Kamis, 26 Februari 2026

Retirement Proposal, Best Hospitals, and Space Age Nostalgia

President Trump announced a new retirement savings plan during his State of the Union address that would create new retirement accounts for American workers who lack employer-sponsored plans, with federal matching contributions of up to $1,000 per year.
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Don't Mess With Whataburger, Marina Fire, and Hardest-Working Cities

A Whataburger in Paris was the site of a chaotic confrontation caught on video Sunday, when staff used a trash can and a deep-fryer basket to fend off a drunken attacker.
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The Clintons will testify in a closed-door Jeffrey Epstein investigation examining past ties and related records. (Hear Details)

A North Carolina mom who disappeared while Christmas shopping in 2001 has just been found. (Hear Episode)

A bullet hole was found in an American Airlines plane in Colombia, and no one knows how it got there. (Listen Now)

Politics

The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on over 30 people, companies, and ships tied to Iran's missile program and illicit oil sales ahead of negotiations with Iran in Geneva this week. (More)

A federal judge blocked the Justice Department from searching a Washington Post reporter's seized phone and two laptops, ruling the court will conduct an independent review instead. (More)

House Republicans are pushing to censure Rep. Al Green after the Texas Democrat was ejected from President Trump's State of the Union for the second straight year. Green was censured in 2025 for his protest at last year's speech. (More)

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers announced he'll resign from his Harvard professorship at the end of the academic year amid fallout from his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (More)

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South Sudan faces a devastating hunger crisis — one of the worst in the world. Years of conflict, displacement, and failed harvests have pushed families to the edge of survival. According to the UN, millions are trapped in crisis level hunger, and more than 2.1 million young children grow weaker by the day from acute malnutrition.
Parents are doing everything they can with nothing left — skipping meals, walking for hours, and praying for even a small amount of food to keep their precious little ones alive. Every day is a fight to survive.
Christian relief and development organization, World Concern, is on the ground in South Sudan providing life-saving emergency nutrition to these children and out-of-options families. Each Nutripacket is filled with essential vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats — powerful nutrition that begins restoring a malnourished child to health almost immediately.
Sports

The Dallas Cowboys offered kicker Brandon Aubrey a contract that would make him the highest-paid kicker in NFL history, but Aubrey's agent is holding out for nearly $10 million per year. The current record for an annual kicker salary is $6.4 million. (More)

Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris, 25, a member of the 2020 college recruiting class, filed a lawsuit this week seeking a seventh year of NCAA eligibility. (More)

The Jacksonville Jaguars are scheduled to play two home games in London this year, marking the first season an NFL team has relocated two home games to the same international city. (More)

No. 1 Duke men's basketball team beat Notre Dame 100-56 in South Bend, the worst home loss the Fighting Irish have suffered since 1898. (More)

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Finance

Trend Line Daily Market Report 02/25/2026

NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
23,152.08
1.26%
SPX
S&P 500
6,946.13
0.81%
DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average
49,482.15
0.63%
BTC
Bitcoin
$69,660.27
8.71%
GOLD
Per Ounce
$5,185.30
0.57%
SILVER
Per Ounce
$89.79
2.67%
OIL
West Texas Intermediate Crude
$65.49
-0.21%
YOU
Clear Secure
$46.51
+38.96%
Bitcoin, gold, silver, and oil are traded 24 hours a day.

Big Stock Move: Clear Secure stock soared nearly 39% on Wednesday after the airport identity security company beat analysts' estimates for both revenue and profit. (More)

The White House will host Microsoft, Meta, Anthropic, and other AI companies in early March for the companies to sign a voluntary "rate payer protection pledge" to build their own power plants for data centers, shielding consumers from rising electricity costs. (More)

Apple will begin assembling Mac minis in Houston later this year, doubling its Texas campus and creating thousands of jobs as it expands U.S. manufacturing and AI server production. (More)

Lamborghini scrapped its first electric vehicle, the Lanzador, after finding "close to zero" demand among its customers, with CEO Stephan Winkelmann calling EV development an "expensive hobby." (More)

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When we were first introduced to 15-month-old Fadumo, her tiny arm measured at just 11cm — about the size of a pickleball paddle handle. She was severely malnourished and at immediate risk of dying. But after three months of receiving daily lifesaving Nutripackets, Fadumo's arm now measures 13.5cm! Her body is restored to health!
For every child like Fadumo who survives, thousands more precious ones are fighting for their life. World Concern, a Christian relief and development organization, is on the ground in South Sudan — one of the world's worst hunger zones — providing emergency nutrition and hope to devastated families.
Science & Technology

NASA will allow astronauts to bring modern smartphones on missions beginning with SpaceX Crew-12 and Artemis II, Administrator Jared Isaacman announced, enabling crews to capture and share photos and video. (More)

In other NASA news, astronaut Mike Fincke was identified as the crew member who suffered a medical incident at the International Space Station in January, prompting its first-ever medical evacuation. (See Photos)

St. Sampson's Church bells are ringing in Cornwall for first time in 50 years, using a $40,000 touchscreen system and electromagnetic hammers after experts deemed the bells too fragile to ring traditionally. (More)

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Everything old eventually becomes new again, particularly in fashion. Here's a photo gallery of popular vintage hairstyles, going back as far as the 1920s, that are in style again. (See Photos)

A couple who bought a 130-year-old home received a mysterious letter from the last surviving member of the family that once owned the old house, revealing three secret rooms, including a hidden liquor stash behind a fireplace. (See Video)

A retro-futuristic collage series places vintage 1960s-style scenes—road trips, drive-ins, scenic overlooks—against deep space backdrops, blending nostalgia with the surreal. (See Photos)

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Art historian Christophe Leribault was named the new director of the Louvre Museum on Wednesday, replacing Laurence des Cars four months after thieves stole $102 million in jewels in a brazen daylight heist. (More)

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday unveiled the 17 nominees for its 2026 class, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Oasis, Joy Division/New Order, and Billy Idol. Inductees will be announced in April. (See Nominees)

Plastic surgeons said face lifts, eye lifts, and nose jobs were the top three facial procedures in 2025, with demand for fat grafting and regenerative treatments growing alongside increased weight loss drug use. (More)

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Is it wrong to taste-test grapes in the store before buying them?

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President Trump, in closing remarks at Tuesday night's State of the Union speech

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Article Icon 1Texans at the State of the Union

Tuesday night's State of the Union address featured several Texans.

For the second year in a row, Rep. Al Green (D-Houston) was removed from the House chamber for causing a disruption. As President Trump began to speak, Green stood holding a sign that read, "Black People Aren't Apes!" Several Republicans, including Rep. Troy Nehls of Richmond, tried to rip the sign out of Green's hands.

Trump awarded the Legion of Merit to Scott Ruskan, the Coast Guard rescue swimmer who saved 165 people at Camp Mystic during last summer's deadly flash floods. He was joined by 11-year-old Milly Cate McClymond, one of the girls he helped to safety.

Trump recognized Rachel Wiggins of Houston, a mom of two who "placed bids on 20 homes and lost all of those bids to gigantic investment firms." He also mentioned Lizbeth Medina, a 16-year-old cheerleader from Edna who was stabbed to death at her home by an illegal immigrant.

Although they weren't recognized, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attended as Nehls' guest, while First Lady Melania Trump invited Austin fifth grader Everest Nevraumont, who attends an AI-driven school and gave a TEDx Talk about the benefits of AI in education. She recounted her experience on Good Morning America yesterday morning.

Article Icon 1Don't Mess with Whataburger

A Whataburger in Paris was the site of a chaotic confrontation caught on video Sunday, when staff used a trash can and a deep-fryer basket to fend off a drunken attacker.

Police initially responded to a call about a man who "became verbally abusive" toward staff and was asked to leave. Before 41-year-old Anthony William Newhuis complied, he threatened to come back after officers left.

Shortly later, he returned and "assaulted the manager [by] striking him with his fist multiple times." A customer captured the ensuing brawl on video, which has gone viral.

Police detained the bloodied Newhuis in the restaurant's parking lot. Before he was released on $4,500 in bonds on Monday, Newhuis was charged with criminal mischief for allegedly "intentionally" flooding the cells of the Lamar County Jail.

Article Icon 1Apple Expanding Houston Manufacturing Site

Apple's Houston factory for manufacturing AI servers will begin producing the Mac Mini, its compact desktop computer, creating "thousands of jobs." The company's Tuesday announcement hailed the development as the first time the product will be built in the U.S.

Apple CEO Tim Cook touted the move as part of the company's previously announced $600 billion investment in the U.S. over four years. "Apple is deeply committed to the future of American manufacturing," he said.

Since last year, Apple has sourced more than 20 billion U.S.-made chips from 24 factories across 12 states, including those of Dallas-based Texas Instruments. The company announced that components manufactured by the new $4 billion GlobalWafers plant in Sherman will be used by its partners to assemble chips domestically.

The tech giant is also building a 20,000-square-foot on-site Advanced Manufacturing Center for hands-on workforce training.

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Silver's Rise Can Make or Break Your Retirement

It has surged over 300% over the past 12 months. It's crucial to the AI revolution, but demand is far outstripping supply. It has become a go-to safe haven asset for global institutions, Wall Street investors, and everyday Americans as the economy becomes more unhinged. And before this current run-up, almost no one gave it a second thought.

Physical silver is quickly becoming the #1 commodity in the world. And now is your chance to benefit from it!

Retirement savings like 401(k)s and pension plans are growing increasingly vulnerable. A bursting stock bubble, a collapsing dollar, or one conflict halfway around the world can send your funds' value plummeting.

You can protect that value with physical silver. Thanks to an IRS loophole, you can legally transfer the value of your 401(k), TSP, Pension, or IRA into physical silver and gold.

Silver is unique among commodities, with soaring demand from investors and industry. And its 6-year supply deficit gives price a solid floor and no ceiling. Bank of America said silver could break $300 this year. Don't miss this opportunity to fortify your finances with vital physical assets.

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Around Texas

➤ Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Aid Access, an Austrian organization that provides mail-order abortion drugs to all 50 states, over violations of the state's abortion ban. Last month, he sued Delaware-based Her Safe Harbor on similar grounds. (More)

➤ Corpus Christi: The city council approved moving forward with negotiations for the design of the proposed Inner Harbor desalination plant, which could eventually treat up to 30 million gallons of seawater a day. Corpus Christi Desal Partners specified a guaranteed maximum price of $979 million. (See Details)

➤ Farmers Branch: The city council joined Plano in calling off its May election to cut ties with Dallas Area Rapid Transit after the agency agreed to funding reforms. Addison, Irving, Highland Park, and University Park are moving forward with their withdrawal elections. (More)

➤ Austin: A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance initiated an AMBER Alert Tuesday night was found safe yesterday. Henry Mejia, 20, was arrested on a charge of harboring a runaway. (More)

➤ Corpus Christi: A Sunday fire at the Marker 37 Marina destroyed dozens of boats moored there. No injuries were reported. (More)

➤ Montgomery County: Jon Rueben Demeter, 25, was arrested for allegedly causing the death of his unborn child by giving abortion pills to the child's mother without her consent. He is detained without bond. (More)

➤ College Station: Texas A&M is expanding its Aggie Assurance program to provide free tuition to students whose families earn less than $100,000 a year. Administrators also extended the 2022 tuition freeze through the next school year. (See Details)


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Texas Sports

➤ Recently acquired Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby was sued for $1 million by his former program at the University of Cincinnati for allegedly breaching a multiseason revenue-sharing agreement. Sorsby received a $5 million NIL deal for joining the Red Raiders. (See Details)

A high school swim team in Richardson raised nearly $20,000 to help pay off their beloved school custodian's medical bills. They also bought him a new car and a bicycle to help him get to school. (More)

TCU unveiled custom football helmets to be worn for their game against North Carolina in Ireland this August. The design depicts their iconic horned frog mascot holding a clover in its mouth. (See Helmet)

The Dallas Cowboys offered kicker Brandon Aubrey the largest contract in NFL history at his position, but he's reportedly asking for an annual salary approaching $10 million. (More)

➤ Former UNT and TCU quarterback Chandler Morris is suing the NCAA for a seventh year of eligibility, arguing he was supposed to receive two medical redshirts while playing for the Horned Frogs. (More)

The Dallas Stars placed forward Mikko Rantanen on the injured list as he recovers from the lower-body injury he sustained during the Olympics. He will miss at least two weeks, but is expected to return before the end of the season. (More)

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The Business Of Texas

Texas ranks sixth among U.S. states in the rate of job seekers looking for remote work, according to job site Remote Rocketship. Between April 2024 and March 2025, Texans made 385,775 monthly searches for remote positions. (More)

Smalls Sliders, a burger chain co-owned by Austin native and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees, is building two locations around San Antonio with shipping containers. "Let's take it to the next level with these repurposed shipping containers as the look and feel of the brand," said Brees. (See Photos)

Swiss drugmaker Novartis is building a 46,000-square-foot facility in Denton to manufacture products for radioligand therapy, a treatment for advanced prostate cancer. (More)

Texas A&M AgriLife has partnered with Ranchbot, an Australian company that develops satellite-connected water monitors for agricultural use, to promote and develop its products. (More)

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Inflation is rising, recession is looming, and the stock market bubble looks ready to burst. While dollar-denominated assets like stocks and bonds could plummet, physical gold owners could soon be celebrating.

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Irving, Dallas, and Austin are among the top 10 hardest-working U.S. cities, according to a WalletHub analysis that examined factors like average workweek hours, employment rate, and the share of workers with multiple jobs. (More)

Pierce Paul, a 6-foot-4 eighth grader who plays high school basketball for Austin Prep Academy, has made 195 three-point shots during competition this season, the most of any high school player in the country. "I try to make at least 500 threes a day," he said. (Watch Video)

Austin Michael, a 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Van Alstyne who competed on American Idol, will release his Lonestar album on March 6, when he makes his debut at the Grand Ole Opry. (More)

The Laredo Police Department acquired a robot dog named Raptor—Robotic Assault Risk Prevention and Tactical Operations Responder—for its SWAT team. "One of the good things about Raptor is that we can be at a safe distance," said Lt. Joshua Núñez. (Watch Video)

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