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Lead: I cannot access the full Financial Times article at the link you supplied because it is behind a paywall. To produce a faithful, fully paraphrased rewrite with the depth and analysis you requested — preserving dates, numbers and named actors — I need the article text or your permission to rely on publicly available … Read more

Lead: Astronomers report a remarkably mature protocluster, JADES-ID1, assembling just 1 billion years after the Big Bang. Combining deep images from the James Webb Space Telescope with X-ray data from the Chandra Observatory, teams found at least 66 galaxies wrapped in million-degree gas — the hallmark of gravitational collapse. The system already contains roughly 20 … Read more

Dividend investors seeking both steady cash flow and long-term capital appreciation are watching a handful of companies that blend current yields with meaningful growth potential. On February 14, 2026, two names stood out: Hong Kong–based Silicon Motion Technology, which posted a sharp revenue uptick tied to AI-related demand, and Microsoft, whose pullback has temporarily lifted … Read more

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it does not plan any new large-scale, city-targeted immigration enforcement operations in the near term, two senior DHS officials told NBC News. The announcement follows the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, which federal officials billed as the largest enforcement deployment to date and began in November. … Read more

Lead Micron Technology (MU) has become one of the market’s most watched names as the company rides a surge in demand tied to the AI hardware build-out. Since being added to Zacks Rank #1 on August 20, 2025, the stock has climbed sharply — hitting an all-time intraday high of $455 before a recent pullback … Read more

Lead British newspapers published a mixed set of leads one day ago, ranging from fresh questions about possible police interest in emails tied to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, to claims about Lord Mandelson’s 2004 travel arrangements and criticism of postponed local elections. The Times says Thames Valley Police have held “informal discussions” with government officials about documents … Read more

Lead: The recent ouster of Justice Department antitrust chief Gail Slater has shifted Washington’s merger landscape, signaling a clearer path for corporate deals. Insiders say the change — announced last week — reflects the White House’s business-friendly posture prevailing over populist skeptics within the administration. Deal lawyers and corporate advisers report that remedies and negotiated … Read more

Inglewood, Calif. — On Saturday night at the Intuit Dome, All-Star Saturday delivered its usual mix of spectacle and highlight-reel moments: Damian Lillard, sidelined for the season with a torn Achilles, won the State Farm 3-Point Contest; Team Knicks captured the revived Shooting Stars title; and Miami’s Keshad Johnson emerged victorious in the AT&T Slam … Read more

Lead On Feb. 14, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security ran out of funding, thrusting Transportation Security Administration employees into another unpaid work cycle while Congress remains deadlocked. Many T.S.A. officers — who screen passengers and luggage at U.S. airports — are again on the front lines of a political impasse they did not create. … Read more

Lead: On Saturday evening a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base produced a bright, spiral-shaped plume that lit the twilight sky across the High Desert and drew widespread attention in Victor Valley. The rocket—part of a Starlink mission carrying internet satellites into low-Earth orbit—lifted off from California’s Central Coast and was observed … Read more

Bruce Thornton scored 28 points and Amare Bynum added 15, but Ohio State could not finish a resume-boosting win Monday night as No. 15 Virginia edged the Buckeyes 70-66 in Columbus. The Buckeyes led late in the second half but managed just seven points in the final 10 minutes, allowing the Cavaliers to capitalize and … Read more

Lead: A United Nations human rights report says more than 6,000 people were killed over a three‑day span during a late‑October offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on el‑Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur. The U.N. Human Rights Office attributes mass killings, summary executions, widespread sexual violence, abductions and large‑scale detention to RSF … Read more

Lead At the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, U.S. athletes collected a wide-ranging set of medals across speedskating, skiing, skating and sliding events between Feb. 8 and Feb. 14 in northern Italy. Standouts included 21-year-old speedskater Jordan Stolz, who took two golds, and a mix of veterans and rising stars who produced podium finishes in … Read more

Artificial-intelligence stocks remain a primary growth theme for many investors, and one quietly rising specialist is Astera Labs, a supplier of high-performance interconnect hardware and software for AI data centers. In recent results the company reported $852.5 million in revenue for fiscal 2025, a 115% year-over-year increase, and provided guidance implying further top-line growth near … Read more

Lead: After qualifying for the women’s big air final on Saturday in Livigno, 22-year-old Eileen Gu said she was disappointed that International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) organizers would not adjust the Milan–Cortina 2026 schedule so she could receive the same amount of halfpipe training as other competitors. Gu, who won silver in slopestyle earlier … Read more