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How Blockbuster Films and Bingeworthy Streaming Hits Slipped Into Our Showers

February 15, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on How Blockbuster Films and Bingeworthy Streaming Hits Slipped Into Our Showers
Forget toys and candy. Here’s how Hollywood got hooked on hygiene product placement.

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SoftBank Loads Up on Debt to Pay for OpenAI Bet

February 15, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on SoftBank Loads Up on Debt to Pay for OpenAI Bet
The investment in the AI company is the largest ever by Masayoshi Son, a Silicon Valley fixture known for his appetite for risk.

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Farmers Are Aging. Their Kids Don’t Want to Be in the Family Business.

February 14, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Farmers Are Aging. Their Kids Don’t Want to Be in the Family Business.
A fifth-generation farmer stares down a future in which his land is no longer tended by someone in the family. It’s new territory for everyone.

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Phonographs, Player Pianos and Betamax: The Inventions That Transformed Entertainment

February 14, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Phonographs, Player Pianos and Betamax: The Inventions That Transformed Entertainment
These 10 technological marvels had cultural implications that its inventors could barely have imagined.

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News quiz for Feb. 14, 2026

February 14, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on News quiz for Feb. 14, 2026
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Casey Wasserman Is Putting His Talent Agency Up for Sale After Epstein Fallout

February 13, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Casey Wasserman Is Putting His Talent Agency Up for Sale After Epstein Fallout
Wasserman has said he “never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein” and told staff he felt that he had “become a distraction” to the firm’s work.

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America Fell Out of Love With the Sedan. Detroit Wants to Bring It Back.

February 13, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on America Fell Out of Love With the Sedan. Detroit Wants to Bring It Back.
With drivers looking for more affordable options, U.S. automakers are having second thoughts about abandoning the mass-market sedan.

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A Pilot’s Parents Work to Clear His Name After the Deadliest Crash in Decades

February 13, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on A Pilot’s Parents Work to Clear His Name After the Deadliest Crash in Decades
An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter crashed, creating unlikely friendships and advocates

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Los Angeles Sues American Industrial Partners Over Firetruck Rollup

February 13, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Los Angeles Sues American Industrial Partners Over Firetruck Rollup
The county alleges the buyout firm illegally reduced competition to raise prices for fire engines and supplies.

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Joplin NALA Read to Host Murder Mystery Dinner on February 28

February 13, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

Joplin NALA Read invites the community to an unforgettable Murder Mystery Dinner, hosted at the Minnie Hackney Community Service Center on Saturday, February 28! Step into the glamorous world of the Spell Ball, NALA Read’s […]

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