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Feb 27 2026ENVIRONMENT

Desert Drivers Meet a Swarm Surprise

A quiet road in the Western Sahara turned into an unexpected battlefield when a gigantic group of locusts appeared out of nowhere. Drivers had to weave around the insects, which looked like a living cloud that blocked the highway and rattled cars. Locusts are notorious for destroying crops, and s

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Feb 27 2026POLITICS

Medina Eyes New Buyers for City Lot

The city of Medina plans to open up a 410‑East Smith Road lot for public bids, according to the finance committee. The property was bought in 2012 and has been used mainly for storing city sanitation supplies, though a fire once damaged some buildings. The site sits behind the Sweets and Geeks shop

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Feb 27 2026CELEBRITIES

T. I. Drops New Diss, 50 Cent Fires Back with a Fresh Attack

T. I. has just released another track that calls out 50 Cent, and this time the lyrics come across as even sharper than before. Fans on social media were quick to weigh in, and the comments show how heated this back‑and‑forth is getting. Before T. I. ’s latest release, 50 Cent had taken a break f

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Feb 27 2026OPINION

Black History Month: A Call to Keep Moving Forward

In Baltimore, February feels heavy because the city has to remember its past while looking at its future. Students gather for speeches, museums display pictures, and city leaders speak about history. Yet, the real work lies beyond these events. A young boy in Baltimore once worked in a shipyard and

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Feb 27 2026OPINION

Cross‑Border Cheers at the Winter Games

The Olympic arena in Milan felt less like a battlefield and more like a giant playground where people from all over the world could shout for their own athletes while still respecting those cheering for others. Before heading to the airport, a man bought several American flags and wondered if wav

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Feb 27 2026POLITICS

The Michigan Governor Race: Who’s Winning the Vote?

In a fresh poll released by Glengariff Group, U. S. Rep John James shows no support from Black voters at all, while former Detroit mayor Mike Duggan leads the pack with 59. 3% of that demographic. The three candidates—James, Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and Duggan running as an indepe

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Feb 27 2026CRYPTO

Trump Sons’ Bitcoin Company Loses $59 Million in Fourth Quarter

American Bitcoin, a mining firm linked to former President Donald Trump’s sons, posted a $59. 45‑million loss in the last quarter of 2025. The company earned a profit of $3. 48 million in the same period last year and had made money in the previous quarter, showing a sharp reversal. Revenue cl

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Feb 27 2026SCIENCE

A Salted Secret: The Lake That Stays on the Border

The lake sits a few miles north of Washington, in British Columbia. It has no rivers to drain it, so rainwater stays until the heat turns it into vapor. Because of this closed system, minerals cling to the bottom and make the remaining water very salty—think of the Great Salt Lake or the Caspian Sea

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Feb 27 2026SCIENCE

Global Hack to Find Coronavirus Drugs

A worldwide team of scientists and programmers joined forces in a blind test to spot the best computer tricks for hunting coronavirus medicines. They used secret data from a big AI project that looks for drugs against SARS‑CoV‑2 and MERS‑CoV enzymes. The challenge asked participants to guess how str

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Feb 26 2026POLITICS

Police Arrest of Guest at State of the Union Raises Questions

A woman from Minneapolis named Aliyah Rahman, who had been invited by Representative Ilhan Omar to attend the President’s State of the Union address, was taken into custody after she stood up during a speech by former President Donald Trump. Rahman had been using a crutch to walk and claimed she had

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