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An escape room north of Montreal has just been named the best in the entire world. The Magnifico game at the Escaparium in Laval, Que., is an immersive experience, complete with multiple actors, intricate set designs and an emotional ending that regularly brings people to tears.It’s now taken home top international honours for the second year in a row.“The closest thing I could compare it to is a movie,” said Escaparium owner Jonathan Driscoll. “It’s everything you see in a movie. There’s special effects and timing, the actors need to time themselves with what’s happening to get that emotional hit.”There…

Austin Smotherman matched the best score of his career – a nine-under 62 – to take a one-stroke lead over Nico Echavarria at the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic.Smotherman became only the seventh player to shoot 62 or better at PGA National in this event.The others are Jake Knapp (59 in round 1, 2025), Australian Matt Jones (61 in round 1, 2021), Brian Harman (61 in round 2, 2012), Chris Kirk (62 in round 2, 2023), Brandon Hagy (62 in round 2, 2021) and Tiger Woods (62 in the final round, 2012).”It was a pretty easy round,” Smotherman said, “on a…

Listen to this article | 5 minsinfoA federal judge in the United States has ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information “approximately 42,695 times” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).In a decision issued on Thursday, US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found that the IRS had erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people, in apparent violation of the Internal Revenue Code.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe ruling cited IRS Code 6103, one of the strictest confidentiality laws in federal statute, which largely prohibits the disclosure of tax return information without consent.Kollar-Kotelly…

Pentagon locked in standoff with Anthropic over AI guardrails – CBS News Watch CBS News With less than 24 hours left, Anthropic and the Pentagon are locked in a standoff over access to the company’s powerful artificial intelligence. Jo Ling Kenton reports.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brady Tkachuk has found himself in a rather awkward position.Days after crushing the hearts of Canadians by helping the United States win a gold medal over their northern neighbors, Tkachuk is now back with his Senators, who play in Canada’s capital of Ottawa, for a playoff push.A TikTok posted by the White House probably didn’t help matters, as it featured footage of Tkachuk’s conference at a 4 Nations game last year that was AI-doctored to make it appear as if he spoke disparagingly of Canada and its citizens.  Brady Tkachuk of Team…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina woman whose disappearance in 2001 and triggered a 24-year search is now facing criminal charges from the year she vanished.Michelle Hundley Smith, now 63, was located Feb. 20 at an undisclosed location within North Carolina after detectives received new information about her case, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said.Smith was 38 when her husband reported that she left their Eden home on Dec. 9, 2001, to go Christmas shopping in Martinsville, Virginia, and never returned. Her vehicle was never found.An extensive investigation followed, but despite years of investigative work,…

The mother of three siblings killed by a speeding and impaired teenage driver made a tearful plea for people to stop drinking and driving at a sentencing hearing for Ethan Lehouillier Thursday. “Because of one selfish decision, three of my children are no longer here. They were so young,” said Jade Galve, who survived the May 18 crash, through tears.“It has been so hard to cope with everything and the loss is unbearable. I can remember every single detail, especially holding my lifeless daughter in my arms, calling out for help. All we can do is keep the memory of…

Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene after crashing into a business in Perth’s north on Thursday night.Reports of a blue BMW sedan crashing into a locksmith shopfront on Erindale Road in Balcatta were made about 9.50pm.When police arrived the driver had fled the scene, leaving behind a smashed car and and a demolished front shop window.Camera IconImages from the scene show the damaged blue sedan after the crash. Credit: Night NewsDepartment of Fire and Emergency Services officers attended to assist in making the area safe.WA’s biggest courts and crime stories to your inboxSign-up to our weekly…

new video loaded: Russia Launches Major Attack Hours Before U.S.-Ukraine TalksRussia unleashed a series of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine on Thursday, injuring at least 20 people and damaging buildings in eight different regions.By Meg FellingFebruary 26, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who skipped President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to attend Democrat counter-programming, hailed a group of frog-clad protesters as “patriots,” crediting them for defeating Trump’s anti-crime efforts in Portland, Oregon.”Boy, the frogs are rocking this town,” Wyden said Tuesday night. “I’m with the frogs, and I’m with all of you because political change starts at the grassroots.”For weeks, social media was flooded with these wonderful patriots. Videos of unicyclers, naked bike riders, the guy in the chicken suit and a whole lot of frogs. Sen. Ron…