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Rapper Who Allegedly Live Streamed Herself Abusing Her Dog Has a Bad Weekend

The Root

2026 BHM: Could One of These 13 Leaders be the Next MLK?

The Root

Sources: SpaceX is in advanced talks to combine with xAI and they have informed some of their investors, as Elon Musk moves quickly to consolidate his empire (Bloomberg)

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How food delivery is reshaping US mealtimes, as some users spend thousands; NRA data shows nearly 75% of 2024 restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant (Priya Krishna/New York Times)

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Trump’s massive self-own

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Snap blocked 415K+ Australian accounts as of January to comply with the under-16 social media ban and warns its implementation has "real technical limitations" (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)

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The US' high-speed internet rollout means drillers, linemen, and splicers pull in soaring pay nationwide amid a labor shortage for the physically demanding work (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)

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The tragedy of Supernatural

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Welcome to the February issue of The Highlight

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China's desire to lead in cutting-edge AI is rubbing against its aim to control it; Zhipu AI warned IPO investors about the burden of complying with 6+ AI rules (New York Times)

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YouTuber movie Iron Lung is a box office hit, despite alleged attempts to delist it

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YouTuber movie Iron Lungs is a box office hit, despite alleged attempts to delist it

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Seoul unveils Maeumi, an AI chatbot integrated into its suicide prevention hotline, offering immediate emotional support even before a human counselor connects (Choi Jeong-yoon/The Korea Herald)

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William Barber: Lemon’s Arrest Proves the Same DOJ Created to Protect Black Americans Now Persecutes Them

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Civil Rights Leader William Barber Sounds the Alarm After Feds Arrest Don Lemon

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A look at Polymarket's rise since the US DOJ dropped its probe: securing publisher deals and US licenses, insider trading concerns, and bet resolution disputes (Wall Street Journal)

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Alibaba says it will spend ~$431M in a Lunar New Year campaign from February 6 to attract users to its Qwen AI app, above Tencent's ~$143.7M and Baidu's ~$71.8M (Reuters)

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Getting Burned on Home Heating Oil? More Than Half of Firms Failed Inspections

THE CITY - All

Demond Wilson and Other Black Stars We Lost in 2026

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Taiwan hits a 21.06% weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, surpassing China's 20.93%, the first time since July 2007, boosted by AI-linked local companies (Abhishek Vishnoi/Bloomberg)

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