Ranking the 2026 NWSL Kits: Which Jerseys Rise to the Top – Sports Illustrated

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Lead: As the 2026 NWSL season approaches, every club has unveiled at least one new jersey — two expansion teams included — producing 16 fresh kits across the league. Clubs leaned into local culture, history and visual ambition, from primary uniforms to third kits meant to be experimental. After reviewing each release, several designs stood … Read more

CoreWeave Shares Fall After Q4 Loss; Order Backlog Up 20%

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Lead: CoreWeave (CRWV) shares fell Thursday after the cloud computing provider reported a wider-than-expected loss for the December quarter while revenue came in slightly above estimates. The company released its results after the market close and said it will present a 2026 business outlook on an earnings call with Wall Street analysts Thursday afternoon. Management … Read more

Anthropic CEO refuses Pentagon demand for unrestricted AI use

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Lead: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that the company cannot, in good conscience, accept the Pentagon’s demand for unrestricted use of its Claude AI, escalating a public standoff that could cost Anthropic its Defense Department work. The disagreement followed a Tuesday meeting and a Friday ultimatum from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to allow broader … Read more

Mount Westmore Sues Former Merch Partner Over Alleged Fraud

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Lead: On February 26, 2026, members of Mount Westmore — Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Too Short and E-40 — filed a countersuit alleging their former licensing partner, Westside Merchandising, made false promises, failed to provide reliable accounting and withheld hundreds of thousands in payments. The dispute follows an earlier breach-of-contract suit Westside brought in November … Read more

US and Iran End Geneva Nuclear Talks Without a Deal, War Risk Rises

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Who: Indirect negotiators from the United States and Iran, mediated by Oman’s foreign minister, met in Geneva. When/Where: The talks took place on Thursday in Geneva and lasted several hours, with technical follow-ups planned in Vienna next week. What/Result: Negotiators left without an agreement after Iran rejected proposals to ship enriched uranium abroad and insisted … Read more

Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as a child in landmark addiction trial – AP News

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Lead: A 20-year-old plaintiff identified in court records as KGM (referred to as Kaley by her attorneys) testified in Los Angeles on Thursday that she used social media “all day long” as a child and now blames that early use for addiction, worsening depression and suicidal thoughts. Meta and YouTube remain the defendants in the … Read more

Flutter’s Q4 miss weighs on FanDuel growth

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Flutter Entertainment on Thursday reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that fell short of Wall Street expectations across multiple measures, driven in part by weaker engagement at FanDuel. The company recorded revenue of $4.74 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.74 for Q4, below LSEG consensus of $4.97 billion and $1.95 respectively. EBITDA came in at $832 million … Read more

Tourette syndrome tests the limits of acceptance – I’ve struggled with it for 30 years | Leyland Cecco – The Guardian

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For three decades I have lived and worked with Tourette syndrome, and the debate reignited after a BAFTA ceremony last weekend where John Davidson, who has coprolalia, shouted an explicit racial slur while Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan presented an award. The incident, captured on the broadcast and left unedited, has focused public anger … Read more

After F.B.I. Raid, Los Angeles School Board Discusses Superintendent

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Lead One day after federal agents searched the home and district office of Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, the school board convened an emergency closed session on Thursday to consider his status. The raids — which also included a search of a Florida residence linked to a longtime associate — prompted district officials to … Read more

What to Know About U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Amid Trump Threats

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Lead: On Feb. 26, 2026, U.S. and Iranian envoys ended a tense day of diplomacy in Geneva and agreed to keep negotiating next week to try to avert military confrontation over Iran’s nuclear program. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, who is mediating, described notable progress and said expert teams will join follow-up sessions. Iran’s Foreign … Read more

D.A. Rejects Assault Charge Against Man Who Threw Snowballs at Officers

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Lead Manhattan prosecutors on Feb. 26, 2026 declined to pursue a felony assault charge against 27-year-old Gusmane Coulibaly, who was accused of injuring police officers during an organized snowball fight in Washington Square Park earlier that week. Coulibaly was arrested at his Bronx home and remains charged with obstructing governmental administration (a misdemeanor) and harassment … Read more

Review: Lunar Trailblazer failure traced to pointing software

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Lead: On February 26, 2025, NASA launched the Lunar Trailblazer probe from Kennedy Space Center to map water on the Moon. Mission controllers lost contact roughly one day after launch and the $72 million spacecraft was never recovered. A NASA review panel, released via a Freedom of Information Act disclosure, finds a pointing-software error caused … Read more

Celina Powell Sends Cease and Desist to Deshae Frost Over STD, Assault Claims

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Lead On February 26, 2026, model and influencer Celina Powell, through attorney Rebecca R. Bordoli, sent a cease-and-desist to fellow creator Deshae Frost after he accused her on a January 26 livestream of sexually assaulting him and transmitting herpes. The letter — obtained by press outlets — demands that Frost stop repeating the allegations, publicly … Read more