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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (UTC) | 00:00 UTC
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"Global flashpoints, US gun violence and jittery markets collide as aging legends and new Olympians share the spotlight."
WORLD
tense
US warships and jets mass near Iran
US sends 100 soldiers to Nigeria
‘No Other Land’ director says attacks intensify
US military moves near Iran and in Nigeria deepen tensions as Middle East violence and US security funding spats fuel global unease.
US
anxious
Teacher killed after ICE suspect flees stop
2 killed in shooting at Rhode Island hockey game
Tom Pritzker quits Hyatt chair over Epstein ties
Deadly shootings, an ICE-fueled crash and the Guthrie mystery unsettle the US as elites face Epstein fallout and Congress visits Kyiv.
BUSINESS
cautious
BHP profit jumps on copper surge
Gold holds near $5,000 in thin trade
Oil rises as Iran runs naval drills
Commodities surge on geopolitical nerves while tech stocks wobble and new defense startups chase Europe’s rearmament boom.
SCIENCE
cautious
Solar-heat fluid stores energy for months
Concern over ARF regulation p53 paper
Concern over p53 deacetylation study
Novel solar-heat storage advances contrast with editorial doubts over key cancer biology papers and fresh GPCR drug designs.
CULTURE
reflective
Robert Duvall, star of The Godfather, dies at 95
The Blood Countess: Huppert in surreal vampire tale
At the Sea: Amy Adams in chilly class drama
Cinema mourns Robert Duvall as new films and folk-infused stories probe class, gender and gothic longing.
SPORTS
energetic
Top 10 MLB aces: Skubal vs Skenes debate
Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, wins first Olympic gold
US women’s hockey to face Canada for gold
US athletes chase Olympic glory as NFL stars are cut and baseball argues over the game’s next dominant arms.