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A new economic indicator has captivated Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Washington. It’s clear that the huge spending on AI is adding to the U.S. economy, but the available economic data doesn’t neatly capture its effects. He calculates that AI-related spending contributed about 0.2 percentage points to the 2.2 percent U.S. economic growth last year. It’s more difficult to measure what, if anything, business and consumer use of AI is doing to economic growth. On Friday, after the release of a government estimate of economic growth for all of 2025, Rubinton said her analysis broadly stood.

TEL AVIV — In Ramat Aviv, a quiet and green neighborhood in northwest Tel Aviv, some of the buildings hit by Iranian missiles during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran last June still stand in ruins. Now, as the United States assembles a massive amount of war-fighting machinery in the Middle East, and U.S. officials say the Trump administration appears ready to undertake an extended military assault on Iran, Israelis are once again preparing for war. Such an attack risks Iranian retaliation not just against U.S. military targets but also against Israel. “After the previous Iranian war, which was really tough and scary, even thinking about the possibility is so anxiety-inducing that it makes me freeze. “We do understand that if America attacks Iran, obviously, there will be repercussions against us.”“In Israel, we have to hold these two emotions, right?

Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes - DEANemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes was a feared Mexican drug lord and the leader of a ruthless cartel accused of masterminding efforts to push fentanyl into the United States. “In reality, El Mencho reached the cartel’s leadership through a strategy of diplomacy via marriage,” public security analyst David Saucedo told CNN en Español. “He was indeed the chief of hitmen for ‘Nacho’ Coronel (a Sinaloa Cartel leader), but he lacked the lineage that Rosalinda, his wife, possessed,” Saucedo added. It wasn’t long before the DEA added El Mencho to its most wanted list. The death of “El Mencho” on Sunday has created turmoil across the country.

Dr. Yoram Yovell, psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, joined CNN’s podcast Chasing Life to answer the time-honored question: Does love always hurt? “Yes, of course!” Dr. Yovell told host Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, as reported on CNN.com. But at some point, love is going to hurt. And if it doesn’t, then it might not be love.”And it turns out, when love hurts, it hurts both emotionally and physically. The same brain regions involved in physical pain light up during emotional distress, such as social exclusion and loneliness, according to Dr. Yovell.

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The pope will visit Lampedusa on July 4, the Vatican announced on Thursday, as part of a series of visits he will make this summer to cities across Italy. AdvertisementLampedusa sits in the Mediterranean between Tunisia, Malta and the larger Italian island of Sicily. The Lampedusa visit will come on the day the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence. Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, will spend the Independence Day holiday this year visiting an Italian island known as the first port of call for migrants sailing from North Africa for Europe. The island was visited by the late Pope Francis in 2013 on his first visit as pope outside Rome.

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›The U.S. stock market rose on Wednesday, led by a 1.6% gain in Nvidia's stock. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said "No one deploys AI at Meta's scale." The stock market ticked higher on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Meta Platforms An American multinational technology conglomerate that owns social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. ›What they’re saying“No one deploys AI at Meta's scale.” — Jensen Huang, CEO, Nvidia (latimes.com) “the essential nature of Cadence's engineering software” — Anirudh Devgan, CEO, Cadence Design Systems (latimes.com)

People walk near a mural featuring images of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on a street in Tehran, Iran, on February 17. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded in a post on X: “Curious to know why we do not capitulate? Take a look at this week’s developments below:Tuesday, February 17Indirect talks between Washington and Tehran took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the talks as “positive,” adding that the countries agreed on “guiding principles” but more work needed to be done. Wednesday, February 18White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to say whether Trump would hold off on military action against Iran while waiting for its proposals.

Pat Riley lifts his fist to imitate his statue after it was revealed at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. When that time comes, you do it.” (Kayla Bartkowski/Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementLike Riley himself, his statue looked darn near perfect. Riley used those words to earn six Lakers championship rings, four as a coach, one as an assistant coach and one as a player. Pat Riley speaks with Magic Johnson during Riley’s statue unveiling at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. This Lakers organization is a bit of a mess, as evidenced by the speakers who joined Riley on the stage.

LA Times $3.85M Website Tracking Class Action SettlementIndividuals who accessed the LA Times website or mobile app while physically located in California between Jan. 31, 2023, and Dec. 19, 2025, may be eligible to submit a claim for a cash payment from a class action settlement. How much is the class action payment? How to claim a class action rebateTo receive a settlement payment, class members can file a claim online or print the PDF claim form to fill out and mail to the settlement administrator. Why is there a class action settlement? This class action lawsuit alleged Los Angeles Times Communications allegedly installed and used three trackers, TripleLift, GumGum and Audiencerate, on website visitors’ browsers without their consent.

NEWSSpotlighting Our LA Times Book Prizes FinalistsThe Los Angeles Times announced the finalists and honorees for its 46th Annual Book Prizes, recognizing outstanding literary achievement across 13 categories and celebrating the highest quality of writing from authors at every stage of their careers. PRH author Adam Ross will also be recognized with the Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. Winners will be announced on Friday, April 17, at a ceremony held at USC’s Bovard Auditorium—a prologue to the 31st annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which takes place April 18–19. We’re proud to share that several Penguin Random House authors and imprints are represented among this year’s finalists. Congratulations to the authors and teams who brought these books to life!

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) addresses supporters at a bar in San Francisco during the California Democratic Party’s annual convention. Those fractures revealed themselves during the party’s annual convention in California’s liberal epicenter, San Francisco, where a slate of Democrats running to succeed Gov. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) takes a selfie with supporters during the California Democratic Party’s annual convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on Saturday. AdvertisementTechnology businessman Dennis Bress, from Newport Beach, wears a pin supporting Planned Parenthood and a Yes on Proposition 50 shirt at the California Democratic Party convention at the Moscone Center on Friday in San Francisco. Delegates and party leaders said California’s next governor will have to continue leading the state’s aggressive opposition to Trump while dealing with the issues at home.

Sal Rivas, left, and Carmen Vera, co-owners of Pasadena Classic Car, look at Vera’s restored 1972 Chevy C10 short bed at the shop. A photo of the burned-out 1972 Chevy C10 short bed, scorched in the Eaton fire in Altadena and now refurbished by Vera. The restored 1972 Chevy C10 is finished in a burnt orange exterior, paired with a pearlescent white leather interior. A view of new LS engine conversion in the 1972 Chevy C10 short bed. “I want to put a classic car back out in the streets, one at a time, every single day if I can.”