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The Munich Security Conference; FDA Rejects Flu Vaccine; The Fall of The Quad God

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🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

We get the latest from the Munich Security Conference, where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech before European leaders. We also look at the reasons behind why the FDA rejected Moderna's new flu vaccine and how that decision could shape future clinical trials. Plus, we'll look at the what happened with U.S Olympic figure skater Illia Malinin, dubbed the "Quad God," on the ice yesterday. Tipped to win the gold, Malinin didn't end up even medaling. 

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0:00.0

And happy Valentine's Day, Scott.

0:02.1

Happy Valentine's Day to you, Ayesha.

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I was a very busy man getting everything ready for two daughters and my wife.

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I did it on Wednesday, so all the kids, so I got everybody flowers and told them they were loved.

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Because I want them to know they don't have to wait on some romantic love, right, like that they can,

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they can be celebrated. God bless you. Oh.

0:29.2

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at the Munich Security Conference today and outlined

0:34.1

the U.S. Europe relationship. We'll tell you how that speech was received.

0:38.5

I'm Scott Simon.

0:39.5

And I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is up first from NPR News.

0:44.9

On his way to Munich, Secretary Rubio said the old world order is no more.

0:49.7

The world is changing very fast right in front of us.

0:52.7

The old world is gone, frankly. The world I grew up in, and we live in a new era in geopolitics,

0:58.0

and it's going to require all of us to sort of re-examine what that looks like and what our role is going to be.

1:03.0

But what does that mean for transatlantic unity?

1:06.0

And the FDA has rejected a new flu shot.

1:09.0

We'll look at how that could change clinical trials.

1:12.1

Plus, the quad god has fallen. We'll have more on Ilya Malanin's heartbreak.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies at the Munich Security Conference today

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