Peter Nowak

🔥 It’s Wednesday, February 19th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

☄️ There is a 2.6% (1-in-38) chance that an asteroid will hit Earth on December 22, 2032, according to America’s space agency. That’s up from an initial estimate of 1.2% in late January, shortly after it was discovered.

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🛬 Southwest Airlines yesterday announced it’s cutting 1,750 jobs (~15% of its corporate workforce), as it works to trim costs. It marks the airline’s first mass layoffs in its 53-year history.

🔥 It’s Tuesday, February 18th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🏒 This season, the NHL replaced its All-Star game with a new 4 Nations tournament in a bid to boost fan interest and viewership. And, as the tournament heads into the final matchup, data indicates the league’s plan has been a resounding success.

🏛️ President Trump signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to directly consult with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on best practices for hiring approval, as well as plans for a large-scale reduction of the federal workforce.

✈️ Airbus is aiming to take a classic English vehicle into the sky. The European aviation giant this week announced a partnership with startup Chaise Lounge to explore early-stage concepts for outfitting some of its planes with double-decker seating.

🇮🇹 Tony Soprano has been fielding panicked calls from overseas relatives all week, after Italian authorities in Palermo on Tuesday executed a large-scale sting against the Sicilian Mafia.

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🔥 It’s Friday, February 14th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot (besides tonight's dinner date).

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📈 January’s CPI was released yesterday. And if the economy was a dinner party, inflation is the one guest that – despite frequent cues to leave – sticks around long after everyone else has left.

🔥 It’s Thursday, February 13th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 President Trump revealed he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to open immediate negotiations on ending the yearslong Russia-Ukraine war following an hour-plus long phone conversation.

😬🤖 New data from the BBC won’t help anyone with trust issues.

The British news org recently gave four prominent AI chatbots access to its site, then asked them questions about the news they “read,” prompting them to use BBC articles as sources where possible.

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🍿🧙 Last year, Wicked defied gravity the odds of movie musicals. But the witches of Oz now have to walk a fine line between avoiding oversaturation and keeping audiences interested ahead of the Part Two release later this year.

🔥 It’s Wednesday, February 12th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🚫🪙 On Sunday, President Trump ordered the US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing the coin’s high cost of production as wasteful government spending.