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Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for Feb. 8's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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The Supreme Court will hear a case this week on Trump's election eligibility.
  • The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether Trump can remain on Colorado's primary ballot.
  • The justices are being asked to determine whether Trump engaged in insurrection while president.
  • Most constitutional law experts think the

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Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end



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The US Attorney in San Francisco has accused two men of an elaborate fraud scheme.
  • A San Francisco man was arrested and charged with defrauding Apple. 
  • He's accused of hacking into an Apple system to place fraudulent orders. 
  • Two weeks after he was arrested, Apple sent out a security update acknowledging him for his "assistance."

A San Francisco man was charged with defrauding Apple out



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Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel (left) and former President Donald Trump (right).
  • Ronna McDaniel offered to step down as RNC chair amid pressure from Donald Trump, per NYT.
  • Trump recently told Fox News that "there will probably be some changes made" to the RNC.
  • McDaniel had fended off challenges from

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Akansha Jain, 38, worked as an Chartered Accountant for 10 years before quitting to pursue soft skills.
  • Akansha Jain spent 6 years studying to be a Chartered Accountant for six years.
  • Jain worked as an accountant for 10 years before quitting to pursue a passion.
  • She now freelances as a soft skills trainer.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Akansha Jain, a 38-year-old



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Bluesky, the open source Twitter alternative, has seen a surge in new users just one day after opening its platform up to the public. The service has gained more than 850,000 users bringing its total sign-ups to just over 4 million.

The service had been in an invitation-only beta for about a year and had grown to just over 3 million users when it officially opened to the public. It currently has



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This ancient scroll is part of the only library left from the ancient world.
  • An ancient Greek philosopher's musings about "pleasure" have been rediscovered in an ancient passage.
  • The passage is from a scroll that was buried after Mount Vesuvius erupted 2,000 years ago.
  • A team of students deciphered the passage with AI technology, winning



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Danish privacy regulator Datatilsysnet has ruled that cities in Denmark need considerably more assurances about privacy to use Google service that may expose children’s data, reports BleepingComputer. The agency found (translated) that Google uses student data from Chromebooks and Google Workplace for Education “for its own purposes,” which isn’t



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Donald Trump speaking with reporters outside his civil fraud trial in New York.
  • A Trump fraud-trial witness's possible perjury should not delay a verdict, NY officials argue.
  • They say it's "hardly surprising" if Trump co-defendant Allen Weisselberg lied on the stand.
  • Weisselberg "lacks credibility" anyway, the officials, from the NY AG's office, wrote Wednesday

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Bob Iger announced a strong start to the year for Disney — including partnerships with Taylor Swift and Epic Games.
  • Bob Iger announced a strong start to the year for Disney, beating Wall Street's expectations. 
  • The returning CEO had faced challenges during his first year back at the company.
  • He also laid out a slate of new partnerships, including with Epic Games and Taylor Swift