Saks Fifth Avenue to shutter Canal Place location in April 2026

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Lead Saks Fifth Avenue will close its Canal Place store in downtown New Orleans in April 2026, the retailer informed customers by email on Tuesday. The move is part of Saks Global Enterprises’ Chapter 11 restructuring, which seeks to pare unprofitable locations. Bloomberg reports the parent company is seeking court approval to shutter nine stores … Read more

China January consumer inflation undershoots forecasts as PPI deflation persists

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Lead China’s consumer inflation slowed in January, with the consumer price index (CPI) up 0.2% year-on-year, below Reuters-consensus forecasts and down from December’s 0.8% pace. Producer prices continued to record deflation, with the producer price index (PPI) down 1.4% year-on-year, though month-on-month PPI rose 0.4%. Analysts and officials cited Lunar New Year timing and structural … Read more

Asian Stocks Extend Rally as U.S. Shares Slip Ahead of Jobs Report

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Asian equities climbed to fresh records on Feb. 10, 2026 as the dollar eased and investors digested weaker-than-expected US retail sales ahead of Wednesday’s US jobs report. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.9% to an all-time high while a gauge of emerging-market stocks also reached a record, extending year-to-date gains relative to European and … Read more

‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up

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Lead On Jan. 24 in Minneapolis, 37-year-old intensive-care nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed during an encounter with federal immigration agents, his parents said in their first extended interview. Michael and Susan Pretti, who live in suburban Denver, described a son they called generous and devoted and said a growing stack of about 200 … Read more

Super Bowl 2026 Halftime Show Ratings Revealed: Official Numbers for Bad Bunny & Kid Rock

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On Sunday, February 8, 2026, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime set at Levi’s Stadium drew massive television and online audiences while Turning Point USA’s alternative “All‑American Halftime Show,” headlined by Kid Rock, posted far smaller online totals. NBC reported that Bad Bunny’s performance averaged 128.2 million viewers between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. ET. Turning Point … Read more

Don Lemon Retains Former Federal Prosecutor Joseph H. Thompson in Minnesota Church Protest Case

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Lead: Don Lemon, the independent journalist and former CNN anchor, has added Joseph H. Thompson — a senior federal prosecutor who resigned in mid-January — to his defense team in the case arising from a Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Federal prosecutors have charged Mr. Lemon with felonies for his … Read more

Wuthering Heights Eyes $70M–$80M Global Opening

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Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, is poised for a major opening across the Presidents Day weekend. Industry tracking projects a global launch between $70 million and $80 million, with roughly $40 million–$50 million of that expected domestically over the four-day holiday. … Read more

Shasta Cluster Sparks California’s First Measles Surge Since 2020

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Lead: Seventeen measles cases have been reported across California since the start of 2026, marking the state’s first outbreak of the disease since 2020. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a health alert in early February after an eight-case cluster in Shasta County was identified as the largest grouping. Confirmed cases have also … Read more

Grand Jury Rejects Indictment of Six Democrats Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

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On Feb. 10, 2026, a federal grand jury in Washington declined to indict six Democratic members of Congress who last year posted a video urging active-duty service members and intelligence personnel to refuse unlawful orders. Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington — led by Jeanine Pirro — had sought the indictment after the … Read more

Artemis II Hydrogen Leak Forces Launch Slip to March

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Feb. 3, 2026 — NASA has postponed the planned Feb. 8, 2026 launch of Artemis II after a liquid hydrogen leak surfaced during a Jan. 31 wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center. Engineers halted and restarted propellant loading multiple times as the leak recurred during countdown practice, forcing an early end to the rehearsal … Read more

Oscar Nominees Luncheon: Stars Gather for 98th Class Photo

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Lead Nominees for the 98th Academy Awards assembled at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, for the traditional pre‑Oscars nominees luncheon and the annual class photograph. Major nominees and industry figures — from Emma Stone and Timothée Chalamet to Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan and Chloé Zhao — attended the star‑studded gathering ahead … Read more

Bilka nets two, U.S. women’s hockey routs Canada at Olympics – ESPN

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Lead On Feb. 10, 2026 in Milan the United States women’s ice hockey team routed Canada 5-0 in a preliminary-round game, sweeping its group and finishing 4-0 in the opening stage. The win, highlighted by Bilka’s two goals and Caroline Harvey’s one goal and two assists, left the Americans firmly positioned for the knockout rounds … Read more

Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza as death toll mounts despite ceasefire

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The Israeli military carried out a drone strike on Tuesday in eastern Deir al-Balah that killed two Palestinian men riding bicycles near the Gaza ceasefire line, local hospital officials said. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital reported the two deaths and separately received the body of a woman who, hospital staff said, was shot in central Maghazi refugee … Read more

Check out these somewhat uncomfortable pics of UFC champ Tom Aspinall getting double eye surgery – MMA Mania

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British heavyweight fighter Tom Aspinall drew attention on Feb 10 after images showing him receiving surgery on both eyes appeared on Instagram and were highlighted by MMA Mania. The post — circulated on social media and picked up by MMA-focused outlets — included intraoperative and recovery photos that several viewers described as unsettling. The publication … Read more