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Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
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February 14, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.

Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren

Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.

The Mutually Beneficial Ties Between Jeffrey Epstein and ‘Mr. Human Rights’

Thorbjorn Jagland, a former prime minister of Norway who led the Nobel Committee, promised influence, and the disgraced financier had gifts to give, new emails show.

World

Europe Concedes a Point to Trump: It Needs to Stand on Its Own

At the Munich Security Conference, U.S. officials softened their tone but not their message: Europe should pay its own way. European leaders increasingly agree.

From Exile to Power: The Rise of Bangladesh’s New Leader

Tarique Rahman, the scion of a political dynasty, returned to sweep his party into government with a promise of change. Some have doubts.

The Peace Activist Who Was Caught Plotting a Coup

Peter Biar Ajak, a democracy advocate, was convicted of conspiring to buy and export weapons for a revolt in South Sudan.

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U.S.

Wasserman Will Sell Powerhouse L.A. Agency Amid Epstein Fallout

Casey Wasserman, a Los Angeles entertainment executive and the head of the 2028 Olympic Games, has lost clients since his emails with Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced.

Officers Seal Off Street Near Nancy Guthrie’s Home

Au Pair Sentenced to 10 Years in Banfield Double Murder Case

Juliana Peres Magalhães, 25, had cooperated with prosecutors, who sought a lenient sentence. But the judge said the woman, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, merited the state maximum.

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Politics

Department of Homeland Security Shuts Down, Though Essential Work Continues

Though funding for the department ran out early Saturday, officials said its essential functions would continue.

Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger

The withdrawal came as polls show Americans opposing the president’s immigration tactics, and as some Republican lawmakers began to find ways to distance themselves.

Ocasio-Cortez Offers a Working-Class Vision in Munich, With a Few Stumbles

Speaking at Europe’s largest security conference, she tied income inequality to the rise of authoritarians and offered a forceful rebuttal to President Trump’s worldview. She also had some shaky moments.

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Business

How China Built a Chip Industry, and Why It’s Still Not Enough

More than a decade into Beijing’s push for self sufficiency, Chinese firms are producing fewer, lower-performing chips than their foreign competitors.

White House Sees Win After 2 Strong Economic Reports

Solid jobs data and a soft inflation reading for January are welcome news for President Trump. But the bigger economic picture is less encouraging.

Crises Everywhere, but the Markets Don’t Seem to Mind

Stocks have prospered while the world has plunged into disorder, an economist says. “Keep calm and carry on” may be the best investors can do.

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Technology

F.T.C. Chair Warns Apple Against Bias in Apple News

Andrew Ferguson of the F.T.C. said in a letter to Apple that it might be violating consumer protection law by stifling conservative speech in its news aggregation service.

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.

Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters

As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.

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New York

Consultants Offered Epstein Access to Top N.Y. Democrats if He Donated

Dynamic SRG repeatedly, and apparently unsuccessfully, asked the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to donate to House races, Justice Department records show.

18 Days, 20 Lives: New Yorkers Who Didn’t Survive the Cold

Freezing days and nights claimed the lives of a grandmother, a dancer, a dispatcher and a man who lived among a colony of feral cats.

Man Shot by N.Y.P.D. Charged With Attempted Assault as Mamdani Objects

Police have said that Jabez Chakraborty wielded a knife as they responded to a 911 call. His family has disputed parts of the account, insisting their son was not a threat and needed help.

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Arts

Trump Wants Smithsonian to Create a Different Official Portrait

The painted portrait from President Trump’s first term was completed more than four years ago, but never unveiled. Now he wants the National Portrait Gallery to commission a new one.

Jacob Elordi, Heathcliff and the Controversy Over ‘Wuthering Heights’

The character’s racial identity is at the heart of accusations that the film’s casting is “whitewashing.” But what does the original novel really say?