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2026 Olympics: Cross-country ski race gets hit by dog in adorable momentIrene Goo We know what it takes to win a medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. When a reporter asked her if her runner-up finish in the women’s freeski slopestyle event meant she won two silver medals or lost two gold medals, she answered: 22 years old Set the record straight. “I’m the most decorated female freeskier in history.” Chinese team skier He answered this at a press conference on February 16th after the competition. “I think that in itself is an answer. What can I say? Winning a…
This September 19, 2014 file photo shows retail mogul Leslie Wexner at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Wexner is severing his final ties with the retail empire he founded in 1963.Jay Lapreet | APBillionaire Leslie Wexner said in Congressional testimony Wednesday that she had virtually no social relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a claim the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee called “bullshit.”Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said during a break in the closed-door hearing at Wexner’s New Albany, Ohio, home that he “couldn’t believe Mr. Wexner’s statement that he had no personal or friendly relationship”…
Technology investors haven’t given up on the dream of creating physical products with the same speed and ease of coding software. Executives at Freeform, a startup developing a new 3D printing system for metal parts, told TechCrunch that the company has raised $67 million in Series B funding to expand its manufacturing platform. Investors include Apandion, AE Ventures, Founders Fund, Linse Capital, NVidia’s NVentures, Threshold Ventures, and Two Sigma Ventures. Freeform declined to disclose the company’s post-funding valuation, but Pitchbook put it at $179 million. CEO and co-founder Eric Palitsch said the funding will allow the company to upgrade to…
My Top 10 Things to Watch Thursday, February 19th 1. Stock futures signaled a decline this morning following Walmart’s disappointing earnings outlook. Attention is also focused on tensions between the United States and Iran. Oil prices rose more than 1% to extend yesterday’s strong gains, with Brent crude trading above $71 per barrel and US benchmark WTI above $66. 2. According to LSEG, Walmart stock was flat as its full-year earnings outlook of $2.75 to $2.95 fell short of the consensus estimate of $2.96. With CEO John Farner taking over this month, the guidance looks like a chance to reset…
Liverpool manager Arne Slott has spoken out about racism in football, saying the sport needs to do more to prevent future incidents.listen to this article | 2 minutesinformationPublished February 19, 2026February 19, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareLiverpool manager Arne Slott says more needs to be done to avoid racism in football following allegations that Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior was subjected to racist abuse by Benfica’s Argentine winger Gianluca Prestianni.Real’s 1-0 Champions League play-off first leg win over Benfica on Tuesday was overshadowed by Vinicius accusing him of using a racist slur against Prestiani, a charge…
Researchers work in a lab at Moderna’s headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 26, 2024.Adam Glanzman Bloomberg | Getty Imagesmoderna announced Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration has agreed to reconsider an experimental mRNA influenza vaccine, reversing the agency’s previous decision to refuse to accept the application, which surprised Wall Street and the medical community. The announcement sheds light on Moderna’s experimental combination coronavirus and influenza vaccination and the path forward for the vaccine, which is key to the company’s goal of achieving breakeven by 2028. The FDA is scheduled to make a decision on flu shots on August…
The ongoing India AI Impact Summit, which was supposed to be a moment of global solidarity for innovation, turned out to be an awkward one instead. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged speakers at the event to join hands in a show of solidarity, all the leaders on stage responded. Except for OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, who were largely handicapped. As the leaders of two major labs in the AI race, it goes without saying that Altman and Amodei are fierce competitors. That conflict has only intensified in recent months. After OpenAI announced that it would introduce…
Collagen masks are everywhere now. You can’t scroll more than a few minutes on TikTok until you see someone contentedly peeling off a collagen mask as part of their “morning undress.” Many people may be wondering if these products are worth it, such as the much talked about Medicube Collagen Night Wrapping Peel-Off Mask or the popular Biodance Sheet Mask. But this is not another gimmick. It’s another example of how K-Beauty is at the forefront of all beauty trends, with critics swearing that collagen masks are the secret to achieving bouncy, glass skin. Benefits of collagen mask Collagen masks,…
Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior has claimed that he was racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestiani.listen to this article | 2 minutesinformationPublished February 19, 2026February 19, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareReal Madrid have sent UEFA, Europe’s governing body, “all available evidence” of the alleged racist insult directed at Vinicius Junior during the Champions League game against Benfica.”The club has been actively cooperating with the investigation launched by UEFA following the unacceptable incidents of racism experienced during that match,” the Spanish club said on Thursday, without elaborating on the evidence.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listUEFA…
A recent Harris Poll survey of 2,177 American adults found that money is a top priority for daters these days when it comes to finding love.74% say financial security has become one of the most attractive characteristics in a date. And some of their biggest red flags include people who want to consolidate their finances quickly (67%), people who have a lot of credit card debt (63%), and people who send a Venmo or Zelle request right after a date (57%).This focus on money is not surprising, says Jacqueline Combs, a family law and divorce attorney at Blank Rome. “Who…