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The second-floor balcony where burglars broke into the Louvre Museum in September 2025, in Paris, Nov. 11, 2025. Laurence des Cars, the first female president of the Louvre Museum, resigned on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, less than three months after an audacious theft raised thorny questions about security at one of the world’s most famous museums. (Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times)

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The Warner Bros. studio water tower stands on the company's lot in Burbank, California, U.S., December 8, 2025. (Reuters/Mike Blake)

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Snow falls at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. Major airlines in the United States said on Tuesday they would add flights at airports across the Northeast, ramping up operations after a powerful winter storm caused thousands of flights to be canceled. (Dakota Santiago/The New York Times)

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Airlines Add Flights in Northeast After Winter Storm Causes Cancellations

A plane takes off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 26, 2025. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)

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Organizers of the Shabang Music Festival unveiled the full lineup Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, for the May 2–3 event at California’s Dairy Creek Golf Course, headlined by Chris Lake, The Backseat Lovers, and Magdalena Bay, with tickets on sale Feb. 24, 2026. (Shabang)

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