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- For Peace, More Ukrainians Consider the Once Unthinkable: Surrendering Land - Polls show a growing acceptance of territorial concessions among a war-weary public, if Ukraine receives strong security guarantees.
- Streaming-only Super Bowl ads give small brands a shot at the Big Game - The Super Bowl beckons some of the most expensive ads every year, and brands are finding a cheaper option in the streaming-only option.
- Trump says India won't buy Russian oil anymore. Moscow insists India hasn't said that - Analysts are skeptical that India will stop buying Russian oil completely.
- Palantir's Shyam Sankar: US must use AI as 'slingshot' against China or face economic defeat - Palantir CTO says US must harness AI to compete with China, citing factory case where worker productivity improved 50% with significantly reduced downtime.
- On a paradise island in the Pacific, meth and HIV epidemics rage - International criminal syndicates have been using Fiji as a transshipment point for drugs originating in Southeast Asia and Latin America.
- Venezuela tells China oil prices won't be set by the U.S., seeks to reassure investment after Maduro capture - Venezuela assured Beijing that its oil pricing will not be dictated by the U.S. and that Chinese investment in the South American country will remain secure.
- The treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear arms is expiring. What to know. - U.S. lawmakers have expressed concern that the end of New START could lead to “a dangerous and costly arms race” between the world’s biggest nuclear powers.
- Renee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown - At a forum on Capitol Hill held by congressional Democrats, the brothers of the 37-year-old American citizen fatally shot by an ICE agent said immigration enforcement tactics must be dialed back.
- Ukraine Talks Set to Resume, Following a Huge Attack by Moscow - U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, but Russia continues to pummel Ukraine and has not softened demands that Kyiv calls unacceptable.
- Vast seagrass meadows will shield coastline - Trials to restore the saltwater plant to the Humber Estuary are hugely encouraging, experts say.