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Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
in history Tuesday night, touting his administration's economic policies and immigration enforcement while condemning Democrats and the previous administration. Trump also made a series of exaggerated, misleading and false claims throughout the evening about topics ranging from the economy to crime to elections. Here's what the president got right — and wrong — in his address. "We have lifted 2.4 ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
In today's newsletter: With the latest supreme court ruling exposing the president's tariff plans as unlawful, US politicians and the American people have found them to be unworkable. Where does Trump go from here? Good morning. Let's delve into the two Ts shaping the global economy right now: tariffs and Trump. Last week, the US supreme court ruled that Donald Trump had unlawfully used executive powers to impose ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump made the stunning announcement about Connor Hellebuyck after marching the Olympic gold medal-winning team into the Capitol during his State of the Union address used his State of the Union address on Tuesday to announce that he will present Connor Hellebuyck , goaltender for ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Forget the AI bubble talk. Hong Kong's C-suite has already moved on. According to Accenture's recently released Pulse of Change survey, which involved 3,650 C-suite leaders, 3,350 employees, 20 industries, and 20 countries, a staggering 91% of Hong Kong organizations plan to increase their AI investments in 2026. If the so-called AI bubble actually bursts? More than half (51%) would still ramp up ...
Source: cdotrends.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers training at a local gun range largely went unnoticed by residents of one Southern California city for more than a decade, until The arrangement in Escondido, a city of about 150,000 people north of San Diego surrounded by farms and horse ranches, has sparked weeks of demonstrations. Residents are demanding that the city stop allowing ICE ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Tony Gonzales allegedly asked his staffer what her 'favorite position' and asked her to send him a 'sexy pic' Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales has hit back at calls for him to resign, as more details continue to emerge about an alleged affair with a staffer who later died by ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Reddit $19.5 million after finding that the company failed to use children's personal information lawfully, exposing them to inappropriate and . The investigation found that Reddit did not apply an age assurance mechanism ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
In Virginia, home to more than a tenth of data center capacity in the entire world, lawyers who benefit from the complex work of bringing these massive projects to life see signs of a tipping point. The costs of building in the state may soon outweigh the benefits—whether due to local opposition, the possibility of vanishing state tax breaks , or simply because power supplies can't keep up with demand. "It's ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Ornate packaging paired with enticing advertisements that claim expensive shampoos are elixirs to all hair woes can leave one wondering: Are the higher prices really worth it? Should I abandon my $8 drugstore mainstay for a $42 premium brand? Experts say affordable shampoos and conditioners found in grocery stores and pharmacies can do the job as well as the pricey versions with tempting messaging and testimonials ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
In 2008, after years of allegations from teenage girls who said they had been abused inside the property, Jeffrey Epstein secured what was later described as one of the most extraordinary plea deals in modern US legal history. He pleaded guilty to procuring a minor for prostitution and served fewer than 13 months of an 18-month prison sentence, much of it on work release, avoiding federal sex-trafficking charges ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
NEW YORK – Light snow moved through parts of the Northeast on Wednesday as people heading to work and school were trying to navigate their way out of that dropped piles of powder on streets and sidewalks from Maryland to Maine. One to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 centimeters) of snow was expected — a far cry from — but any snow that melted likely froze overnight, resulting in patchy black ice to make for ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are barred from conducting an "unsupervised, wholesale search" of electronic devices that they seized from a Washington Post reporter's Virginia home while investigating allegations that a Pentagon contractor illegally leaked classified information to the journalist, a magistrate judge ruled Tuesday . U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter said he will independently review ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy. The global rollout of the system is now delayed to the second half of 2026, Discord's Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy wrote in a Tuesday blog post acknowledging that the company "missed the ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Visa is winning the AI race in the payments industry, according to a brand new ranking — but no company is revealing quite how much the technology is paying off. "With relatively nascent industry players like Stripe and Block performing well — and showing their AI potential reflected in their valuations — the Index leaders cannot afford to drop off the pace," Alexandra Mousavizadeh, co-founder and ...
Source: insider.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
BEIJING (AP) — There are many things that China and Germany do not see eye-to-eye on — notably Russia's war in Ukraine — but the leaders of the world's second and third largest economies nonetheless pledged Wednesday to work to deepen ties in an era of global turbulence. Both countries have been buffeted by the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, who lauded his import tariffs in a State of ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
DeepSeek, MoonShot AI, MiniMax Used 24,000 Fake Accounts in Campaign Anthropic has accused three Chinese artificial intelligence companies of running coordinated, large-scale operations to steal capabilities from its Claude models. The U.S.-based company said DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and MiniMax are conducting "industrial-scale campaigns" executed through tens of thousands of fraudulent accounts. The San ...
Source: databreachtoday.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
A bombshell report regarding the Epstein files is threatening to spoil President Donald Trump's big day. An NPR investigation, published the morning of the president's State of the Union address, alleges that the DOJ withheld dozens of documents from its Epstein release that may pertain to a woman who accused Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing her when she was a minor. NPR now reports that the missing ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
After four years leading his country in war, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is very frustrated. Russia may have been thwarted in its immediate bid to sweep aside the Ukrainian president and swallow its neighbor whole. But after months of U.S.-led negotiations , and as the conflict enters its fifth year Tuesday, there has been little clear progress on key sticking points in peace talks. Now, Zelenskyy's defiance of the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Robert Carradine, the actor known for appearing in the Disney series "Lizzie McGuire," has died, his family confirmed Tuesday. He was 71. His manager Keith Carradine, also his brother, said in a statement that the actor had "succumbed to bipolar disorder after fighting it for almost 20 years." Hilary Duff , who played Lizzie McGuire alongside Carradine as her on-screen dad, was among those to pay tribute to him. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
By Meg James, Los Angeles Times Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday that Paramount Skydance's revised offer may top a bid from Netflix - the latest twist in the high-profile auction to claim one of Hollywood's corporate jewels. Warner Bros.' board announced that Paramount's revised proposal "could reasonably be expected to lead to a 'Company Superior Proposal,'" which could lay the groundwork to scuttle Netflix's ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Meta has signed an AI infrastructure agreement with chipmaker AMD . The deal, announced Tuesday (Feb. 24), will see AMD supply up to 6GW of its Instinct GPUs to help Meta support its artificial intelligence (AI) models. "At Meta, we're working to build the next generation of AI and enable personal superintelligence for all," the tech giant said in the announcement. "To do this, we need massive, ...
Source: pymnts.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
— President Trump will deliver the 2026 State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, laying out his agenda for the year ahead and touting his accomplishments since returning to office. he does not have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs under an emergency powers law, dealing a significant blow to his trade agenda. The president has vowed to go around the court's decision and ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
LONDON — British actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty in a London court on Tuesday to two additional charges of rape and sexual assault allegedly committed against two women nearly two decades ago. Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and former husband of U.S. pop singer Katy Perry, appeared at Southwark Crown Court where he denied raping one woman and sexually ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Consumers' perception of the economy plays as vital a role in shaping market activity as hard economic data, as consumers will want to know whether the economy is on solid footing before they make a major financial decision (such as buying a home). The latest report on Consumer Confidence from the nonprofit Conference Board—based on data collected up to February 17—found that confidence had inched ...
Source: rismedia.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The UK government Tuesday faced calls to release documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy, just hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police in the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal. US authorities last month published millions of files related to late sex offender Epstein, containing revelations which have rocked British political and royal circles. It has ramped up pressure on the ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The Trump administration sued the University of California on Tuesday, accusing its Los Angeles campus of endemic antisemitism that compromised the civil rights of Jewish employees. Filed nearly seven months after the Justice Department sought a range of policy concessions and more than $1 billion from the university, the lawsuit represented a significant escalation in the long-running dispute between the Trump ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The creators of Dark Sky, the cult-favorite weather app acquired by Apple in 2020 , pulled off something rare: they made forecasting feel personal. Dark Sky was beloved for its hyperlocal rain predictions, precise alerts and emphasis on data visualization. Now, three of its creators— Adam Grossman , Josh Reyes and Dan Abrutyn —are taking another swing at weather forecasting with Acme Weather, a new app ...
Source: observer.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Novo Nordisk said Tuesday it will slash its prices for Wegovy and Ozempic beginning next year by up to 50%, highlighting the growing competition among pharmaceutical firms for customers seeking weight-loss drugs. The Danish drugmaker said it plans to offer the medicines for $675 per month starting in January 2027, representing a 50% reduction in price for Wegovy and a 35% reduction for Ozempic. Novo Nordisk ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Tech 4 min read Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei a Friday deadline to comply with demands to peel back safeguards on its AI model or risk losing a Pentagon contract. He also threatened to put the AI company on what could amount to a government blacklist. At issue is the guardrails Anthropic placed on its AI model Claude. The Pentagon, which has a $200 million contract with ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Without federal climate regulation, fossil fuel industry may be more vulnerable to local lawsuits The Trump administration 's repeal of a foundational climate determination could clear a path for new litigation and policies targeting big oil, legal experts say. Earlier this month, Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) finalized a rule revoking the "endangerment finding", a 2009 determination that ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Tuesday that Panama authorities had threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they defied orders to leave two strategic canal ports at the center of a legal battle that has embroiled Beijing and Washington. CK Hutchison said Panama's decision to cancel key port contracts and grant temporary licenses to the Danish shipping company Maersk and the Geneva-based ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon Monday moved to permanently block the release of former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents after he left the White House in 2021. Cannon said releasing Smith's report would amount to a "manifest injustice" ...
Source: theweek.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
PARIS (AP) — France's spat with the U.S. ambassador to Paris took another turn Tuesday with the French foreign minister saying the top U.S. diplomat in France must respond to a summons and won't have access to French government officials until he complies. French authorities had summoned Ambassador Charles Kushner — the father of U.S. President Donald Trump 's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out a strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing three men. The boat was "transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the U.S. Southern Command said in a statement on X. "Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed." ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The celebrity doctor Peter Attia is stepping down as a contributor to CBS News amid growing scrutiny on his email exchanges with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Attia, best known for his social media content about longevity science, told CBS he would resign from the position effective immediately, and the news division's booking department informed CBS News staff Monday, according to a source ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
2 min read Audrey Hepburn's classic, Breakfast at Tiffany's , is getting an update in 2026—and a brand new starlet will bring the story to life. Variety reported that the yet-to-be-titled film will not be an exact retelling of the 1961 film, but will rather go behind-the-scenes and delve into the making of the iconic movie, which has inspired generations of actors and filmmakers in the years since its ...
Source: elle.com