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1. FDA declines to review Moderna’s new flu vaccine

   This decision signals heightened scrutiny of vaccines by the FDA under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

2. Super Bowl averages 124.9M viewers in US, Bad Bunny's halftime 128.2 million, both short of records

   Seattle's Super Bowl victory over New England on Sunday night didn't break viewership records

3. Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime viewership falls short of Kendrick Lamar’s record

   Puerto Rican superstar’s performance drew over 128 million viewers

4. Starmer latest: PM ‘too weak’ to sack leadership rival Wes Streeting, allies claim

   ‘I don’t think he has the strength to sack anyone right now,’ said a Starmer ally

5. Americans’ optimism about future hits record low, poll finds

   Just 59 percent of Americans anticipate a positive outlook for their lives in approximately five years

6. Watchdog bans social media ads sharing discount codes for weight loss jabs

   Social media posts were found to promote the drugs by using hashtags and encouraging followers to start their own weight-loss ‘journey’, alongside offering discounts

7. Oscar hopefuls including Jessie Buckley and Timothée Chalamet gather for luncheon and class picture

   Nearly all of this year's Oscar nominees gathered Tuesday for the Academy Award nominees luncheon

8. Robbie Williams to play intimate Manchester gig later this month

   The singer will play at at Aviva Studios on 27 February

9. Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee treasures to be auctioned for good cause

   The millennium torch and the Diamond Jubilee ‘diamond’ are among the items

10. Experts urge Ofcom to probe AI’s role in fake news after major incidents

    Researchers found that AI-generated misinformation played a role in injecting divisive falsehoods following the Southport murders