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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2026

In today's newsletter: Hundreds of children are passing through a Texas immigration center and facing health consequences. Members of Congress will be able to see unredacted Epstein files starting next week. And Seahawks' Sam Darnold's journey from NFL castoff to Super Bowl quarterback.

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▼ The Lead

Nightmares, inedible food and no school: Children's lives in a Texas immigration facility

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis last month and placed in a Texas detention facility. Though he was eventually released, his father's account of the boy falling ill while in the center highlighted longstanding issues for young children in detention.

Accounts from families, their lawyers and court filings describe the Dilley Immigration Processing Center as a place where hundreds of children languish as they're served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.

Those concerns have taken on new urgency after health officials confirmed two measles cases among people detained at the facility. Advocates and medical experts warn that a highly contagious disease spreading inside a crowded facility housing children — some already medically vulnerable — poses an acute public-health risk.

Since April, when the federal government resumed large-scale family detention, an estimated 1,800 children had passed through Dilley as of December, according to figures provided by court-appointed monitors. Some families remain for a few weeks; others have been detained for more than six months.

More immigration news:

Exclusive: The Department of Homeland Security warned its independent watchdog that secretary Kristi Noem can kill its investigations, according to a new letter sent by Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth.

Texts from a Border Patrol agent who bragged about shooting a Chicago woman five times will be publicly released, a judge ruled.

Members of Congress will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Justice Department's files on Jeffrey Epstein on Monday morning.

The lawmakers will be able to look over the material on computers at the DOJ offices, but not the physical documents themselves, if they provide 24 hours' notice. They may take notes but can't bring in any electronic devices, according to a letter.

The review will only be of the 3 million files currently available to the public, not the extensive trove of more than 6 million total documents the DOJ says it has in its possession.

More politics news:

Trump said he won't apologize for a Truth Social post that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, but "of course" condemns the racist element.

Analysis: How the president's $10 billion lawsuit against his own government could go sideways.

A judge ruled in favor of New York and New Jersey for now in the $16 billion tunnel funding fight with the White House.

By investing millions in a crowded Democratic primary, a pro-Israel super PAC made a losing bet in New Jersey's special election. The effects are reverberating throughout the party.

As NBC News' Steve Kornacki writes, a primary race in New Jersey constitutes an "anti-establishment earthquake."

From NFL castoff to Super Bowl quarterback

Once labeled a draft bust, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold had been cast aside by a number of teams. During those years, he had gone looking for better coaching, rebuilt his confidence and finally landed with the Seahawks — a team that happened to prioritize the mental part of the game.

Thus began the team's project: Darnold's redemption. On Sunday — the biggest stage imaginable — the QB will have a chance to exorcise Seattle's demons and complete his own arc from castoff to champion.

This Super Bowl matchup is tough for New York Jets fans in particular, now that their former quarterback and biggest rivals have made it to the final games - they'll lose out no matter who wins.

Follow Darnold's journey from a 0-33 Jets loss to Super Bowl LX.

The Super Bowl will broadcast on NBC and Peacock on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. EST. Tune in to NBC's pregame coverage beginning at 1 p.m.

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What you need to know before the game:

Breaking down key storylines of Super Bowl LX (NBC Sports)

Who's injured or questionable (NBC Sports)

Part of Drake Maye's success: being the youngest of four brothers

The strange theory that has made its way to the Super Bowl

▼ Milan Cortina Olympics

Opening day started off with a bang. Here's what's on tap today.

Yesterday's opening ceremony featured big performances from U.S. singer Mariah Carey, legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who gave a rousing performance of Puccini's "Nessun Dorma," and a slate of other artists and performers from Italy.

The games will last 19 days, including the preliminary events, and conclude Feb. 22.

All eyes were on Lindsey Vonn as she completed a training run without issue, one week after tearing her ACL. The 41-year-old is attempting to compete in her first Olympics since 2018.

Follow live updates here.

Catch up on today's full schedule.

▼ Quiz Time

What issue during a pre-launch test prompted NASA to delay its Artemis II moon mission?

A. Hydrogen leak
B. Faulty communications
C. A sick astronaut
D. Dense fog

Find out the answer and test your knowledge of this week's most-read stories. (The answer to the question is also at the bottom of this newsletter.)

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Stocks are rebounding after a dramatic week, heightened by uncertainty over AI — though major tech stocks still lost nearly $1 trillion in value.

Japan's ultraconservative prime minister Sanae Takaichi and her party are set for a big election victory.

The body of rapper Lil Jon's son was found in a Georgia pond days after he went missing.

The parents of a missing child from Camp Mystic in Texas fear their daughter, Cile, may never be found.

Cheaper chips? Snack makers are trying to win back fed-up consumers.

▼ Staff Pick

Bad Bunny 101: Your guide to his lyrics and more ahead of the Super Bowl halftime show

Bad Bunny promised to make the world dance with his historic Super Bowl halftime show as the first Spanish-language Latin solo artist headliner.

The Puerto Rican singer has avoided giving away any spoilers ahead of Sunday's show, but it's safe to say that his fans expect him to showcase his heritage with some distinct cultural references and Bad Bunny-ism.

Whether he gets us to salsa to "Baile Inolvidable," twirl around a "flamboyán" or get down to some "perreo," this (unofficial) Bad Bunny correspondent has got you covered.

I created a brief guide for Bad Bunny novices breaking down some of his lyrics and translating a few of his iconic phrases in Spanish that may be handy to know ahead of the halftime show.

"Bad Bunny scholars" Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau also helped me dive into the artist's culturally significant journey to global stardom and how Puerto Rico "shaped him and his music."

— Nicole Acevedo, reporter

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