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A homemade February 2016 calendar illustrating leap year. Feb. 29 is that extra day that rolls around every four years.(Photo: Leanne Italie, AP)
It's Leap Day!
Feb.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>29 only comes once every four years — and Monday is the day.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>What's the point of this extra day? To realign our clocks and calendars with the universe, i.e., <span style="color: Red;">*</span>Earth's orbit around the sun.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>In Ireland, Feb.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>29 is Bachelor's Day, a day<span style="color: Red;">*</span>when<span style="color: Red;">*</span>women propose to men. And just as with every other day of the year, babies are born on Feb.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>29. If you're a "leapling," then happy birthday! Astrologers say you have unusual talents. We say you have an unusual birthday. Here are some things you probably didn't know about Leap Day.
America's highest military honor awarded to Navy SEAL
President Obama on Monday is awarding the Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Edward Byers for his role in a dramatic 2012 hostage rescue in Afghanistan. The medal, to be awarded during a ceremony at the White House, is America's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>highest military honor.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Only five Navy SEALs have ever been awarded the Medal of Honor, three for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Vietnam and one each — posthumously<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Byers is the first living sailor to be awarded the Medal of Honor since 1998, when President Clinton awarded one belatedly for action in the Vietnam War.
This image released by the U.S. Navy on Feb. 26, 2016, shows Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: U.S. NAVY PHOTO, AFP/Getty Images)
Appellate judges hear arguments in Menendez corruption case
A clause written into the Constitution could be the key to the corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez when three federal appellate judges hear arguments in the case Monday. How they interpret the "speech or debate" clause<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>which<span style="color: Red;">*</span>protected members of Congress from having their legislative acts subjected to scrutiny by the other two branches, "in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace"<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— will determine if Menendez can be found guilty of receiving bribes from his longtime friend, a Florida eye doctor who allegedly sought political favors from the senator.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, speaks about President Obama's planned trip to Cuba during a news conference, Feb. 18, 2016, in Union City, N.J.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Julio Cortez, AP)
Warren Buffett drops pearls of wisdom<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on live TV<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Warren Buffett, one of the world's most successful investors, will field questions for three hours live on CNBC<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Monday, after releasing his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors. The letter from the Oracle of Omaha is among the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>most well-read documents in the business world because of his ability to explain complex economic subjects in accessible layman's terms.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Berkshire Hathaway owns an eclectic mix of companies, including insurance, utilities, railroad, manufacturing and retail firms. Berkshire also holds significant stakes in Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, American Express, IBM and other companies.
NHL trade deadline arrives
Monday's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>NHL trade deadline<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(3 p.m.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ET) may lack its usual pizzazz because general managers elected to do their shopping early this year.<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>The expectation is that there could be 10 players traded.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Last season, there were 24<span style="color: Red;">*</span>deals, involving 43 players, on deadline day.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Here's a look at what each Eastern team<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Western team<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is prowling for.
BONUS: Check out what the stars wore on the Academy Awards<span style="color: Red;">*</span>red carpet.
And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the essentials:
Weather: There's more snow on tap for the Rockies Monday, but it will be cool and dry in the Southwest.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures pointed lower Monday.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Gotham and Lucifer.
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