Day: February 8, 2026

Have you always wanted to host an author or illustrator at your library but didn’t have the budget?  Then consider applying for the for the 2026 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award! Author or Illustrator visits provide the opportunity for your library to engage children by bringing nationally recognized authors and illustrators into your community.  Established with generous funding from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, this prestigious award honors the legacy of Maureen Hayes, a passionate advocate for children’s literature. This award is designed to foster meaningful interactions between children and prominent authors illustrators, promoting a love for children’s literature. The award offers up to $4,000 in funding for libraries to host a visit from a nationally recognized author or illustrator. Don’t miss this rare chance to bring talented individuals into your library for an unforgettable experience that will inspire young readers and artists. The award covers only the honorarium and travel expenses to and from the…
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… education – in the classroom and in the community. Published: Feb 8, 2026, 1:34 PM. By ENOLA G. MOSLEY, Ed.D. English Dept., Statesboro High School.

Schools will not transition to online learning either, said Department of Education Communications Director Nanea Ching. DOE offices also will …

RASCOE: Joshua Goodman is the Deputy Commissioner at the New York City Department of Sanitation. He says their snowbanks can get up to over 20 …

Nature, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00389-zInventor Josh Miele says that accelerating change requires uprooting social attitudes about blindness and other disabilities.

Nature, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00336-yThe gas giant’s shape and size, previously known only from data collected more than 45 years ago, have been updated at last.

The FBI had just seized 2020 election materials in Georgia, and President Trump had announced his desire to “nationalize” elections, a state …  Read original article: Read More

… American Association of Community Colleges. To be sure, the job market … school. The new limits on federal student loans include a total …

Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., joins ‘This Week’ for an exclusive interview on President Trump’s repeated calls to ‘nationalize’ elections …  Read original article: Read More

The FBI last month raided an election facility central to President Donald Trump’s debunked claims of fraud in the 2020 election.  Read original article: Read More

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Sunday questioned the possibility of President Trump interfering in the 2026 midterm elections.  Read original article: Read More

What does congress do? Give them MORE money because in their very narrow view, lack of funding is always the reason for failure. The U.S. spent …

… education. The school sits on land donated by Dr. Maitland F … American students to integrate a previously all-white elementary school.

Mark Graham at the Internet Archive tells us that searchable access to more than 18,000 archived pages from the CIA World Factbook found in The Wayback Machine’s collection are now available online via this interface. Thanks Mark! Thanks Internet Archive! See Also: More Searchable Collections via The Wayback Machine
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Immigration Crackdown: With five days to go until stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security runs out, Representative Hakeem Jeffries …

Should other reporters have stepped in when the president scolded CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for not smiling when she asked a question about Epstein …

Top House Democrat says president’s suggestion for Republicans to ‘take over’ elections really means ‘steal it’  Read original article: Read More

And the message is: ‘We will not tolerate or accept an election that we lose.’” Explore more on these topics. US politics · Democrats …

When AI goes haywire: the case of the skyscraper and the slide trombone

A relatively simple experiment involving asking a generative AI to compare two objects of very different sizes allows us to reflect on the …

Gov. Wes Moore tells CNN’s Dana Bash that resistance in the Maryland State Senate to voting on new Congressional maps “does not make any sense to …  Read original article: Read More

US president proposes ‘Save America Act’ restricting mail-in ballots amid Democrat accusations of attempt to ‘steal’ midterms – Anadolu Ajansı.  Read original article: Read More

Real-time Analytics News for the Week Ending February 7 – RTInsights

… partnership with OpenAI to co-develop customized AI solutions … AIOps Cognitive Computing Deep Learning Expert Systems Generative AI IBM Watson …

IFR Releases Position Paper on AI in Robotics – AI Insider

… funding into computing infrastructure, education, and R&D. … China has built a comprehensive framework covering data security, generative AI, and …

Top Senate Republicans are ratcheting up pressure on President Donald Trump to pick a side in the party’s nastiest primary battles before it’s too …  Read original article: Read More

Crypto Exchange Bithumb Mistakenly Sent $44 Billion Bitcoin to Users – The Information

Enterprise Software Startup Takeover List · Org Charts · The Information 50 2025 · Generative AI Takeover List · Generative AI Database · AI Chip …

Ready for Super Sunday? Huddle up for our out-of-this-world roundup of Big Game ads for the ages

Mercedes chief Ola Källenius is warning that Germany has been heading in the wrong economic direction for 10 to 15 years and could face a political …

… US government in the US Court of International Trade recently, challenging a series of tariff executive orders implemented under the International …

SunLit: Tell us this book’s backstory – what’s it about and what inspired you to write it? Jody Pritzl: After my two books on Christmas ornament …

The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy.

Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

For football fans nationwide, this year’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks is inherently exciting. For non-football fans like the Daily host Michael Barbaro — not so much.In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” Natalie Kitroeff — who is a big Philadelphia Eagles fan — makes it her mission to draw Barbaro and other non-football fans into the excitement and drama of this year’s matchup through storytelling. She talks with two reporters who cover the teams for The Athletic: Chad Graff, a senior writer covering the Patriots; and Michael-Shawn Dugar, who covers the Seahawks.On Today’s Episode:Chad Graff is a senior writer for The Athletic, covering the New England Patriots.Michael-Shawn Dugar is a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the Seattle Seahawks.Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Images: Greg M. Cooper/AP; Steph Chambers/GettyFor more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 
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