The Not-So-Obvious Price of Trump’s Trade Incoherence
Revenue produced by the personal income tax routinely swings by more than 2 percent of GDP over short periods. The real long-term cost of Trump’s anti-trade tantrum is not the $200 billion or so a year in higher taxes on American consumers and businesses. The main result of Trump’s trade policy has not been a replacement of Chinese imports by U.S.-produced goods but a replacement of Chinese imports by Mexican and Vietnamese imports, as well as a shift away from goods and services offered by those nefarious ... Canadians. Granted, there was a time when a man such as myself would have a collection of hairpieces—but that’s beside the point! You can check out “How the World Works,” a series of interviews on work I’m doing for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, here.
Source:New York Times
February 16, 2026 22:29 UTC
You Might Want To Think Twice Before Using This Free Perk In Your Next Hotel Room
These are just a few of the reasons why most of us love staying in a hotel. One of the potentially nastiest items is many people’s favorite free hotel perk. “I’ve heard the coffee pot [can be really gross] because you don’t know when’s the last time they cleaned it is,” Michelson said. “I’ve read that people are using them to vomit in all the time, and they aren’t necessarily being cleaned,” Michelson warned. AdvertisementWe also chatted about how to score a room upgrade, how much and how often we should be tipping the cleaning staff, and much more.
Source:Huffington Post
February 16, 2026 22:13 UTC
Terrorism Charges For Man Who Planned To Attack Taylor Swift Concerts
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Source:Huffington Post
February 16, 2026 22:13 UTC
2 dead in a shooting at a hockey rink in Rhode Island, police say. The suspect is also dead
A hockey game was violently interrupted Monday when the sound of gunfire echoed inside a packed ice rink in Rhode Island, leaving at least two people dead and three others injured, police said. Another person tried to disarm the shooter in the stands, Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island said on social media. Hockey parents and a player speak to a police officer outside of the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, after a shooting at the ice rink, Monday, February. The three injured people are in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital with gunshot wounds, the hospital system said. A woman reacts near the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, after a shooting at the ice rink, Monday, Februtary 16, 2026.
Source:CNN
February 16, 2026 22:11 UTC
Why Trump can’t defund the U.S. Olympic Committee - The Washington Post
Some American athletes at the Winter Olympic Games have made headlines for political statements, which is nothing new. President Donald Trump, unsurprisingly, criticized skier Hunter Hess this month for a remark he interpreted as critical of his administration. Trump isn’t shy about using the federal government’s purse strings as leverage against institutions he sees as hostile. Yet there is no risk that Trump will threaten the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s funding in a political spat, because the group doesn’t receive any federal money. Think the China of today or the Soviet Union of yesterday.
Source:Washington Post
February 16, 2026 22:08 UTC
NBA Considers Radical Changes to Draft and Lottery System
›The NBA is exploring major changes to its draft and lottery system, including potentially eliminating the draft altogether, in an effort to address the growing problem of tanking by teams trying to secure high draft picks. Why it mattersThe draft and lottery system has long been criticized as enabling tanking, with teams prioritizing securing high draft picks over actually trying to win games. On February 16, 2026, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the issue of tanking during his news conference. Luka Dončić The star player for the Dallas Mavericks who was controversially traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, highlighting the impact the draft and lottery system can have on teams. Cooper Flagg A highly touted prospect who was awarded to the Mavericks through the draft lottery, despite the team having just reached the NBA Finals the prior season.
Source:New York Times
February 16, 2026 22:00 UTC
Could a crowded Democratic field let Republicans sweep California’s nonpartisan primary for Governor?
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Source:CNN
February 16, 2026 21:58 UTC
19th century shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan
The ‘gift’ one mom ‘didn’t expect’ in her griefMary Herridge told her 18-year-old son Grant that her “biggest fear” was him dying. Weeks later, he died in a tragic accident. Mary tells Anderson Cooper how her fear came true in one way but not another. Watch more of Anderson's podcast All There Is at cnn.com/allthereis
Source:CNN
February 16, 2026 21:53 UTC
Israel moves to designate parts of West Bank as state land
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Source:CNN
February 16, 2026 21:44 UTC
2 killed, gunman dead, in shooting at Rhode Island high school hockey game
2 killed, gunman dead, in shooting at Rhode Island high school hockey game Gunman may have been targeting family members, Pawtucket police chief saidRIGHT NOW. MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A SHOOTING AT AN ICE RINK IN PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND. SEVERAL SCHOOLS WERE PARTICIPATING IN THIS GAME, INCLUDING SAINT RAPHAEL ACADEMY, PROVIDENCE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL, NORTH PROVIDENCE, NORTH SMITHFIELD, AND COVENTRY. INVESTIGATORS STILL INSIDE RIGHT NOW. THE CAMERA THEN PANS OVER TO A SPECTATOR SESSION WHERE THERE IS SOME COMMOTION, AND PRESUMABLY WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED.
Source:CNN
February 16, 2026 21:42 UTC
Gold for Elana! Meyers Taylor, 41, wins Olympic monobob title at Milan Cortina Games
Elana Meyers Taylor of United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's monobob in the bobsleigh competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 16, 2026. Elana Meyers Taylor of United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's monobob in the bobsleigh competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 16, 2026. Elana Meyers Taylor of United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's monobob in the bobsleigh competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 16, 2026. Rallying in the fourth and final heat, Meyers Taylor won the women’s monobob title at the Milan Cortina Games on Monday night, dropping to her knees in tears when the result became official. Humphries Armbruster won the gold medal in the inaugural running of monobob at the 2022 Beijing Games, with Meyers Taylor winning silver.
Source:ABC News
February 16, 2026 21:29 UTC
NY Giants free agency 2026: 5 wide receivers to consider
Hall is a 39-year-old former player who was the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Giants last season and the Jacksonville Jaguars coach in 2023-2024. Hall is familiar with Wan’Dale Robinson, who is an impending free agent for the Giants, after a career year. Palmer, who was less accomplished than Robinson at the time, signed a three-year, $29 million contract with the Bills that included $18 million guaranteed. Even if Robinson is retained, the Giants need to add more help to the wide receiver room. Alec Pierce, INDPierce makes sense if the Giants don’t re-sign Robinson, but still want to pursue an expensive wide receiver option.
Source:New York Times
February 16, 2026 21:04 UTC
Live updates: Nancy Guthrie case continues, family members cleared as suspects in disappearance, sheriff says
Today’s statement from the Pima County sheriff is a direct response to so-called “armchair detectives” who have wildly – and sometimes irresponsibly – speculated about suspects in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. “The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple,” Sheriff Chris Nanos said Monday, suggesting that claims to the contrary risk revictimizing the family members. Now that the point has been made publicly, that the family members are not suspects, “let’s hope this puts an end to the reckless and malicious nonsense,” a longtime friend of Savannah Guthrie’s remarked to CNN. There has been a yawning gap between what traditional news outlets have been saying about the Nancy Guthrie investigation and what new-media influencers have been saying. A television journalist prepares to go live outside of Nancy Guthrie's residence in Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday.
Source:CNN
February 16, 2026 21:03 UTC
NYT Connections hints and answers for February 16. Tips to solve 'Connections' #981.
Everything you need to solve 'Connections' #981. The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you keep calm. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. Here's a hint for today's Connections categoriesWant a hint about the categories without being told the categories? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Source:New York Times
February 16, 2026 20:25 UTC
On the Second Anniversary of his Murder, Remembering Alexei Navalny
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/17/navalny-friendship-activism-heroism-mcfaul/“Vladimir Putin killed my friend Alexei Navalny this week. There will be a time and place to discuss the politics and how the free world should respond. The Alexei Navalny I knew was super smart. Navalny dreamed of a free Russia. I do not know when, but I am confident that Navalny’s ideas of freedom will outlive Putin’s ideas of tyranny.”
Source:Washington Post
February 16, 2026 20:02 UTC