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Feb 17 2026SPORTS

A High School Basketball Team Fights for Fair Play

A Philadelphia high school basketball team, Carver Engineering and Science, was just about to secure a spot in the semifinals. They were leading 61-49 against Constitution High School with only 71 seconds left in the game. Suddenly, a fight broke out on the court. Fans and players rushed onto the co

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Feb 17 2026TECHNOLOGY

Samsung's Privacy Display: A Sneak Peek into Future Tech

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra is set to introduce a groundbreaking privacy display feature. This innovation aims to shield sensitive content from side views, ensuring that only the person directly in front of the screen can see it. Interestingly, this technology is not limited to smartphones.

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Feb 16 2026SPORTS

Coach LaFleur's Tightrope Walk in Green Bay

Matt LaFleur, the head coach of the Green Bay Packers, is in a tricky spot. Even though he just got a new contract, his job isn't totally safe. This is because the Packers are a team that expects to win big, and they haven't been doing that lately. LaFleur has done well in the regular season. He ha

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Feb 16 2026SPORTS

Jurickson Profar's Journey: From Injury to a New Role

Jurickson Profar, a player for the Atlanta Braves, had a rough start to his career with the team. He missed most of the first half of the season due to a suspension. Instead of taking time off to recover from an injury, he pushed through the pain during the second half of the season. It wasn't until

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Feb 16 2026HEALTH

Quick Thinking for Better Health Choices

Health systems often find it hard to use local and published data to make quick decisions, especially in areas like primary care that change fast. The idea of learning healthcare systems (LHS) suggests that learning should happen all the time through real-world use. But putting this into practice wi

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Feb 15 2026SCIENCE

The Secret Language of Plant Immunity

Plants have a clever chemical called salicylic acid that acts like an alarm system when attackers arrive. In the common lab plant Arabidopsis, scientists first mapped out how this alarm works: a special route called the isochorismate pathway makes salicylic acid, proteins named NPR bind to it, an

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Feb 15 2026SCIENCE

NK Cells Fight Back: How Platinum Helps Cancer Immunotherapy

The battle against breast cancer often feels like a tug‑of‑war. In one common type, the tumor keeps growing because it hides from the body’s own defenders. Scientists used fancy lab tools to look inside these tumors. They found many natural killer (NK) cells that were ready to attack. In normal con

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Feb 15 2026SCIENCE

Plant Stress Defense: How Tiny Proteins Turn Off Key Enzymes

Plants use a tagging system called ubiquitination to control the life span of many proteins. In the case of phenylpropanoid production, which supplies important compounds like lignin and flavonoids, several enzymes are marked for destruction by this system. F‑box proteins act as the taggers. They

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Feb 15 2026POLITICS

Sudden Air Strikes in Gaza Claim Nine Lives

Nine people lost their lives after Israeli aircraft targeted areas in northern and southern Gaza. In the north, a tent camp that sheltered displaced families was struck. Four residents were killed there. In the south, a strike hit Khan Younis and caused five deaths. Israeli officials say they

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Feb 15 2026SPORTS

New Faces, New Energy: Padres Add Veteran Power

The San Diego club made two moves before their first full‑squad workout, aiming to strengthen both the pitching staff and the lineup. They signed right‑hander Griffin Canning, who spent last season with the Mets and the Angels, hoping he can slot into their starting rotation. Canning’s recent

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