Focus on Africa - Are dating apps the answer to finding love?

In this episode of Focus on Africa: The Conversation, we explore the world of dating apps on the African continent. Around 350 million people worldwide are using dating apps to look for romantic connections. But the picture looks different in Africa.

We hear from a Nigerian couple who met on a popular dating app and ended up getting married. And a Kenyan woman who says her experience with the apps left her heartbroken.

Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Carolyne Kiambo, Fana Negash and Makuochi Okafor Technical Producer: David Nzau Senior Producer: Priyanka Sippy Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla

Audio Mises Wire - Olaudah Equiano’s Manumission: Regulatory Barriers to Freedom

If one man may legally own another, then he should likewise have the right to disown this property. To deny this right by law involves simultaneously affirming the right of one human to own another as his property but not the right to stop owning another human.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/olaudah-equianos-manumission-regulatory-barriers-freedom

Native America Calling - Friday, February 13, 2026 – Indigenous Winter Olympians compete for gold in Italy

Inuit siblings Ukaleq and Sondre Slettermark are competing for Greenland in the biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. In addition to making their mark in elite athletic competition, they have used their platform to speak out against the Trump administration’s threats to take over their homeland. The Slettermarks are among the handful of Indigenous athletes at this year’s Winter Games. Other athletes include a Métis luge competitor and a Māori freestyle skier. We’ll get insights from Indigenous journalists and athletes keeping up with the high level competition in Milan.

We’ll also get hear from Native activists in Minneapolis about a prayer camp set up outside a federal building.

GUESTS

Dan Ninham (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin), freelance reporter for ICT News and director of the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame

Eric Varderman (Cherokee Nation), founder and president of the Tulsa Curling Club

Mike Forcia (Bad River Tribe), American Indigenous Movement (formerly American Indian Movement) Twin Cities chairman

Tall Paul (Anishinaabe and Oneida), hip-hop artist

Break 1 Music: Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby (song) Link Wray (artist) Rumble! The Best of Link Wray (album)

Break 2 Music: Taste Of Red Bull [Crow Hop] (song) Cree Confederation (artist) Horse Dance – Mistamim Simoowin (album)

CBS News Roundup - 02/13/2026 | World News Roundup

Investigators in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie are now calling the man seen on home security video at the 84-year-old's home a suspect. President Trump has overturned a 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions are dangerous to human health. Another partial government shutdown seems imminent as lawmakers are unable to reach an agreement over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. CBS's Steve Kathan has these stories and much more in today's World News Roundup.

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Marketplace All-in-One - Remember to grab that Valentine’s Day card?

The clock's ticking! If you're in the greeting card business, Valentine's Day is more than just a holiday — it’s a big sales opportunity. This morning, as part of our What's That Like? series, we hear from someone who changed careers from graphic designer to full-time greeting card maker during the pandemic. But first, a new report calculated just how big a difference primary care access can make in lowering overall health care spending.

Marketplace All-in-One - Cuban residents suffer daily power outages

From the BBC World Service: As the energy crisis in Cuba continues, the port of Havana has received two ships carrying humanitarian aid sent by Mexico. Cuba is struggling after the Trump administration put a virtual oil blockade on the island. Then, the center-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party has secured a landslide election victory, so what will it mean for the nation's economy? And, after more than four decades, the designer behind Japan's Hello Kitty character is stepping down.

Marketplace All-in-One - Bytes: Week in Review — Alphabet takes on debt to pay for AI projects, the social network where humans aren’t allowed, and Spotify reports record user growth

This week, we look at Spotify's stellar quarter. Plus, there's a new AI-only social network called Moltbook. But first, Alphabet, parent of Google, went to the debt markets this week, raising tens of billions of dollars to fund its AI spending.


One of the bonds Alphabet is offering, issued in British pounds, has a maturity date of 100 years from now. This is very unusual in the corporate world. Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes spoke with Jewel Burks Solomon, managing partner at Collab Capital, about what she makes of Alphabet doing this kind of borrowing.