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Associated Press

Guthrie's Plea Amid Deepfake Fear

Savannah Guthrie’s public plea for “proof of life” in her mother’s disappearance underscores how AI and deepfakes have complicated what once were straightforward signs of survival in high-profile kidnapping cases.

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CNBC

Bitcoin Dips Amid Market Volatility

Bitcoin plunged as much as 15% on Thursday, briefly falling below $61,000 amid a broad sell-off in risk assets, mounting forced liquidations, and growing skepticism about crypto’s value as institutional investors pull back.

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Mediaite

Trump Station? Trump Airport?

Donald Trump reportedly sought to unfreeze $16 billion for a critical New York–New Jersey rail tunnel only if Chuck Schumer agreed to rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport after him, a demand the senator flatly rejected.

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USA Today

Super Bowl Halftime Battle Looms

Super Bowl LX is reviving an old tradition of halftime counterprogramming as viewers choose between Bad Bunny’s NFL performance and a politically charged alternative concert organized by Turning Point USA.

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Axios

US-Russia Extend Nuclear Pact

The U.S. and Russia are nearing a handshake agreement to continue observing the New START nuclear arms limits after the treaty expires, preserving the last major constraint on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals while talks on a new deal continue.

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BBC

Soccer Fans Worried About ICE

European fan group Football Supporters Europe has warned it is “extremely concerned” about police militarization, possible ICE raids and a lack of clear security guidance for supporters ahead of this summer’s World Cup in the United States.

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The Wall Street Journal

One Show Defines Each Decade

From the pioneering days of “I Love Lucy” to the streaming-era phenomenon of “Stranger Things”, this retrospective traces how a single defining TV show each decade reflected—and reshaped—the American experience.

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MS Now

WashPo Over as We Knew It

Longtime Washington Post journalist Glenn Kessler argues that Jeff Bezos’ sweeping layoffs and strategic shifts have stripped the paper of the resources, ambition and breadth that once made it a pillar of American journalism.

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Variety

YouTube Made $60 Billion

YouTube raked in more than $60 billion in total revenue in 2025—surpassing Netflix and trailing only Disney among entertainment giants—underscoring the platform’s growing dominance across advertisements, subscriptions and streaming.

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The Guardian

Starmer's Diplomatic Blunder

The Guardian argues that UK PM Keir Starmer’s apology over appointing Peter Mandelson rings hollow, warning that ignoring Mandelson’s known ties to Jeffrey Epstein reveals a deeper failure of judgment now plunging Downing Street into crisis.

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ABC News

Hillary Wants To Testify in Public

Hillary Clinton said she and Bill Clinton will comply with closed-door depositions in the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation but are continuing to press for a public hearing, accusing Republicans of turning the probe into a political distraction rather than a transparency effort.

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CBS News

Who Entered Epstein's Jail?

Newly released records from the Department of Justice reveal investigators spotted a mysterious orange-clad figure ascending the stairs to Jeffrey Epstein’s jail tier the night of his death, a detail that appears to contradict repeated official claims that no one entered the area.

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NBC News

Senior Russian General Shot in Moscow

Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, a senior Russian military intelligence official, was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant in Moscow and hospitalized, marking the latest attack on Russia’s top military brass amid the war in Ukraine.

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The Hill

GOP Fears Trump Backlash

Senate Republicans are increasingly worried that voter backlash to Trump’s economic record and hard-line deportation policies could fuel a Democratic wave powerful enough to erase the GOP’s slim three-seat majority in the upper chamber.

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CBS News

How Wildfire Smoke Is Killing

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke pollution contributed to an estimated 24,000 deaths a year across the U.S., a new study finds, underscoring the growing public health threat posed by increasingly frequent and intense wildfires.

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The New York Times

Brothers Sue Egyptian Government

Two brothers have sued the Egyptian government in U.S. federal court, alleging that security guards at Egypt’s U.N. mission in New York violently beat and detained them during an August 2025 protest over humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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BlackHistory100

A Century of Honoring Black History

As February 2026 marks 100 years since the first national observance of Black history, the BHM100 initiative unites educators, artists and communities to honor the past, celebrate Black culture and imagine the next century.

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SFGATE

Sam Darnold's Legendary Grandad

Long before his grandson Sam Darnold reached the Super Bowl, Dick Hammer carved out an outsized Los Angeles legacy as an Olympic volleyball pioneer, USC star, firefighter, actor and even one of the original Marlboro Men.

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The Hollywood Reporter

Is Underwear the New Tequila?

From Justin Bieber’s sold-out boxers to Sydney Sweeney’s buzzy lingerie launch, a wave of celebrities are betting on underwear brands, prompting the question of whether skivvies have become the next celebrity cash-in trend after tequila.

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BBC

Saudi Eases Alcohol Ban

After a 73-year ban, Saudi Arabia has quietly begun allowing wealthy, non-Muslim foreign residents to buy alcohol in Riyadh, signaling a cautious but potentially far-reaching shift in the kingdom’s social and economic reforms.

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