The Munich Security Conference; FDA Rejects Flu Vaccine; The Fall of The Quad God
On Valentine's Day 2026, NPR's Up First covered a pivotal speech by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference, an unexpected FDA rejection of Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, and the stunning underperformance of Olympic favorite Ilya Malinin in men’s figure skating. The
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