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ESPN Closes Deal for NFL Network, Giving League 10% Stake in ESPN

ESPN has completed its purchase of NFL Network and related assets, while the NFL takes a 10% equity stake—reshaping how fans get games, RedZone and fantasy. ...Read more

#nfl, #espn, #streaming, #sportsmedia, #antitrust

Mozambique Floods Swamp Gaza Province, Forcing Mass Displacement and Raising Disease Fears

Weeks of heavy rain have displaced more than 300,000 people in Mozambique, wrecking homes and roads and heightening cholera and hunger risks. ...Read more

#mozambique, #flooding, #humanitarian, #climate, #cholera

San Francisco teachers authorize strike as contract talks near legal deadline

San Francisco educators vote 97.6% to authorize a strike, with a walkout possible as soon as Feb. 9 if contract talks and fact-finding fail. ...Read more

#sanfrancisco, #teachers, #strike, #education, #labor

Freelands Foundation Shifts £1.5m From Solo Shows to Art Education in UK Galleries

After eight years funding women artists’ solo exhibitions, the Freelands Foundation will award £100,000 grants to strengthen museum and gallery education work. ...Read more

#arteducation, #ukarts, #philanthropy, #museums, #galleries

NASA’s TESS and Hubble Capture Best Look Yet at Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

A rare January alignment let TESS track 3I/ATLAS for days and Hubble image its backlit dust and jets, yielding the best profile yet of an alien comet. ...Read more

#nasa, #hubble, #tess, #comet, #interstellar

Nigeria military says some officers will face court-martial over alleged coup plot

After months of denials, Nigeria’s military says some of 16 detained officers will be court-martialed over an alleged plot to overthrow President Tinubu. ...Read more

#nigeria, #military, #coupplot, #tinubu, #courtmartial

Rybakina rallies past Sabalenka to win Australian Open in three-set thriller

Elena Rybakina stormed back from 0-3 in the final set to beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and claim her first Australian Open title. ...Read more

#tennis, #australianopen, #rybakina, #sabalenka

Education Department proposes ending Grad PLUS, capping graduate loans and extending repayment timeline

A new Education Department rule would end Grad PLUS for new borrowers in 2026, cap grad loans, create two repayment plans and allow two rehabs after default. ...Read more

#studentloans, #highereducation, #graduatestudents, #loanrepayment, #educationdepartment

Winter Storm Fern killed 119 across North America despite days of warnings

A forecast storm still killed 119, cut power to 1 million and exposed Southern grid and housing vulnerabilities as ice crippled communities. ...Read more

#winterstorm, #poweroutages, #extremeweather, #publicsafety, #infrastructure

Nvidia opens ‘Earth-2’ AI weather models, promising faster forecasts on smaller GPU clusters

Unveiled at the AMS meeting in Houston, Nvidia’s open Earth-2 models aim to speed forecasting and cut costs—raising new reliance questions. ...Read more

#weather, #ai, #nvidia, #forecasting, #climate

China steps up routine air-sea patrols near Taiwan, narrowing the Strait’s buffers

Taiwan tracks repeated Chinese air-sea patrols in January, with more aircraft crossing the median line and a drone entering airspace near Pratas. ...Read more

#taiwan, #china, #pla, #taiwanstrait, #security

Dweller festival to return in 2026 after yearlong hiatus, expanding its citywide celebration of Black electronic music

New York’s Dweller festival returns Feb. 17–22, 2026 after a 2025 pause, with dozens of Black electronic artists across clubs and DIY spaces. ...Read more

#dweller, #electronicmusic, #brooklynnightlife, #blackartists, #festivals

EU targets Google’s Android AI and search data in new Digital Markets Act proceedings

EU regulators launch proceedings to force Google to open Android AI access points and share anonymized search data, tightening DMA enforcement. ...Read more

#eu, #google, #dma, #android, #ai

UAE Hosts First Public U.S.-Russia-Ukraine Trilateral Talks as War Grinds On

U.S., Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi for rare three-way talks on territory, security guarantees and energy strikes, but no cease-fire emerged. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #uae, #diplomacy, #ceasefire

AstraZeneca quits Nasdaq, shifts U.S. trading to NYSE in direct listing of ordinary shares

AstraZeneca will delist its Nasdaq ADRs and begin trading its ordinary shares on the NYSE, simplifying global trading and exiting the Nasdaq-100. ...Read more

#astrazeneca, #nyse, #nasdaq, #adrs, #ukmarkets