Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Michelle Trachtenberg, actress known for roles on "Gossip Girl" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," found dead at her New York City apartment at age 39 (More)
> Shaboozey’s "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" tops Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for the 35th week, a record for a single act since the chart began in 1958 (More)
> NFL scouting combine kicks off today from Indianapolis; see schedule and preview (More) | Basketball legend Diana Taurasi retires after 20 WNBA seasons, six Olympic gold medals, and three WNBA titles (More)
Science & Technology
> Researchers find evidence of humans living in tropical rainforests as early as 150,000 years ago, roughly 80,000 years earlier than previously believed (More)
> Engineers integrate networked fiber-based computer into garments, allowing the wearer to track activity and monitor health conditions (More)
> Study makes first estimate of the quantitative effect of animals in shaping the Earth's surface; researchers estimate animals contribute 76,000 gigajoules of energy into reshaping the planet's features each year (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets end mixed (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq +0.3%) as S&P snaps a four-day losing streak (More) | Nvidia reports fourth quarter revenue of more than $39B, up 12% from last quarter and 78% year-over-year (More)
> Eli Lilly plans to invest at least $27B to build four new manufacturing sites in the US as demand for its weight-loss and diabetes drug Zepbound rises (More) | GM raises quarterly dividend by 25% and announces $6B stock buyback (More)
> Senate confirms Jamieson Greer to be the US trade representative by a vote of 56 to 43; Greer served as chief of staff to the US trade representative during the first Trump administration (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Unvaccinated child dies from measles in West Texas, the first such death in outbreak that has infected at least 124 people; the measles-related death is also the first in the US since 2015 (More)
> White House directs federal agencies to prepare for large-scale firings, calls for the removal of underperforming employees or those engaged in misconduct (More) | Federal employment board pauses firings of six probationary staffers amid probe on whether the firings were illegal (More) | President Donald Trump proposes $5M "gold card" to expedite path to US citizenship (More)
> US Supreme Court hears arguments over Ohio woman's claim that she suffered reverse discrimination from her employer because she is straight (More) | Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says the paper's op-ed section will focus on viewpoints supporting personal liberties and the free market (More)
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