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. Daily Edition • February 20, 2026 SUPPORTED BY This is a story bound to start your Friday off with a smile. Meet Dory Hudson: an Irish 9-year-old who has earned the title of “the most joyful girl on the internet.” Dory (and yes, her namesake is the Pixar fish) shares uplifting videos with hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. “Knowing that it can make someone’s day, going from a bad day to a good day, is just so precious,” mom Jess Hudson told ABC News. Must Reads It’s...

Daily Edition • February 19, 2026 SUPPORTED BY There are three cultural observations overlapping this week — a rare convergence that gives us the opportunity to learn about them all. Both Lunar New Year, the Chinese spring festival, and Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, began on Tuesday. And Lent, the 40-day preparation for Easter in many Christian faiths, started yesterday with Ash Wednesday. Learn more about each of these, including how they’re similar. Must Reads A feel-good story about a...

Editors’ Picks • February 18, 2026 As cute as diaper cakes are, a different way of celebrating expectant parents is gaining popularity at pre-birth gatherings: Instead of bringing gifts, guests are helping out with practical tasks around the house — painting the nursery, putting the crib together, doing laundry, you name it. Read today’s pick to learn all about the growing trend of throwing a “nesting party” instead of a baby shower. Ally Mauch Associate Editor Today’s Pick Taras...

Daily Edition • February 18, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Jesse Jackson, the reverend, civil rights champion, and protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., died yesterday at age 84. There are many lessons to be learned from Jackson’s life and legacy — too many to name — but chief among them are his pleas to “keep hope alive” and his work to unite the poor and marginalized under one “rainbow coalition.” Watch a clip from a 1984 speech in which he compared America to a quilt with “many patches … woven and held...

Daily Edition • February 17, 2026 SUPPORTED BY For a short month, February is absolutely stacked with occasions. Between Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, Mardi Gras, and Lunar New Year, we can hardly keep up. But today’s holiday is one we’d never forget: Random Acts of Kindness Day. We challenge you to go forth today and extend as many acts of kindness as you can, whether it’s simply smiling at a stranger or signing up to volunteer. Here are some more ideas. Must Reads Developing your...

. Daily Edition • February 16, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Today is Presidents Day (also known as Washington’s Birthday, though the founding father was actually born Feb. 22). In addition to hopefully enjoying a day off of work for the federal holiday, take this opportunity to learn more about U.S. history by reading a roundup of surprising facts about every U.S. president. Who knew Martin Van Buren’s first language was Dutch? Must Reads Think you want to exercise like an Olympian? Read this first...

Sunday Edition • February 15, 2026 SUPPORTED BY If you’ve already caught up on this year’s Academy Awards contenders, here’s another cinematic well for you to draw from: Time’s roundup of the most underappreciated films of the 21st century. Compiled by film critic Stephanie Zacharek “to get the gears of your own moviegoing memories turning,” the list includes 50 flicks — so you should have enough viewing material for many months’ worth of those “there’s nothing to watch” nights. — the Nice...