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1. LA man heading for prison after viral video showed him giving booze to a hawk

   Cesar Gustavo Diaz was already in custody for unrelated charges, when he was identified as the man in the infamous video

2. Why there is so much to come from Conor Benn and Eddie Hearn’s shock split

   There are people in the boxing business who claim that Benn’s defection is normal; his relationship with promoter Hearn was anything but

3. What to know as the Louvre gets a new chief after a surprise resignation and a bruising year

   After months of pressure, the Louvre has a new director

4. Trump is ‘making your life harder’: Democrat Abigail Spanberger argues in State of the Union response

   Spanberger spoke from Colonial Williamsburg to deliver a message on affordability on behalf of the Democratic Party

5. Energy bills set to fall across the UK – but experts issue future warning

   Energy bills could drop by more than £200 for some households from April

6. Controversial plans for £40m Flamingo Land at Loch Lomond rejected

   Flood risk and woodland loss were cited as ‘substantial concerns’ by Scottish ministers

7. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs he tipped off police about Mandelson flight risk

   The Commons speaker said he passed on information to the Metropolitan Police regarding Peter Mandelson ‘in good faith, as is my duty and responsibility’

8. Trump says he’ll award US men’s hockey goalie Presidential Medal of Freedom

   Trump made the stunning announcement about Connor Hellebuyck after marching the Olympic gold medal-winning team into the Capitol during his State of the Union address

9. Supreme Court justices sit stone-faced in front row as Trump slams tariff ruling in SOTU

   President attacks high court as he continues to lie about who pays the import taxes he favors

10. Bill Gates apologizes to staff over his Epstein ties and admits extramarital affairs: report

    Microsoft co-founder spoke candidly at a Gates Foundation townhall about his past association with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and says sorry for introducing executives to him