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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Only "Golden" and "I Lied to You"

 A mere two of the

nominees for "BEST SONG"

at this year's ACADEMY AWARDS

will be performed live at the

DOLBY Theater, Los Angeles:

Golden from KPop Demon Hunters

&

I Lied to You from Sinners

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Other nominees will be introduced

and a pre-recorded video segment

will be displayed - included

Dear Me from Diane Warren: Relentless

Sweet Dreams of Joy from Viva Verdi

Train Dreams from Train Dreams

15 states sue the HHS over nullification of vaccine standards -- took place Jan. 2025

The lawsuit also challenges the rampant replacement

of members of the federal Council on Immunization Practices;

RFK, Jr.

and Jay Bhattacharya (CDC acting

head) will be "defendants".

nytimes.com/2026/02/24/health/

vaccine-schedule-california-lawsuit.html

The new vaccine schedule is

based NOT on scientific

evidence but on comparisons

to countries very different

from the United States. . .

RFK last June fired all 17 members

of the Council on Immunization

Practices . . .

NAACP Image Awards (2026) -- Early wins for Soundtrack / Music Compilation to "SINNERS" Ryan Coogler Producer with Ludwig Gorasson

 Multi-media and across news / entertainment / benevolent

categories :

2026 concerns those of Calendar Year Jan. 2025 - Jan. 2026

Motion Picture

TV & Streaming

Music

Literature & Journalism

Podcasts

Digital Content Creators

Stunt Ensemble

Animated Series

Children's program

Outstanding Literary Work

Outstanding Editing in Motion Picture/TV

Final State of the State address (Lansing, MI) - 1 hour from Now

 7 p.m. Eastern Time Zone

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

delivers her Address directed to

the Voters and Residents of the

STATE of Michigan.

Wed. Feb. 25, 2026

Wolverines travel to State Farm Hall of the Illini (Champaign, IL) 50 hours from now

 Coverage FRIDAY evening

(Local time is 7 p.m. Central)

at Champaign, ILLINOIS

State Farm assembly hall/

basketball arena

U of Michigan travels from

Ann Arbor for this late-season

match-up of long-time foes

TV broadcast nationally

8 - 10 p.m. Eastern is

"Prime Time" for FOX entertainment -

this Illini home game is to be followed

by March 3 game against OREGON then

Sunday 3/8 when they travel to College

Park, MARYLAND. . .

Amer Ghlaib (2026 update) - Mayor in E. Michigan (Hamtramck) will not become an ARAB-American ambassador after all the CAMPAIGN Promise-making

DETAILS / follow-up

ASSOCIATED PRESS has this nailed down :

AP News.com/article/trump-michigan-gaza-amer-ghalib-

arab-americans . . . Feb. 1, 2026


October 28 -- POLITICO is announcing that members of the

GOP - MAGA Senate Foreign Relations cmte. will not be

voting up nor will they hold a hearing for Ghlaib to be ambassador

to Kuwait - - -

another-doomed-trump-nominee -- POLITICO 10/28/2025 / live-news


according to arabnews dot-com

MAYOR of Dearborn Heights, MI

Bill Bazzi has been nominated by Trump - Vance

to be next ambassador to Tunisia. . .

Ghlaib and Bazzi had publicly endorsed

Trump / Vance ticket in Oct. 2024 and the

State of Michigan did favor that ticket over

Harris-Walz on Election Day Nov. 2024

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UPDATE at Michigan Live!

ADL (Anti-defamation League) is accusing

AMER GHLAIB of "routinely trafficking

in anti-semitism"

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Mayor of Hamtramck, MI

nominee of Trump-Vance admin.

to be Ambassador to Kuwait

/ / / Laura Loomer has called for

his dismissal / / /

Ava Zimmerman Memorial Blood Drive - TOMORROW - Howard-Ellis Elementary School, Niles, Michigan

Thursday 2/26/26 

2 - 6 p.m.

Eastern Time Zone


UPDATE: Feb. 25  

20 or so time slots taken --  only 5 15-minute intervals remain on 

this late month -- chance to help with those hospitalized

or entering E.R. with crisis need for Transfusion - Blood Products

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website

givebloodnow.com

SBMF (Blood Bank)

South Bend (IN) Medical Foundation

[downtown and Douglas Road locations]

sponsors the

annual "AVA ZIMMERMAN BLOOD DRIVE"

on 

Feb. 26, 2026 at Howard-Ellis Elementary Dr.,

Niles MI

visit givebloodnow.com to reserve a donation time

between 2 and 6 p.m. on that Thursday afternoon

next month.

You can save lives too!