Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2 – 1 Benfica – Managing Madrid

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Real Madrid secured progression in the Champions League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Benfica at the Santiago Bernabéu. The win was driven by individual quality and crucial interventions at key moments, rather than sustained control. Tchouaméni opened the scoring and Vinícius Jr. added the decisive second, while Benfica pulled one back through a moment … Read more

Cuba says coast guard killed 4 on Florida-registered speedboat, alleges terrorist infiltration

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Lead On Feb. 25, 2026, Cuba’s Interior Ministry reported that its coast guard killed four people aboard a speedboat that had entered Cuban waters from Florida and alleged the vessel’s occupants intended to carry out a terrorist infiltration. The ministry said the craft was one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino canal in Cayo … Read more

‘Scream 7’ Director Kevin Williamson Reacts to Pro-Palestine Protesters Marching Outside L.A. Premiere – The Hollywood Reporter

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On Wednesday night, Feb. 26, 2026, roughly 30 pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered outside the Paramount Studios lot during the Los Angeles premiere of Scream 7, calling for a boycott ahead of the film’s Feb. 27 release. Protesters waved Palestinian flags, beat drums and blew horns while chanting slogans such as “Boycott Scream 7” and “Free, free, … Read more

IMF urges US to change course on economic policy

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Lead: The International Monetary Fund has publicly urged the United States to alter its current economic policy direction, the Financial Times reports. The call, carried in FT coverage, frames the IMF’s message as a warning about risks from the existing policy mix and their potential spillovers for global growth. The report places the appeal in … Read more

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: Markets ‘Got It Wrong’ on AI Threat to Software

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At a Feb. 26, 2026 interview with CNBC, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pushed back against widespread investor fears that generative AI will displace enterprise software firms. Speaking after Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue that jumped 73% year-over-year to $68.13 billion and issued a bullish fiscal‑first‑quarter guide of $78 billion ±2%, Huang argued agentic AI will … Read more

DHS Official Assures: ICE Will Not Patrol Polling Places in 2026 Midterms

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On Feb. 25, 2026, a senior Department of Homeland Security official told a conference call of state election administrators that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year’s midterm elections. Heather Honey, DHS assistant secretary for election integrity, described any suggestion of ICE presence at voting sites as “disinformation,” … Read more

NFL Combine Sights and Sounds Day 2: ‘Office Space,’ Defensive Prospects and Vrabel’s Interview Tips – Sports Illustrated

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Lead INDIANAPOLIS — Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine delivered a mix of color, coaching tips and defensive prospects staking claims for early draft attention. Reporters crossed paths with Titans GM Mike Borgonzi and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel in adjacent media rooms, while a group of top defensive prospects — including Rueben Bain … Read more

Supreme Court Appears Split Over Tax Foreclosure Rights

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Lead: On Feb. 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a closely watched dispute over whether counties that foreclose on homes to collect unpaid property taxes must compensate former owners beyond the tax debt. The case stems from an Isabella County, Michigan foreclosure that produced $76,000 at auction while the family says the … Read more

Vance: Federal Medicaid payments to Minnesota paused in ‘war on fraud’

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Vice-President JD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration will temporarily halt more than a quarter-billion dollars in federal Medicaid reimbursements to Minnesota as part of a newly declared “war on fraud.” The move, announced at a Washington press briefing with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid administrator Mehmet Oz, follows a sprawling fraud probe … Read more

Brandon Beane: We need Keon Coleman to have the excellent offseason he had a year ago

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Lead: Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane told reporters at the scouting combine that the team needs wide receiver Keon Coleman to replicate the disciplined, workmanlike offseason and training-camp approach he showed a year earlier in order to earn trust and opportunities in Year 3. The comment came after owner Terry Pegula had publicly highlighted … Read more

DHS Official Assures States: No ICE Agents at Polling Places

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Lead On Wednesday a senior Department of Homeland Security official told state election chiefs on a multiagency call that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will not be deployed to polling places this year. The comment — attributed to Heather Honey, DHS deputy assistant secretary for election integrity — was confirmed by three people on … Read more