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Breaking Stories (US)

• Champions League draw: Chelsea to face PSG in last 16, Man City to meet Real Madrid

  Chelsea will play holders Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last 16 while Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the knockout stages for a fifth straight season.

  BBC
• 2026 NFL Draft: The ideal haul for every team in the first three rounds

  Bradley Locker gives each NFL team its perfect three-round draft haul based on current needs.

  PFF
• Tony Gonzales’ complicated relationship with West Texas

  The moderate Republican’s votes on gun control and marriage equality upset the region’s most conservative voters, but local officials said they’re grateful for the work he did on public safety and health.

  The Texas Tribune
• Manhattan DA drops assault charge in Washington Square Park snowball fight

  Influencer Gusmane Coulibaly now faces a misdemeanor count of obstructing government administration and a harassment violation, not assault, in the viral park incident.

  Gothamist
• A Trump Call Ignited Saudi-U.A.E. Feud

  A request made to President Trump about the war in Sudan is at the heart of a diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

  The New York Times
• Left-wing plumber helps Greens sink ruling Labour and far-right in surprise U.K. election win

  The Green Party delivered a stunning blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer with a victory in a special election which also saw them beat Nigel Farage's Reform UK.

  NBC News
• Chris Fleming Uses Dance to Make Us Laugh in His HBO Special

  The kind of performer other stand-ups rave about, Chris Fleming turns to choreography to land jokes in his new HBO special.

  The New York Times
• ‘Paul McCartney: Man on the Run’ Tells One Side of the Story

  The Morgan Neville-directed film relies on new and archival interviews to cover familiar ground: the years after the Beatles broke up.

  The New York Times
• Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas

  The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.

  The New York Times
• U.S. Birthrate Declines to an All-Time Low, but There’s a Story of Success

  The political class is worried about the historic drop. But the biggest change is among the youngest women, who are the least ready to have children.

  The New York Times