Olympic organizers at the Milan Cortina Olympics promised a Valentine's Day restock of free condoms for the athlete villages after experiencing a temporary shortage due to higher-than-anticipated demand, according to CBS News. The Italian organizing committee stated that additional supplies were being delivered and would be distributed across all villages between Saturday and Monday.
The provision of condoms for athletes has been a tradition and a source of fascination for decades. While 300,000 condoms were provided for over 10,500 athletes at the 2024 Paris Summer Games, the initial stock was lower for these Winter Games, CBS News reported.
In other news, a New Yorker, Shardil Ahmad, who describes himself as a romantic, turned to a matchmaker after becoming disillusioned with dating apps, CBS News reported. Ahmad, 28, sought an alternative to algorithms, joining a growing number of Gen Z singles experiencing dating app fatigue. He had initially envisioned a "meet-cute" scenario, but after working six-day weeks, he decided to seek help from a matchmaker.
Meanwhile, in Tucson, Arizona, a gun holster seen in surveillance video may provide key leads in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, according to Fox News. Experts believe the inexpensive holster, available at a limited number of retail stores, could help law enforcement. An active-duty Miami-area police officer shared their analysis with Fox News Digital, hoping it would aid investigators. The FBI is working with Google in the investigation.
Potential 2028 Democratic hopefuls, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, criticized President Donald Trump at the Munich Security Conference, Fox News reported. Fox News contributor Hugh Hewitt speculated that these high-profile appearances could be early auditions for the 2028 presidential run.
Finally, Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the center of France's largest rape trial, told BBC Newsnight she was "crushed by horror" upon discovering her husband repeatedly drugged and allowed dozens of men to rape her. "Something exploded inside me," said Ms. Pelicot, 73, describing the moment she realized the scale of her husband's crimes. She is sharing her story in her memoir, "A Hymn To Life."
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