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Reece Rogers

Where to Stream 2025’s Best Picture Oscar Nominees

Wicked, Anora, The Brutalist—many of this year’s Academy Award nominees are available to watch online. Here’s where to steam the 2025 Oscar movies.

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NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for February 26, 2025

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections —...

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for February 26, 2025

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable ...

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for February 26, 2025

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve...

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Conan OBriens interview with Jimmy Kimmel is as hilariously chaotic as youd expect

Whenever Conan O'Brien is a guest on a show, you know it's going to be a memorable appearance (hello Hot Ones).

The clip above of the upcoming Oscars host chatting to Jimmy Kimmel didn't disappoint either, with O'Brien roasting Kimmel over his Oscars hosting advice ("Jimmy is obsessed with sitting down as much as possible") before talking about his upcoming appearance in the A24 movie If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.

As with any O'Brien interview, there are plenty of unpredictable tangents along...

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The biggest pop culture references in Osgood Perkins The Monkey

The Monkey and Longlegs filmmaker Osgood Perkins reveals his major pop culture inspirations for his latest film. Spoiler, it's A LOT of National Lampoon's 'Vacation'.

The Monkey is now in theaters.

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Jack Milko

PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic: How to watch, tee times, preview, and more

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The Florida Swing begins this week with the Cognizant Classic. Here is everything you need to know.

The PGA Tour will begin its ‘Florida Swing’ at PGA National, a course that boasts water on 15 holes. Trouble lurks everywhere, especially at ‘The Bear Trap,’ which is the three hole stretch that consists of the par-3 15th, par-4 16th, and par-3 17th holes. Every year, The Bear Trap determines who wins or loses while also entertaining fans on the ground and those...

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Kris Willis

Your daily MLB trivia game, Wednesday edition

Think you can figure out what MLB player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation MLB in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.

Today’s SB Nation MLB in-5 game

If you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, click this game article.

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David Fucillo

Can you guess this NFL defensive lineman in today’s in-5 trivia game?

Think you can figure out what NFL player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.

See SB Nation in-5 game instructions below the game.

Today’s SB Nation in-5 game

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Rohan Chakravarthi

How star freshman Derik Queen helped lead the resurgence of Maryland Basketball

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The Terrapins are back to being in the conversation come March again, and a lot of that has to do with the play of their star freshman.

After reaching the NCAA Tournament back in 2023, the Maryland Terrapins admittedly had a rough season last year, sliding back to a 15-16 regular season record, including going 7-13 in conference play.

Star Jahmir Young was in his final season, but apart from forward Julian Reese, there wasn’t much help to complement the...

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34 Products To Help Keep Your Belongings Safe While Traveling

Consider yourself covered from your butter fingers at a Cretan winery to people with sticky fingers who target tourists on the metro.

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Peter S. Goodman

Trump Takes Aim at Chinese Shipping Amid Widening Trade War

A new proposal would impose steep levies on Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports, threatening to increase costs for imports.

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Ana Swanson

Trump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just Beginning

The administration is positioning itself to clamp down on Chinese investment and access to technology. But the wild card may be the president himself.

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Julian E. Barnes

Gabbard Says More Than 100 Intelligence Officers Fired for Chat Messages

The chats had been set up to discuss sensitive security matters. But a group of employees used it for discussions that contained sexual themes, intelligence officials said this week.

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Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli

Mass Federal Firings May Imperil Pets, Cattle and Crops

The terminations, which hit agencies involved in protecting the nation’s food supply and agricultural products, could have long-lasting consequences, experts said.

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Zach Montague

On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team

Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk’s team, and the power to sway policy through it.

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Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and Robert Jimison

The Dramatic House Budget Vote, and a New ‘Gold Card’ for Immigrants

Plus, how microphones changed music.

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Sophie Charara

Your Boss Wants You Back in the Office. This Surveillance Tech Could Be Waiting for You

Warehouse-style employee tracking tech has expanded into job after job. Now, as millions are called back to the workplace, it’s finally coming for the American office worker.

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NYT Strands hints, answers for February 26

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special,...

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for February 26

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for...

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