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On Feb. 10, 2026, on The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart pushed back against critics of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance, arguing that a pop act should not be expected to heal national divisions. Stewart’s remarks came after a wave of criticism from conservative corners — including an alternative halftime event organized by Turning … Read more

Kering, the Paris-based luxury group that owns Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga, saw its shares surge about 13% on Tuesday after reporting a mixed quarter and outlining a turn‑around plan under new CEO Luca de Meo. Fourth‑quarter comparable sales fell 3% to €3.9 billion and full‑year 2025 sales declined 10% to €14.7 … Read more

Lead Seamus Culleton, an Irish national living and working in the Boston area, has been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for five months after a September 9, 2025 immigration sweep. Culleton, who holds a Massachusetts driving licence and a work authorisation tied to a green-card application he filed in April 2025, … Read more

Lead: The PS5 remake Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties — a rebuilt version of 2009’s Yakuza 3 with a new DLC — launched on February 11, 2026, across PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch. Early critical reception is mixed: aggregators show a generally positive average, but individual reviews split over pacing, … Read more

Lead On Feb. 10, 2026 at Allen Fieldhouse, No. 9 Kansas upset AP No. 1 Arizona 82-78, handing the Wildcats their first loss of the season. The Jayhawks rallied in the second half despite star guard Darryn Peterson being ruled out less than 30 minutes before tipoff with flu-like symptoms. Freshman Bryson Tiller led Kansas … Read more

Lead: In February 2026 The Washington Post enacted a deep newsroom retrenchment after owner Jeff Bezos ordered layoffs that cut roughly 30% of staff, reducing the newsroom to under 600 employees. The paper—bought by Bezos for $250 million in 2013—reported losses of about $77 million in 2023 and $100 million in 2024, with further losses … Read more

Lead: On Monday in Yerevan, US Vice President J.D. Vance and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan finalized negotiations on a US-Armenia “123 Agreement” to govern civil nuclear cooperation. The accord centers on small modular reactors (SMRs) and would enable up to $5 billion in initial US exports, plus about $4 billion in longer-term fuel and … Read more

Feb. 9, 2026 — Ilia Malinin, a 21-year-old college student from Vienna, Virginia, helped the United States secure a team gold medal at the Milan Winter Olympics and is set to skate in the men’s individual competition on Tuesday, Feb. 10. His Olympic debut, marked by high technical content and a visibly evolving competitive composure, … Read more

Feb. 9, 2026 — In Lawrence, Kan., ninth-ranked Kansas handed top-ranked Arizona its first loss of the season, defeating the Wildcats 82-78 at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas played without freshman guard Darryn Peterson, a late scratch with flu-like symptoms, while Flory Bidunga posted a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double to fuel the Jayhawks. Arizona led by as many … Read more

Lead: Pop artist Chappell Roan announced on Monday, 9 February 2026, that she has ended representation by the Wasserman talent agency, led by Casey Wasserman, after newly released documents from the US Department of Justice included flirtatious emails between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell dated to 2003. Roan said the move reflects concerns about alignment with … Read more

A Justice Department release of FBI interview summaries in late January 2026 includes an account that President Donald Trump phoned Palm Beach law enforcement in 2006 and urged attention on Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, describing Epstein as “disgusting” and Maxwell as “evil,” according to a retired chief’s 2019 interview summary. The former Palm Beach … Read more

Lead On Feb. 9, 2026, the Vatican told the Diocese of Peoria that Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen may proceed to beatification, ending a six-year pause in his cause. Sheen, born in Illinois and best known for his midcentury radio and television ministry, died in 1979 and is now one formal step away from sainthood under … Read more

Updated Feb 10, 2026 — Bitcoin’s rebound from last week’s capitulation-style sell-off has lost momentum, running into resistance around $71,000 after a recovery to roughly $69,440. Trading data show a broad retreat from risk assets and notably thinner participation on major exchanges since late 2025. Sentiment briefly sank to levels last seen in the 2022 … Read more

Lead: In early February 2026, documents and interviews show four former Trump-administration advisers quietly prepared a blueprint to dismantle federal climate policy once Republicans regained power. Those plans center on undoing the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases. If the EPA proceeds with the expected revocation, many federal … Read more

Asian equities pushed to fresh highs on February 9–10, 2026 as a rebound in US technology shares relieved market pressure from earlier concerns about outsized artificial-intelligence spending. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose about 1.1%, led by gains in major tech names including SoftBank Group Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed … Read more