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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 18.02.2026.
It displays 265 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.02.2026 ⇢ The Day of the Lake Tahoe Avalanche
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Morning coverage shifted from the administration's aesthetic and diplomatic overhaul toward a life-threatening emergency in the Sierra Nevada, where an avalanche near Lake Tahoe left multiple skiers missing. Simultaneously, editors tracked the ‘equal time’ controversy at CBS involving Stephen Colbert and a widening rift between Democratic-led cities and the Trump administration over ICE enforcement tactics. By afternoon, legal scrutiny intensified as reports surfaced of the Justice Department adopting irregular charging practices against dissenters in the 'Prairieland 19' and Antifa trials. Parallel reporting focused on a significant military buildup in the Middle East, with the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford toward Iran. In the evening, the narrative consolidated around the confirmed deaths of eight backcountry skiers in the Lake Tahoe disaster. This tragedy shared top billing with President Trump’s appointment of Jay Bhattacharya to lead the CDC and imminent threats of a 'sustained' military strike against Iran.
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New York Post
A tour guide company that organized the trip for a large group of backcountry skiers that went missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe has broken its silence.
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The avalanche happened near Truckee, close to Lake Tahoe. Rescue crews were headed toward six skiers who were located, authorities said.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The president’s MAGA allies are poised to slap his name on yet another piece of public infrastructure.
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Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Peter Mandelson quit the Lords over his friendship with Epstein.
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Russia and Ukraine appear to still be far apart on their demands for a peace settlement.
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Washington Free Beacon
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05:08⇢The White Silence of Tahoe
⌨Editorial attention has pivoted to a life-threatening emergency in the Sierra Nevada, where an avalanche near Lake Tahoe has left multiple skiers missing (NY Post, ABC News, NBC News). Simultaneously, the administration's unconventional diplomatic strategy remains a primary focus, highlighting the reliance on personal envoys for Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Geneva and Secretary Rubio’s reception at the Munich Security Conference (AP News, CNN, NYTimes, The Epoch Times, The Hill).
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In an exclusive interview, the Oscar-nominated actor on speaking his mind, resisting awards culture, and finding meaning in roles.
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The Washington Post
Despite President Donald Trump’s opposition to annexation, Israel has expanded control over the West Bank in a way that experts say may lead to seizure of territory.
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Gu, 22, is a freestyle skiing star who has won two silver medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, adding to three medals won in Beijing in 2022.
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Sports can’t be separated from politics, and athletes are well within their rights to criticize Trump on the world stage.
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Los Angeles Times
Scaachi Koul
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The Washington Post
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The Boston Globe
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The Daily Beast
The president has repeatedly threatened to “nationalize” elections.
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Associated Press
Russia and Ukraine appear to still be far apart on their demands for a peace settlement.
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Associated Press
Colbert’s comments that his interview was pulled have prompted a conversation about how media outlets treat political coverage.
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Member nations have pledged more than $5 billion toward Gaza humanitarian and reconstruction efforts, including committing thousands of personnel to security.
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07:17⇢The Silent Screen of Equal Time
⌨Editorial focus has converged on the Trump administration's influence over media and the legal system. Outlets across the spectrum are tracking the 'equal time' controversy involving Stephen Colbert and CBS (AP News, Vox, HuffPost), while broader concerns emerge regarding the Justice Department's shifting legal theories and potential political retribution (NPR, NYTimes, The Daily Wire). Concurrently, a humanitarian-focused 'Board of Peace' for Gaza marks a shift in the administration's regional engagement (The Epoch Times, Washington Post).
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The ouster of the spokesperson Dave Butler, a colonel, shows that the defense secretary’s culling is far from over.
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The actor and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe, NM, home on Feb. 26, 2025. Hackman’s date of death was determined to be Feb. 18.
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The Washington Post
The Trump administration’s crackdown on political bias in broadcast television has spilled into the Texas Senate race.
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In a rare move, the White House recently took down a racist post from one of President Trump's social media accounts. Extremism researchers say it fits a pattern of mainstreaming extremist ideas.
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The Washington Post
Jeffrey Epstein was registered as a high-risk sex offender, but it did not matter to the fundraisers working for Democratic leaders Sen. Charles E. Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who sent VIP dinner invites and sought private meetings with the millionaire for their quest to control Congress.
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The New York Times
President Trump’s most trusted envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are at the center of negotiations, not the State Department or the National Security Council.
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Associated Press
Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down from his public dispute with CBS bosses over what he can air on his show.
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Top computer models don't agree about the forecast, but some are suggesting it could be another major snowstorm in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
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The Washington Post
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The Federalist
Iowa and Oklahoma are delivering voters the opposite of the history curriculum improvements they voted for, while Texas and Wyoming hang in the balance.
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The Washington Post
In New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere, elected Democrats are taking steps to try to limit immigration crackdowns like the one winding down in Minneapolis.
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New York Post
An aide to Rep. Tony Gonzales admitted that she had an affair with the Texas Republican in a text message to a colleague — months before she fatally set herself on fire.
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08:51⇢The Urban Fortress Against ICE
⌨Editors are focusing on the deepening rift between Democratic-led cities and the Trump administration over ICE enforcement and immigration policy (Washington Post, Common Dreams). Concurrently, a partisan divide has emerged regarding internal government purges and oversight, with conservative outlets highlighting the unmasking of critics and FBI probes into Democrats, while progressive sources report on the dismantling of civil rights staff and ideological 'culling' within the Pentagon (Reason, The Daily Wire, Mother Jones, The Atlantic).
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Breitbart News
Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at CBS over what he can air on his late-night talk show.
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In video taken from Nancy Guthrie's porch the morning she went missing, a man could be seen wearing a holster, and it's a unique one, the sheriff said.
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Nine members of the “Prairieland 19,” anti-ICE protesters in Texas who the Trump administration is dubiously accusing of domestic terrorism, are going on trial this week. The case is a test for how easily Trump might criminalize dissent going forward.
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A strict voter identification measure is part of a broader legislative effort to amplify President Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud.
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Mother Jones
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The massive sewage spill has sparked fears among residents in Cabin John, Maryland, about the lasting impacts on the Potomac River.
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The Supreme Court announced new rules Tuesday designed to help identify all of the parties involved in a case, allowing the justices to figure out if they have conflicts of interest that demand their recusal.
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The Daily Beast
The 79-year-old has been threatening action in the Middle East for several weeks.
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Criminal defense lawyers are tracking when the Justice Department appears to rely on irregular charging practices, including aggressive legal theories and possible political retribution.
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Hours after leaving the White House at the end of his first term in January 2021, Donald Trump knew he had to run again for the presidency.
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The Washington Post
Democrats insist that it’s impossible to reverse the abortion-pill process, but pro-life advocates say the thing that never happens has now happened more than 8,000 times.
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10:26⇢The Prosecution of Dissent
⌨The editorial focus has shifted toward the Trump administration's escalating domestic and foreign policy maneuvers. Editors are highlighting a significant legal and political clash as the Justice Department adopts irregular charging practices to target dissent, specifically regarding the 'Prairieland 19' and Antifa trials (NPR, Jacobin, Daily Caller). Simultaneously, a brewing conflict in the Middle East and the aesthetic overhaul of the federal fleet underscore the president's consolidate of power (The Daily Beast, CBS).
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Member nations have pledged more than $5 billion toward Gaza humanitarian and reconstruction efforts, including committing thousands of personnel to security.
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Hours after leaving the White House at the end of his first term in January 2021, Donald Trump knew he had to run again for the presidency.
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The Daily Beast
The president seems to be panicking about Republicans’ chances in the midterms.
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With his two unabashedly left-populist campaigns for president in 1984 and 1988, Jesse Jackson opened the door to Bernie Sanders’s presidential runs — and a reborn American socialist movement.
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A strict voter identification measure is part of a broader legislative effort to amplify President Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud.
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New York Post
A tour guide company that organized the trip for a large group of backcountry skiers that went missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe has broken its silence.
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Europe and Canada seek “strategic balance” between Washington and Beijing but often just get caught in the middle.
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The Washington Post
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Breitbart News
Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at CBS over what he can air on his late-night talk show.
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Mamdani To Increase NYC Property Taxes by 9.5 Percent To Balance Budget if Income Taxes Are Not Raised
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Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024.
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Josh Levin and Justin Peters
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11:45⇢The Sierra’s Cold Silence
⌨The editorial landscape is split between a domestic political crisis and a natural disaster. Media outlets are tracking the search for nine missing skiers after a California avalanche (ABC News, NY Post). Simultaneously, partisan sources are focused on the Democratic Party's internal instability following a new poll, and the ongoing friction between the Trump administration and urban centers over immigration enforcement (AP News, Washington Post, Vox).
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The Washington Post
Jeffrey Epstein was registered as a high-risk sex offender, but it did not matter to the fundraisers working for Democratic leaders Sen. Charles E. Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who sent VIP dinner invites and sought private meetings with the millionaire for their quest to control Congress.
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Blizzard-like conditions and winds up to 40 miles per hour have pummeled the region as rescue crews search for nine skiers after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe.
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Chicago plays host to public observances for the civil rights icon, who died at 84.
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Josh Levin and Justin Peters
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What we know as the search for nine people lost in an avalanche continues on Feb. 18.
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The Washington Post
President Trump recently ordered the Department of Defense to prioritize coal energy over other forms of energy, leaning into a personal brand of “Trump capitalism” that is testing decades of GOP free-market orthodoxy.
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Josh Levin and Justin Peters
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Several years before the 2016 presidential election, then-President Barack Obama and his team never fathomed Donald Trump could become a serious candidate to win the White House, according to a new set of oral history interviews.
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Josh Levin and Justin Peters
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The Atlantic
The well-off have no experience with the job market that might be coming.
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Perspective: The warning signs of an all-out conflict between the U.S. and Iran are clear.
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Los Angeles Times
Josh Levin and Justin Peters
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Meta and other major platforms are accused of knowingly designing addictive products harmful to young users' mental health.
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Several years before the 2016 presidential election, then-President Barack Obama and his team never fathomed Donald Trump could become a serious candidate to win the White House, according to a new set of oral history interviews.
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12:52⇢The Iranian Generational Opportunity
⌨Editors are highlighting a potential military escalation with Iran as advisors urge President Trump to seize a 'generational opportunity' (Washington Examiner, Newsweek). Simultaneously, the administration's economic 'Trump capitalism' is sparking internal GOP debates over free-market orthodoxy (Washington Times). Domestically, search efforts continue for nine missing skiers in the Sierra Nevada (USA Today, CBS, NY Post) while Mark Zuckerberg's testimony on social media addiction draws significant scrutiny (NBC News).
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Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyber strikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn "disposable agents" are sowing fear and weaken support for Ukraine.
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New York Post
The Ford and its strike group have set sail in the Atlantic on Tuesday and are heading for the Strait of Gibraltar, the entrance way toward the Mediterranean Sea.
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The Daily Beast
Sen. Lindsey Graham reportedly tried but failed to get a rise out of the Danish prime minister.
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The data is solid. The vibes are atrocious. What gives?
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Breitbart News
Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at CBS over what he can air on his late-night talk show.
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New York Post
The Ford and its strike group have set sail in the Atlantic on Tuesday and are heading for the Strait of Gibraltar, the entrance way toward the Mediterranean Sea.
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The Daily Beast
The West Wing strategy session came as the president faces sinking approval ratings and a fracturing MAGA base.
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The 88-year-old former Victoria's Secret CEO denied he was Epstein's "co-conspirator," and said he "was duped by a world-class con man."
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The Washington Post
It is highly unusual for a government shutdown or funding lapse to impede ongoing disaster recovery efforts.
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With early voting underway, Cornyn, Talarico, and other candidates are campaigning ahead of primary election day on March 3.
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14:01⇢Warships Shadow the Persian Horizon
⌨Editorial focus has pivoted sharply toward a major military buildup as President Trump deploys the USS Gerald R. Ford and advanced fighter jets toward the Strait of Gibraltar, signaling an imminent confrontation with Iran (NY Post, Newsweek, Common Dreams). Simultaneously, the Jeffrey Epstein scandal resurfaces through Les Wexner’s congressional testimony and new file releases, drawing varied interpretations from mainstream and conspiratorial outlets (NBC News, CNN, The Blaze).
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When Police Can Keep Seized Cash, Abuse Follows
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No more baby blue, U.S. Air Force is repainting presidential jets with Trump-favored colors of red, white, dark blue and gold
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Search teams are scouring the back country near California's Lake Tahoe for nine skiers still missing after an avalanche.
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No more baby blue, U.S. Air Force is repainting presidential jets with Trump-favored colors of red, white, dark blue and gold
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Six others in the party survived. One person is still missing, though presumed dead, as searchers fight near white-out conditions.
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NPR
Up First Winter Games brings you the latest news and culture from the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
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The Trump administration is pushing a legal change that could block states, cities, and towns from offering free transportation to illegal migrants, according to a proposal.
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Google is working tirelessly to retrieve footage from various security cameras at Nancy Guthrie’s home — but the chances of recovering more critical video is slim, the sheriff leading the investigation said.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that she met Jeffrey Epstein-associate Ghislaine Maxwell “on a few occasions” despite widespread reporting that Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding and played a substantial role in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), one of President Bill Clinton’s signature post-White House endeavors.
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The Daily Beast
The GOP senator is seemingly done playing passive-aggressive.
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Google is working tirelessly to retrieve footage from various security cameras at Nancy Guthrie’s home — but the chances of recovering more critical video is slim, the sheriff leading the investigation said.
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The Washington Post
The Trump administration has created new incentives for apprenticeships to woo the nation’s dwindling pool of high school graduates to high-demand trades.
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14:53⇢The Sierra Nevada's Cold Shroud
⌨The US media has pivoted its attention toward a mass-casualty event in the Sierra Nevada, where an avalanche near Lake Tahoe has left eight skiers dead and one missing (ABC News, NBC News, CBS, NY Post). While major networks provide granular updates on the recovery effort, the political press remains deeply divided over the Trump administration's influence on the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (NYTimes, HuffPost, The Daily Beast).
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The Washington Post
The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked the CDC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation’s leading public health agency.
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The New York Times
The latest round of discussions ended with no indication of progress. Negotiators are bargaining over who will control land in eastern Ukraine.
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The Washington Post
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Breitbart News
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that she met Jeffrey Epstein-associate Ghislaine Maxwell “on a few occasions” despite widespread reporting that Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding and played a substantial role in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), one of President Bill Clinton’s signature post-White House endeavors.
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Breitbart News
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that she met Jeffrey Epstein-associate Ghislaine Maxwell “on a few occasions” despite widespread reporting that Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding and played a substantial role in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), one of President Bill Clinton’s signature post-White House endeavors.
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Breitbart News
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that she met Jeffrey Epstein-associate Ghislaine Maxwell “on a few occasions” despite widespread reporting that Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding and played a substantial role in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), one of President Bill Clinton’s signature post-White House endeavors.
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The Daily Beast
The appeal comes days after a judge ordered the administration to restore the slavery exhibit, citing George Orwell’s 1984 as part of her ruling.
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President Trump is concerned a raw sewage spill in the Potomac River could muck up plans for the country's 250th birthday this summer.
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Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California.
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The U.S. is closer to a military confrontation with Iran than most Americans realize, with a weeks-long campaign possibly starting "very soon," according to a new report. The operation may look more like a sustained war plan than a one-day strike and could be a joint U.S.-Israeli campaign with a broader scope than last June's 12-day war, reports Axios.
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The Washington Post
China detonated a secret underground nuclear blast in 2020 that was detected by a seismic station in Kazakhstan and was aimed at improving Beijing’s nuclear warfighting, according to a senior State Department arms control official.
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The U.S. is closer to a military confrontation with Iran than most Americans realize, with a weeks-long campaign possibly starting "very soon," according to a new report. The operation may look more like a sustained war plan than a one-day strike and could be a joint U.S.-Israeli campaign with a broader scope than last June's 12-day war, reports Axios.
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Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California.
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While the 23-year-old’s death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a federal agent fired the fatal shot.
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16:22⇢The Sierra Nevada's Frozen Silence
⌨The US media focus has shifted to the confirmed deaths of eight backcountry skiers in a Lake Tahoe avalanche, with search efforts continuing for a final missing person (AP News, ABC News, NBC News, CBS, NY Post). Concurrently, the Trump administration's appointment of Jay Bhattacharya to lead the CDC draws significant attention, highlighting a pivot toward public health critics within federal agencies (Washington Post, Boston Globe).
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The Daily Beast
The White House defended Trump’s “Board of Peace” as legitimate despite some rejections.
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A late weekend nor'easter is in the forecast for the East Coast, but specific details remain uncertain as Feb. 18.
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Los Angeles Times
Mark Joseph Stern
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Authorities haven't named a suspect or person of interest in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance as the search continued for a third week.
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The Washington Post
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries took a day trip to meet with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other state Democrats on Wednesday to continue the push for mid-decade redistricting.
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Around the world, the conditions that brew massive blazes are...syncing up?
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17:37⇢War Drums on the Persian Horizon
⌨The editorial focus has shifted toward a potential military escalation with Iran, with reports of an imminent joint U.S.-Israeli campaign (Newsmax, Common Dreams, Washington Examiner). Concurrently, the Trump administration's 'Board of Peace' and its interactions with the Vatican are drawing heavy scrutiny and partisan framing (The Daily Beast, The Blaze). Meanwhile, recovery efforts conclude in the Sierra Nevada following a lethal avalanche (AP News, ABC News, NBC News).
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The Daily Beast
The president has repeatedly zeroed in on Nicki Minaj’s looks after she appeared alongside him.
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The SAVE America Act, a Republican-backed bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote nationwide, has secured support from 50 senators, setting up a showdown over election integrity in the upper chamber.
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The Trump Administration's War Against ICE Critics
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The Epoch Times
The choice was between supporting the labor market and fighting inflation.
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The Washington Post
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Sam Adams
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Manufacturing is not in retreat. It’s booming. Industrial output hit an all-time high in November and then broke that record in December.
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The Washington Post
A new count by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers suggests that federal prosecutors are facing increasing resistance from grand juries refusing to hand up indictments in highly charged cases. And even when an indictment is secured, trial juries and judges are refusing to convict.
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Breitbart News
On Tuesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Jonathan Gilliam talked about the Guthrie case. Gilliam stated, “I think when the bureau looks at those ransom emails, that those are similar to a scam that would come out of India or Nigeria. They just
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New York Post
Forlesia Cook, whose grandson was killed in a 2017 shooting, took to the stage to praise President Trump’s tough stance on crime and fired back at those who would criticize his treatment of black Americans.
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Washington Free Beacon
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"I love him," Forlesia Cook said of Trump at the Black History Month event. "I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff."
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18:50⇢The Imminent Persian Strike
⌨The editorial focus has shifted toward the potential for an imminent military strike on Iran (CNN, Washington Examiner, Common Dreams). Concurrently, a partisan divide has emerged regarding President Trump’s interaction with Black supporters; conservative outlets highlight a grandmother's defense of his crime policies while liberal sources emphasize his fixation on a rapper's appearance (NY Post, USA Today, The Daily Beast, HuffPost).
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Breitbart News
On Tuesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Jonathan Gilliam talked about the Guthrie case. Gilliam stated, “I think when the bureau looks at those ransom emails, that those are similar to a scam that would come out of India or Nigeria. They just
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"I love him," Forlesia Cook said of Trump at the Black History Month event. "I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff."
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Associated Press
The backcountry trip near Lake Tahoe where eight skiers were killed after an avalanche was led by a tour outfit that promises global mountain adventures including skiing and rock climbing in the wilderness.
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What Brazil got right that America got wrong.
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The Meta CEO testified in a case that could set a precedent for whether social media platforms are responsible for harming children.
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A thrilling overtime goal by defenseman Quinn Hughes puts Team USA through to a semifinal game against Slovakia. On the other side of the bracket, Canada had its own close call, but moves on to face Finland.
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A Washington, D.C. resident who lost her grandson in 2017 due to violence in the city praised President Donald Trump, stating that one thing she liked about him was that “he keeps it real just like grandma.”
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Breitbart News
A Washington, D.C. resident who lost her grandson in 2017 due to violence in the city praised President Donald Trump, stating that one thing she liked about him was that “he keeps it real just like grandma.”
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Elsewhere, the U.S. won silver in the cross-country skiing team sprint and American Jake Canter took bronze in the men’s snowboard slopestyle.
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New York Post
“I turned around and Rob was looking into my eyes, and I really felt like we were next,” his daughter told The Post.
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19:41⇢Zuckerberg's Trial Under the Gaze of Mothers
⌨Editors have pivoted toward the legal and corporate accountability of tech giants as Mark Zuckerberg testifies regarding child safety on Instagram (NBC News, Fox News, HuffPost). Simultaneously, the Pawtucket hockey shooting remains a focal point; right-leaning outlets emphasize the shooter's gender identity and digital footprint, while others focus on the survival of the suspect's daughter (NY Post, The Daily Wire, Boston Globe).
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Trump met Wednesday with top advisers to mull strategy on Iran's nuke program, as the U.S. expands its military footprint in the region and tensions spike.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) hopes the move will free up federal funds to reimburse local authorities for repair and recovery costs.
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The Daily Beast
The White House defended Trump’s “Board of Peace” as legitimate despite some rejections.
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President Trump is asking the federal government for billions of dollars in damages, putting his own Justice Department on the spot and creating an unprecedented ethical morass.
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The Washington Post
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President Donald Trump has seen historically low approval ratings. Immigration has been among his best issues, but support for that has slipped too.
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New York Post
Friends of the family said trans shooter Robert Dorgan, who had neo-Nazi tattoos and often posted online about white pride, influenced his son’s twisted obsession with race.
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The Epoch Times
Attorneys for the plaintiff questioned the CEO on allegations that his products targeted young people despite known harms.
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The Daily Beast
The president couldn’t resist the opportunity to talk up his $400 million ballroom.
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Nine skiers were killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California on a trip to Frog Lake Huts with Blackbird Mountain Guides near Castle Peak
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Israel next week to update Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and musician Kid Rock released a joint fitness-themed video promoting physical activity and whole foods.
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A case against six Democratic lawmakers is an example of the chaos that has roiled the department as it grapples with President Trump’s erratic demands.
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21:31⇢The Heavy Drumbeat Toward Tehran
⌨U.S. editors are prioritizing the escalating military buildup and potential weekend strikes against Iran (NYTimes, CNN, Newsmax, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire). Reports emphasize President Trump’s deliberations and Marco Rubio’s upcoming briefing with Netanyahu. Simultaneously, the Pawtucket shooting investigation has expanded into a broader narrative on radicalization, with focus on the suspect's son’s prior racially motivated crimes (NY Post, Boston Globe).
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The rail tunnel under the Hudson River, between New Jersey and New York, is meant to expand service along the nation's busiest passenger rail line.
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The search for "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie's mom Nancy is in its third week as investigators follow every possible lead in the case.
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The New York Times
After winning her first Olympic medal in eight years, the U.S. skier let her thoughts drift to something bigger.
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New York Post
“If it happens, it’s going to be weeks of sustained campaigns,” a source familiar with national security discussions told The Post. “Questions are who survives the opening strikes? If that happens, who’s in charge? You know, when do we stop?”
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The New York Times
President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.
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President Donald Trump is touring a steel plant in Rome, Georgia on Thursday as part of a series of events ramping up to the midterm primaries.
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‘So far this year, I think the Senate has voted on average once a day. They have passed two bills. Why not bring up the SAVE America Act?’
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A winter storm warning forecast up to 8 feet of snow in California’s Lake Tahoe Region and the avalanche conditions were considered “very dangerous.”
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The Daily Beast
Stephanie Grisham put Laura Loomer on blast for claiming the moral high ground on body-shaming.
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Adrian Aviles said he’s speaking out now because he “couldn’t bear to sit by” and listen to Rep. Tony Gonzales “lie on my wife’s name.”
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The Washington Post
Resettlement organizations said the updated guidance represents a dramatic shift in how refugees are treated after being legally permitted to enter the United States.
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The Epoch Times
The president announced that member nations will pledge a combined $5 billion towards Gaza reconstruction and aid at the group’s first meeting on Thursday.
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