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Feb 15 2026CRIME

Big Money, Big Parties: How a Convicted Man Still Paid for Fame

Jeffrey Epstein, even after his 2008 sex‑crime conviction, kept donating large sums to a Harvard‑linked club called the Hasty Pudding Institute. The club, which runs a social group, plays theater and sings a cappella, accepted yearly gifts of at least $50, 000. Because of these payments, Epstein

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Feb 15 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Night‑time Stars and Speed on the Daytona Strip

The first race of the NASCAR season, the famous 500‑mile event at Daytona, opened with a splash of pop culture. A country singer lit up the front stretch, a stand‑up comic called the engines to life, and a veteran actor drove the pace car as the field lined up. Miranda Lambert, who first burst on

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Feb 15 2026BUSINESS

Celebrity Ads: Do Stars Really Pull Us In?

The idea that a famous face can turn a trip into a must‑do is popular. Companies pour money into celebrity ads, hoping the star’s fame will make a destination stand out. A recent study set out to test this belief. Researchers compared ads that featured well‑known personalities with those starring o

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Feb 15 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Warner’s Big Deal: A Fight That Could Shake the Whole Film World

Warner Bros. Discovery faces a possible showdown over a rumored sale to Netflix, but the real battle may be brewing inside Hollywood itself. Stuart Ford, a key figure in independent filmmaking, warns that the merger would turn creators into “Uber‑style” workers, stripping them of meaningful incom

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Feb 15 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Vegas Strip Lounges: A New Era of Local Music

The Las Vegas Strip once thrived on big-name performers, with jazz legends taking center stage in showrooms while small lounges offered a relaxed backdrop for up-and-coming artists. Back then, music was the heart of every Vegas visit and sessions could stretch into the early morning. Today that wil

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Feb 15 2026ENTERTAINMENT

A New Look at a TV Prequel That Turns Expectations Upside‑Down

The show in question flips the usual pattern of backstories. Instead of following the brutal path set by its predecessor, it starts with a kinder tone and shows how the earlier characters found hope after dark times. This twist keeps fans on their toes, proving that even a well‑known series ca

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Feb 15 2026HEALTH

Allergies May Be Sore Voices

Researchers looked at many people to see how often doctors have diagnosed respiratory allergies and whether those allergies are linked to problems with the voice. They also wanted to know if men and women show different patterns in this connection. The study was cross‑sectional, meaning it collecte

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Feb 15 2026SCIENCE

The Secret Language of Plant Immunity

Plants have a clever chemical called salicylic acid that acts like an alarm system when attackers arrive. In the common lab plant Arabidopsis, scientists first mapped out how this alarm works: a special route called the isochorismate pathway makes salicylic acid, proteins named NPR bind to it, an

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Feb 15 2026HEALTH

Flying Doctors Keep Lesotho’s Mountain Villages Alive

The highlands of Lesotho are a maze of peaks and valleys, making roads rare and travel hard. A team of doctors and nurses flies in helicopters to reach people who otherwise have no way to see a doctor. One of the team’s members, a young dental therapist, has been flying into these remote spots for e

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Feb 15 2026POLITICS

Palantir Gets Millions From NYC Public Hospitals

New York City’s largest public health system has spent close to four million dollars on Palantir, a company known for its work with the Pentagon and ICE. The deal began in 2023, giving Palantir access to patient records so it can help hospitals track payments and boost revenue from Medicaid. C

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