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In two days, the Smokehouse Creek Fire has grown to be the second-largest in Texas history (www.cbsnews.com)

Just a reminder that it’s still February, people.

The European Parliament approved two resolutions supporting Taiwan's sovereignty (intlmonitor.com)

Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US (apnews.com)

A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement....

Trump is prepared to post $100 million bond but not the full $454 million judgment, lawyers say (fortune.com)

New York AG Letitia James has said that she will seek to seize some of Trump’s assets if he’s unable to pay the judgment....

A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.' (www.businessinsider.com)

Israeli troops gun down thousands of Palestinians awaiting aid in north Gaza (thecradle.co)

Tel Aviv has stepped up indiscriminate attacks against displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza due to the army’s failure to ‘dismantle’ Hamas

Wendy's says it has no plans to raise prices during the busiest times at its restaurants (apnews.com)

McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job (apnews.com)

Several killed in Chad after attack on intelligence agency foiled, government says | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

Argentina’s Milei bans gender-inclusive language in official documents | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

Group linked to anti-abortion mega-donors pours money into Alabama supreme court race (www.theguardian.com)

Organization affiliated with Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein spends half a million on candidate who believes life begins at fertilization...

If Biden loses in November, don’t blame voters who are angry over Gaza | Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)

US military pulls the trigger, uses AI to target air strikes (www.theregister.com)

The US Department of Defense has deployed machine learning algorithms to identify targets in over 85 air strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria this year....

Comedian Richard Lewis dies at 76 (deadline.com)

After Nex Benedict's death, 350 LGBTQ+ groups, activists, and celebs urge Oklahoma superintendent's removal (www.advocate.com)

Ryan Walters has allowed a climate of hate to thrive in Oklahoma schools, an open letter says in light of trans student Nex Benedict's death.

Wendy’s will experiment with dynamic surge pricing for food in 2025 (arstechnica.com)

‘Horrific massacre’: Deadly Israeli fire at Palestinians waiting for aid (www.aljazeera.com)

Gaza’s government media office accused the Israeli army of “committing a horrific massacre”. More than 70 people were killed and about 250 others wounded, it said in a statement on Thursday....

Supreme Court appears torn over challenge to gun 'bump stocks' (www.nbcnews.com)

The ban was imposed by the Trump administration after the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas and is being defended by the Biden administration....

Revealed: at least 22 Californians have died while being held face down by police since 2016 (www.theguardian.com)

Police have long known the dangers of holding people in prone restraint. So why do so many keep dying?...

Idaho set to execute Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the US (apnews.com)

The hour of Thomas Eugene Creech’s death has been set, and it is rapidly approaching....

Lauren Boebert's son was arrested over a spate of thefts as his mom tries to convince voters to look past her chaotic family life (www.businessinsider.com)

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s 18-year-old son, Tyler Boebert, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and is facing 22 charges, including several felony charges relating to a string of crimes in her Colorado district....

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