Friday, March 1

🚨NATION

📌 Alabama House approves measure aiming to protect IVF after court’s personhood ruling (CNN)

📌 Democrats help Johnson pass short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown (ABC NEWS)

📌 Texas wildfire becomes largest in state history, "critical" fire weather to return (AXIOS)

📌 Blockbuster California storm to deliver crushing blow of 10 feet of snow and blizzard conditions (CNN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 France again floats idea of sending troops to Ukraine (ABC NEWS)

📌 Many Iranians planning to boycott first regime-organized election since killing of Mahsa Amini (GUARDIAN)

📌 Mexico’s most dangerous volcano erupts 13 times in past day, prompting airport delays (AP)

📌 Canada reimposes visa requirement on Mexican nationals (NBC NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Musk's Neuralink brain implant company cited by FDA over animal lab issues (REUTERS)

📌 Food packaging containing toxic "forever chemicals" no longer sold in U.S., FDA says (CBS NEWS)

📌 SEC reportedly investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s communications (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Oprah to leave WeightWatchers board of directors (NBC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Parents call out ‘Willy Wonka Experience’ that used AI to sell a “terrible” time, police called (FOX NEWS)

📌 Justin and Hailey Bieber go to church after her Dad requests 'a little prayer' over social media for the two (PEOPLE)

📌 All of AMC’s revenue growth came from Taylor Swift and Beyoncé films, theater chain says (CNBC)

📌 Caitlin Clark to forgo final year at Iowa, enter WNBA draft (ESPN)

Thursday, February 29

🚨NATION

📌 Supreme Court to decide Trump’s lifetime immunity claim in election interference case (NBC NEWS)

📌 Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV line (AP)

📌 Video of the devastating Texas wildfires, sparking evacuations and cutting off power to thousands of homes and businesses (MO NEWS)

📌 Federal court rules Indiana ban on gender-affirming care for minors can take effect (PBS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 French Senate votes to enshrine abortion in constitution, a world first (AP)

📌 Ghana’s parliament passed one of Africa’s strictest anti-LGBTQ+ bills, folks could serve prison time for being gay; A look at anti-LGBTQ+ laws across Africa (SEMAFOR)

📌 UK descending into mob rule, PM warns police (BBC)

📌 Pope Francis hospitalized briefly after dealing with flu symptoms (FOX NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Google under attack for ‘woke AI’ fiasco (INSIDER)

📌 Wendy's backtracks: Says it isn't planning to introduce surge pricing (NPR)

📌 Boiling tap water can remove 80% of the microplastics in it (NEW SCIENCE)

📌 Any use of marijuana linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke, study says (CNN)

📌 Reliance, Disney to merge India media assets to create $8.5 billion powerhouse (REUTERS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Actor Richard Lewis of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ dies at 76 (DEADLINE) Video: His 10 best ‘Curb’ Scenes (USA TODAY)

📌 James Beard Foundation honors 'beloved' local restaurants with America's Classics (USA TODAY)

📌 Andy Cohen snorts cocaine with coterie of favorite ‘Housewives,’ bombshell Leah McSweeney lawsuit claims (PAGE SIX)

📌 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were dangerously chased in New York City, NYPD says (PEOPLE)

Wednesday, February 28

🚨NATION

📌 Immigration surges to top concern for Americans, new poll finds (AXIOS)

📌 The Supreme Court will weigh a Trump-era ban on bump stocks for guns today (CBS NEWS)

📌 The U.S. Army cutting 24,000 jobs and restructuring for the next major war amid recruiting shortfalls (ABC NEWS)

📌 An explosive Texas fire more than doubles in size as it threatens towns and forces evacuations (CNN)

📌 Texas nuclear weapons facility pauses production due to wildfire (AP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 South Korea shatters record again for world’s lowest birth rate (REUTERS) Why Korean women aren’t having kids (BBC)

📌 Two Mexican mayoral candidates assassinated within hours of one another (AP)

📌 Spanish city to charge landmark entry fee to manage out of control tourism (CNN)

📌 Hezbollah says it fired 'large volley' of rockets at Israeli surveillance base (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Private lunar lander sends back first pics from its moon landing (NBC NEWS)

📌 Apple cancels work on electric car, ending 10 year+ effort (CNBC)

📌 Macy's to close 150 stores, about 30% of its locations, in bid to shift toward luxury goods; Plans to open more Bloomingdales (NPR)

📌 Lead-tainted applesauce sailed through gaps in food-safety system (NY TIMES)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 2 men found guilty of murder in Jam Master Jay killing (NBC NEWS)

📌 Baseball players upset at new see-through pants, discussing with MLB (AP)

📌 Michael Jackson Biopic makes final casting decisions; set for 2025 premiere (VARIETY)

📌 Queer Eye announces Jeremiah Brent is replacing Bobby Berk for season 9 (EW)

📌 Kristen Cavallari dating 24 year-old boyfriend (PEOPLE)

Tuesday, February 27

🚨NATION

📌 Supreme Court justices appears split on GOP-backed social media big tech laws (NBC NEWS)

📌 Active-duty US Air Force member who set himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in DC dies (MO NEWS)

📌 Hunter Biden sees his sobriety as key to keeping Trump from winning (AXIOS)

📌 Activists opposing Biden’s Israel policies urge Democratic voters to vote “uncommitted” at Michigan primary today (MO NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Prison escapees hijacked boat of missing American couple in Grenada, they were likely thrown overboard and died, police say (NBC NEWS)

📌 Palestinian prime minister submits government's resignation to President Abbas (FOX NEWS)

📌 Navalny was about to be swapped for a Russian prisoner in Germany, an associate says (NPR)

📌 Lockbit cybercrime gang says it is back online following global police bust (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Mission cut short: Private U.S. moon lander to cease operations after less than a week after landing sideways (PBS NEWS)

📌 Wendy’s to roll out Uber-style surge pricing for meals (NY POST)

📌 US pharmacy outage triggered by 'Blackcat' ransomware at UnitedHealth unit, sources say (REUTERS)

📌 Berkshire’s boom days may be over as Warren Buffett’s company approaches $1 trillion in value (CNN)

📌 Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows (NBC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Diddy accused of sexual assault in 5th lawsuit since November (THE WRAP)

📌 Taylor Swift’s father accused of assaulting photographer (HUFFINGTON POST)

📌 Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' trial on involuntary manslaughter charge set for July (USA TODAY)

📌 “Mary Poppins” U.K. age rating raised to PG due to “discriminatory language” (SALON)

📌 Owner of real ‘Saltburn’ house inundated with visitors inspired by TikTok (CNN)

Monday, February 26

🚨NATION

📌 Dartmouth, Northwestern, Rice, and Vanderbilt agree to pay $166M to settle financial aid lawsuit alleging the schools colluded on financial aid awarded to wealthier students (CNN)

📌 Murder suspect in death of nursing student found on UGA campus taken into custody, was in the U.S. illegally (NATIONAL REVIEW)

📌 US Air Force airman lights himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to protest war (ABC)

📌 Border patrol releases hundreds of migrants at bus stop after San Diego aid runs out (ABC)

📌 Chief enforcer of US gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting (NBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 U.S. says an “understanding” has been reached in Israel-Hamas hostage talks, but negotiations continue (CNN)

📌 Body of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, has been returned to his mother (BBC)

📌 An attack by the Houthi rebels on a ship in the Red Sea has caused an 18 mile long oil slick (AP)

📌 Mexico’s “Hugs, Not Bullets” crime policy intended to quell violence has given more power to cartels (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Husband who eavesdropped on his wife’s work calls pleads guilty to insider trading (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

📌 Airlines are boosting baggage fees and charging you more at the airport (CNBC)

📌 US spacecraft that successfully landed on the moon is tipped over sideways, but still “alive and well” (NYPOST)

📌 Why everyone is suddenly talking about Nvidia, the trillion-dollar company fueling the AI revolution (NBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Duke’s star basketball player injured after Wake Forest storms to court, Coach calls for ban (FOX NEWS)

📌 “I think I’ve seen this film before”: Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes return to Las Vegas nightclubs to celebrate their Super Bowl victory AGAIN, belting out “we are the champions” (TMZ)

📌 Millennials and Gen-Z are putting their own spin on book clubs (CNN BUSINESS)

📌 Bob Marley “One Love” film surpasses $100 million at box office (THE WRAP)

📌 Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway reunite for The Devil Wears Prada at 2024 SAG Awards (PEOPLE)

Friday, February 23

🚨NATION

📌 Oklahoma nonbinary student’s death after in-school fight ‘not a result of trauma,’ police say (ABC NEWS)

📌 Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is re-arrested (AP)

📌 Biden meets with Alexei Navalny's wife and daughter to express "heartfelt condolences" then announces new sanctions on Russia (CBS NEWS)

📌 Court: Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle (AP)

📌 Bidens’ dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents, records show (CNN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort (NPR)

📌 Pandas from China are headed to the San Diego Zoo (AP)

📌 Navalny's mother says authorities are blackmailing her to hold secret burial (AXIOS)

📌 Israel to join truce talks in Paris after pressure from US and amid heavy Gaza bombardment (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Google pauses Gemini’s ability to generate AI images of people after diversity errors (THE VERGE)

📌 Only half of TikTok users actually post on the platform, report finds (AXIOS)

📌 Apple launches its own sports app for the first time (CNN)

📌 We finally know how baleen whales make noise (POPSCI)

📌 Pharmacies nationwide face delays as health-care tech company reports cyberattack (FOX BUSINESS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Wendy Williams diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia (NBC NEWS)

📌 Eldest Obama daughter now going by new name as she tries to step out of parents’ shadow (BUZZFEED)

📌 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez's trial begins with each side arguing over safety on set (ABC NEWS)

📌 Bobi, named world’s oldest ever dog, loses title after investigation (PEOPLE)

Thursday, February 22

🚨NATION

📌 Presidential brother James Biden behind closed doors in critical interview with Republicans as GOP continues impeachment probe (CNN)

📌 GOP Freedom Caucus raises March 1 government shutdown risk (AXIOS)

📌 Oklahoma death of nonbinary student Nex Benedict after in-school fight prompts calls for answers (ABC NEWS)

📌 Biden administration cancels $1.2 billion in student loans of more than 150,000 borrowers under new plan (CNBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Honduran ex-president in court accused of leading 'narco-state' (BBC)

📌 Israel skips ICJ trial, but its advocates argue the ‘occupation’ isn’t illegal (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Alexei Navalny's mother files lawsuit for release of son's body (FOX NEWS)

📌 WikiLeaks’ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the U.S. (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Boeing removes head of 737 Max program in wake of safety incidents (CNN)

📌 Neuralink's first human patient able to control computer mouse through thinking, Musk says (REUTERS)

📌 Beyond Meat revamps plant-based burger to boost weak sales (CNBC)

📌 Does beer before liquor actually make you sicker? (NY TIMES)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' debuts at No. 1 on the country chart (NPR)

📌 Tiger Woods' son is taking his first step toward trying to play on the PGA Tour (PGA)

📌 Jimmy Kimmel hints at late night show exit: “I think this is my final contract” (DEADLINE)

📌 “Vibe is off:” People betting on Soho House’s collapse (NY POST)

📌 Financially struggling Met Opera’s 18 productions next season matches the fewest since 1980-81 (AP)

Wednesday, February 21

🚨NATION

📌 N.Y. AG says she may seize Trump's assets if he can't pay $354M fine (AXIOS)

📌 Two adults arrested for shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade (ABC NEWS)

📌 US to impose 'major sanctions' on Russia over Navalny death (REUTERS)

📌 Supreme Court leaves sanctions in place against Sidney Powell and others over 2020 election suit in Michigan (CBS NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 UN food agency pauses deliveries to the north of Gaza (REUTERS)

📌 US vetoes UN resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza after proposing a temporary halt in fighting (CNN)

📌 Spain police suspect bullet-riddled body may be Russian who defected with helicopter (ABC NEWS)

📌 Alexei Navalny’s mother demands Putin returns son's body (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Did your iPhone get wet? Apple says don’t put it in rice (USA TODAY)

📌 Heads up: A dead satellite is falling back to Earth today (NPR)

📌 Walmart is buying TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion to shore up its ad business (CNN)

📌 American Airlines raises bag fee by another $10 for luggage checked at the airport (NBC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Four-part Beatles biopic on Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr announced (SALON)

📌 Former parenting Youtuber Ruby Franke and ex-business partner sentenced to prison for child abuse (PEOPLE)

📌 Hoda Kotb addresses Kelly Rowland’s ‘Today’ show walk-off, offers to ‘share’ dressing room (PAGE SIX)

📌 Three men go on trial in New York over Eagles’ Hotel California manuscript (GUARDIAN)

Monday, February 20

🚨NATION

📌 California braces for flooding again as another wet winter storm hits (AP)

📌 Texas gov. announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass (CNN)

📌 Trump unveils $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con’ (NPR)

📌 Abraham Lincoln pardoned Biden's great-great-grandfather after Civil War-era brawl, documents reportedly show (CBS NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israel says ground offensive in Rafah will begin by Ramadan next month if hostages aren’t returned (BBC)

📌 The EU opens formal probe into TikTok over protection of children (CNN)

📌 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s last ditch effort to avoid extradition to the US (BBC)

📌 Russia takes Avdiivka from Ukraine, biggest gain in nine months (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Ozempic is taking off with the world’s largest obese population, and it’s not the US (WSJ)

📌 Mega Credit Card Deal: Capital One to acquire Discover (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Gold could hit $3000 in next 12-18 months (CNBC)

📌 New Odysseus lunar mission will attempt to make a historic landing at the moon’s south pole (CNN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 NBA breaks 200-point barrier in record-smashing All-Star game (Eastern Conference beats the West 211-186) (AXIOS)

📌 ‘Shirley’ trailer released, Regina King portrays the first Black Congresswoman in biopic (VARIETY)

📌 Oppenheimer's Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr scoop BAFTA Film Awards (BBC)

📌 Travis Kelce spent over $16K on Taylor Swift's Valentine's Day gift (SI)

Friday, February 16

🚨NATION

📌 Trump thinking about delivering the official GOP State of the Union response (NBC NEWS)

📌 Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry (CNN)

📌 Bombshell Testimony: Special Counsel Robert Hur set for March 12 testimony on Biden classified docs probe (AXIOS)

📌 US government set to auction off a Russian oligarch’s yacht currently costing taxpayers $600K a month (NY POST)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israeli forces storm the main hospital in southern Gaza, saying hostages were likely held there (AP)

📌 Venezuela expels UN Human Rights Office (AP)

📌 Greece becomes first Orthodox country to legalize same-sex marriage (BBC)

📌 After call with Biden, Israeli PM Netanyahu says Israel won’t be pressured into accepting a Palestinian state (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 OpenAI just revealed new software that lets you create realistic video by simply typing a descriptive sentence (CNBC)

📌 Trump Media's merger with DWAC gets regulatory nod — Trump could get a stake worth $4 billion (CBS NEWS)

📌 Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers lied about recycling (NPR)

📌 People who live alone are more depressed than those who don’t, survey finds (AXIOS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 CNN looks to slash budgets, multi-million dollar salaries with a new around of cuts (THE WRAP)

📌 Iowa's Caitlin Clark sets NCAA women's scoring record (NY POST)

📌 Jennifer Lopez announces first tour in 5 years (NBC NEWS)

📌 The 2024 Met Gala theme has been announced — along with four superstar co-chairs (CNN)

📌 Met Gala under fire for naming TikTok CEO co-chair (THE HILL)

📌 Meryl Streep returning for ‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 4 (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

Thursday, February 15

🚨NATION

📌 ICE draft plan would release thousands of immigrants in order to cover budget shortfall (CBS NEWS)

📌 Prosecutors released a "trove of new details" in Sen. Bob Menendez case, including allegations that his wife's engagement ring was part of a bribery scheme (CNN)

📌 California lawmakers try to address homelessness with new proposed encampment ban (ABC NEWS)

📌 Graffiti towers are stretching resources, LAPD says after BASE jumping stunt (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israel launches 'extensive' strikes in Lebanon after rockets hit army base. (BBC)

📌 Appeals court upholds prison sentence for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (POLITICO)

📌 Israel pulls out of truce talks in Cairo, cites Hamas' 'delusional demands' (USA TODAY)

📌 Greece's parliament is poised to vote today on a controversial bill to legalize same-sex marriage (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn (GUARDIAN)

📌 Jeff Bezos sells $2 billion worth of Amazon stock (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 AI is shaking up online dating with chatbots that are ‘flirty but not too flirty’ (CNBC)

📌 COVID patients are 4.3 times more likely to develop chronic fatigue, CDC report finds (ABC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 For the first time, a woman will be the voice of an MLB team as Oakland A's hire Jenny Cavnar for the play-by-play call (NBC NEWS)

📌 Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ return hits multiyear high (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

📌 Kanye West new album ‘Uncancellable’ reaches number one on steaming despite his previous antisemitic statements (UNHERD)

📌 Beyonce and family support nephew during New York Fashion Week runway debut (PEOPLE)

📌 Public's first glimpse of Shohei Ohtani in a Dodgers uniform since record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract (SI)

Wednesday, February 14

🚨NATION

📌 Senate passes Ukraine, Israel aid package that divided GOP; House speaker rejects it (AP)

📌 Democrat wins New York special election to fill George Santos’s seat (ABC)

📌 Powerful nor’easter pelts region with snow, making it New York City’s snowiest day in 2 years (CNN)

📌 Trump to attend N.Y. criminal trial hearing over Stormy Daniels hush money on Thursday (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Mediators are in Cairo working to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas (NPR)

📌 House GOP in discussions with Biden special counsel Robert Hur for testimony (CNN)

📌 Russia buying Musk’s Starlink Systems in Arab countries, Ukraine says (REUTERS)

📌 Russia puts Estonia prime minister on wanted list (TIME)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Alaska man is first reported person to die of Alaskapox virus; exposure may be linked to stray cat (CBS NEWS)

📌 Pilots got their payday. Now flights attendants are pushing airlines for higher wages (CNBC)

📌 Diamondback Energy's $26 billion deal for Endeavor Energy Resources looks to solve a U.S. oil "puzzle" (AXIOS)

📌 A person in Oregon diagnosed with the plague (AP)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Super Bowl 2024 was most watched US TV broadcast since 1969 Moon landing (BBC)

📌 ‘Deadpool 3’ dethrones ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ as most-viewed trailer launch of all time (VARIETY)

📌 Katy Perry announces her last season on ‘American Idol’ (CNN)

📌 Mics picked up Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s sweet on-field conversation after Super Bowl win (SI)

Tuesday, February 13

🚨NATION

📌 Trump asks Supreme Court to delay presidential immunity ruling in 2020 election case (CNBC)

📌 Winter storm targets Northeast — here's how much snow is in the forecast (CBS NEWS)

📌 Long Island voters are embarrassed by George Santos and split on who should replace him (NBC NEWS)

 📌 Judge in Trump Georgia case says DA Fani Willis’ alleged ‘improper’ affair ‘could result in disqualification' (FOX NEWS)

📌 RFK Jr. apologizes to his family for Super Bowl ad invoking JFK (NPR)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Yemen's Houthi rebels target carrier ship bound for Iran, their main supporter (CBS NEWS)

📌 Pakistan’s shock election, explained (VOX)

📌 Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands (AP)

📌 A court orders Netherlands to halt fighter jet part exports to Israel over Gaza war (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 "lol hey guys": Biden campaign joins TikTok to reach young voters (AXIOS)

📌 Costco, Trader Joe's and Walmart products made with cheese linked to deadly listeria outbreak (CBS NEWS)

📌 Judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC probe of his $44 billion Twitter takeover in 2022 (AP)

📌 Jeff Bezos will save over $600 million in taxes by moving to Miami (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Jon Stewart mocks Biden, Trump during return to 'The Daily Show' (THE HILL)

📌 Did Usher get married in Las Vegas wedding ceremony during Super Bowl weekend?! (PAGE SIX)

📌 Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum has died in a car crash (ABC NEWS)

📌 New Orleans, Rio, Cologne — Carnival joy peaks around the world as Lent begin Wednesday (AP)

Monday, February 12

🚨NATION

📌 5 Marines killed in helicopter crash are identified (ABC)

📌 Lloyd Austin hospitalized for a bladder issue; duties transferred to deputy defense secretary (NBC NEWS)

📌 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rushed back to hospital for emergency bladder issue (STARS AND STRIPES)

📌 NYC Mayor Eric Adams is imposing a curfew at some migrant shelters after Times Square shooting. It begins today. (NEW YORK POST)

📌 American allies worry the US is growing less dependable, whether Trump or Biden wins (AP)

📌 Come on spring, you can do it: Boston, Providence could see foot of snow as potential nor'easter eyes Northeast this week (FOX WEATHER)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israelis safely rescue 2 hostages from Rafah in special nighttime operation (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Egypt reportedly threatens to suspend key peace treaty if Israel pushes into Gaza border town (AP)

📌 Hamas military compound found directly underneath U.N. Agency Headquarters in Gaza (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

📌 King Charles seen going to church for first time since cancer diagnosis (CBS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 At-home chapels are blessing backyards across America (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

📌 As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits prison sentence, FTX customers await a surprise: full repayment (CNBC)

📌 Saturn's moon Mimas may have vast, hidden ocean (AXIOS)

📌 Scientists at UC San Francisco and Northwestern Medicine were able to use cancer to fight against it — and destroy tumors found in mice (UC SAN FRANCISCO)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Nebraska steals Caitlin Clark's thunder with 82-79 victory over no. 2 Hawkeyes (US NEWS)

📌 Once an escape, sports talk embraces Politics: A growing class of commentators is blending sports and conservative politics. (NEW YORK TIMES)

📌 You really don’t need money to be happy. One study finds those living in remote, indigenous societies are often just as satisfied with their lives as those in high-income western countries. (THE GUARDIAN)

📌 ABC Confirms Golden Bachelorette is in the works (PEOPLE)

Thursday, February 8

🚨NATION

📌 US kills head of Iran-backed militia group responsible for deadly drone attack on American troops (BBC)

📌 Senate Republicans sink bipartisan border bill as Schumer tries for separate Israel and Ukraine aid vote (NBC NEWS)

📌 Death of Georgia baby decapitated during delivery ruled a homicide (GUARDIAN)

📌 RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel told Trump she'd resign as chair (CBS NEWS)

📌 Missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California has been located; Search continues for Marines (AP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4 billion in aid (GUARDIAN)

📌 Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU’s top diplomat visits Kyiv (AP)

📌 Prince Harry leaves UK after King Charles visit without meeting with Prince William (FOX NEWS)

📌 Kremlin confirms Putin gave interview to ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Researchers reveal first full passages decoded from famously inscrutable Herculaneum scrolls (CNN)

📌 Survey of over 90,000 trans people shows vast improvement in life satisfaction after transition (CBS NEWS)

📌 EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade (NPR)

📌 Snoop Dogg sues Walmart and Post, claiming they sabotaged cereal brands (CBS NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Disney+ loses 1.3 million subscribers after price hike, but cut $$ losses (VARIETY)

📌 Winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award announced (CNN)

📌 Taylor Swift sells her private plane amid flight-tracking drama (NY POST)

📌 Usher says his Super Bowl halftime show will be longer than past shows (ENTERTAINMENT)

📌 Actress Gina Carano sues Disney and Lucasfilm with Elon Musk's help (BBC)

Wednesday, February 7

🚨NATION

📌 Senate Republicans knife bipartisan border security bill, declaring it dead (NBC NEWS)

📌 Rescues and destruction in California following massive storm (MO NEWS)

📌 Nevada held its presidential primaries without Trump on the ballot, GOP caucuses (that actually assign delegates) set for Thursday with his name (CNN)

📌 Maui police release 1st report after investigation into response to deadly blazes (ABC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Up to 50 of the 130+ remaining Israel hostages in Gaza may no longer be alive (WSJ )

📌 King Charles seen for first time since diagnosis as Prince Harry arrives in the UK (BBC)

📌 Tucker Carlson confirms interview with Putin (THE HILL)

📌 Hamas responds to Gaza truce deal, Blinken says agreement 'possible' (REUTERS)

📌 Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash at 74 (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Ousted WeWork CEO Adam Neumann trying to buy company back (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Recalled dairy products may be linked to listeria outbreak in 7 states, CDC warns (ABC NEWS)

📌 Viral video of Tesla driver wearing Apple Vision Pro headset raises safety concerns (CBS NEWS)

📌 Honda recalls 750,000 vehicles over airbag flaw (NPR)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Country music star Toby Keith dies at the age of 62 after battle with stomach cancer (MO NEWS)

📌 ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. to launch sports streaming platform (ESPN)

📌 Taylor Swift released track list for new album, including Post Malone and Florence + Machine (VARIETY)

📌 Vanderpump Rules Season 11 premiere ratings knockout (THE WRAP)

📌 Sports betting and Swifties converge on the Super Bowl (AXIOS)

Tuesday, February 6

🚨NATION

📌 Biden thanks hospitality workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s primary today (AP)

📌 3 dead as storm pummels California, causing flooding and dozens of mudslides in L.A. area (NBC NEWS)

📌 Washington carjacking crime spree claims life of former Trump official (USA TODAY)

📌 Nikki Haley asks for Secret Service protection amid threats (BBC)

📌 Boeing finds problems with fuselages on its 737 jets in latest manufacturing issue (NBC NEWS)

📌 Harvard interim president says he is fighting antisemitism on campus (FOX BUSINESS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israel making progress in tunnel hunt for Hamas leader Sinwar, Israeli officials say (AXIOS)

📌 Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia amid a surge in regional violence (REUTERS)

📌 Tucker Carlson in Russia amid speculation he has a Putin interview (CNBC)

📌 What’s killing so many of Sri Lanka’s elephants? (BBC)

📌 China gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger Yang Hengjun (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Snap to cut 10% or around 500 employees (CNBC)

📌 Parisians vote for rise in parking fees 3X for SUVs (GUARDIAN)

📌 Wegovy supply to increase with Novo Nordisk's new $16.5 billion purchase (REUTERS)

📌 McDonald's sales dented by Israel-Gaza boycotts (BBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Grammys Bring in 16.9 Million Viewers in 2024, Up 34% From Last Year (VARIETY)

📌 NBA set to play on an LED glass court for some All-Star weekend events (AP)

📌 Jacob Elordi under investigation for allegedly assaulting radio producer in Australia (NBC NEWS)

📌 Messi a no-show in Hong Kong; outrage ensues after Inter Miami star doesn't play (ABC NEWS)

Monday, February 5

🚨NATION

📌 Senate releases $118 billion bipartisan aid proposal for Israel, Ukraine, and border security (CNBC) Speaker of the House Johnson declares it dead hours later

📌 More than half a million people without power in California as intense atmospheric river brings threat of mudslides and flooding (CNN)

📌 Judge postpones start of former President Trump’s federal election interference trial (MO NEWS)

📌 Joe Biden dominates South Carolina Democratic primary with over 95% of votes (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Historic day in Northern Ireland as Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill becomes first nationalist leader (CNN)

📌 Hamas said to insist on deal that will end war, withdraw IDF troops from Gaza (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Chile forest fires kill at least 112 as president says death toll is likely to rise (NBC NEWS)

📌 Paris residents vote to triple parking fees for SUVs (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Russian cosmonaut sets new record for the most time in space (AP)

📌 ExxonMobil and Chevron notch second biggest ever annual profits; Questions arise over their commitment to cut emissions (FINANCIAL TIMES)

📌 Fed chair Jerome Powell urges Americans to be patient with high interest rates (AXIOS)

📌 Ford unveils redesigned 2025 Explorer (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Target pulls Black History Month book that misidentified 3 civil rights icons (NPR)

📌 Gold prices set to surge in 2024 (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 New York-New Jersey to host 2026 Men’s World Cup final (FOX NEWS)

📌 Grammys 2024 red carpet looks (BBC)

📌 Patrick Mahomes father arrested for suspected DUI (ESPN)

📌 Nikki Haley makes 'SNL' appearance (CNN)

📌 Michael Jordan sneakers net $8 million at auction (NBC)

📌 "SNL" names Shane Gillis as host, nearly 5 years after he was fired (AXIOS)

Friday, February 2

🚨NATION

📌 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologized to the nation for the lack of transparency (MO NEWS)

📌 Trump campaign donors footed the bill for more than $50M in legal fees last year (AXIOS)

📌 California braces for heavy rain and flooding from back-to-back 'pineapple express' storms (CNBC)

📌 Firm announces $25M settlement over role in Flint, Michigan, lead-tainted water crisis (AP) 

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Biden issues executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians (MO NEWS)

📌 The E.U. agrees on a new $54 billion aid package for Ukraine as US aid hung up in Congress (NBC NEWS)

📌 Nearly 8 million people have been displaced by war in Sudan (ABC NEWS)

📌 France’s 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after the government offers new measures (AP) 

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Peloton shares plunge 20% as turnaround plan garners mixed results (CNN)

📌 Sea otters' insatiable appetites help limit coastal erosion (AXIOS)

📌 OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits (ABC NEWS)

📌 New cancer cases to increase 77% by 2050, WHO estimates (CBS NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Larry David attacks Elmo on live TV during Today Show (USA TODAY)

📌 TikTok says they’ve removed all music from UMG artists, including Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift (NPR)

📌 Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari next year (NBC NEWS)

📌 Justin Timberlake declares he'll be apologizing to 'absolutely f**king nobody' at NYC concert, Britney takes back apology (ET)

📌 Caitlin Clark's quest to break Division I women's scoring record, currently at No. 2 (YAHOO SPORTS)

Thursday, February 1

🚨NATION

📌 FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure (CNN)

📌 Biden to travel to East Palestine nearly one year after train derailment disaster (FOX NEWS)

📌 Florida judge tosses out Disney's lawsuit against DeSantis (NBC NEWS)

📌 Oregon leaders declare 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland to address fentanyl crisis (ABC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Zelensky set to announce dismissal of Ukraine’s popular top commander within days as rift grows (CNN)

📌 UK unveils deal to restore Northern Ireland government (REUTERS)

📌 Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week (AP)

📌 Hungary opposes billions in new EU aid for Ukraine — a summit starting today will try to change that (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 DOJ reaches $59M settlement with eBay over sales of thousands of pill presses (ABC NEWS)

📌 New drug shown to relieve pain without getting patients addicted (NY TIMES)

📌 US premature birth rate rose 12% since 2014, new CDC reports finds (MO NEWS)

📌 Fed Chief Jerome Powell holds interest rates for Feb. and says a March rate cut is not likely (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 No, Travis Kelce is not going to the Grammys with Taylor Swift (CNN)

📌 Margot Robbie breaks her silence on ‘Barbie’ Oscars snub (NY POST)

📌 Dead and Company confirm return with Las Vegas residency (USA TODAY)

📌 PGA Tour completes $3B deal amid LIV merger talks (ESPN)