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Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial

By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY
Feb 18, 2026 7:36 pm - Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he’s received about being “authentic” and not “robotic.”
US senators visit key Ukrainian port city as they push for fresh sanctions on Russia

By STEPHEN GROVES
Feb 18, 2026 7:30 pm - A delegation of U.S. senators was returning Wednesday from a trip to Ukraine, hoping to spur action in Congress for a series of sanctions meant to economically cripple Moscow and pressure President Vladimir Putin to make key concessions in peace talks.
Talks end in Geneva with no end to Russia’s war or hard-line demands

By Catherine Belton and Ellen Francis
Feb 18, 2026 7:27 pm - U.S.-mediated talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Geneva broke off on Wednesday without any significant progress or indication that Russia was ready to step back from its maximalist demands for subjugating Ukraine.
Pope laments ‘ashes of international law’ left by today’s conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy

Feb 18, 2026 7:05 pm - Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday and lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s wars and conflicts.
FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Feb 18, 2026 6:58 pm - The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies to win approval for new drugs, the latest change from Trump administration officials vowing to speed up the availability of certain medical products.
Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over post accusing officials of antisemitism

By Ellen Francis
Feb 18, 2026 4:55 pm - Belgium summoned the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday after he published posts on social media accusing officials of antisemitism over an investigation into Jewish religious figures suspected of carrying out circumcisions without required medical training.
8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

By BROOKE HESS-HOMEIER, JULIE WATSON and JOHN SEEWER
Feb 18, 2026 4:13 pm - Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers near California's Lake Tahoe and were searching for one more after they were caught in an avalanche, the nation's deadliest in nearly half a century, authorities said Wednesday.
Trump officials limit FEMA travel to disaster areas amid funding lapse, emails show

By Brianna Sacks
Feb 18, 2026 4:00 pm - The Department of Homeland Security has halted almost all travel amid the ongoing standoff over its funding, restricting the ability of hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency staff members to move in and out of disaster-affected areas, according to emails and documents obtained by The Washington Post.
NIH’s Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director

By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Feb 18, 2026 3:50 pm - National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will also temporarily become acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an administration official said Wednesday.
Brendan Carr defends FCC role in dropped Colbert interview: ‘No censorship’

By Leo Sands and Scott Nover
Feb 18, 2026 3:44 pm - Two days after CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert said he was barred from airing an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) because of the network’s legal concerns about flouting the FCC’s equal-time rule, the commission’s chair, Brendan Carr, defended himself against allegations of censorship.

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