The Daily Populous

Thursday February 12nd, 2026 evening edition

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show, which fans have been affectionately dubbing as the “Benito Bowl”, averaged 128.2 million viewers on Sunday, according to Nielsen.

Meanwhile, Conservative organization Turning Point USA staged its own competing “All American Halftime Show” headlined by Kid Rock on YouTube for viewers who preferred a MAGA-first alternative.

Turning Point’s livestream peaked at 6.1 million concurrent viewers, meaning that Bad Bunny outdid the alternative show by roughly 122 million viewers, or about 95% more audience share.

Put another way: for every person watching the Turning Point stream, roughly 21 people were watching Bad Bunny.

In fact, the NFL’s three most-viewed social posts of all time now are from Bad Bunny’s performance.

Top 5 Most-Watched Super Bowl Halftime Shows of All Time:.

Kendrick Lamar – Super Bowl LIX (2025) — 133.5 million viewers Michael Jackson – Super Bowl XXVII (1993) — 133.4 million viewers Bad Bunny – Super Bowl LX (2026) — 128.2 million viewers Usher – Super Bowl LVIII (2024) — 123.4 million viewers Rihanna – Super Bowl LVII (2023) — 121 million viewers. »

Raising Cane’s files lawsuit as landlord tries to evict them for chicken smell

Authored by dexerto.com

A Boston landlord is attempting to evict a Raising Cane’s restaurant in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood over complaints that the location “smells like chicken fingers,” according to a lawsuit.

“Despite these efforts, Defendant continues to complain that its tenant’s chicken-finger restaurant smells like chicken fingers,” the company said in its lawsuit.

The lawsuit also alleges the landlord attempted to pressure Raising Cane’s into waiving a lease provision that grants the chain exclusivity as the building’s “exclusive chicken restaurant,” according to CBS Boston. »

IOC bans Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych over 'helmet of remembrance'

Authored by bbc.com
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Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych says being banned from competing at the Winter Olympics is the "price of our dignity".

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned Heraskevych for continuing to wear a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country, which the IOC says breaks its rules.

Responding on social media after being banned, Heraskevych wrote:, external "This is [the] price of our dignity.". »

Why the U.S. Hasn’t Yet Struck Iran

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Instead, the U.S. held direct talks with Iran over the weekend for the first time since last year.

The discussions allowed Iran to gauge U.S. interest in reaching a deal, a spokesperson for the country’s foreign ministry said.

Every day that U.S. forces are in the region without acting, they give Iran more of a chance to get ready. »