➤ Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to launch his 2026 Ohio gubernatorial campaign next Monday after reportedly filing campaign paperwork over the weekend. (More)

➤ Kalob Byers, the 28-year-old American detained in Russia on Feb. 7 on drug smuggling charges, has been released, a Kremlin spokesperson confirmed Monday. He is believed to be on his way back to the U.S. (More)

➤ The Washington Post canceled a planned $115,000 ad campaign purchased by the group Common Cause. The ads, set to run today, would have featured "Fire Elon Musk" on the front and back pages, along with a full-page ad inside. (More)

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➤ Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was named the All-Star Game MVP for the second time in his career after scoring 20 points and bringing in 10 rebounds to lead Shaquille O’Neal’s “Team OGs” to two wins in the new tournament format. (Watch Highlights)

➤ Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout has announced that he will be moving to right field after 12 seasons as the Angels’ primary center fielder in an attempt to preserve his health moving forward. Trout, who is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of this generation, has only played 266 games in the last four years due to multiple injuries. (More)

➤ Seven more women have come forward to accuse Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct at local spas. All of the allegations are from 2012-2016, Tucker’s first five seasons in the NFL. (More)

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➤ The State Department removed the phrase “we do not support Taiwan independence” from its U.S.-Taiwan relations webpage, prompting backlash from Chinese officials who warn it could harm U.S.-China relations. (More)

➤ The Trump administration fired hundreds of probationary FAA workers over the weekend, notifying radar, landing, and navigational aid maintenance employees by email and barring them from facilities. (More)

➤ Also in the FAA, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has invited SpaceX officials to assess the nation’s current air traffic control system, collecting data to develop improvements for a safer, more modernized system. (More)

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➤ European defense stocks surged on Monday, driven by expectations of increased military spending, with Germany’s Renk up 17% and Sweden’s Saab climbing 16%. (More)

➤ Driver platform Tenstreet, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, acquired Chattanooga, Tennessee-based TextLocate, a driver tracking firm, to enhance supply chain communications and efficiency. (More)

➤ A JPMorgan analyst in Columbus, Ohio, was briefly fired after challenging CEO Jamie Dimon’s strict return-to-office mandate during a town hall but was rehired hours later following internal backlash and management intervention. (More)

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➤ A Chilean space telescope captured images of YR4 2024, the "city-killer" asteroid that scientists predict has a one-in-48 chance of colliding with Earth in seven years. (See Asteroid)

➤ Florida fossil hunters uncovered over 500 fossils in the Steinhatchee River, which are believed to be remains of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths that perished in a sinkhole 500,000 years ago. (More)

➤ A robot dog and a flying drone, both armed with firework launchers, engaged in a simulated battle, shooting colorful firecrackers at each other prior to a Spring Festival in China. (See Battle)

➤ The city of Venice, Italy, started charging visitors a minimal entry fee last year to combat tourist overcrowding. Now they are doubling the fee—which has raised $2.5 million so far—for late-bookers. (More)

➤ A new study has identified the most affordable spring break destinations for families. Prime spots include Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Cancun, Mexico, along with top deals in familiar U.S. locales, such as Orlando, San Diego, Phoenix, and Keystone, Colorado. (More)

➤ For the first time in 15 years, Royal Caribbean International will homeport one of its ships in San Diego. The 2,143-capacity Serenade of the Seas will begin sailing from California to the Mexican Riviera in October 2026. (More)

➤ A Delta Air Lines regional jet from Minneapolis landed upside down during a crash at Toronto Pearson Airport, injuring at least nine people, including three critically, as snowstorm conditions disrupted flights. (Watch Video)

➤ Wolfgang Porsche, the billionaire chairman of Porsche AG, has ignited a backlash in Salzburg, Austria, over plans for a 1,640-foot tunnel to his historic villa. (See Photos)

➤ Generation Z students, born between 1997 and 2012, are battling telephobia—fear of phone calls—prompting a college in England to offer classes teaching the lost art of a phone call. (More)

➤ A mildly venomous, 2-foot-long snake from Ecuador was found in a box of bananas at a grocery store in Manchester, New Hampshire. (See Photo)

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