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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Early voting ahead of Texas’ March 3 primary contests runs from Tuesday, Feb. 17 through Friday, Feb. 27, according to the Texas secretary of state.The Lone Star State’s Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate primaries are being watched nationally, as the GOP seeks to cling to its majority in the chamber.Incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn is facing primary challengers, including notable figures like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt.SHARIA LAW VICTIM WHO FLED SOMALIA ISSUES ENDORSEMENT IN CRITICAL SENATE RACE Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, walks through the halls of…

The high-stakes battle for Warner Bros. Discovery assets has taken a “dramatic” turn, with Netflix granting it a strategic seven-day waiver to entertain a rival proposal from Paramount Global. According to the latest reports, PSKY is now willing to pay $31 per share – if not more – for the HBO-parent. Meanwhile, the clock is still ticking toward the critical shareholder vote on the Netflix deal scheduled for March 20. That said, while the seven-day waiver has surely stirred the pot, there’s reason to believe it’s nothing more than a tactical delay. When the dust settles, NFLX may still emerge…

After the rest of the world outperformed the U.S. in 2025 , Rob Citrone forecasts more relative weakness ahead for the country’s equities. The billionaire hedge fund manager said he is short the U.S. market and long equities in certain international markets. In an appearance Tuesday on CNBC’s ” Squawk Box ,” the Discovery Capital Management founder and portfolio manager explained why he thinks emerging foreign markets — particularly some in Latin America — have more room for upside in 2026. Part of that is just the already high valuation of U.S. stocks, he said. “The U.S. trades at over…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Georgia father went on trial Monday, as he stands accused of enabling the 2024 high school shooting that left two students and two teachers dead by giving his teenage son access to a rifle despite repeated warning signs.Colin Gray faces nearly 30 felony counts, including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children, in connection with the Sept. 4 attack at Apalachee High School in Winder. Prosecutors argue his decision to arm his son directly led to the killings.”This is not a case about holding parents accountable for what their children…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 17, 2026 9:30 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winter is making a comeback on the Prairies, with cold temperatures and heavy snow in the forecast. Environment Canada says parts of southern Saskatchewan are under an orange snowfall warning, with an area stretching from Prince Albert to Estevan expecting up to 35 centimetres of snow by Thursday morning. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. The weather office also says a blowing snow…

Thomas Pritzker will retire as the executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after details of his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in documents related to the burgeoning investigation of ties the notorious sex trafficker had to the elite and powerful.Pritzker, in a prepared statement, said he deeply regrets his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, a long time associate of Epstein.”I exercised terrible judgement in maintaining contact with them, and there is no excuse for failing to distance myself sooner,” Pritzker said in a statement.”I condemn the actions and the harm caused by Epstein and Maxwell and I feel…

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday (Feb 17), marking an important political shift in the South Asian nation following a period of turmoil.Rahman, 60, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and assassinated President Ziaur Rahman, takes office after his party’s sweeping parliamentary election victory.He faces urgent challenges, including restoring political stability, rebuilding investor confidence and reviving key industries such as the garment sector after the turmoil that followed the Gen Z-led uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government in 2024.An interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus ran the…

Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoPresident Donald Trump’s description earlier this month of the UK–Mauritius agreement on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands as “an act of great stupidity”  briefly turned the world’s attention to the remote archipelago.While most of the coverage and debate focused on the US military base on Diego Garcia island, little attention has been given to the sordid story of US and UK involvement in ongoing crimes against humanity against the islands’ Indigenous people – the Chagossians.The Chagossians, whose island homeland is in the middle of the Indian Ocean, are largely descended from formerly enslaved East Africans.…

U.S. and Iranian negotiators sat down for high-stakes talks Tuesday in Geneva, with President Trump’s threat to launch a new attack on the Islamic Republic if a deal on its nuclear program can’t be hashed out looming large over the discussions.The negotiations, mediated by Oman, were expected to focus on Tehran’s nuclear program, but Israel’s leader has pressed Mr. Trump to include limitations on Iran’s conventional ballistic missiles in any new agreement. Mr. Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in December that if no deal could be reached with Iran, the U.S. would support Israeli strikes on Iran’s ballistic…

Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall died on Sunday at the age of 95. Duvall starred in classics like “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.” Vladimir Duthiers looks back at his career.