The regime has been hollowed out by decades of negative selection—the result of rewarding mediocrity and prizing ideological loyalty over competence.
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Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
Rather than prizing animals for their beauty, their virile traits or their straight-up cool characteristics, frogposting is all about vulnerable animals—the dweebs of the animal kingdom.
Many viewers felt the show crossed a line by having Cycle 4 contestant Kahlen Rondot pose in a grave just hours after learning her childhood friend had died in a car accident.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
The study showed activities like reading, writing, and learning a language were linked to slower cognitive decline and better brain health.
Paxton’s intervention also criticizes the panel of administrative law judges for failing to seek a medical expert’s opinion before determining Bowden could be subject to discipline from the medical board.
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Evan MacDonald,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Feb. 2026
Democrats had appealed to the Supreme Court that the Tazewell County Circuit Court ruling that Democrats in the legislature acted against proper procedure, striking down the referendum and determining that the current map must stay in place until 2028.
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Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
This is the validation process and is tremendously crucial for ascertaining whether the RFT has made a positive significant difference in the AI model’s domain specificity.
Now, platforms like ReelShort and DramaBox are testing out a similar strategy but leaning into low-budget, soapy series, instead.
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Lauren Wilson,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
OpenAI recently started testing ads in its ChatGPT chatbot in the US, betting that advertising is the fastest way to make money off users that won’t buy premium subscriptions.
In the simplest case, an unexpected reward (say, discovering some tasty fruit when hungry, or having someone attractive declare their love for you) causes a burst of dopamine release into a part of the basal ganglia known as the striatum—specifically, the nucleus accumbens.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
While the popularity of these app-blocking devices increases (Novelli said the company has sold more than 60,000), questions remain about their efficacy when the people who buy them are mainly discovering the devices through the internet—and talking about them on social media.
Denver’s return from the bye week in Washington was anything but pretty defensively until Nik Bonitto made one of the plays of the season, batting down a deciding two-point conversion attempt in overtime and sealing the Broncos’ eighth straight win.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Of course, not all airports serve the same destinations, and differences in travel time and parking fees should be considered when deciding which airport to depart from.
Experts were on hand to trace runaways' digital footprints – analyzing social media and gaming platforms, along with messaging and social media apps.
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Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
This will include meeting with affected communities and parents, sharing potential boundary options, gathering feedback and analyzing data to adjust options, McMullen said.
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Kendrick Calfee
February 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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