James Blunt Song Deployed On Protesters In New Zealand Following Manilow And The Macerena – Frozen’s Let It Go, Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On, and Barry Manilow’s greatest hits have all been used to annoy protesters in New Zealand. However, the demonstrators have responded with their own songs. [sky]

State Of Disaster May Soon Be Lifted, But Don’t Put Away Your Masks Just Yet – Health minister says curbs will remain as long as the virus circulates. [tlive]

‘I’ll Watch My Life Story… When I Get Out Of Jail’ – She is the conwoman in couture who swindled £200,000 from New York society. Now fake heiress Anna Sorokin reveals from jail that her memoir will be more sensational than TV series. [dm]

Super Bowl 2022: Rams Hold Nerve To Claim Late 23-20 Win Over Bengals – The Los Angeles Rams claimed a late touchdown to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl 56. [bbc]

Winter Olympics Recap: Erin Jackson Makes History In Speedskating; US Men’s Hockey Beats Germany – The United States ended Sunday at the Beijing Winter Olympics on a high note. [usat]

Ukraine Pledges Funds To Keep Airspace Open Amid Russia Standoff – Dutch airline KLM – part of Air France said it would stop services to Ukraine and Germany’s Lufthansa said it was considering suspending flights. [reuters]

Americans Will Spend $24 Billion On Valentine’s Day In 2022 – Americans are spending more to show their love this Valentine’s Day. Across the US, people are expected to spend $23.9 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts this year, up from $21.8 billion in 2021, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation. [qz]

Eminem Takes A Knee During The Super Bowl Halftime Show – In what appeared to many fans as a protest statement, the rapper Eminem took a knee for about 50 seconds at the end of his solo set at the Super Bowl halftime show. [npr]

Dinosaur Remains Found Inside 95-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Of Newly Discovered Crocodile In Australia – While piecing together the fossil of the crocodile – believed to be more than 95 million years old and named Confractosuchus sauroktonos, or the “broken dinosaur killer” – scientists in Australia found the skeletal remains indicating its final meal. [sky]

Jarryd Hayne: Ex-Rugby Star Wins Appeal In Sexual Assault Case – Former Australian Rugby League player Jarryd Hayne has won an appeal against his sexual assault convictions. [bbc]

Ghost Village Emerges In Spain As Drought Empties Reservoir – A ghost village that has emerged as drought has nearly emptied a dam on the Spanish-Portuguese border is drawing crowds of tourists with its eerie, grey ruins. [reuters]

Bitcoin Paradise? Briton Creates ‘Crypto Utopia’ In South Pacific – Anthony Welch and partner try to woo cryptocurrency investors to regulation-free island on Vanuatu archipelago. [guardian]

What It’s Like To Run A Paranormal Investigation Helpline – Paranormal investigator Jay Alani has taken more than 1,000 calls from people claiming to have seen ghosts or to be possessed. His findings are quite the surprise. [vice]

Here’s What The Average Used Electric Car Looks Like In South Africa – Price And Mileage – New data from AutoTrader shows what the average used electric vehicle looks like in South Africa, despite the segment being in its infancy in the country, with only a handful of models to date. [btech]

Doctors Weigh In On Bob Saget’s Fatal Head Injuries: ‘Unfortunately Not Uncommon’ – Medical professionals discuss the new developments surrounding Bob Saget’s death in light of the recently released autopsy report, as well as the questions that remain unanswered. [people]

Kanye West Calls Pete Davidson A ‘D***head’ – Shares private text from SNL star and vows he will ‘NEVER’ meet rapper’s children in outrageous social media attacks on Kim Kardashian’s new boyfriend. [dm]

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