Binnington, Canada shut out Czechia in Olympic opener – NHL.com

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Lead Jordan Binnington backstopped Team Canada to a 5-0 victory over Team Czechia in the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 opener on Feb. 12 at Santagiulia Arena in Milan, making 26 saves. Connor McDavid recorded three assists and 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini scored the late first-period winner, becoming the first teenager to register a game-winning … Read more

YouTube launches native app for Apple Vision Pro

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Google released an official YouTube app for Apple Vision Pro on February 12, 2026, giving visionOS users a native way to watch YouTube content. The new app brings signed-in features such as subscriptions, playlists and watch history to the headset and supports Shorts alongside traditional rectangular videos. It also adds native playback for spatial formats … Read more

DOJ Antitrust Chief Gail Slater Ousted, Sources Say

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Gail Slater, who led the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division for nearly a year, was forced out of her post the week of Feb. 12, 2026, according to two people familiar with the matter. Sources told CNN the dismissal followed months of friction between Slater, Attorney General Pam Bondi and the White House. Slater posted on … Read more

Wall Street Slides as Investors Brace for Upcoming Inflation Data

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U.S. equity markets moved lower on Thursday as investors positioned ahead of an upcoming inflation report, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.4% and the S&P 500 off 0.6%. Traders cited caution ahead of the print that could influence Federal Reserve expectations and near-term policy pricing. Market participants rotated away from risk-sensitive positions … Read more

Justice Department Antitrust Chief Gail Slater Resigns Effective Immediately

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Justice Department Antitrust Chief Gail Slater Resigns Effective Immediately Lead: Gail Slater, the Assistant Attorney General leading the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, announced on Thursday that she is leaving her post effective immediately. The move comes at a high-stakes moment for U.S. merger reviews, including competing bids for Warner Bros. Discovery and an upcoming court … Read more

Trump Repeals EPA ‘Endangerment Finding,’ Removing Federal Power to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

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Lead On Feb. 12, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that his administration has rescinded the Environmental Protection Agency’s long-standing “endangerment finding,” a scientific determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. The move, announced at the White House with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin present, removes the legal foundation the federal government has used to … Read more

Judge says Pete Hegseth is unlawfully retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

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Lead: On Feb. 12, 2026, a federal judge in Washington blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to discipline Sen. Mark Kelly for a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders. Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Leon found Hegseth’s actions to be unconstitutional retaliation that violated Kelly’s First Amendment rights. The decision came two days … Read more

Border czar declares Minnesota ‘safer’ as immigration crackdown ends

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Lead Federal border official Tom Homan announced Thursday that a two-month immigration enforcement operation in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area is ending, calling Minnesota “safer” after more than 4,000 arrests. The operation, described by the Department of Homeland Security as its largest immigration enforcement effort to date, followed two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens that drew … Read more

Climate leaders denounce Trump EPA rollback — ‘This is corruption’

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Feb. 12, 2026 — Climate advocates, lawmakers and public-health activists gathered outside the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington on Wednesday to condemn the Trump administration’s plan to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding that underpins federal greenhouse gas regulations. Organizers said the move, announced by the White House press secretary and scheduled to be finalized … Read more

EU leaders convene at Belgian castle to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump

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Lead On Thursday, leaders from the 27-member European Union gathered at the 16th-century Alden Biesen castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium to address intensifying external pressure from U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump, economic coercion linked to China, and hybrid threats from Russia. The meeting, called to recalibrate trade and diplomatic strategy, produced urgent calls for policy … Read more

Judge blocks Pete Hegseth’s censure of Sen. Mark Kelly over troops video, for now

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Lead On Feb. 12, 2026, U.S. District Judge Rich Leon in Washington, D.C., issued a preliminary injunction preventing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from censuring Sen. Mark Kelly over the Arizona Democrat’s appearance in a November video advising service members about refusing unlawful orders. The order also bars, for now, any move to strip Kelly of … Read more

Ferrari blocked F1 race start change – What you need to know

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Formula 1 is poised for renewed talks about changing the race start sequence after testing of the 2026 cars exposed complex procedures that are raising safety concerns, The Race has learned. Teams and drivers reported that getting consistent getaways requires juggling turbo spooling for roughly 10 seconds while managing battery charge limits, increasing the chance … Read more

Gloves found near Nancy Guthrie’s home as search hits 12th day

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Investigators searching for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie, found a set of gloves along a roadway near her Tucson home as the inquiry entered its 12th day on Thursday. The FBI conducted an extensive search Wednesday along multiple roadways in the Catalina Foothills north of Tucson and continues to offer … Read more

Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Falls as Applovin, Cisco Retreat; Data-Center Names Rally

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Lead: The Nasdaq slipped in today’s session as shares of Applovin and Cisco moved lower, while a cluster of data-center stocks posted notable gains. Market participants cited sector rotation and macroeconomic newsflow as drivers. Live coverage tracked intraday swings and color from traders across U.S. exchanges. Key Takeaways The Nasdaq traded down on the day, … Read more