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After the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs companies line up for refunds
By The Associated Press Containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's biggest and boldest tariffs. But the justices left a $133 billion question unanswered: What's going to happen to the money the government has already collected in import taxes now declared unlawful? Companies have been lining up for refunds. But the way forward could prove chaotic. When the smoke clears, trade lawyers say, importers are likely to get money back — eventually. "It's going to be a bumpy ride for awhile," said trade lawyer Joyce Adetutu, a partner at th… |
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Forever Young
Opinion | Editorial It began not with candlelight or conversation, but with silence. After their injuries in 2018, in a Minnesota hospital ward, two patients lay unconscious, each suspended between life and death. Families kept vigil, doctors measured progress in whispers, and the world outside moved on. Then, slowly, both opened their eyes. What followed wasn’t just recovery, but the improbable intertwining of two lives that had nearly ended before they began together. Their romance between Zach Zarembinski and Isabelle Richard is extraordinary because it starts at the edge of tragedy. Comas aren’t romantic backdrops; they’re medical limbos. Survival rates vary, and recovery is often incomp… |
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Latest Epstein files include emails between Ghislaine Maxwell and LA28 Olympics head Casey Wasserman
The latest cache of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein released Friday include personal emails exchanged more than 20 years ago between Casey Wasserman, chairman of the LA28 Olympics organizing committee, and convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former romantic partner. In emails sent in March and April 2003, Wasserman — who was married at the time — writes about wanting to see Maxwell in a tight leather outfit, she offers to give him a massage that can “drive a man wild,” and the pair discuss how much they miss each other, according to files released and posted online by the U.S. Department of Justice. Representatives for Wasserman did not immediately respond to The Times… |
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Trump announces 25 percent tariffs on European Union cars and trucks
United States President Donald Trump has said he will increase tariffs on automobiles from the European Union to 25 per cent. The announcement on Friday could jolt the world economy at a time when it is already fragile from the knock-ons of the US-Israel war with Iran. It came months after the US and the EU had forged a trade deal as Trump imposed sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trade partners across the world. The agreement set tariffs on most goods at 15 percent, lower than the 30 percent Trump had previously threatened. In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused the EU of “not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal”, without providing further details. Trump added that he “fully unders… |
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Winning peace in Lebanon is harder than winning war
But a symbolic meeting would not be enough to resolve the conflict in Lebanon, which has deep historical roots and a wide geopolitical reach. Despite the ceasefire, Israel continues to occupy parts of southern Lebanon. The aim of the ongoing operation, as declared by Defense Minister Israel Katz, is to establish a “security zone” over the entire area south of the Litani River – which represents 10 percent of Lebanon’s national territory. The civilian population has been barred from returning to their homes while Israeli forces have continued bombing and mass demolition. Netanyahu appears to be using the narrative of “destroying Hezbollah” to cover up what is really a campaign of mass destruc… |
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Legal Pricing Tricks Are Making Everyday Purchases More Deceptive Than Ever
Consumer Investigative The number on the shelf is not the number you pay, and somewhere along the way, everyone agreed to pretend that was normal. It starts small enough to feel like coincidence. A flight listed at one price becomes something else entirely after seat selection, baggage, and a fee that appears without explanation. A concert ticket doubles between the first click and the final screen. A meal arrives with a “service charge” that isn’t quite a tip and isn’t quite optional. Each moment is minor, explainable, defensible. Together, they form a system that depends on you being too tired to fight it. This is not chaos. It is design. Pricing used to be a statement. A tag meant somethi… |
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Laura Lynch of the Dixie Chicks killed
Laura Lynch, one of the original members of the singing group that would become famous as the Dixie Chicks, died in an automobile accident in West Texas. She was 65 years old. The Texas Department of Public Safety said that Lynch was in a head-on crash near El Paso on Friday. The trio, now known as the Chicks, announced on Instagram about Lynch's passing. Musical They've taken "Dixie" out of their name and are about to put out their first album in 14 years. It may be the finest record of the Chicks' troubled history. The band announced in a statement, "We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks." "We have a special place in our hearts … |
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The Death of an Open Web Has Already Begun
Feature Editorial We are currently experiencing the most significant deception in human history. It began with the promise of "frictionless" living—a world where every necessity, from your morning protein shake to your child’s educational software, could be summoned with a single, mindless click. We were told that the subscription model would liberate us from the "drudgery" of errands and the "burden" of ownership. However, as the digital revolution comes to an end, it becomes clear that convenience was actually the trap. Once inside our gates, it didn't bring freedom; it brought a persistent, systemic drainage of our finances and a quiet, algorithmic execution of independent voices. The Psy… |
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Florida woman works two jobs to pay student debt
A mountain of student loan debt has accumulated for Rachel Jordan. She's worried that she'll fall farther behind financially even though she's working two jobs to pay off her debt. Rachel Jordan has days that begin at 5 a.m. and don't finish until midnight, sometimes many days in a row. In an interview, she confessed, "I'm just exhausted, honestly." she stated. As he works to repay debts accrued at a young age, 43-year-old Jordan is just one of millions of Americans who must work two jobs just to make ends meet. Jordan puts approximately 70 hours a week on a regular basis to try to pay off his $75,000 in college loans. While Jordan's debts are in forbearance, she is not obligated to make pay… |
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Danger Lurks In The Bedroom
Danger lingers as a senior couple lie together in an overly warm bedroom. The air does not feel oppressive, only still, the kind of warmth that settles into fabric and skin without protest. He sleeps lightly now, age having thinned the distance between rest and vigilance. She sleeps deeper — until she does not. Her seizures arrive only at night. Grand mal, sudden, violent, disorienting in their aftermath. Daytime offers no clues. Medication remains stable. Diet unchanged. Tests return the quiet ambiguity medicine often delivers: nothing obvious, nothing solved. What remains is pattern. Always sleep. Always night. He has begun noticing the temperature. Seventy-eight degrees. Comfortable, peop… |
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Rail regulators accused of ignoring safety recommendations
More than 3,000 rail accidents, causing 23 deaths and nearly 1,200 injuries over the past decade, have been attributed to human error and track defects. Yet, federal railroad regulators have largely ignored most safety recommendations arising from these investigations, according to a new study. An analysis by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland reveals a powerful industry behind these failures, using its influence to thwart federal safety reforms. It is accused of actively lobbying President Donald Trump’s administration to reduce track inspection and repair requirements and loosen rules aimed at preventing crew fatigue. The center’s analysis of data … |
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The World of Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who was highly regarded for her roles in influential films, such as Casablanca (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) and Anastasia (1956). She is the second most decorated Hollywood actress, with three Oscars, after Katherine Hepburn. Bergman was considered to have tremendous acting talent, an angelic natural beauty and the willingness to work hard to get the best out of films. She was also a very versatile actress, fluent in five languages and appearing in a range of films, plays and TV productions. Ingrid was born in Stockholm, Sweden on August 29, 1915. Her mother was German (of Jewish extraction) and her father Swedish. Her mother died when she was t… |
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How to Write and Publish Science Fiction
Science fiction has always been a genre of defiance. From Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, the best sci?fi stories refuse to accept the world as it is. They imagine what could be, what should be, and sometimes what must never be. Yet for the modern writer, the act of creating and publishing science fiction is itself a rebellion—against shrinking attention spans, against publishing monopolies, against the quiet pressure to write something “safe.” This is not a neutral craft. To write and publish science fiction today is to step into a contested space where art, commerce, and politics collide. 1. The Spark: Writing Against Gravity Every sci?fi story begins … |
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Father Guns Down Mother In Front Of Daughter
A man used his vehicle to trap his former girlfriend before shooting her twice with a twelve gauge shotgun as their ten year old daughter watched, turning what began as a confrontation between former partners into a killing that has stunned the local community and left a child at the center of an unthinkable trauma. The woman had no clear path to escape once the suspect positioned his vehicle to block her movement. Witness accounts and charging documents indicate the shooting unfolded in front of the couple’s daughter, who saw her mother killed in broad daylight before emergency responders arrived at the scene. Authorities arrested the suspect shortly afterward. Prosecutors are expected to p… |
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New Epstein file photos appear to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on floor with woman
Photos included in newly released files on pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein appear to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor crouched over a woman on the floor. In the undated images, the royal appears to kneel on the ground as he leans over an unidentified woman, while another angle shows the woman’s abdomen being touched. The images, among more than three million documents published by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, have no captions and it is not known where they were taken. But they will likely put further pressure on Andrew, who has faced ongoing questions over his friendship with the late financier. The royal has always denied any wrongdoing. Other files revealed Andrew—str… |
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Hegseth says more US forces arriving in Middle East as Iran war ramps up
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said more United States forces are arriving in the Middle East, as the country’s war against Iran intensifies amid mounting concerns over the civilian toll of US-Israeli strikes. Hegseth said during a news conference at the Pentagon on Wednesday that the US-Israeli campaign against Iran was “just getting started”. “We are accelerating, not decelerating … More bombers and more fighters are arriving just today,” he told reporters, adding that the US would be using a “nearly unlimited” supply of 226kg (500lb), 453kg (1,000lb) and 900kg (2,000lb) bombs. The US and Israel, he said, would sow “death and destruction from the sky, all day long”. Hegseth’s combat… |
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The Climate Emergency Governments Still Pretend Is Optional
GENEVA — A coalition of scientists and public health experts this week urged the World Health Organization to formally declare climate change a global public health emergency, escalating pressure on governments as new projections warn 2026 could become one of the hottest and most destructive climate years ever recorded. The demand arrives at a moment of extraordinary contradiction. Governments across Europe, North America, and Asia now openly acknowledge the dangers of climate change while simultaneously approving new fossil fuel projects, subsidizing oil and gas production, and delaying emissions targets that scientists say are already dangerously inadequate. The WHO panel’s argument was bl… |
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Steve McQueen Almost Died the Night of the Manson Murders
Steve McQueen moved fast, decided fast, lived like the next moment might be the one he'd lose. And he nearly died. August, 1969. Los Angeles was heavy with heat and something less visible, something people would only recognize later as tension. Hollywood still floated on its own myth—parties, open doors, the sense that everyone important was only one introduction away. McQueen was in that orbit, not circling it. Inside it. Known, wanted, expected. That night, there was a house on Cielo Drive where people were gathered with friends, acquaintances, drifting connections—the kind that defined that era of Hollywood, loose and overlapping. McQueen had reason to be there. Not as an outsider, not as… |
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Permission To Enter America Can Vanish Mid Flight
The story, at first glance, is almost too ordinary to provoke alarm. A passenger boards a commercial flight, a child in tow, tickets purchased, itinerary confirmed, the quiet contract of modern travel intact. There is an implicit promise embedded in that exchange—not written in the fine print, but understood by millions who step onto aircraft each day—that movement, once begun, will be completed. Not without delay, perhaps, not without inconvenience, but with continuity. What occurred instead was rupture. Somewhere between departure and destination, the passenger ceased to be a traveler and became a problem. Delta Air Lines, in its response, did what corporations have trained themselves to d… |
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The Quiet Bravery of the Thai Cave Rescue
In the summer of 2018, while the internet argued itself into exhaustion over everything else, twelve boys and their coach disappeared underground. They were members of the Wild Boars soccer team, ages eleven to sixteen, swallowed by rising floodwaters inside Tham Luang cave. The cave flooded fast, as it always does in monsoon season. What didn’t flood was panic—at least not in the way we’ve come to expect. The world remembers the headlines. What it forgets is the texture of the response. This was not a story driven by billionaires, brand logos, or performative outrage. It was a story powered by farmers diverting irrigation channels, monks opening temples as staging grounds, doctors calculati… |