One Possible 2026 Salary-Cap Cut for Every NFL Team

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Lead: As NFL teams prepare for the 2026 league year, roster architects are weighing cuts that could free significant cap space and reshape rosters. Across the league, decisions hinge on injuries, contract structures and looming roster-bonus dates; some moves are simple accounting while others could alter a team’s competitive window. Examples range from veteran releases … Read more

Vaping after decades of smoking left Arizona mother in coma with likely permanent lung damage

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Lead: An Arizona mother in December developed rapidly worsening respiratory failure after catching the flu, and doctors say years of vaping after nearly 30 years of smoking may have left her lungs fragile enough to tear during routine expansion. The 49-year-old, who had used e-cigarettes for four years and typically finished a pod every two … Read more

Apple to Hold March 4 Product Event, Mac Updates Expected

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Lead Apple Inc. announced on February 16, 2026 that it will host a product event on March 4, inviting media to in-person gatherings in New York, Shanghai and London. The company said the meetings will be an “experience,” language that suggests a smaller-scale presentation than the major keynotes held on its Cupertino campus. Bloomberg reported … Read more

Mansfield to host Arsenal in FA Cup fifth round as draw sets March 7-8 ties

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League One side Mansfield Town have been drawn at home to 14-time winners Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round, with ties scheduled across the weekend of 7-8 March. Mansfield reached this stage after a dramatic 2-1 second-half comeback at Turf Moor to defeat Premier League Burnley. The draw also produced an all-Premier League tie … Read more

Columbia Cuts Ties After Epstein Helped Girlfriend Enter Dental College

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Feb. 16, 2026 — Columbia University announced disciplinary steps after newly released documents showed Jeffrey Epstein helped his girlfriend gain admission to the university’s dental college. The school said it has severed ties with Dr. Enrico Magnani and removed Dr. Linda Moss-Salentijn from administrative duties while she remains a tenured faculty member. Columbia also identified … Read more

US naval and air build-up tracked near Iran

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Lead US military satellites and open-source imagery have positioned the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and accompanying vessels off Oman, roughly 700km from Iran, weeks after the carrier reportedly entered the region in late January. The Lincoln, carrying about 90 aircraft and 5,680 crew, joins a wider US deployment that BBC Verify has tracked, including … Read more

Primary care struggles drive doctors to form IPAs for market power

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In western Massachusetts this winter, Valley Medical Group — a 90-provider primary care practice with four sites and roughly 400 staff — chose to join an Independent Physician Association (IPA) rather than sell to a hospital system. The move follows a January round of layoffs that trimmed about 40 employees, and leaders say joining an … Read more

Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore President’s House slavery exhibits

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Lead On Monday, February 16, 2026, U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe ordered the federal government to restore the President’s House site in Philadelphia to its physical condition as of January 21, 2026 — the day before slavery-related interpretation panels were removed. The order requires the National Park Service to secure and maintain the exhibits … Read more

Rebecca Passler cleared for Olympic relay after Nutella contamination claim

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Lead Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler returned to her team at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after a provisional suspension tied to a positive test for the banned substance letrozole was set aside on appeal. She resumed training on Monday at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena and is eligible only for the women’s relay on Wednesday. The … Read more

Warner Bros. Is Said to Consider Reopening Talks With Paramount

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Lead Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly weighing whether to reopen merger discussions with Paramount after the rival studio submitted an improved proposal this month. The consideration comes after WBD agreed in December to sell its streaming and studios business to Netflix for $83 billion; Paramount previously offered about $108 billion for the entire company. Paramount’s … Read more

H-1B Debate Fuels Anti–South Asian Racism in Frisco and Beyond

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On Feb. 16, 2026, a heated public comment session in Frisco, Texas — a fast-growing suburb north of Dallas where roughly one-third of residents are of Asian descent — turned attention from policy to prejudice. Residents and outside speakers contested the H-1B visa program, linking it to job losses and alleged fraud, while some framed … Read more