"Quite A Show"

Does cloning your favorite four-legged friend work? What is ‘Jeffing,’ and how can it benefit your health? What to know on all this and more. But first, let’s head out West... ⏬

In a nod to America's national mammal, the U.S. Postal Service announced a new postage stamp featuring a Yellowstone bison photograph layered with the design of a 1923 "American Buffalo" stamp — an image originally based on a late-19th-century diorama. This announcement comes as America's first national park just celebrated its 154th birthday.

In other Yellowstone news ... for the first time in six years the park's Echinus Geyser began erupting last month — putting on what the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory called "quite a show." By mid-February, the world’s largest acidic geyser was erupting every two to five hours. These recent eruptions lasted only a few minutes, reaching about 20-30 feet — a stark contrast to decades ago when eruptions lasted much longer and shot much higher.

Will the eruptions continue into summer? The observatory says don't count on it.

🗣️ Your Conversation Starters:

⏰ Spring Forward: This weekend brings a change Americans "love to hate" — time to set those clocks forward. Even though polls show we largely dislike the clock flip-flop, NBC News says opinions remain "sharply divided" on a solution.

🏂 Paralympics: This weekend also kicks off the start of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, where 665 athletes compete in 79 events across six sports. One snowboarder plans to compete on a prosthetic he built after losing his leg to a snowmobile accident at the age of 27. Check out the schedule here.

🎯 Redirection: Target shifts its focus to family growth and groceries. Could the move help the major retailer break out of its three-year sales decline? Time will tell, as the company aims for 2% growth in net sales this year.

🎵 “Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em”: The iconic phrase from the 2000s rapper becomes AI-approved. Soulja Boy partnered with Bland AI to license his voice for an interactive call-in campaign — becoming the first rapper to approve voice cloning.

🎨 Copyright Conundrum: Speaking of AI, the Supreme Court decided not to hear a case involving AI-generated ‘visual art’, saying creative projects must be tied to actual human beings.

🐶 Doggie Double: What one California man tried to do when he enlisted a tech company to clone his 'wine dog.’ The results? Physically identical — but different personalities.

💸 Trey the Triceratops: A dinosaur skeleton heads to auction in a few weeks and estimates say it could bring in $4-5 million. The fossil dates back more than 66 million years. Dinosaur fossils have become sought-after investments in recent years — here's who's buying them.

🏃🏽‍♀️ Cardio Hack: A training approach popularized by U.S. Olympian and running coach Jeff Galloway — often called ‘Jeffing’ — alternates running and walking to build endurance and reduce fatigue. Galloway died just weeks ago at the age of 80.

🐎 37: The age of the world’s oldest horse. Fancy, an American Quarter Horse, developed a lifelong bond with her owner. The two competed together in equine events and even share the same birthday. She now enjoys retirement on a farm in Virginia with a donkey companion.

💗 Big Hearted: After a child showed up to a hospital alone for a heart procedure, a Nebraska anesthesiologist decided to foster — and eventually adopt — the boy. She also helped coordinate nearby placement for his six siblings.

🎙️ This Week From Jenna:

Jenna asks “How safe are we?” as she breaks down the escalating U.S.–Israel–Iran conflict, potential economic impacts from shipping disruptions, Pentagon updates, a DHS funding lapse, and Tim Tebow’s push to combat child exploitation.

🎙️ SCOOP (approx. 63 minutes) From Iran to Your Backyard: The Global Conflict and Its Reach with War Correspondent Hollie McKay. Watch or Listen. (SCOOP Insiders can attend this live broadcast once a week and get their news questions answered; they also receive the special video report EXCLUSIVELY delivered to their inbox along with a "cheat sheet" for the week ahead — learn more HERE).

🙌🏽 What We Found SmartHER This Week:

I may not love springing forward, but I do love prepping my closet for warmer days ahead. Here are a few of my recent SmartHER spring finds.

“I think truly that crow’s feet are one of the most beautiful things because it suggests that you’ve had a lot of things to smile about in your life.”

Kylie Kelce speaking with with actress Jennifer Garner on her podcast about embracing natural aging. The two discussed their approach to wrinkles and Botox, while Garner also shared the best piece of motherhood advice she has ever received.

And that's The Weekend Digest!

❤️,  
Jenna and the SHN Team

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