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A dominant Cade Cunningham scored 42 points as the NBA-leading Detroit Pistons swatted aside the New York Knicks 126-111 Thursday on the basketball league's return from its brief All-Star Game break.

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The President of the Ukrainian Paralympic Committee told AFP he feels the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have betrayed Ukraine by permitting Russian athletes to compete under their own flag at the Milan-Cortina Games.

Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved a long-awaited amnesty law that could free hundreds of political prisoners jailed for being government detractors.

Serie A leaders Inter Milan travel to a resurgent Lecce on Saturday without leading light Lautaro Martinez after the midweek loss to Bodo/Glimt.

Fledgling Indian artificial intelligence companies showcased homegrown technologies this week at a major summit in New Delhi, underpinning big dreams of becoming a global AI power.

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Japanese superstar Kaori Sakamoto said her feeling was one of "frustration" after missing out on Olympic gold in her final figure skating competition on Thursday.

Japanese inflation slowed in January, government data showed Friday, in welcome news for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her recent election landslide win.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Redwood AI Corp. (CSE:AIRX)(Frankfurt:Y0N)(WKN: A422EZ) (the "Company") announces that it has engaged MCS Market Communication Service GmbH (business address: Saarlandstraße 28 58511 Lüdenscheid, Germany, email: [email protected]; telephone: +491772481220; and website: www.mcsmarket.de) ("MCS") for the provision of a range of online marketing services, including campaign creation, production of marketing materials, as well as research and analytics (the "Services"). The Services are expected to run until April 20, 2026, or budget exhaustion. The Company has paid MCS CAD 1,000,000 as consideration for its services. No securities have been provided to MCS or its principals as compensation for the Services. The Services will be executed via digital channels, including Google Ads and native advertising.

As artificial intelligence reshapes labor markets and enterprise productivity, Herbatschek outlines sector-specific impact models for automotive, healthcare and field service industries

This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's amended and restated prospectus supplement dated November 18, 2025, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated May 15, 2025.

ATLANTA, GA / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT)(NYSE:HVT.A) ("Havertys" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend to be paid on the outstanding shares of the two classes of $1 par value common stock of the Company at a rate of $0.33 per share on the common stock and $0.31 per share on the Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on March 25, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2026. Havertys has paid a cash dividend each year since 1935.

VANCOUVER, BC AND BREDA, THE NETHERLANDS / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Organto Foods Incorporated (TSXV:OGO)(OTCQX:OGOFF)(FSE:OGF0) ("Organto" or the "Company") is pleased to report that, further to its news releases dated January 2, 2026 and January 19, 2026 regarding its early warrant exercise incentive program (the "Incentive Program"), the Company has now completed the Incentive Program. The Company will now issue 7,760,000 common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,820,000 from the exercise of 7,760,000 previously issued and outstanding common share purchase warrants (the "Warrants").

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) ("Datavault AI" or the "Company"), a provider of data monetization, credentialing, digital engagement, and real-world asset tokenization technologies, today announced that its board of directors (the "Datavault Board") has changed the distribution dates for both the (i) previously announced dividend (the "Warrant Distribution") of warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase shares of Datavault AI common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), to eligible record holders ("Record Holders") of Common Stock and other equity securities of Datavault AI and (ii) previously announced dividend (the "Coin Distribution" and, together with the Warrant Distribution, the "Distributions") of Dream Bowl Meme Coin II ("Dream Bowl Meme Coin II") tokens to Record Holders, to February 27, 2026 (the "Distribution Date"), from February 23, 2026 (with respect to the Warrant Distribution) and February 21, 2026 (with respect to the Coin Distribution). The record date for each of the Distributions remains January 7, 2026 (the "Record Date").

FRANKLIN, IN / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. ("IBC" or the "Company") (TSXV:IB)(OTCQB:IAALF) announces that it has closed on initial funding under the previously announced convertible security funding agreement (the "Agreement") with Lind Global Fund III, LP, managed by The Lind Partners, LLC, a New York based institutional fund manager (together, the "Investor" or "Lind").

BROOMFIELD, CO / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / In 2024, SkyRun Vacation Rentals celebrated 20 years in the vacation rental management industry. For the previous two decades, the company remained dedicated to a disciplined, brick by brick, approach to organic growth. SkyRun survived recessions, real estate volatility, and the death of one of the two original founders. More than that, they did so without accepting a dollar of foreign investment or a dime from Silicon Valley. In 2026, SkyRun is positioned for continued growth, while never losing the shared commitment of its original founders: "keep the main thing, the main thing: making memories for our guests and providing value to our homeowners."