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Shelby Miller agrees to $2.5 million, 2-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, AP source saysFeb 13, 2026 6:06 pm - Shelby Miller is joining the Chicago Cubs, according to a person familiar with the situation, after the pitcher had major elbow surgery in October.
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‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim goldFeb 13, 2026 5:50 pm - Ilia Malinin wound his way through the tunnels beneath the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night, trying in vain to explain — or even just understand — exactly went wrong in an Olympic free skate that could only be described as a disaster.
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A look at false claims made by the Trump administration as it revokes a key scientific findingFeb 13, 2026 4:35 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked the 2009 endangerment finding, which has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.But in making the announcement, Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin made false claims regarding the government declaration, climate change, and energy.
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Trump says change in power in Iran ‘would be the best thing that could happen’Feb 13, 2026 4:23 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran.Trump made the comments shortly after visiting with troops in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and after he confirmed earlier in the day that he’s deploying a second aircraft carrier group to the Mideast for potential military action against Iran.
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Christian Siriano invites New York Fashion Week guests into his surrealist dreamFeb 13, 2026 2:20 pm - Christian Siriano barely had 48 hours to design his finale gown for his New York Fashion Week show. The iridescent green liquid fabric Siriano had ordered from Italy was stuck in customs for weeks before it finally arrived shortly before Thursday's runway show.
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Buzz of the Olympics: How drone cams deliver high-pace visuals and add a new dynamic for TV viewersFeb 13, 2026 10:11 am - Standing on a tower overlooking the cliffs of the Cortina downhill course, there is someone who is just as involved in the biggest skiing races of the Winter Olympics as Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson.
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Robots are coming to assist MLB umpires. Even so, the human touch still mattersFeb 13, 2026 10:00 am - For those worried robots are about to take over Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has some experience with the Automated Ball/Strike system that's coming to stadiums this summer.
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Hisatsune leads Pebble Beach on a gorgeous day with low scores. Scheffler didn't take advantageFeb 12, 2026 7:52 pm - Chris Gotterup extended his streak to nine straight birdies over two rounds on two very different courses. He ultimately settled for an 8-under 64 on Thursday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, leaving him two behind Ryo Hisatsune on a day of gorgeous weather and low scores for practically everyone.
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Brock Nelson scores twice as US opens the Olympics by rolling over Latvia 5-1Feb 12, 2026 5:35 pm - Bouncing back from having a pair of goals wiped out by coach's challenges, the U.S. opened the Olympics by rolling past Latvia 5-1 on Thursday night in a dominant showcase of some of the country’s best NHL players. Brock Nelson scored twice, four players had two assists apiece and there was production up and down the lineup.
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EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says ‘everyone hates’Feb 12, 2026 4:16 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles, a device intended to reduce emissions that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said “everyone hates.”