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Minor to moderate geomagnetic storms could make the aurora visible further south, forecasters said.
Northern Lights Could Be Visible From These 15 States Sunday
Minor to moderate geomagnetic storms could make the aurora visible further south, forecasters said.
www.forbes.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Minor to moderate geomagnetic storms could make the aurora visible further south, forecasters said.
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Warner Bros. is projecting the film will gross $40 million over the long Presidents’ Day weekend.
‘Wuthering Heights’ Grosses $34.8 Million—Emerald Fennell’s Best Domestic Opening Yet
Warner Bros. is projecting the film will gross $40 million over the long Presidents’ Day weekend.
www.forbes.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Warner Bros. is projecting the film will gross $40 million over the long Presidents’ Day weekend.
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The microsociology & contingency of int'l diplomacy
What are the behavioral mechanisms of communications in diplomacy? How do factors exogenous to an interaction affect & inform the meaning of behavior? Intriguing questions motivate 2 book projects Seanon Wong discussed in his CASBS fellows seminar
What are the behavioral mechanisms of communications in diplomacy? How do factors exogenous to an interaction affect & inform the meaning of behavior? Intriguing questions motivate 2 book projects Seanon Wong discussed in his CASBS fellows seminar
February 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The microsociology & contingency of int'l diplomacy
What are the behavioral mechanisms of communications in diplomacy? How do factors exogenous to an interaction affect & inform the meaning of behavior? Intriguing questions motivate 2 book projects Seanon Wong discussed in his CASBS fellows seminar
What are the behavioral mechanisms of communications in diplomacy? How do factors exogenous to an interaction affect & inform the meaning of behavior? Intriguing questions motivate 2 book projects Seanon Wong discussed in his CASBS fellows seminar
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Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials ft.trib.al/dtjheVT
Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials
Recruiters are said to be targeting ‘disposable’ agents for ops on Nato soil
ft.trib.al
February 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials ft.trib.al/dtjheVT
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Tribune editorial: Our athletes are intelligent, well-traveled adults, mostly in their 20s and 30s, not kids in need of Daddy-knows-best guidance from the likes of Spencer Cox and Mike Lee.
Tribune Editorial: Cox and Lee, not U.S. Olympians, embarrass America on a global scale
Tribune editorial: Our athletes are intelligent, well-traveled adults, mostly in their 20s and 30s, not kids in need of Daddy-knows-best guidance from the likes of Spencer Cox and Mike Lee.
www.sltrib.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Tribune editorial: Our athletes are intelligent, well-traveled adults, mostly in their 20s and 30s, not kids in need of Daddy-knows-best guidance from the likes of Spencer Cox and Mike Lee.
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Weston and Stoecker strike gold to cap GB’s greatest day at Winter Olympics
Weston and Stoecker strike gold to cap GB’s greatest day at Winter Olympics
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British pair triumph in mixed team skeleton event
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Bankes and Nightingale win mixed snowboard cross
Great Britain had their greatest day at a Winter Olympics, after Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker won gold in the mixed team skeleton in a combined time of 1min 59.35sec. It was the British team’s second gold medal in the space of just a few hours, following the victory by Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale in the mixed team snowboard cross earlier in the afternoon.
Weston has now become the first British athlete to win two medals at the same Winter Olympic Games, and only the second Team GB athlete, after Lizzy Yarnold, to win two winter gold medals in a career. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Weston and Stoecker strike gold to cap GB’s greatest day at Winter Olympics
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Greenland is “willing to talk” about the concerns Trump “has about security,” the country’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, told Vivian Salama. But the country draws a “red line” at surrendering its territory. Read more from their conversation:
The Most Sought-After Head of Government in Europe
Few know Jens-Frederik Nielsen, but everyone wants to talk to him.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Greenland is “willing to talk” about the concerns Trump “has about security,” the country’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, told Vivian Salama. But the country draws a “red line” at surrendering its territory. Read more from their conversation:
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‘Right about everything’: Liz Truss tweets photo of her and Trump at Mar-a-Lago
‘Right about everything’: Liz Truss tweets photo of her and Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Unclear how meeting between Britain’s shortest serving PM and US president was initiated and how long it lasted
After spending time and resources crisscrossing the Atlantic to cultivate the support of the Maga faithful, Liz Truss has finally got the prize she apparently craved: a photo with Donald Trump.
Britain’s shortest serving prime minister tweeted a photo on Sunday showing her in the company of the US president at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
‘Right about everything’: Liz Truss tweets photo of her and Trump at Mar-a-Lago
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Why the agency protected Melania’s communications but outed the identities of dozens of Epstein’s victims is unclear. trib.al/tITZKn2
Surprise! Melania Trump Is Also in the Epstein Files
The number of Donald Trump’s inner circle members who appear in the files continues to grow.
trib.al
February 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Why the agency protected Melania’s communications but outed the identities of dozens of Epstein’s victims is unclear. trib.al/tITZKn2
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Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won his ninth Olympic gold medal, the most of any Winter Olympian. nbcbay.com/xcNB1Kn
February 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won his ninth Olympic gold medal, the most of any Winter Olympian. nbcbay.com/xcNB1Kn
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Column: Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won Brazil’s first Winter Olympic gold medal. His collapse into the snow after the event — and the tears that followed — showed this meant more than the results on the scoreboard.
Column | Lucas Pinheiro Braathen dared to be who he is. He won gold because of it.
Brazil’s first Winter Olympic gold medalist has a message worth listening to after his victory in the men’s giant slalom.
wapo.st
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Column: Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won Brazil’s first Winter Olympic gold medal. His collapse into the snow after the event — and the tears that followed — showed this meant more than the results on the scoreboard.
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From jewelry to sweets to toys, these gifts have expanded how our writer celebrates Lunar New Year with her family and friends. Ring in the Year of the Horse on Feb. 17 with this assortment of treats.
13 Gifts to Celebrate the Year of the Horse
Tonight we’ve handpicked gifts to celebrate Lunar New Year. Plus: the best gifts to give yourself.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
From jewelry to sweets to toys, these gifts have expanded how our writer celebrates Lunar New Year with her family and friends. Ring in the Year of the Horse on Feb. 17 with this assortment of treats.
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Happy Valentine’s Day 💙
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day 💙
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“The truest understanding of slavery doesn’t serve any political faction,” @chatterton.bsky.social argues—“rather, it acknowledges the horrors of racial oppression while still allowing us to see beyond them.”
Why MAGA Wants You to Think Slavery Wasn’t That Bad
Both the left and the right try to co-opt it, but the real story of American slavery doesn’t serve any one faction.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
“The truest understanding of slavery doesn’t serve any political faction,” @chatterton.bsky.social argues—“rather, it acknowledges the horrors of racial oppression while still allowing us to see beyond them.”
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Rod Dreher has fueled some of the more apocalyptic currents on the Trumpist right. Robert F. Worth spoke with the writer to understand his worldview:
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Rod Dreher has fueled some of the more apocalyptic currents on the Trumpist right. Robert F. Worth spoke with the writer to understand his worldview:
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5️⃣: Saint Valentine
"Saint Valentine (Italian: Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6...."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine
"Saint Valentine (Italian: Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6...."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine
Saint Valentine - Wikipedia
Saint Valentine (Italian: Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated
en.wikipedia.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:42 AM
5️⃣: Saint Valentine
"Saint Valentine (Italian: Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6...."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine
"Saint Valentine (Italian: Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6...."
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Welcome, dobrodošli, आपका स्वागत है (āpakā svāgata hai), bienvenido 🤗
What were the top pages visited a year ago on @Wikipedia (15th February 2025) 🏆🌟🔥?
#TopWikiPages #WikiWonderland #WhyThesePages
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What were the top pages visited a year ago on @Wikipedia (15th February 2025) 🏆🌟🔥?
#TopWikiPages #WikiWonderland #WhyThesePages
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February 15, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Welcome, dobrodošli, आपका स्वागत है (āpakā svāgata hai), bienvenido 🤗
What were the top pages visited a year ago on @Wikipedia (15th February 2025) 🏆🌟🔥?
#TopWikiPages #WikiWonderland #WhyThesePages
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What were the top pages visited a year ago on @Wikipedia (15th February 2025) 🏆🌟🔥?
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Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five European countries said Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government in a prison two years ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
February 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five European countries said Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government in a prison two years ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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African Union summit opens, as continent faces conflict and climate extremes: The 2026 African Union Summit, held in Addis Ababa from February 14-15, is addressing critical challenges including escalating conflicts, insecurity in the Sahel, and the severe impacts of c… https://ranked.news/176086?u=b
February 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
African Union summit opens, as continent faces conflict and climate extremes: The 2026 African Union Summit, held in Addis Ababa from February 14-15, is addressing critical challenges including escalating conflicts, insecurity in the Sahel, and the severe impacts of c… https://ranked.news/176086?u=b
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Cash bouquets trend sparks central bank warnings in Kenya: In Kenya and several other African nations, a growing trend of gifting "money bouquets" for occasions like Valentine's Day has prompted concern from central banks. These bouquets, crafted from folded or rolled… https://ranked.news/175182?u=b
February 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Cash bouquets trend sparks central bank warnings in Kenya: In Kenya and several other African nations, a growing trend of gifting "money bouquets" for occasions like Valentine's Day has prompted concern from central banks. These bouquets, crafted from folded or rolled… https://ranked.news/175182?u=b
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President Trump has become so politically toxic that voters now say Joe Biden — whose unpopularity forced him into early retirement — did a better job as president, according to three new polls.
A year into Trump's term, voters say Biden was better
Trump has squandered virtually every advantage that won him the presidency.
www.axios.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 AM
President Trump has become so politically toxic that voters now say Joe Biden — whose unpopularity forced him into early retirement — did a better job as president, according to three new polls.
Голубой флаг — международная награда, ежегодно вручаемая с 1987 года пляжам и причалам, вода в которых отвечает высоким стандартам качества и пригодна для безопасного купания.
Blue Flag
The iconic Blue Flag is one of the world’s most recognised voluntary awards for beaches, marinas, and sustainable tourism boats. In order to qualify for the Blue Flag, a series of stringent environmen...
www.blueflag.global
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Голубой флаг — международная награда, ежегодно вручаемая с 1987 года пляжам и причалам, вода в которых отвечает высоким стандартам качества и пригодна для безопасного купания.
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A talk by IASSL member Fernando Toda @usaloficial.bsky.social on the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish: 2 October, 5:30 UK time, in person at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online. Book your free ticket!
La libertad es una cosa noble: Bruce and Wallace translated into Spanish
A talk by Fernando Toda of the University of Salamanca, exploring the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A talk by IASSL member Fernando Toda @usaloficial.bsky.social on the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish: 2 October, 5:30 UK time, in person at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online. Book your free ticket!
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Call for Papers: 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures: Scotland Along the New Silk Road (17-20 June 2027, Nanjing Normal University, China). Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2026.
Call for Papers: 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures: Scotland Along the New Silk Road (17-20 June 2027)
The Fifth World Congress of Scottish Literatures will be held at Nanjing Normal University in Nanjing, China, on 17-20 June 2027. Being China’s first city designated as a “UNESCO City of Literature…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Call for Papers: 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures: Scotland Along the New Silk Road (17-20 June 2027, Nanjing Normal University, China). Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2026.
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Great news from colleagues at the Universities Committee for Scottish Literature: the newly launched Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize is going to be awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies.
Nominations are open for the 2026 prize. 🏆📚
Nominations are open for the 2026 prize. 🏆📚
Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize
The Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize is awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies. Founded in 2025, the prize is open to book-length wor…
ucsl-scotland.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Great news from colleagues at the Universities Committee for Scottish Literature: the newly launched Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize is going to be awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies.
Nominations are open for the 2026 prize. 🏆📚
Nominations are open for the 2026 prize. 🏆📚