| Two Sisters Died in Tahoe Area Avalanche During Trek With Friends
- A man said his sisters regularly met up with their friends, many from Stanford University, to go on ski trips.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:41:47 +0000
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| Billy Idol Had It All, and Then He ‘Lit It With Butane’
- Last year, the British rocker with the iconic sneer played his biggest tour yet. At 70, he’s revealing how he survived the tough times in a new documentary.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:12:23 +0000
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| Another Storm Complicates Efforts to Recover Victims of Tahoe Avalanche
- The sheriff’s office in Nevada County, Calif., said a storm that moved through early Thursday has slowed their work.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:05:40 +0000
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| Arts Panel Packed With Trump Allies Approves White House Ballroom Project
- President Trump has eliminated any pocket of resistance from within his administration to his plans for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:02:10 +0000
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| A Press Freedom Case in Peril, From a Lawyer Who Helped Write It
- Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan. Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or destroy it.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:01:06 +0000
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| One Year In, Trump’s Tariffs Have Not Helped U.S. Wine Businesses
- One year in, many producers say tariffs have not helped them, and some countries are rejecting U.S. wine altogether.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:26:15 +0000
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| Mamdani Seeks Deputy Mayor to Run His Proposed Community Safety Agency
- City Hall officials familiar with the plan said the mayor was moving closer to establishing a civilian corps that would respond to mental health emergencies.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:16:15 +0000
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| Why Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park?
- The East Potomac Golf Links is a municipal course that has been a fixture in Washington for decades. President Trump is turning it into something else.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:01:16 +0000
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| After Avalanche Warnings, a Sierra Nevada Tragedy
- Eight skiers were killed and one other was presumed dead in the deadliest snow disaster in modern California history. Six were found alive.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:58:45 +0000
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| How Mamdani’s Income and Property Tax Proposals Could Affect New Yorkers
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani has now proposed two options that called for raising taxes. Here’s a look at each proposal and the rationale and chances for each.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:24:45 +0000
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| Our Favorite, Most Outrageous and Most Unexpected Moments of the Games
- Three writers and an Olympic medalist on the grit and grace of the winter games.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:21:09 +0000
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| Gaza’s Board of Peace: What to Know
- President Trump’s new organization was established to oversee a Gaza cease-fire but has expanded its mandate. Critics say it could undermine the United Nations.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:01:25 +0000
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| A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters
- Researchers filmed a 10-to-13-foot sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands, in what may be the first recording of the species that far south.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:57:53 +0000
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| In 2025, Trade Deficit in Goods Reached Record High
- Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest on record.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:40:32 +0000
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| Who Would Win Gold in the Coward Olympics?
- There are a lot of potential contestants.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:55:40 +0000
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| Trump Mulls a North American Trade Pact Without Canada
- U.S. officials are threatening major changes to a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that could upend the way business is done and leave Canada on the outs.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:58:01 +0000
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| Assault on Sudanese City Bore ‘Hallmarks of Genocide,’ U.N. Finds
- A paramilitary group in Sudan’s civil war “acted with genocidal intent” in a monthslong siege of El Fasher, according to human rights experts.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:38:11 +0000
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| Where Things Stand on Witkoff and Kushner’s Negotiations Over Iran, Ukraine and Gaza
- Iran, Ukraine and Gaza are in play as the Trump envoys conduct talks on all of them. But progress in each conflict is scant.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:54:28 +0000
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| Dueling Protests at South Korean Ex-Leader’s Sentencing Highlight Political Rift
- As a judge reprimanded former President Yoon Suk Yeol for amplifying political tribalism, demonstrators from warring camps blared slogans outside the courtroom.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:31:09 +0000
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| The Board of Peace
- Today we look at President Trump’s new diplomatic initiative.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:50:32 +0000
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