Nation and World
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Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency
Feb 26, 2026 7:51 pm - Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.
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US, Iran wrap round of talks as Trump weighs diplomacy against strikes
Feb 26, 2026 7:25 pm - U.S. and Iranian officials completed a round of nuclear negotiations Thursday in Geneva in the shadow of a large-scale U.S. military buildup around Iran. The sides made “significant progress” and an agreement to meet next week to discuss technical details in Vienna, said Oman’s foreign minister, the mediator of the talks.
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Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage
Feb 26, 2026 7:03 pm - Border Patrol agents left a partially blind refugee who spoke little English in the parking lot of a Buffalo coffee shop the night of Feb. 19 shortly before the man disappeared, according to security camera footage reviewed by The Washington Post. He was found dead five days later.
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Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount
Feb 26, 2026 6:14 pm - Netflix is declining to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over its storied Hollywood rival.
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Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide
Feb 26, 2026 3:56 pm - Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision program.
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IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says
Feb 26, 2026 3:20 pm - A federal judge said Thursday that the IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information “approximately 42,695 times” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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DOJ reviewing if Epstein files with Trump allegations were wrongly withheld
Feb 26, 2026 2:30 pm - The Justice Department said Thursday that it is examining whether it wrongly withheld FBI files that contained allegations against President Donald Trump in its release of millions of pages from the investigatory files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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US and Iran hold another round of indirect nuclear talks as American forces mass in Mideast
Feb 26, 2026 12:43 pm - Iran and the United States were held another round of indirect talks in Geneva on Thursday to try to reach a deal on Tehran's nuclear program and potentially avert another war as the U.S. gathers a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the Middle East.
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Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
Feb 26, 2026 12:39 pm - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group’s request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House.
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‘One Battle After Another’ wins 6 prizes including best picture at Britain’s BAFTA film awards
Feb 26, 2026 11:22 am - Politically charged thriller “One Battle After Another” won six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, building momentum ahead of Hollywood’s Academy Awards next month.