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Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA
Feb 19, 2026 6:40 pm - An exhibit detailing the lives of nine people enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia is being reinstalled on Thursday, despite an ongoing legal fight between the city and the Trump administration.
War-hammered Gaza needs basics like homes, roads and power. FIFA is offering a $50M soccer stadium

By WILL WEISSERT
Feb 19, 2026 3:53 pm - The Gaza Strip is in ruins with entire city neighborhoods reduced to rubble and serious questions about rebuilding basic water and sewage facilities, roads, electrical grids and the critical infrastructure needed to consistently produce enough food to prevent widespread starvation.
Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian-American, officials and witnesses say

By IMAD ISSEID and MELANIE LIDMAN
Feb 19, 2026 3:36 pm - Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian-American during an attack on a village, the Palestinian Health Ministry and a witness said Thursday.
Trump appears ready to attack Iran as US strike force takes shape

By Dan Lamothe, Susannah George, Júlia Ledur
Feb 19, 2026 2:56 pm - Although the United States and ally Israel have a decisive military advantage over Iranian forces, there are ways for Tehran to make any attack painful, officials said.
U.S. trade deficit slipped to $901 billion last year amid Trump tariffs

By PAUL WISEMAN
Feb 19, 2026 8:06 am - The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries.
Iran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance

By JON GAMBRELL
Feb 19, 2026 7:28 am - Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy on Thursday as nuclear talks between the nations hung in the balance, with Tehran holding drills with Russia and the Americans bringing another aircraft carrier closer to the Mideast.
Tariffs paid by midsized US firms tripled last year, new analysis from JPMorganChase Institute shows

By JOSH BOAK
Feb 19, 2026 7:20 am - Tariffs paid by midsized U.S. businesses tripled over the course of last year, new research tied to one of America’s leading banks showed on Thursday — more evidence that President Donald Trump's push to charge higher taxes on imports is causing economic disruption.
Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talks

By AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE
Feb 19, 2026 7:17 am - President Donald Trump announced Thursday at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package and five countries have agreed to deploy troops as part of an international stabilization force for the war-battered Palestinian territory.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein

Feb 19, 2026 6:15 am - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
UN Security Council members blast Israel’s West Bank plans on eve of Trump’s Board of Peace meeting

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and EDITH M. LEDERER
Feb 18, 2026 7:42 pm - Members of the United Nations Security Council called Wednesday for the Gaza ceasefire deal to become permanent and blasted Israeli efforts to expand control in the West Bank as a threat to prospects of a two-state solution, coming on the eve of President Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace gathering to discuss the future of the Palestinian territories.

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