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At the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, a racial slur uttered aloud by guest John Davidson — who has Tourette’s syndrome — was heard during the BBC One broadcast and was not removed from the two-hour delayed transmission. The audible incident occurred while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award; the BBC has … Read more

Stephen Jones said on Monday that the Dallas Cowboys expect to place the franchise tag on wide receiver George Pickens and will finalize that move within the next week. The announcement came via NFL Media reporting and follows national rankings that listed Pickens among the top available free agents; the tag would keep him off … Read more

On Feb. 23, 2026, a powerful winter storm that intensified into a blizzard buried large parts of New Jersey, producing town-by-town totals as high as 25 inches and prompting blizzard warnings across all 21 counties. Snow continued into the morning and early afternoon, with the National Weather Service noting visibility-reducing winds and rates near 2 … Read more

Lead On Feb. 23, 2026, MarketWatch highlighted a widely shared commentary from Citrini Research, co-authored with Alap Shah of Lotus Technology Management, that frames a worst-case market outcome if AI delivers on its promise. The piece is written as a lookback from June 2028 in which unemployment has risen to 10.2% and the S&P 500 … Read more

Lead Brussels — On Monday European Union foreign ministers failed to agree a fresh package of sanctions on Russia after Hungary unexpectedly objected, blocking a vote that had been tied to a 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine. The meeting came ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began on … Read more

Lead The Season 2 premiere of Paradise, “Graceland,” shifts the spotlight away from the Colorado bunker to follow Annie Clay (Shailene Woodley), an unlikely survivor who converts Elvis’s estate into a fallout refuge. The hour traces Annie’s life before, during and after a global catastrophe triggered by a Antarctic supervolcano and a cascade of geopolitical … Read more

Lead: In late February 2026, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserted on a promotional tour that a Harvard doctor had “cured schizophrenia” with ketogenic diets. Psychiatric researchers and the clinician cited by Kennedy say that claim overstates the evidence. They note the literature contains only small case reports and that larger, … Read more

Skywatchers at the end of February will see six planets grouped on one side of the Sun in a so-called planetary parade. The lineup — visible across much of the globe over the weekend and into the days that follow — will include four naked-eye planets and two that require optical aid. Observers are advised … Read more

Lead: Four years after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the fighting remains Europe’s largest conflict since World War II, with heavy tolls on soldiers and civilians and far-reaching effects on regional security. The war enters its fifth year on Feb. 24, 2026, with no clear end in sight even … Read more

Lead Co-owners of the Craig Station power complex in northwest Colorado planned to retire Craig 1 at the end of 2025 after building wind and solar replacements, but a federal order issued the day before that scheduled shutdown has required the unit remain available for at least 90 days. The U.S. Department of Energy, citing … Read more

Lead On Feb. 23, 2026, as the European Union prepared public shows of support for Ukraine on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Hungary announced it would block a new E.U. sanctions package and delay movement on a planned €90 billion (about $106 billion) financial aid package for Kyiv. The move creates immediate uncertainty … Read more

In Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, a spring-training inning unfolded into one of the strangest triple plays in modern major-league memory. With a smoke alarm blaring and recorded evacuation instructions playing in the ballpark, San Francisco left-hander Robbie Ray faced three batters, issued two walks and yielded a single — and yet the … Read more

Lead On Feb. 23, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear consolidated cases that ask whether Americans can obtain compensation in U.S. courts for property seized by Fidel Castro’s government in 1960. Plaintiffs include the Havana Docks Company and Exxon Mobil, challenging companies and operators that later used or profited from the seized assets. The … Read more

Netflix co-chief Ted Sarandos defended the company’s proposed $82.7 billion (£61 billion) acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery assets on 23 February, saying the deal would add capacity and drive growth in film and television production. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that Netflix would be buying a studio and distribution arm it currently lacks, … Read more

Lead: On February 23, 2026, global markets reacted to President Donald Trump’s newly outlined plan for global tariffs on U.S. imports, prompting traders to pare holdings of U.S. assets and pressuring the dollar. The greenback fell as much as 0.3% in early trading before recovering most losses by midday. U.S. Treasuries moved only modestly, with … Read more