2026.02.12
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Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Federal officials have announced an end to an immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/02/federal-authorities-announce-an-end-to-the-immigration-crackdown-in-minnesota/
Latest polling shows disapproval of Trump on immigration
About 3 in 10 U.S. adults trust Republicans to do a better job handling immigration, while a similar share say the same of Democrats.
By Steve Peoples and Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, AP
https://www.minnpost.com/national/2026/02/latest-poll-shows-disapproval-of-trump-on-immigration/
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Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
Andrew Gregory Health editor
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/11/reading-writing-lower-dementia-risk-study-finds
Why most democracies won’t touch Trump’s Board of Peace
Adam Gabbatt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/the-board-of-peace-most-democracies-wont-touch
Man pardoned by Trump for attacking US Capitol found guilty of child abuse
Andrew Paul Johnson was found guilty of five counts including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16
Victoria Bekiempis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/man-trump-pardoned-us-capitol-child-sexual-abuse
Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny?
Moustafa Bayoumi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/11/bad-bunny-halftime-show-maga-reaction
WCCO has a story about the Minnesota Department of Human Services’ “new web page dedicated to fact-checking claims about Medicaid fraud in Minnesota.” The page lists several unsupported but widely reported claims about fraud in the state. Via MinnPost
https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/02/ice-crackdown-in-minnesota-widely-unpopular/
US officials lift 10-day closure of El Paso airspace after balloon mistaken for drone
FAA initially cited ‘security reasons’ for shutting off skies around Texas airport in area along border with Mexico
Oliver Holmes and Victoria Bekiempis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/faa-close-airspace-el-paso-texas-airport
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly?
Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/12/washington-post-fires-staff
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast review – if you see nothing else this year, watch this
When old school friends reunite at a funeral, they suspect foul play. Cue this frenetic, witty caper from Derry Girls’ Lisa McGee – complete with a sensational performance from Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Lucy Mangan
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/12/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-review-if-you-see-nothing-else-this-year-watch-this
Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?
By Marcus Haraldsson
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/12/apocalypse-no-how-almost-everything-we-thought-we-knew-about-the-maya-is-wrong
Grisly discovery brings new answers in mystery of Belgian tourist’s disappearance in Australian wilderness
Searchers hope that finding Celine Cremer’s bones, teeth and car key in Tasmania’s north-west will help them solve what happened to her
Tory Shepherd
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/12/celine-cremer-belgian-tourist-tasmania-australia
‘Unprecedented’ spate of toxic mushroom illnesses jar California
After state sees four deaths and 40 hospitalizations, public health officials and foraging experts urge caution
Katharine Gammon in Los Angeles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/california-toxic-mushroom-deaths
‘People ought to know’: Blue Boy Trial brings Japan’s trans history up to date
Kasho Iizuka’s feature casts trans actors to revisit a notorious 1965 trial that made gender reassignment illegal for more than 30 years. He explains why the history remains unfinished
Blake Simons
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/12/blue-boy-trial-japan-trans-history-kasho-iizuka
Bud Cort, star of Harold and Maude, dies aged 77
Actor best-known for role in Hal Ashby’s black comedy also appeared in films by Robert Altman and Wes Anderson
Benjamin Lee
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/11/bud-cort-dead-harold-and-maude-actor
James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek, dies aged 48
Actor who also starred in Varsity Blues and Rules of Attraction revealed in 2024 he had been diagnosed with cancer
Kate Abbott
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/11/james-van-der-beek-dies
Ugly tears and floppy-haired heartthrobs: Dawson’s Creek’s 10 best moments
As fans mourn the death of James Van Der Beek, we look back at the show he made a teen sensation
Anna Spargo-Ryan
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/12/dawsons-creek-10-best-moments-james-van-der-beek
Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Federal officials have announced an end to an immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/02/federal-authorities-announce-an-end-to-the-immigration-crackdown-in-minnesota/
Latest polling shows disapproval of Trump on immigration
About 3 in 10 U.S. adults trust Republicans to do a better job handling immigration, while a similar share say the same of Democrats.
By Steve Peoples and Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, AP
https://www.minnpost.com/national/2026/02/latest-poll-shows-disapproval-of-trump-on-immigration/
More News
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
Andrew Gregory Health editor
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/11/reading-writing-lower-dementia-risk-study-finds
Why most democracies won’t touch Trump’s Board of Peace
Adam Gabbatt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/the-board-of-peace-most-democracies-wont-touch
Man pardoned by Trump for attacking US Capitol found guilty of child abuse
Andrew Paul Johnson was found guilty of five counts including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16
Victoria Bekiempis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/man-trump-pardoned-us-capitol-child-sexual-abuse
Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny?
Moustafa Bayoumi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/11/bad-bunny-halftime-show-maga-reaction
WCCO has a story about the Minnesota Department of Human Services’ “new web page dedicated to fact-checking claims about Medicaid fraud in Minnesota.” The page lists several unsupported but widely reported claims about fraud in the state. Via MinnPost
https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/02/ice-crackdown-in-minnesota-widely-unpopular/
US officials lift 10-day closure of El Paso airspace after balloon mistaken for drone
FAA initially cited ‘security reasons’ for shutting off skies around Texas airport in area along border with Mexico
Oliver Holmes and Victoria Bekiempis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/faa-close-airspace-el-paso-texas-airport
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly?
Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/12/washington-post-fires-staff
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast review – if you see nothing else this year, watch this
When old school friends reunite at a funeral, they suspect foul play. Cue this frenetic, witty caper from Derry Girls’ Lisa McGee – complete with a sensational performance from Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Lucy Mangan
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/12/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-review-if-you-see-nothing-else-this-year-watch-this
Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?
By Marcus Haraldsson
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/12/apocalypse-no-how-almost-everything-we-thought-we-knew-about-the-maya-is-wrong
Grisly discovery brings new answers in mystery of Belgian tourist’s disappearance in Australian wilderness
Searchers hope that finding Celine Cremer’s bones, teeth and car key in Tasmania’s north-west will help them solve what happened to her
Tory Shepherd
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/12/celine-cremer-belgian-tourist-tasmania-australia
‘Unprecedented’ spate of toxic mushroom illnesses jar California
After state sees four deaths and 40 hospitalizations, public health officials and foraging experts urge caution
Katharine Gammon in Los Angeles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/california-toxic-mushroom-deaths
‘People ought to know’: Blue Boy Trial brings Japan’s trans history up to date
Kasho Iizuka’s feature casts trans actors to revisit a notorious 1965 trial that made gender reassignment illegal for more than 30 years. He explains why the history remains unfinished
Blake Simons
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/12/blue-boy-trial-japan-trans-history-kasho-iizuka
Bud Cort, star of Harold and Maude, dies aged 77
Actor best-known for role in Hal Ashby’s black comedy also appeared in films by Robert Altman and Wes Anderson
Benjamin Lee
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/11/bud-cort-dead-harold-and-maude-actor
James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek, dies aged 48
Actor who also starred in Varsity Blues and Rules of Attraction revealed in 2024 he had been diagnosed with cancer
Kate Abbott
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/11/james-van-der-beek-dies
Ugly tears and floppy-haired heartthrobs: Dawson’s Creek’s 10 best moments
As fans mourn the death of James Van Der Beek, we look back at the show he made a teen sensation
Anna Spargo-Ryan
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/12/dawsons-creek-10-best-moments-james-van-der-beek
