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Lead On Feb. 28, 2026, Iran’s ruling clerical system confronted an immediate succession challenge after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US–Israeli strikes. There is no officially designated heir; the 88-member Assembly of Experts must select his replacement under constitutional criteria. Authorities face pressure to show continuity and control rapidly, even as … Read more

Lead At UFC Fight Night in Mexico City (UFC Fight Night 268) Lone’er Kavanagh upset former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno on a full 13-fight card Saturday night. Kavanagh won by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) after five rounds in the headliner. The show produced several early stoppages — including first-round TKOs by Damian Pinas and … Read more

At the 2026 BRIT Awards on February 28 at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, the U.K. music industry gathered to hand out its year’s top prizes. Olivia Dean emerged as the night’s dominant winner, collecting four trophies — Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (The Art of Loving), Best Pop Act, and Song of … Read more

The 2026 Producers Guild Awards were held Saturday night at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, with producers, talent and industry leaders gathering for the guild’s annual celebration. The ceremony presented 10 competitive categories for film and a broad slate of television prizes, alongside three special honors and several awards handed out earlier in … Read more

Lead: On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated series of strikes against targets in Iran, touching off immediate Iranian reprisals and fresh regional instability. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News he seeks de-escalation while accusing the United States of choosing war. Council on Foreign Relations experts assess likely outcomes, … Read more

Sweetgreen, the fast-casual salad chain, is moving to reshape how it prices and presents menu choices after a difficult 2025. The company reported fourth-quarter same-store sales down 11.5% and full-year same-store sales down 7.9%, with a net loss widening to $134.1 million for the year. Management says it will simplify pricing architecture, add lower-priced entry … Read more

I cannot directly access the UNC Athletics link you provided, so I’m unable to read the original “Lucas: Virginia Tech Rapid Reactions” post. To produce the requested, publication‑quality rapid‑reaction article I need either the full text of that post or the key factual details (final score, date, location, primary quotes, and any relevant statistics). Once … Read more

Lead: On Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis hosted Day 3 of the NFL Combine on-field workouts, where running backs opened the session before quarterbacks and wide receivers took center stage. Arkansas QB Taylen Green rewrote quarterback combine records with a 43.5-inch vertical and an 11-foot-2 broad jump, while RBs produced three … Read more

Lead: In March 2025, NASA’s Curiosity rover detected unusually long organic molecules in a mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, first sampled in 2013. The molecules are alkanes—hydrocarbon chains of roughly 10–12 carbon atoms—measured today at about 30–50 parts per billion (ppb). A new, NASA-led analysis argues that after accounting for 80 million years of … Read more

Lead INDIANAPOLIS — On Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium, Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine centered on running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers, producing clear winners and underperformers ahead of the April 23-25, 2026 draft in Pittsburgh. Several prospects posted eye-catching testing marks — notably Arkansas QB Taylen Green’s record-setting jumps and sub-4.40 … Read more

Lead Anti-war demonstrations spread across the United States on Saturday after news outlets reported that Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had been killed in strikes on Tehran attributed to U.S. and Israeli forces. Protesters gathered outside the White House and in New York’s Times Square to oppose further U.S. military involvement in the region and … Read more

Lead Rapper Kodak Black was unable to appear at a scheduled concert in Midland, Texas on February 28, 2026, after aircraft problems delayed his arrival. According to his attorney, Bradford Cohen, the disruption was caused by issues with a plane originating in Florida and an alternate jet was arranged. By the time Kodak reached the … Read more

Lead On Feb. 28, 2026, the University of Michigan announced that guard L.J. Cason will miss the remainder of the 2025–26 season with a knee injury. The team confirmed the decision in an official release from Michigan Athletics and said Cason will enter a rehabilitation program overseen by the program’s medical staff. The announcement removes … Read more

Lead Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate told NFL teams at his Saturday NFL Scouting Combine podium that he views himself as a ready-made game-changer and ideal complement for an established star. Tate, listed at 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds, posted 51 catches for 875 yards (17.2 yards per reception) and nine touchdowns in 2025 and … Read more

Lead On Feb. 28, 2026, the Defense Department announced it will sever academic relationships with nearly two dozen elite universities and seven Washington think tanks, a move directed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The ban, effective with the new school year in September, is aimed at curtailing what Hegseth described as liberal indoctrination of service … Read more