The lessons outlined above should be carefully considered when evaluating partnerships with social media platforms. Table 1 Overview of key challenges in industry-academy collaborations for social media, lessons learned from other industries, and avenues for action. Full size tableThe first challenge is restrictive data access, which is unique to social media platforms. However, when it comes to social media products, access to their “ingredients,” such as algorithms and input data, is limited. The phenomenon of big tech funding social science research is relatively new, meaning that many social scientists are inexperienced in dealing with industry entanglements.

February 13, 2026 08:54 UTC

A federal judge has found that the city of Los Angeles violated the constitutional rights of homeless people in hundreds of cleanups. A federal judge has found that the city of Los Angeles violated the constitutional rights of homeless people by seizing and destroying their personal property during cleanups. The ruling filed late Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer ended a seven-year-old case against the city without a trial. The homeless plaintiffs allege that the city violated their rights by destroying their belongings in camp cleanups in 2018 and 2019. Ktown for All was harmed by having to expend resources replenishing the seized items, it alleged.

February 13, 2026 08:49 UTC

Led by Joshua Ward's 22 points, the CSU Fullerton Titans defeated the Long Beach State Beach 86-82 on ThursdayBy The Associated PressLONG BEACH, Calif. -- Joshua Ward scored 22 points to help CSU Fullerton defeat Long Beach State 86-82 on Thursday night. Bryce Cofield added 18 points while going 7 of 11 and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line. Petar Majstorovic finished with 22 points for the Beach (8-17, 4-9). Long Beach State also got 12 points apiece from Shaquil Bender and Gavin Sykes. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

February 13, 2026 08:21 UTC

›An Ohio State University assistant professor who is part of a center focused on promoting intellectual diversity has been placed on administrative leave after physically intervening when a documentarian tried to ask additional questions of a former university president following an interview. The detailsThe altercation occurred when filmmaker Mike Newman tried to ask former Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee additional questions after another journalist had interviewed him. The players Luke M. Perez An assistant professor who is part of Ohio State University's Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and Society, which was created by state legislators to promote intellectual diversity on campus. E. Gordon Gee A former president of Ohio State University who was being interviewed about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein when the altercation occurred. Ben Johnson A spokesman for Ohio State University.

February 13, 2026 08:15 UTC

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So before LeBron James led the Lakers with a triple-double of 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in a 124-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, Lakers coach JJ Redick was asked about Doncic’s status for the All-Star game Sunday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood. Doncic, who leads the NBA in scoring (32.8) and is third in assists (8.6), went through his pre-game routine before the Lakers played the Mavericks at Crypto.com Arena. Redick said Doncic is doing “really good.”“He’s progressed really good,” Redick said. But center Deandre Ayton missed his second straight game with right knee soreness. They have 28 games left in the regular season after an injury-marred first part of the season that tested the Lakers on many levels.

February 13, 2026 06:17 UTC

AdvertisementAttorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 11. Win McNamee via Getty ImagesInstead of taking any accountability for her department, Bondi opted to deflect in the form of a full-blown meltdown. by calling him a “washed-up, loser lawyer.”She also snapped at Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) after he suggested she lied under oath. He reported that he was told by a woman that Trump and Epstein had raped her. It is unclear whether the tip was ever followed up on, but Lieu suggested it never had been and demanded that the DOJ interview this witness “immediately.”

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February 13, 2026 04:46 UTC

Updated Feb. 12, 2026, 2:21 p.m. MTOn the morning of Feb. 12, investigators set up a white tent that covered the entire Spanish tiled entry to the front door of Nancy Guthrie's house, according to footage shown on CNN. The home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, has been the scene of intermittent law enforcement activity since she was reported missing on Feb. 1. In previous days, law enforcement was seen on the roof of the Guthrie home and poking instruments into the home's septic tank. The home of Nancy Guthrie wasn't a crime scene hours after she was reported missing. Journalists, including one from The Republic, were able to walk up to the front door Feb. 3 and see blood splatters, later confirmed to be from Nancy Guthrie, on the Spanish-tiled entry.

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24 years later, the 73-year-old Washington is the San Francisco Giants’ new infield coach. A team source also lamented what Devers’ actions would do to a club “increasingly reliant on young, impressionable players.” Won’t someone think of the Red Sox children! (Note: The Red Sox were “increasingly reliant” on young players because they didn’t want to pay Mookie Betts or Xander Bogaerts.) If Devers chooses to seek out the wife first, it’s possible that Washington is not the right man to help with his Hinge profile. Become a pickin’ machineAccording to Chapter 8 of “Moneyball,” titled: “Scott Hatteberg: Pickin’ Machine,” Washington spent the six weeks of spring training in 2002 encouraging Hatteberg as he learned the new position.

February 13, 2026 01:45 UTC

The Dodgers’ Kiké Hernández throws to second base to complete a double play to close out Game 6 of the World Series. Kiké Hernández agreed to a one-year, $4.5-million deal with the Dodgers Thursday, with the popular utilityman taking to his Instagram account to announce his return. The 34-year-old Hernández hit .203 with an on-base percentage of .255 and .366 slugging percentage in 256 regular season plate appearances, with 10 home runs in 92 games last season. In 103 career playoff games, Hernández carries a .826 on-base plus slugging percentage, a .272 batting average and a .486 slugging percentage. Muncy, whose current deal was set to expire after the 2026 season, is the Dodgers’ longest-tenured player and enters his ninth season with the team.

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