Alert Super Bowl LX: Get ready for the game, music and commercials | Hot off the Wire podcast Lee National Newsroom, The Associated Press Feb 7, 2026 Feb 7, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:kF=mk=:m$6292H<D[ !2EC:@ED D6E E@ >66E :? $FA6C q@H= e_]k^=:mk=:mq25 qF??J D2JD 96 H:== 3C:?8 9:D 4F=EFC6 E@ a_ae $FA6C q@H= 92=7E:>6 A6C7@C>2?46]k^=:mk=:m%9:D J62C’D $FA6C q@H= 4@>>6C4:2=D 762EFC6 px[ H6:89E\=@DD 5CF8D 2?5 46=63C:E:6D 82=@C6]k^=:mk=:m&$ 3:CE9D 5C@AA65 =2DE J62C[ DF886DE:?8 E96 a_ac FAE:4< H2D D9@CE\=:G65]k^=:mk=:mw:>D U2>Aj w6CD =2F?496D 4@AJ @7 (68@GJ A:==[ AC@>AE:?8 =682= E9C62ED 7C@> 5CF8>2<6C }@G@ }@C5:D<]k^=:mk=:m!2?56>:4 5:DCFAE:@?D E@ 962=E9 42C6 H@CD6?65 42?46C DFCG:G2=[ DEF5J DF886DED]k^=:mk=:ma\>@?E9\@=5D D66 E96 H@C=5 :? 2 >@C6 4@>A=6I H2J E92? 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