| What You Need to Know About Avalanche Safety in the Backcountry
- Advance knowledge of current conditions and courses on avalanche safety are essential tools.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:38:06 +0000
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| Mark Zuckerberg Says Instagram Is Valuable, Not Harmful, in Landmark Tech Addiction Trial
- Meta’s chief executive said users spent a lot of time on the app because of its value, as he was grilled about child safety issues in front of a jury.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:22:46 +0000
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| Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda
- Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:02:27 +0000
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| F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
- Moderna held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:51:00 +0000
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| Mamdani to Reinstitute Homeless Encampment Sweeps
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani will place the Department of Homeless Services in charge of the sweeps, replacing the Police Department as lead of the interagency effort.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:45:28 +0000
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| N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up
- Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:33:35 +0000
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| Mamdani Fills Out Housing Board in Push to Freeze Rent
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed six members to the Rent Guidelines Board, which decides whether rents can go up in nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:22:46 +0000
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| What Do A.I. Chatbots Discuss Among Themselves? We Sent One to Find Out.
- We interviewed our bot about what it learned on Moltbook, the A.I.-only social network.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:20:50 +0000
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| Can Love Be Addictive? Many Say Yes — and It’s Changing Our Idea of Romance.
- Poems and songs say love should be world-shattering. The logic of love addiction suggests that it shouldn’t.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:02:41 +0000
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| A Case Against 6 Democrats Lacked Urgency. Then Came a Swift Bid for an Indictment.
- Prosecutors have been repeatedly caught between the president’s insistence that they undertake weak or baseless cases and the necessity of having to go to court.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:44:09 +0000
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| Colorado Democrats Push to Rip Up 2028 House Map for an Extra Edge
- A proposed ballot measure to give Democrats more seats for the 2028 and 2030 elections signals that the nation’s gerrymandering fight is likely to persist for years.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:34:10 +0000
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| One Man Stole $660 Million. He’ll Never Pay It Back.
- Ordinary citizens have a range of legal tools to hold the rich and politically connected accountable.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:29:02 +0000
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| How Microbes Got Their Crawl
- In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:00:14 +0000
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| E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule
- Environmental and health groups sued the E.P.A. over its elimination of the endangerment finding. The matter is likely to end up before the Supreme Court.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:28:33 +0000
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| Botswana’s ‘Corn Lady’ Finds Fame With Food Stands
- Tshephiso Marumo has had success selling traditional village food in Botswana. But as she has risen, she has become more outspoken, inviting backlash.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:23:54 +0000
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| The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know
- Landmark trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:10:57 +0000
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| Billy Preston’s Music Was ‘Pure Joy.’ But His Life Ended in Tragedy.
- The Beatles’ beloved collaborator died at 59 in 2006. A new documentary, “That’s the Way God Planned It,” explores what he long kept hidden.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:09:53 +0000
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| ‘Billy Preston’ Review: A Unique and Tortured Talent
- The Beatles, the Stones and Clapton shared the stage with him. He made solo hits, too. A documentary by Paris Barclay explores his success and his difficult life.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:22:36 +0000
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| The Behind the Scenes Search for Compromise on Territory in Ukraine Talks
- The latest round of talks ended with no indication of progress, but negotiators are bargaining over who will control land in eastern Ukraine if they reach a settlement.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:00:25 +0000
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| Elon Musk’s xAI Gets $3 Billion Investment From Saudi-Backed A.I. Firm
- Humain, which was created by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year, said it made the investment just before xAI was acquired by SpaceX, Mr. Musk’s rocket company.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:35:12 +0000
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