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Airbnb will pay $750 to new 'entire home' hosts in any of the 16 World Cup host cities who welcome their first guests by July 31, and a Deloitte study commissioned by Airbnb estimates hosts could earn about $3,000 on average during the event.

Sysco is launching a Home Grown by Sysco pilot on Feb. 24 that will identify about 10,000 locally sourced products in three U.S. regions and two Canadian sites, and the company plans to expand the program across the United States within 12 months.

Montreal welcomed 11.8 million visitors in 2025, a 7.3% increase driven by a rise in domestic travel and a 17% increase from Atlantic Canada.

Dexus CEO Ross Du Vernet said city-centre offices may be more resilient than suburban properties to AI-related job cuts, and the company reported A$348.5 million in net profit and plans a buyback of up to 10%.

A major winter storm is producing heavy snowfall across Colorado's high country, and a second, snow‑intense wave is expected Wednesday; impacts are likely to continue through Thursday morning.

Warm, dry and windy weather has fueled multiple wildfires in Oklahoma; officials recommended roughly 4,000 Woodward residents evacuate and a large Beaver County blaze has crossed into Kansas.

LNG exports from Kitimat began in June 2025 and are expected to lift natural-gas royalties to about $1.3 billion in 2026–27, while business groups warned the budget includes higher taxes and a significant projected increase in debt over the three-year plan.

Tiger Woods says he is hitting full shots after an October disc replacement surgery and did not rule out playing the Masters in April; he is now eligible for PGA Tour Champions and is considering possible March starts.

IKEA announced a new store in Fort Collins, Colorado, which is one of 10 new U.S. locations the company announced this year.

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died at 84; he had been one of the witnesses to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968 and spoke about that day on its 50th anniversary.

Texas has moved from a gubernatorial working group to legislation and state funding while hosting multiple small modular reactor projects backed by federal and private support. Several demonstration projects and regulatory milestones are scheduled in the coming years, even as costs, licensing and long-term waste storage remain unresolved.

Adani Group plans to invest $100 billion in data centers and aims to generate 5 gigawatts from renewable energy by 2035.

NBC released a promo for the 2026 Winter Olympics in which Taylor Swift introduces U.S. figure skaters Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito, with Swift's new single "Opalite" as the soundtrack; the trio, nicknamed "The Blade Angels," are set to compete on Tuesday.

Greece is advancing plans for a second floating FSRU, named FSRU Thrace, at Alexandroupolis and is promoting a Vertical Corridor to route LNG into central and eastern Europe as Brussels debates financing for gas infrastructure.

Britain’s largest banks are developing DeliveryCo, a proposed rival to Visa and Mastercard, after reported concerns about possible U.S. interference with global payment systems.

Don Huffines and his family say they will convert Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch into a Christian retreat and renamed it San Rafael Ranch; they also say they will cooperate with any law enforcement investigations, while New Mexico lawmakers have launched a separate inquiry.

People in China marked the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and festivities as the Year of the Horse began; the CCTV Spring Festival gala featured humanoid robots in a martial arts performance.

Police identified the shooter at a Rhode Island high school hockey game as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who also uses the alias Roberta Esposito, and officials reported two people were killed and three others were critically injured.

Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 244, which lawmakers had passed to restrict restroom use and gender markers for transgender people; supporters in the legislature say they may seek an override.

Several people were shot during a youth boys hockey game at an indoor ice rink in Rhode Island, and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

Owners of a million-square-foot warehouse near Hutchins, Texas, said they will not sell or lease the building to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The statement follows reports that the site was listed among locations considered for possible conversion into large detention facilities.

Silver Dollar City announced that the Thunderation roller coaster will close at the end of the 2026 season, with the final day of operation set for Jan. 2, 2027.

A federal judge ordered the National Park Service to restore slavery-related exhibits at the President's House Site to their condition on Jan. 21 and to keep the items secure; the ruling grants a preliminary injunction that remains in effect until the court issues another order.

This year’s tax refunds are expected to be about $300 to $1,000 higher for many Americans, and experts outline three primary uses: placing funds in high-yield savings or CDs, paying down consumer debt, or applying refunds toward mortgage principal.

Senators are urging the Social Security Administration to revisit retroactive lump-sum payments after the Social Security Fairness Act repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset; some beneficiaries received six months of retroactive payments instead of a full year.

Tyler Reddick won the 68th Daytona 500, and Michael Jordan appeared in Victory Lane as a high-profile co-owner after a recent settlement with NASCAR.

Steady rain fell across the Triad after January ranked among the driest on record, and farmers said the moisture helps replenish subsoil while livestock care had been strained by the drought.

Police say Michael Phillips was arrested after a reported stabbing at a Coatesville apartment; the 3-month-old infant was flown to a hospital and is listed in critical but stable condition.

India is hosting a major AI summit in New Delhi that draws global tech leaders and researchers, and the government is using the event to spotlight national digital infrastructure and new locally developed AI models.

The SALT deduction cap increased from $10,000 to $40,000 under the Working Families Tax Cut enacted in July 2025, and several new deductions will be reported on IRS Schedule 1-A, including a qualified tips deduction capped at $2,500.