaptation  The New Yorker
3. Opinion | It’s Not Wholesome. It’s Not Healthy. But ‘Wuthering Heights’ Is Incredibly Romantic.  The New York Times
4. I Watched 10 Wuthering Heights Adaptations . Here’s What’s Worth Your Time  Time Magazine
5. Should Jacob Elordi Play Heathcliff? Why the ‘Wuthering Heights’ Casting Is So Controversial, According to Literary Experts and More  Variety

'We are not protected' says Hebron mayor as Israel expands West Bank control - BBC

1. 'We are not protected' says Hebron mayor as Israel expands West Bank control  BBC
2. ‘A step in the wrong direction’: Israel’s West Bank plans prompt global backlash  The Guardian
3. Israel Is Quietly Annexing the West Bank  Foreign Affairs
4. Exclusive: Trump says he opposes Israeli annexation steps in West Bank  Axios
5. Israeli minister calls West Bank measures 'de facto sovereignty,' says no to future Palestinian state  NBC News

Why your Valentine's chocolates are so expensive - Axios

1. Why your Valentine's chocolates are so expensive  Axios
2. Valentine’s Day sticker shock: Chocolate prices are spiking  CNN
3. Roses are red, violets are blue, if cocoa is cheaper why isn't chocolate, too?  PBS
4. Cocoa crunch: Pittsburgh-area chocolatiers face Valentine’s Day amid cost crisis  90.5 WESA
5. Last-minute Valentine’s shoppers in Green Bay face higher jewelry and chocolate prices  WLUK

The IceCube experiment is ready to uncover more secrets of the universe - Phys.org

1. The IceCube experiment is ready to uncover more secrets of the universe  Phys.org
2. Hundreds of new ‘eyes’ buried in the Antarctic ice  TU Dortmund
3. IceCube Neutrino Observatory gets a major upgrade beneath the ice  UW–Madison News
4. IceCube upgrade adds six deep sensor strings to detect lower-energy neutrinos  Phys.org
5. 10,000 Sensors in the Antarctic Ice Measure Cosmic Neutrinos  All-About-Industries

Jury convicts New Jersey man who killed his brother's family and burned their home - NBC News

1. Jury convicts New Jersey man who killed his brother's family and burned their home  NBC News
2. NJ tech boss convicted of quadruple murder in 2018 killing of brother’s family  Fox News
3. Colts Neck murder trial: Paul Caniero found guilty of murdering brother and his brother's entire family  ABC7 New York
4. Mansion Murders Trial: Prosecution Closing Argument PT4  Court TV
5. ‘I’m just grateful there’s justice for Sophia.’ Friends react moments after N.J. man is found guilty of murde  NJ.com

Meta says it won't chop the bottom 5% performers this year - Business Insider

1. Meta says it won't chop the bottom 5% performers this year  Business Insider
2. After cutting 1,500 jobs in the division Mark Zuckerberg changed the company's name for, Meta gives update on future layoffs: We are  Times of India
3. Meta CTO: We're Still Investing More In VR Content Than Anyone Else  UploadVR
4. VR's golden age is over, and there wasn't much gold there  TechRadar
5. META Resets Reality Labs, Grows Message Sales as Ad Engine Roars  TradingView

World's rules-based order 'no longer exists', Germany's Merz warns - BBC

1. World's rules-based order 'no longer exists', Germany's Merz warns  BBC
2. Munich Security Conference live: Zelenskyy asks leaders if they are ready for Russian aggression and modern war  The Guardian
3. Marco Rubio speech signals US-Europe relations are bruised but still friendly  BBC
4. Europe has 'failed' in the face of Trump and Putin's ‘wrecking ball’ politics, top security official says  CNBC
5. Rubio reassures trans-Atlantic ties with Europe at Munich Security Conference  WBUR

Buddhist monks vs. Trump’s fake “Board of Peace” - Salon.com

1. Buddhist monks vs. Trump’s fake “Board of Peace”  Salon.com
2. Monks in Maryland: 'Thank you for your hospitality'  WBAL-TV
3. Buddhist monk who led 15-week peace walk to D.C. tells CBS News peace "always begins from within"  CBS News
4. GW Welcomes Walk for Peace  GW Today
5. Buddhist monks bring 2,300-mile ‘Walk for Peace’ to Annapolis  Maryland Matters

Apple Presidents' Day sales: Get the Apple Watch Series 11 for $299, plus more deals - Engadget

1. Apple Presidents' Day sales: Get the Apple Watch Series 11 for $299, plus more deals  Engadget
2. If You Own Apple Everything, These Presidents Day Deals Are A Must-See  HuffPost
3. Amazon's Presidents' Day Apple sale offers price cuts of up to $400 off  AppleInsider
4. Best Presidents' Day Apple deals 2026: AirPods, iPads, Apple Watches, and beyond  Mashable
5. The Apple Watch Series 11 is more of the same, but that's not a bad thing. Here's why it's our favorite smartwatch.  Business Insider

Rocket Report: Say cheerio to Orbex; China is getting good at booster landings - Ars Technica

1. Rocket Report: Say cheerio to Orbex; China is getting good at booster landings  Ars Technica
2. SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB  Spaceflight Now
3. Falcon 9 rocket to launch Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB  Yahoo
4. Falcon 9 returns to flight after upper stage engine investigation  SpaceNews
5. SpaceX plans Valentine's Day rocket launch. Spot liftoff in California  Ventura County Star

Experts who worry about child vaccination need to look in the mirror - The Hill

1. Experts who worry about child vaccination need to look in the mirror  The Hill
2. St. Pierre: Kids pay price when vaccine policy is political  Boston Herald
3. New survey points to falling public confidence in Trump’s public health team  MS NOW
4. KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Trust in the CDC and Views of Federal Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes  KFF
5. The uprooting of the country’s vaccine recommendations  The Michigan Daily

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: The true story behind the mysterious and tragic US icon - BBC

1. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: The true story behind the mysterious and tragic US icon  BBC
2. ‘Love Story’ Recreates a Tragic Romance  The New York Times
3. 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette' Fact vs. Fiction: How Accurate Is the FX Series?  People.com
4. JFK Jr.'s love story is getting the TV treatment. Its stars are weathering mythology, backlash and lots of pressure.  Yahoo
5. 'Love Story' Is Trying So Hard to Be America's 'The Crown'  Time Magazine

'You're not just recalling words, but an emotion': The lifelong benefits of making music - BBC

1. 'You're not just recalling words, but an emotion': The lifelong benefits of making music  BBC
2. What Happens in a Performer’s Brain While Playing Music?  The New York Times
3. Department of Music to welcome music and brain research scholar for two-day residency Feb. 19-20  Ashland University
4. ‘Take on the world, all with the power of a song’  The Daily Beacon
5. The psychology of love’s soundtrack.  Psychology Today

Sydney police to be investigated by watchdog after anti-Herzog protest violence - BBC

1. Sydney police to be investigated by watchdog after anti-Herzog protest violence  BBC
2. An ‘impossible’ situation or ‘unhinged’ police? Inside the chaos at Sydney’s anti-Herzog protest  The Guardian
3. Israeli President’s Visit to Australia Splits the Country  The Wall Street Journal
4. Why Isaac Herzog's visit was important for Australia's Jews  The Jerusalem Post
5. Protests dog Israeli president's last day in Australia  Reuters

North Korea says South Korea should take steps to prevent violation of its sovereignty - Yahoo

1. North Korea says South Korea should take steps to prevent violation of its sovereignty  Yahoo
2. Sister of North Korea’s leader says South Korea’s drone regret was sensible but insufficient  AP News
3. North Korea warns of ‘terrible response’ over South Korean drone flights  France 24
4. South Korea police raid spy agency over alleged drone flight into North Korea  Euronews.com
5. North Korea Warns of ‘Terrible Response’ to More Drone Incidents  Bloomberg.com

Saturn’s Rings Came From a Two-Moon Collision About 100 Million Years Ago, Study Says - Gizmodo

1. Saturn’s Rings Came From a Two-Moon Collision About 100 Million Years Ago, Study Says  Gizmodo
2. Saturn's moon Titan could have formed in a merger of two old moons  Phys.org
3. Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan Might Have Been Forged in a Cosmic Collision  The Daily Galaxy
4. Titan may have formed in a giant impact between ancient Saturn moons  Space Daily
5. The Cosmic Collision That Formed Saturn’s Rings  Nautilus | Science Connected

Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition Releases Tomorrow, Collects Five Versions Of The Original Game - Game Informer

1. Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition Releases Tomorrow, Collects Five Versions Of The Original Game  Game Informer
2. Play Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition Tomorrow!  Ubisoft
3. Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition releases Feb 13 on PS5  PlayStation.Blog
4. PS5 Remaster of Iconic PS1 Game Out Today on PS Store  PlayStation LifeStyle
5. The Original Rayman is Making a Comeback  Military.com

NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS - Live Science

1. NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS  Live Science
2. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is spraying water across the solar system  ScienceDaily
3. Jupiter-bound spacecraft turns gaze on solar system trespasser  The Times
4. NASA's SPHEREx mission spots 3I/ATLAS's bright envelope  Phys.org
5. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process  Space

NASA Moon Mission Spacesuit Nears Milestone - NASA (.gov)