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State auditor finds $1B in lapsed salaries across 46 state agencies

Daily Advance 16 Feb 2026
About 8,826 long-term vacant job positions within local government have generated roughly $1.04 billion in lapsed salaries. That’s according to the state auditor’s Division of Accountability, Value and Efficiency report ... .
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$15.1b budget surplus reflects uncertain economy, cyclical windfalls: Economists

Straits Times 16 Feb 2026
MPs said such surpluses should be funneled back into society, and used to tackle long-term challenges ....
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How the H-1B Visa Debate Is Driving a Wave of Racism Against South Asians

New York Times 16 Feb 2026
A dispute over the impact of H-1B visas on U.S. workers has been overshadowed by racist rhetoric, with troubling echoes of the great replacement conspiracy theory ... .
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District 1B Girls Basketball Tournament, Round 1 action

Wahpeton Daily News 16 Feb 2026
LISBON, N.D. — Wyndmere-Lidgerwood and Hankinson squared off for a third rivalry grudge match in Round 1 of the District 1B Tournament, while Tri-State had a date with top-seeded Maple River and gave it some trouble in the opening round ... .
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District 1B Girls BasketballTournament, Round 2 action

Wahpeton Daily News 16 Feb 2026
LISBON, N.D. — Wyndmere-Lidgerwood had trouble scoring against top-seeded Maple River, while Hankinson took care of business in a rock fight against the Tigers, and Tri-State walked out of Lisbon with its head held high on Jan. 14 ... .
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Abbott touts TEFA applications. Hinojosa challenges H-1B policy

El Paso Times 16 Feb 2026
Gina Hinojosa decries cuts to H-1B visas in Texas. Leading Democratic candidate for Texas governor, Gina Hinojosa, again criticized Abbott's statewide H-1B visa ban ... employ thousands more H-1B workers.
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Reds sign veteran 1B Lowe to minor-league deal

ESPN 15 Feb 2026
The Cincinnati Reds have signed veteran first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to a minor league contract with an invite to major league camp in spring training, the team announced ... .
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Reds agree to a minor league deal with 1B Nathaniel Lowe, invite him to big-league ...

Hastings Tribune 15 Feb 2026
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds signed veteran first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to a minor league contract with an invite to major league camp in spring training, the team announced Saturday ... .
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New MUSC cancer hospital will tower over downtown Charleston and could cost more than $1B

The Post and Courier 15 Feb 2026
The Palmetto State currently lacks a top-tier cancer center, but the Medical University of South Carolina is seeking to elevate Hollings Cancer Center to that status. A key piece will be a $1B, 14-story hospital ... .
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Ben Rice injury: Latest on Yankees 1B’s neck, more

AM New York 15 Feb 2026
The New York Yankees are going to start the season without Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, and Anthony Volpe due to injury. Cam Schlittler is dealing with a non-worrying back issue ... ....
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One of the Worst Films To Cross $1B Stomps Onto a New Streamer

Collider 15 Feb 2026
The trilogy saw a marked decline in critical reception over the course of its run, and ended with one of the worst-reviewed big-budget studio movies of the decade ... ....
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ADNOC’s listed firms report AED190.1b in revenues for 2025

The Gulf Time 15 Feb 2026
ABU DHABI/WAM ... Dividends totaling AED26.4 billion (US$7.2 billion) were declared and proposed for 2025, subject to shareholder approvals, reinforcing their track record of delivering reliable, sustainable, and attractive returns to shareholders ... ....
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Iowa bill seeks to bar H-1B hires at public universities: What it means for STEM, medicine and global career pathways

The Times of India 15 Feb 2026
... H-1B visa holders ... In September 2025, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B entrants, citing concerns that the programme has displaced American workers.
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Finley: Mississippi's miracle eludes Mich., despite $1B spent

Detroit news 15 Feb 2026
Michigan and Mississippi are proving to be valuable laboratories for testing the theory that spending more money will produce better education results ... Eighth-grade reading scores are the nation’s fourth best ... Clearly, money isn’t the answer.
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