• Mamdani Threatens 9.5% Property Tax Increase if Wealth Tax Is Not Passed - The New York Times
  1. Mamdani Threatens 9.5% Property Tax Increase if Wealth Tax Is Not Passed  The New York Times
  2. Mamdani threatens 9.5% property tax increase to fill NYC budget gap if Albany won't tax rich  NBC New York
  3. Mamdani to Hochul: Tax the rich, or I'll raise New Yorkers' property taxes  Spectrum News NY1
  4. Mamdani threatens 'last resort' property tax hike on middle class if state won't play ball on wealth tax  Business Insider
  5. More money, still problems for Mamdani’s first budget  City & State New York
• Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats - The New York Times
  1. Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats  The New York Times
  2. US diplomatic overload is at crisis levels  The Hill
  3. Trump’s Trusted Envoys, Kushner and Witkoff, Handle a Trio of Crises  Bloomberg.com
  4. Trump administration tries to resolve three crises with Iran, Ukraine and Gaza : Trump's Terms  NPR
  5. Analysis-US envoys juggle two crisis talks, raising questions about prospects for success  AL-Monitor
• Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president’s name - AP News
  1. Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president’s name  AP News
  2. Trump trademarks his name ahead of Palm Beach airport renaming  USA Today
  3. Trump Org. Applies For Trademarks For Airports Not Yet Named For Him  Forbes
  4. GOP Senators block amendment to stop Donald Trump from profiting off Palm Beach airport renaming  Florida Politics
  5. Will Trump profit off renaming Palm Beach airport? His team wants the trademark  Miami Herald
• Air Force One will sport Trump’s preferred paint job, after Air Force again reverses course - CNN
  1. Air Force One will sport Trump’s preferred paint job, after Air Force again reverses course  CNN
  2. U.S. Air Force VIP fleet being repainted in Trump's preferred palette, sources say  CBS News
  3. Trump's Air Force One new paint scheme includes gold, red, white and blue  USA Today
  4. Air Force One jets to be repainted in Trump’s preferred colors  The Hill
  5. C-32A ‘Air Force Two' Jet Emerges Wearing Trump's New Air Force One Paint Job (Updated)  The War Zone
• Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash - The Washington Post
  1. Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash  The Washington Post
  2. Hegseth Is Said to Have Ordered Pentagon Spokesman’s Firing  The New York Times
  3. Hegseth has reportedly forced out a top Army adviser  MS NOW
  4. SCOOP: Hegseth orders removal of Army public affairs chief amid broader Pentagon purge  Fox News
  5. Hegseth’s Firing Campaign Reaches Down Into the Ranks  The Atlantic
• Judge declares mistrial in Texas ‘antifa’ protest case over attorney’s T-shirt - The Guardian
  1. Judge declares mistrial in Texas ‘antifa’ protest case over attorney’s T-shirt  The Guardian
  2. Trump wants to prosecute anti-fascists as terrorists. This Texas trial will test his power.  MS NOW
  3. Judge declares mistrial in Prairieland ICE shooting trial over lawyer's 'politically charged' shirt  KERA News
  4. Trial for alleged Antifa members charged in Prairieland ICE facility attack begins soon  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  5. Mistrial declared in Texas ICE detention center ambush trial over defense lawyer's T-shirt  Fox News
• DHS spokeswoman who became a face of Trump deportation campaign steps down - The Washington Post
  1. DHS spokeswoman who became a face of Trump deportation campaign steps down  The Washington Post
  2. DHS spokesperson to leave Trump administration amid agency turmoil  Politico
  3. Top DHS spokesperson who became a face of Trump immigration policy is leaving  NPR
  4. The many claims by Trump’s DHS that have fallen apart  CNN
  5. US Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin to leave post  BBC
• California highways, ski resorts close in Sierra amid worst snowstorm in years - San Francisco Chronicle
  1. California highways, ski resorts close in Sierra amid worst snowstorm in years  San Francisco Chronicle
  2. Here’s how much snow the Sierra got this weekend — and how much is on the way  San Francisco Chronicle
  3. NorCal forecast: Snow, rain ease Wednesday but not for long  KCRA
  4. Sierra storm drops 28 inches in a day, shuts down I-80  SFGATE
  5. Winter storms could bring 4-8 feet of snow to parts of West. Latest forecast.  USA Today
• Why California could be the big winner as EPA abandons climate policy - Politico
  1. Why California could be the big winner as EPA abandons climate policy  Politico
  2. What Trump’s Emissions Rollback Means for Drivers  Autoweek
  3. One of Big Oil’s Biggest Defenses Is Getting Blown Up  Bloomberg.com
  4. Trump’s move ending power to control climate pollution could cost Wisconsin billions  WPR
  5. Q&A: What does Trump’s repeal of US ‘endangerment finding’ mean for climate action?  Carbon Brief
• S.F. Bay Area pounded by storms, hail, snow. Here’s when the worst will end - San Francisco Chronicle
  1. S.F. Bay Area pounded by storms, hail, snow. Here’s when the worst will end  San Francisco Chronicle
  2. Triple-punch series of storms forecast this week  KRON4
  3. Live updates: Rain pummels Bay Area, bringing downed trees and power outages  KTVU
  4. Live storm updates: Thousands without power after thunderstorms move through Bay Area  ABC7 San Francisco
  5. Lightning, thunder awaken Bay Area, announce arrival of latest storm  The Mercury News
• U.S. offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test - The Washington Post
  1. U.S. offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test  The Washington Post
  2. U.S. releases new details on alleged secret Chinese nuclear test  NPR
  3. U.S. Hardens Allegation That China Conducted a Secret Nuclear Test  The Wall Street Journal
  4. US nuclear testing debate reignites after State Dept alleges China nuclear test  Fox News
  5. US reveals new details of alleged Chinese nuclear test  Reuters
• Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors - AP News
  1. Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors  AP News
  2. Review | Gisèle Pelicot bravely went public as a rape victim. But her life collapsed.  The Washington Post
  3. The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family  The New Yorker
  4. A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot review – a unique memoir by a figure of astonishing power  The Guardian
  5. Gisèle Pelicot’s Survival Story After Rape By Husband and 50 Other Men (Exclusive)  People.com
• Nine arrested in France over death of far-right student - BBC
  1. Nine arrested in France over death of far-right student  BBC
  2. French police arrest hard-left members over killing of far-right activist  Reuters
  3. Arrests in French far-right activist murder case follow misinformation about suspects’ identities  Euronews.com
  4. France arrests nine over killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque  Al Jazeera
  5. French government blames hard left for 'climate of violence' after killing of far-right activist  France 24
• Rubio lends hand to Hungary’s Orban as he faces tough election - The Washington Post
  1. Rubio lends hand to Hungary’s Orban as he faces tough election  The Washington Post
  2. While MAGA faces challenges at home, Rubio seeks to export it abroad  CNN
  3. Marco Rubio’s warm words to Viktor Orbán reinforce EU fears that US seeks disunity in Europe  The Guardian
  4. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at a Joint Press Availability  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
  5. In Hungary, Marco Rubio Stresses Trump’s Support for Viktor Orban  The New York Times
• No bones about it: Judge allows Buffalo Wild Wings to keep 'boneless' chicken on menu - NBC News
  1. No bones about it: Judge allows Buffalo Wild Wings to keep 'boneless' chicken on menu  NBC News
  2. Boneless Wings Are Still Wings, Judge Rules  The New York Times
  3. US Judge Tosses Buffalo Wild Wings Lawsuit That Has 'No Meat on Its Bones'  U.S. News & World Report
  4. A ‘Boneless Wing’ Needn’t Come From Wing Meat, Judge Rules  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Judge rules Buffalo Wild Wings can keep calling boneless wings ‘boneless’  WGN-TV
• Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets - Yahoo Finance
  1. Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets  Yahoo Finance
  2. Opinion | States Encroach on Prediction Markets  The Wall Street Journal
  3. CFTC defends its right to prediction market enforcement as states challenge platforms  CNBC
  4. Utah governor blasts Trump regulator for blessing prediction markets  The Hill
  5. Surging prediction markets face legal backlash in US: ‘Lines have been blurred’  The Guardian
• Nasdaq Ends Higher to Snap a 4-Session Losing Streak - Barron's
  1. Nasdaq Ends Higher to Snap a 4-Session Losing Streak  Barron's
  2. Markets News, Feb. 17, 2026: Stocks Eke Out Gains in Volatile Session To Start Week of Inflation, GDP Data  Investopedia
  3. Stock Market Averages Rally Off Lows As This Sector Outperforms  Investor's Business Daily
  4. Stocks Recover on Strength in Apple and Airline Stocks  Yahoo Finance
  5. Stock Market News, Feb. 17, 2026: Dow ends flat, S&P 500 and Nasdaq edge up to kick off holiday-shortened week; gold falls below $5,000 mark and silver declines  MarketWatch
• Oil Falls After Iran Calls Nuclear Talks With US Constructive - Bloomberg.com
  1. Oil Falls After Iran Calls Nuclear Talks With US Constructive  Bloomberg.com
  2. Oil prices fall as Iran sees progress in nuclear talks with U.S.  CNBC
  3. Oil Futures Consolidate as Traders Assess U.S.-Iran Developments  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Crude Prices Weaken on Progress in US-Iran Nuclear Talks  Yahoo Finance
  5. Oil prices slide 2% to two-week low on talk of progress in US-Iran talks  Reuters
• Samsung Promotes New Features Ahead Of Galaxy S26 Ultra Launch - Forbes
  1. Samsung Promotes New Features Ahead Of Galaxy S26 Ultra Launch  Forbes
  2. Samsung teases new AI image editor for upcoming Galaxy S26 phones  Mashable
  3. [Invitation] Galaxy Unpacked February 2026: The Next AI Phone Makes Your Life Easier  Samsung Global Newsroom
  4. Future MacBooks May Hide Your Screen From Strangers  MacRumors
  5. Samsung is slopping AI ads all over its social channels  The Verge
• GameHub will give Mac owners another imperfect way to play Windows games - Ars Technica
  1. GameHub will give Mac owners another imperfect way to play Windows games  Ars Technica
  2. GameSir is making a GameHub app for Mac.  The Verge
  3. Mac gamers are about to get a great new way to play PC games  Cult of Mac
  4. This New App Can Turn Your MacBook Into a Gaming Laptop  ProPakistani
  5. Mac Gaming Just Declared War on Windows; Steam Libraries May Never Be the Same  NoobFeed
• 'Can You Use Labo VR Goggles For Virtual Boy Games On Switch?' & Other Nintendo Classics VB Questions Answered - Nintendo Life
  1. 'Can You Use Labo VR Goggles For Virtual Boy Games On Switch?' & Other Nintendo Classics VB Questions Answered  Nintendo Life
  2. Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics has landed on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack - News - Nintendo Official Site  nintendo.com
  3. Nintendo's Virtual Boy app is now available to download  Engadget
  4. Confirmed: Switch’s Virtual Boy headset can play VR-supported Switch games including Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey  Video Games Chronicle
  5. Nintendo's Virtual Boy For Switch & Switch 2 Review  UploadVR
• Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 2 Lineup, Including Witcher 3 and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 - IGN
  1. Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 2 Lineup, Including Witcher 3 and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2  IGN
  2. Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Kingdom Come Deliverance II, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, EA Sports College Football 26, and More!  Xbox Wire
  3. Game Pass Adds More In February 2026, Including Avatar And College Football 26  GameSpot
  4. Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 17)  Pure Xbox
  5. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and The Witcher 3 are coming to Game Pass  Engadget
• 'Wuthering Heights' Box Office Beats Expectations With $83 Million Globally - Variety
  1. 'Wuthering Heights' Box Office Beats Expectations With $83 Million Globally  Variety
  2. Opinion | The Greatest Love Story of All Time Is Also the Strangest  The New York Times
  3. Emerald Fennell’s Pursuit of Provocation  The Ringer
  4. I invited 18 friends to watch 'Wuthering Heights.' Things got feral.  USA Today
  5. Wuthering Heights review – too hot, too greedy adaptation guarantees bad dreams in the night  The Guardian
• The Women of 'KPop Demon Hunters' on Overcoming Rejection, 'Golden's' Success - Variety
  1. The Women of 'KPop Demon Hunters' on Overcoming Rejection, 'Golden's' Success  Variety
  2. ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: EJAE on Her ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Hit “Golden,” New Single “Time After Time” and Feeling “Very Nervous” About the Oscars  The Hollywood Reporter
  3. 'Golden' Writer Mark Sonnenblick on the Moment He Knew It Was Special (Exclusive)  People.com
  4. ‘Golden’ songwriter Ejae on how the ‘KPop’ anthem has been everywhere from the Oscars to the Olympics to Emily Blunt’s party  Gold Derby
  5. KPop Demon Hunters Stars Recall Dull First Introductions to the Characters  Den of Geek
• Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun Seen Getting Close at Santa Barbara Lunch - TMZ
  1. Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun Seen Getting Close at Santa Barbara Lunch  TMZ
  2. Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun sing their hearts out on romantic karaoke date  Page Six
  3. Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun Sing Karaoke  TMZ
  4. Sydney Sweeney 'unfazed' by legal mess over lingerie ad after latest move  Jang
  5. Sydney Sweeney’s sultry one-piece swimsuit pics with Scooter Braun are taking over the internet  Mundo Deportivo
• Frederick Wiseman, a master of immersive documentaries, dies at 96 - The Washington Post
  1. Frederick Wiseman, a master of immersive documentaries, dies at 96  The Washington Post
  2. Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies  The New York Times
  3. Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever  The New Yorker
  4. America Just Lost Another of Its Great Institutions. This One Was a Filmmaker.  Slate
  5. Forever curious, never daunted, Frederick Wiseman sought to repair the world through film  The Forward
• Norway's Tormod Frostad captures Olympic freeski big air gold - ESPN
  1. Norway's Tormod Frostad captures Olympic freeski big air gold  ESPN
  2. Mac Forehand wins silver medal for Team USA in Olympic men's Big Air final competition  Fox News
  3. 2026 Winter Olympics live updates: Medals, scores, results, highlights from Milan Cortina Day 11 on Feb. 17  NBC Olympics
  4. Winter Olympics 2026: Mac Forehand explains why he wasn't robbed of gold after landing the jump of his life — 'I wish I could do tricks like that'  Yahoo Sports
  5. No losers in awesome freeski big air Olympic duel that broke boundaries  USA Today
• 2026 NFL franchise tag primer: Candidates to watch while window is open - NFL.com
  1. 2026 NFL franchise tag primer: Candidates to watch while window is open  NFL.com
  2. NFL franchise tag advice for all 32 teams: Which free agents are worth keeping?  USA Today
  3. Franchise tag window is open; The Giants shouldn’t care  Big Blue View
  4. Do the Patriots have any franchise tag candidates?  MassLive.com
  5. 2026 NFL franchise tag candidates: Kyle Pitts, George Pickens  ESPN
• Mike Evans plans to play in 2026, will explore free agency options - NBC Sports
  1. Mike Evans plans to play in 2026, will explore free agency options  NBC Sports
  2. Agent: WR Mike Evans plans to return for 13th NFL season in 2026  ESPN
  3. Buccaneers WR Mike Evans will return for 2026, explore free agency  NFL.com
  4. Mike Evans will play in 2026: Legendary Buccaneers wide receiver set to hit free agency  CBS Sports
  5. Mike Evans Landing Spots: Former NFLPA Vice President Picks Steelers if WR Exits Buccaneers  Yahoo Sports
• ISS Welcomes Four New Astronauts, Strengthening Crew for Key Scientific Missions - The Daily Galaxy
  1. ISS Welcomes Four New Astronauts, Strengthening Crew for Key Scientific Missions  The Daily Galaxy
  2. SpaceX, NASA mission arrives at ISS, relieving bare-bones astronaut crew  CNN
  3. Replacement crew docks at space station, boosts crew back to seven  Spaceflight Now
  4. Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew  AP News
  5. Expedition 74 Expands to Seven as Science Speeds Up  NASA (.gov)
• Record-breaking Antarctic drill reveals 23 million years of climate history - Phys.org
  1. Record-breaking Antarctic drill reveals 23 million years of climate history  Phys.org
  2. Pink rocks found in Antarctica lead to the discovery of an enormous structure under the ice  Earth.com
  3. Sediments Offer an Extended History of Fast Ice  eos.org
  4. Record-Breaking Sediment Core Provides Unprecedented Evidence Of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Retreat  Scoop - New Zealand News
  5. map of West Antarctica (IMAGE)  EurekAlert!
• Scientists discover recent tectonic activity on the moon - Phys.orgScientists discover recent tectonic activity on the moon  Phys.orgView Full Coverage on Google News
• New species of ancient crocodile named in honor of Welsh school teacher - Phys.org
  1. New species of ancient crocodile named in honor of Welsh school teacher  Phys.org
  2. Scientist names ancient crocodile Jones after 'inspirational' teacher  BBC
  3. This 215-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Was Built to Run, Not Swim  Discover Magazine
  4. Fast ancient crocodile that ran across the UK eating prey 215m years ago found  the-sun.com
  5. Scientist’s subtle tribute in name of newly discovered croc species  The Independent
• Health officials warn of possible measles exposure at St. Louis Lambert Airport, Collinsville church - STLPR
  1. Health officials warn of possible measles exposure at St. Louis Lambert Airport, Collinsville church  STLPR
  2. Possible measles exposure at Lambert Airport, says Missouri Health Department  FOX 2
  3. Possible measles exposure at St. Louis Lambert prompts health alert from officials  KSDK
  4. Measles case connected to Lambert Airport & Metro East church  KMOV
  5. First Measles Case of 2026 Identified in Metro East Area  RiverBender.com
• Can You Get Measles if You’re Vaccinated? And Everything Else You Need to Know About the Disease’s Terrifying Resurgence. - Slate
  1. Can You Get Measles if You’re Vaccinated? And Everything Else You Need to Know About the Disease’s Terrifying Resurgence.  Slate
  2. Oz Offers Forceful Call for Vaccination as Measles Becomes More Dire  The New York Times
  3. City of Boerne confirms positive measles case linked to Bandera County exposure  KSAT
  4. Opinion | I’m a South Carolina pediatrician. This measles outbreak was preventable.  MS NOW
  5. Out-of-state traveler to Chester County diagnosed with measles; now 10 cases in state  LancasterOnline
• Bacteria Frozen Inside 5,000-Year-Old Ice Cave Is Crazy Resistant to Antibiotics - Gizmodo
  1. Bacteria Frozen Inside 5,000-Year-Old Ice Cave Is Crazy Resistant to Antibiotics  Gizmodo
  2. 5,000-year-old bacteria thawed in Romanian ice cave  Popular Science
  3. Bacteria Frozen For 5,000 Years Could Fight Superbugs, But There's a Catch  ScienceAlert
  4. Bacteria found in underground cave after thousands of years is resistant to antibiotics: study  CTV News
  5. Scientists warn melting ice could release 5,000-year-old superbug that resists 10 modern antibiotics  Times of India
• NIAID staffers ordered to remove biodefense, pandemic preparedness language on website - CIDRAPNIAID staffers ordered to remove biodefense, pandemic preparedness language on website  CIDRAP

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