Many problems contribute to these shifts—insufficient investments in infrastructure, budget cuts in state and local health departments, the growing drug resistance of bacteria.
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Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Officials said 311 wait times were also cut in half to help New Yorkers who didn't have a warm place to stay.
Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.
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Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
Daily temperature records were broken in at least five different spots across the region, including LAX, UCLA and Long Beach, where unofficial highs on Wednesday hit 87 or 88 degrees.
To get Knix off the ground, her friends, family, and ex-coworkers all came onboard as angel investors, chipping in investments ranging from $15,000 to $100,000.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
Mohammad Farhan finished with 10 points and nine rebounds, while Omar Barakat chipped in with 10 points.
The Tigers were put in the awkward position of arguing why the two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner deserved the lower salary—the arbitration process requires a three-person panel to pick one number or the other.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Instead, with ample contracts to put in play and the seeming need for a shakeup amid a recent 7-9 run that has Erik Spoelstra’s team trending toward a fourth consecutive trip to the play-in round — silence.
The family’s fresh start is interrupted by the increasingly dangerous behavior of Jeremy, the family’s oldest child.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
Tuesday’s English-language telecast in the States was on Fox Sports 2, except for 12 minutes in the second half when the network suddenly and inexplicably interrupted coverage to switch to … a college basketball game between Iowa State and TCU?
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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