And that’s a big part of why Wassner’s phone is ringing off the hook.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
Vonn lost control within moments of leaving the start house, clipping a gate with her right shoulder and pinwheeling down the slope before ending up awkwardly on her back, her skis crisscrossed below her and her screams ringing out soon after medical personnel arrived.
By invoking the Brazilian driver who tragically died in 1994, Bad Bunny underscores the risks of being at the top while celebrating his rise.
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Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Platforms evade responsibility by invoking Section 230 and the language of free speech, while in practice exercising enormous editorial power over what the public sees, believes and reacts to.
According to Grotewold, every table and bar seat was filled with people ordering multiple rounds of the normally $25 dish.
—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Invoking the Constitution and Scripture, the Texas district court judge wrote a scathing opinion ordering the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father after the two were detained outside their home in Minneapolis in January.
Meanwhile, the bloom of illicit pot grows on private land has been demanding California’s attention, a growing problem since voters legalized cannabis in 2016.
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Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Soon after, the woman’s grandson, who owned a construction company, started to receive messages demanding millions for her release.
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