Italian Doctor Trolls Trump, RFK Jr. With Message About Lindsey Vonn’s Olympics Surgeries
LOADING ERROR LOADINGA prominent Italian doctor swiped at President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in social media posts praising the medical care that injured American skiing star Lindsey Vonn received in Italy after crashing out of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. AdvertisementBut he then added a pointed dig at Trump and Kennedy, and the overall situation surrounding health care in the U.S.:“Vonn was able to appreciate Italy’s extraordinary public health care system, which took care of her with three surgical procedures. In Italy, unlike in her country, we take care of everyone: rich or poor, VIPs or nobodies, Americans or Italians. If she gets the chance, she should explain to Trump and Kennedy Jr. what it means to take care of those who are ill.”Bassetti shared the message in Italian with his 396,000 followers alongside a photograph of Vonn receiving treatment in a hospital in Italy. The doctor also called out Joe Biden in 2024 when the then-president was pictured boarding Air Force One without a mask, despite having just tested positive for COVID-19.
Source:Huffington Post
February 18, 2026 18:48 UTC
'Difficult' Ukraine Peace Talks End After Zelenskyy Accuses Russia Of Stalling
LOADING ERROR LOADINGGENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Geneva ended on Wednesday after only two hours, with President Volodymyr Zelensyiy describing them as “difficult” and accusing Russia of deliberately delaying progress toward a deal to end the four-year-old war. The two days of U.S.-mediated peace talks in Switzerland took place as U.S. President Donald Trump has twice in recent days suggested it was up to Ukraine and Zelenskyy to ensure the talks were successful. Advertisement“We can see that progress has been made, but for now, positions differ because the negotiations were difficult,” Zelenskyy told reporters in a WhatsApp chat shortly after talks concluded. Earlier on Wednesday, Zelenskyy had accused Russia of “trying to drag out negotiations that could already have reached the final stage”. “I hope it is just his tactics and not the decision,” Axios quoted Zelenskyy as saying in the interview.
Source:Huffington Post
February 18, 2026 15:41 UTC
Kaitlan Collins Says 1 Aspect Made Trump’s ‘Smile’ Attack On Her Different
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February 18, 2026 15:06 UTC
Experts Explain Why Trump’s Truth Social Echo Chamber Is So Dangerous
LOADING ERROR LOADINGIt’s hard to go a day without hearing about something Donald Trump shared on Truth Social, the social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group. Experts in psychology and politics say Truth Social is a questionable social network for a number of reasons. That was the original kind of conceptualization of an echo chamber,” Robertson explained. AdvertisementNurPhoto via Getty Images While all of social media can be an echo chamber, Truth Social takes it to a different level, experts say. AdvertisementSince Truth Social was created as a conservative platform and an “alternative” version of social media, Trump’s thoughts are only backed up here instead of questioned, as they reasonably should.
Source:Huffington Post
February 18, 2026 14:24 UTC
Moody’s Posts Higher Profit, Revenue
Moody’s logged higher profit and revenue in the fourth quarter, as the company said efforts to scale new technologies across its business were paying off. - angela weiss/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesMoody’s logged higher profit and revenue in the fourth quarter, as the company said efforts to scale new technologies across its business were paying off. Revenue jumped 13% to $1.89 billion, just ahead of the $1.86 billion that Wall Street had modeled. Moody’s Investors Service, the credit-ratings agency, generated revenue of about $946 million, marking a 17% increase from last year. Write to Connor Hart at Connor.Hart@wsj.comMost Read from The Wall Street Journal
Source:Wall Street Journal
February 18, 2026 13:51 UTC
Giants news, 2/18: Gold jacket draft choice, Bobby Okereke, Jaxson Dart
From Behind ig Blue ViewOther Giant observationsNew York Giants: LB Bobby Okereke. Jermaine Eluemunor interviewOL: Tyler Linderbaum Best Fit: New York Giants. Pick from Mock 1.0: S Caleb Downs, Ohio State. New York Giants: LB Sonny Styles, Ohio State. New York Giants: CB Colton Hood, TennesseeJaxson Dart (+4500): Hat tip to SportsLine lead NFL analyst R.J. White for this suggestion.
Source:New York Times
February 18, 2026 11:09 UTC
Piers Morgan Predicts Trump Will Become A ‘Lame Duck’ After 2026 Midterms
LOADING ERROR LOADINGPiers Morgan has forecasted that President Donald Trump will become “a lame duck president” if the GOP loses the House in the 2026 midterms. Morgan also predicted that Trump was “going to get the whiplash back from” the deadly ICE raids during the 2026 midterms. “[The Republicans are] gonna lose the House, and then he’ll become effectively, as everyone does in that scenario, a bit of a lame duck president,” Morgan said. “And if that happens, he’ll only have himself to blame for going too far with the way that ICE has been on the streets.”AdvertisementPiers Morgan and President Donald Trump. He also defended Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance against criticism from Trump and his MAGA supporters.
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February 18, 2026 10:46 UTC
Harry Enten Shows How Some Trump Voters Are Now Having Serious Regrets
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said on Tuesday that a growing number of Americans who voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 election now regret it. And if given a mulligan, they’d pick former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a new poll. Enten said Trump won the popular vote in 2024 by about a point and a half, but the new “redo” poll finds Harris now ahead by 8 percentage points. Enten said that 89% of Harris voters plan to vote for a Democrat in this year’s midterm elections, versus just 83% of Trump voters who plan to choose a Republican. Big implications for 2026: Dems for Congress are holding onto Harris voters more than the GOP is holding onto Trump voters.
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February 18, 2026 09:53 UTC
Analysis: Inside the world of Trump’s unorthodox diplomatic duo
They’re expected back in Washington this week for a meeting of the Board of Peace — Trump’s personal big-dollar private global diplomacy network. Trump’s hopes for a deal with Iran, as he masses a vast armada within shooting distance, only crawled forward Tuesday. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty ImagesWitkoff and Kushner’s latest efforts come at a perilous moment for the world and a politically tenuous one for Trump’s presidency. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesTrump’s impatience also means Witkoff and Kushner are under the kind of pressure that can lead to superficiality. But Trump’s evisceration of the department has deprived his administration of institutional memory and expertise that might have built on any breakthroughs by Kushner and Witkoff.
Source:CNN
February 18, 2026 09:31 UTC
Special Ed Teacher Killed In Georgia By Driver Fleeing ICE, Authorities Say
LOADING ERROR LOADINGA special education teacher was killed in a car crash in Savannah, Ga., on Monday morning that involved Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “However, the Chatham County Police Department was not a part of the DHS/ICE operation, attempted traffic stop, or pursuit. The Chatham County Police Department was also not aware of the DHS/ICE operation or pursuit until after the crash,” the department said. “We have a no-chase policy [in Chatham County], and the no-chase policy is to help protect our citizens more than it is anything else,” Chester Ellis, chairman of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, told WTOC-TV. Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley told the local news outlet that Davis’ death was “more than likely preventable.”Conversely, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin rejected any ICE culpability in Davis’ death.
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February 18, 2026 08:52 UTC
CNN Star Kaitlan Collins Reveals How Trump’s ‘Smile’ Taunt Made Her Feel
CNN star Kaitlan Collins has revealed what she was thinking during her infamous White House “smile” showdown with Donald Trump this month. The CNN host asked Trump on Feb. 4, “What would you say to survivors...” when the president interrupted her. No wonder... CNN has no ratings because of people like you.”Kaitlan Collins with Donald Trump in the White House. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile. “I don‘t think it‘s something to smile about.
Source:CNN
February 18, 2026 08:21 UTC
Jesse Jackson: ‘Keep hope alive’
Gabby Petito's dad sends message to Nancy Guthrie's familyJoseph Petito, the father of Gabby Petitio, has told Nancy Guthrie’s family to "keep the hope." Speaking with CNN's Laura Coates, he also encouraged them to try and "lead by example" by spreading awareness of other missing persons cases.
Source:CNN
February 18, 2026 07:54 UTC
Scientist Can 3D Print in Seconds – DTNS 5207
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Source:Wall Street Journal
February 18, 2026 07:44 UTC
Fulton County accuses Justice Department of misleading the judge who approved elections office search warrant
Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, accused the Justice Department of making “serious” omissions in the application the FBI filed to obtain a search warrant for 2020 election ballots last month. Kurt Olsen, a 2020 election denier now serving in the White House who made the referral that launched the criminal probe, has been sanctioned by multiple courts, the new Fulton County filing noted. The seizure of the election materials last month came as President Donald Trump has remained fixated on the false idea that the 2020 vote was rigged against him. The judge previously granted the county’s request to unseal the warrant application materials, including an affidavit by an FBI agent that revealed the search was being justified with long-standing and already-scrutinized claim. Fulton County responded to those allegations Tuesday with a declaration from Ryan Macias, an election technology and security expert who has worked on thousands of elections.
Source:CNN
February 18, 2026 07:06 UTC