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Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
British police said Thursday that they had arrested a man in his sixties, who they did not name. King Charles has reacted to the arrest, saying it was of "deepest concern." Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles, had come under scrutiny due to his relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He has denied any wrongdoing but the public outcry over his association with the ...
Source: cnbc.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Eight people were killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday and one person is missing and presumed dead, California authorities said Wednesday. The other six people on the three-day backcountry skiing trek in the Sierra Nevada mountains were rescued alive, including one of the four guides. The ...
Source: theweek.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Stephen Colbert claims CBS told him not to broadcast an interview with Senate candidate James Talarico Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has clapped back at Stephen Colbert after he claims CBS told him not to air an interview with a Democratic ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
By The Florida House passed a bill on Thursday roughly along party lines seeking to repeal property taxes on everything except for those funding schools — a concept closely resembling what Gov. Ron DeSantis has been campaigning on for a year, but has yet to deliver a proposal on. "Our actions today are not sudden, nor do they meet any reasonable definition of quick," Miami House Speaker Daniel Perez said ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
In a closed-door session at his Ohio home on Wednesday, billionaire Leslie Wexner faced mounting questions from United States lawmakers about Jeffrey Epstein's rise to wealth and influence – and the role he may have played in that ascent. Five members of the House Oversight Committee had travelled to depose the 88-year-old after Democrats subpoenaed him in the wake of the latest US Department of Justice ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and other Democrats are demanding that the Federal Reserve turn over information on recent changes to its bank supervision division following a media report that Fed staff are unhappy with those changes, the Wall Street Journal reported The newspaper reported in January that former and current staff have expressed concerns about the leadership of Fed Vice Chair for Supervision ...
Source: bankingjournal.aba.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
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Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
As Sen. Bernie Sanders barnstorms California to champion a proposed wealth tax on billionaires, a Republican congressman has joined the tech and crypto tycoons trying to stop the proposition in its tracks. Service Employees International Union ( SEIU ) United Healthcare Workers West, the union that launched the effort, is currently working to gather nearly 900,000 signatures by April get the proposal on the ballot. ...
Source: commondreams.org
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
Investments in and construction of data centers are increasing across the U.S., particularly in areas where such facilities have previously lagged. State and local governments are increasingly going digital, relying on advanced computing and infrastructure to help operations and service delivery be more streamlined and efficient. To do that, leaders are turning to data centers to support their tech advancements, ...
Source: route-fifty.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
Bad Bunny to make lead acting debut in film inspired by Puerto Rican revolutionary Singer Bad Bunny is to take on his first lead acting role, starring in a film alongside Javier Bardem and Edward Norton. Porto Rico, described as a love letter to the 31-year-old's home of Puerto Rico, will be directed by rapper René Pérez, known as Residente. The film, which has been in development since 2023, is ...
Source: bbc.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The Commission of Fine Arts has unanimously approved plans for President Donald Trump 's almost 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom plans, the first hurdle in starting the building project. The commission, whose members were all appointed by Trump , including his executive assistant, Chamberlain Harris, 26. The original architect of the ballroom recused himself from the vote. Trump fired all ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! West Virginia brought a lawsuit against Apple on Thursday over allegations the big tech giant lets predators easily hide child sexual abuse material in its iCloud storage, marking the first time a state has sued the company over the issue. Attorney General JB McCuskey, who is leading the lawsuit, told Fox News Digital in an interview that Apple is an "outlier in the ...
Source: foxnews.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
At the January 2026 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the voting body chose to leave interest rates unchanged . The Federal Reserve's dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment have been at crossroads the past few months; inflation has trickled up, but the labor market shows signs of softness. At the January meeting, concerns about inflation won, as documented in the now-published ...
Source: rismedia.com
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
Never miss a story with The Brief, our free newsletter. , which includes using our canonical URL and pixel tracker on your story pages whenever possible. By the next day, records show that Geraldo Lunas Campos had died at the facility, marking the second fatality in weeks at the hastily constructed Fort Bliss Army tent structure known as Camp East Montana. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials attributed ...
Source: texastribune.org
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 -
Federal commission alleges company excluded male employees from employer-sponsored trip to casino resort in September 2024 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc., a producer, seller and distributor of Coca-Cola products , alleging sex discrimination. The EEOC claims the Coca-Cola distributor excluded male employees from an ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
The PDUFA date for mRNA-1010 in seasonal influenza is set for 5 August 2026, meaning the vaccine could be on the market for the 2026/2027 flu season. Following its previous refusal to review Moderna's seasonal flu vaccine, mRNA-1010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has changed course – agreeing to assess the jab through a two-pronged approach. This agency's change in stance closely follows a Type A ...
Source: pharmaceutical-technology.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
By LOS ANGELES -- In a crowded courtroom Wednesday, a lawyer drew a picture of a frowning stick figure and projected it on a screen in front of Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO. The figure represented a vulnerable child. The plaintiff's lawyer asked Zuckerberg, 41, clad in a navy blue suit and gray tie, whether a reasonable company should help, ignore or prey on the child. "I think a reasonable company should try to ...
Source: miamiherald.com