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As an Eagles fan= through marriage, my home was filled with voices singing =E2=80=9CFly, Eagles Fly=E2=80=9D<= /u> last night. And did they ever. After Jalen Hurts launched that epic pass to DeVonta Smith, I finally = gave myself permission to celebrate. (What a way for Saquon Barkley and roo= kie Cooper DeJean to ring in their birthdays =E2=80=94 they even got some post-game cake.) Go Birds. And one = more thing=E2=80=A6 Skimm+ is here to make your life easier. We=E2=80= =99ve taken everything you love about theSkimm and leveled it up =E2=80=94 = more perks, actionable insights, and a community of like-minded Skimmr=E2= =80=99s to back you up. Now, let=E2=80=99s get to the news=E2=80=A6

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What's Happening

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Clean Up on Aisle K= ansas City

= What's going on: The Philadelphia Eagles and their quarter= back Jalen Hurts clearly ate their Wheaties yesterday. The birds decim= ated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win the Super Bowl =E2=80=94 stomp= ing on the Chiefs=E2=80=99 dream of a historic three-peat. Chiefs QB Patric= k Mahomes was sacked six times and couldn=E2=80=99t get the ball to his fav= orite tight end, Travis Kelce. However, there was more = than enough going on off the field to keep America watching. Kendrick Lamar= and his flare jeans performed Drake=E2=80=99s favorite song (and did he send a political message to America?) as Samuel L= . Jackson and Serena Williams mad= e surprise cameos. While Taylor Swift looked a li= ttle confused after she was booed, Elmo was on the receiving end of= the internet's wrath for wanting everyone to "have fun."

Tell me more:<= /span> President Donald Trump was joined by Ivanka Trump, NFL Commissio= ner Roger Goodell, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in his suite. Kevi= n Costner, Pete Davidson, and other celebs also comfortably watched from their VIP seats. Then there were the multi-= million dollar commercials. Canada put out a spicy ad, or at least= as spicy as Canada can get. A breast cancer awareness commercial = was all about, well, the breasts. Nike spotlighte= d its star female athletes. And Shania Twain was a dancing ton= gue? And no Super Bowl would be complete without the Budweiser Cly= desdales. Tom Brady successfully commentated on his first Super Bowl po= st-retirement, but his nearly $800,000 watch<= /a> was a little distracting.

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GoFundMe Has Become a Lifeline for Los Angel= es Fire Victims

turned to GoFundMe. Donations have poured in, surpassing $250= million =E2=80=94 more than the platform has ever raised for a single caus= e and $20 million more than what it helped raise for all natural disasters = last year. For some, it=E2=80=99s a lifeline. One mother told The New York Times = she needs $150,000 to replace her son=E2=80=99s cerebral palsy therapy = equipment, but for now, the $13,000 donated by strangers to her GoFundMe wi= ll help. Still, the money raised on the platform is just a fraction of the = estimated $250 billion needed to rebuild Los Angeles.

What it means: G= oFundMe has become a key player in disaster recovery, stepping in where the= federal government has struggled. That=E2=80=99s especially evident now, a= s President Donald Trump threatens to dismantle t= he Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and climate change fu= els more frequent natural disasters. Many= victims also don=E2=80=99t expect insurance to cover= the full cost of rebuilding =E2=80=94 especially in some of the co= untry=E2=80=99s most expensive zip codes. While GoFundMe can help alleviate= some of that financial anxiety, it still faces two major challenges: Fake = accounts and fairness. Researchers have previously found that racial inequi= ties in crowdfunding exist on the platform, with Black and Latino people ra= ising less on average than others.

Related: = How To Know if That GoFundMe Account Is Legit or a Scam (LA Times)

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Be Our Guest =E2= =80=94 If You Can Afford It

What's going on: For decades, Disney park= s have promised a whole new world of magic, but for many families, that world is starting to feel out of reach. Dis= ney has hiked up prices faster than Lightning McQueen, with Disneyland=E2= =80=99s single-day adult passes now surpassing $200. A four-day trip for a = family of four now costs over $3,200 =E2=80=94 not including the added pric= e of skipping lines, which used to be free, but now costs up to $449 per pe= rson per day. Without the FastPass, visitors can spend hours waiting for th= e most popular rides, watching their precious park time tick-tock like Capt= ain Hook=E2=80=99s clock. Disney insists its parks remain accessible, point= ing to year-round promotions and various price options (though TikToks devoted to Disney park hacks suggest otherwise).

Wh= at it means: While Disney is not alone (Universal Studios and Se= aWorld have also raised ticket prices post-pandemic), some inside the House= Of Mouse worry the company has become addicted to price hikes and may have= finally hit the limit of what middle-class families can afford. Disney=E2= =80=99s own surveys, per The Wall Street Journal, show a sharp drop = in visitors planning return trips as even die-hard fans feel the sticker sh= ock. Tourism experts warn that by pricing out young families, Disney risks = alienating the very audience that built its empire =E2=80=94 a tale as old as time =E2=80=94 unless they=E2=80=99re just= banking on Disney Adults and their bibbidi-bobbidi big budgets. The cost o= f experiential vacations is rising across the board, and 74% of Americans s= ay trips to places like Disney resorts and cruises are financially out of r= each. Instead, lower-cost nature getaways are gaining traction. It is an ex= pensive world after all.

Related: The Hottes= t Winter Travel Trend? Freezing (Forbes)

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=F0=9F=97=9E=EF=B8=8F Passengers took matters into their own ha= nds when one man smashed a window=E2=80=A6mid flight.

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=F0=9F=90=B6 Chaos reigned on the = field during the Puppy Bowl. Things got ruff.

=F0=9F=A5=9A The egg aisle at Trader Joe=E2=80=99s and Costco just= got a little less free-range...take note of thes= e new rules.

=F0= =9F=8F=88 Jordan Chiles made an NFL Flag play (spin move and all) fit for a highlight reel. 

=F0=9F=91=97 Sarah Jessica Parker hated = this Sex and the City outfit so much she cut it up =E2=80=94 and she=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cliterally still mad=E2=80=9D about it.

=F0=9F=8E=81 Prince Harry tried= to laugh off the "inappropriate" gift he received at the Invictu= s Games. How cheeky.

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