The Producers Guild of America Awards are underway on a jam-packed awards weekend in L.A. that’s sure to provide some clarity for the upcoming Oscars race.
The PGA Awards are widely regarded as stro… [+5158 chars]

The full winners list of the 2025 PGA Awards.

Variety

PGA Awards Winners List (Updating Live) - Variety

Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is expected to become the New Orleans Saints' head coach, barring any unexpected developments, league sources told ESPN.
Moore has been the top… [+2962 chars]

Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is expected to become the Saints' head coach, sources told ESPN.

ESPN

Sources: Saints to hire Eagles' Moore as coach - ESPN

Clemson delivered one of the most shocking upsets of the season Saturday with a 77-71 win over No. 2 Duke at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Blue Devils entered the weekend riding a 16-game winning streak a… [+3183 chars]

The Blue Devils lost for the first time since they were defeated by Kansas in November

CBS Sports

Clemson upsets No. 2 Duke, ends nation's longest winning streak at 16 games as ACC race gets tighter - CBS Sports

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred on Saturday in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami advisory.
The tremor hit 129 miles southwest of Georgetown,… [+827 chars]

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred on Saturday in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami warning.

Tsunami advisory canceled for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands after magnitude-7.6 earthquake in the Caribbean - CNN

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees Saturday night in his new capacity a the bureau's acting head, … [+4247 chars]

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees Saturday night in his new capacity a the bureau's acting head, effectively slowing a large portion of the bureau's activity…

NBC News

Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt portions of bureau activity - NBC News

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what caused the small commuter… [+4028 chars]

Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy Bering Sea. The Bering Air single-engine turbopr…

Associated Press

Here’s what we know about a commuter plane crash in Alaska that killed 10 people - The Associated Press

The question of who should have access to the nation's secrets is one of the utmost importance. In the past two presidential terms, that question has been aimed at former presidents themselves.
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Both former President Joe Biden and President Trump have barred their predecessor access to classified information. But historically, it wasn't like that.

What to know about presidents and security clearances - NPR

The National Institutes of Health announced Friday that the agency is making cuts to grants that support research institutions by limiting the amount of indirect funding for research projects to just… [+4079 chars]

The National Institutes of Health announced that the agency is making cuts to grants that support research institutions by limiting the amount of indirect funding for research projects to just 15%.

NIH announces it's slashing funding for indirect research costs - NBC News

Christy Carlson Romano is recovering after she was “shot in the eye” by “another party” during her husband’s birthday celebration.
The Even Stevens alum shared, in an Instagram post Saturday, that s… [+1407 chars]

The 'Even Stevens' alum says she's "safe," but noted that a fragment is still lodged behind her eye that's too risky to remove surgically, after "another party … unsafely fired in the wrong direction."

Hollywood Reporter

Christy Carlson Romano Reveals She Was “Shot in the Eye” During Husband’s Birthday Celebration - Hollywood Reporter

FT newspaper delivered Monday-Saturday, plus FT Digital Edition delivered to your device Monday-Saturday.
<ul><li></li>Weekday Print Edition<li></li>FT Weekend<li></li>FT Digital Edition<li>Global n… [+105 chars]

US investor could force UK oil company to refocus on core fossil fuels business after foray into green energy

Financial Times

Activist hedge fund Elliott builds stake in struggling BP - Financial Times

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman.
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President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman.

Trump says he’s naming himself chairman of the Kennedy Center, will dictate programming - PBS NewsHour

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A growing number of companies across different sectors are following Strategy's (MSTR) lead in incorporating bitcoin into their treasuries, underscoring a broader acceptance of the cryptocu… [+94 chars]

A growing number of companies across different sectors are following Strategy's (MSTR) lead in incorporating bitcoin into their treasuries, underscoring a broader acceptance of the cryptocurrency within corporate finance.

Seeking Alpha

Bitcoin treasury strategy draws interest from more and more companies (BTC-USD:Cryptocurrency) - Seeking Alpha

Kanye West’s disturbing social media rants are continuing.
On Saturday, the disgraced rapper shared several more bizarre posts on X. His tirade began after Sunday’s 2025 Grammys, where he sparked ou… [+3267 chars]

West has shared a stream of offensive tweets this week.

New York Post

Kanye West shares more anti-semitic messages after praising Hitler: Rapper is under fire following Bianca Censori's Grammy stunt - New York Post 

DEARBORN, Mich. The half-dozen Lebanese American retirees sat socializing in the same spot they do every afternoon: the mall sofas on the ground floor of the Fairlane Town Center.
Ali Hammoud, 77, w… [+10812 chars]

Whether Trump can keep these new supporters could have significant implications on key upcoming statewide races, but also on the fragile coalition the party assembled to gain new ground.

The Washington Post

Trump’s Gaza proposal strikes fear in his new Arab American supporters - The Washington Post

Elon Musk says he does not plan to be TikTok's savior in the United States.
"I have not actually put in a bid for TikTok and I don't have any plans for what would I do if I had TikTok," Musk said du… [+2020 chars]

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, must find a buyer for the app or face a ban in the United States. Elon Musk said he has no plans to make a bid.

Business Insider

Elon Musk says he has not bid on TikTok: 'I usually build companies from scratch' - Business Insider

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change thats thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals including humans more easily, according … [+7293 chars]

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more easily, according to a new technical brief from the US Department of Agri…

Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals - CNN

by Cindy Gonzalez, Nebraska ExaminerFebruary 8, 2025
LINCOLN Nebraska rancher Roger Morgan and his team will be taking a break Sunday from their international cattle operation in the Sandhills to wa… [+6041 chars]

A Nebraska Sandhills ranch, and its eye for AI, is to be featured in a Super Bowl ad during Sunday's faceoff between the Chiefs and Eagles.

Nebraskaexaminer.com

Nebraska Sandhills ranch, and its eye for AI, featured in Super Bowl ad - Nebraska Examiner

Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will take the stage to perform at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles battle for the title on the gridiron.
But t… [+2915 chars]

Rapper Kendrick Lamar is headlining the much-anticipated Super Bowl 2025 halftime show.

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