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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: An Illinois school district filled with faculty who celebrated and hoped for the death of Charlie Kirk was exposed for their 2026 equity framework plan the district “aspires to” that includes hiring and retaining staff with “diverse backgrounds” and mandated DEI training sessions for faculty and students. Defending Education uncovered Oswego District 308’s equity roadmap through several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, which brought to light an annual report summary on DEI as well as the district’s DEI plan for 2026.One FOIA request detailing an equity report showed that…

By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted February 16, 2026 10:50 am Updated February 16, 2026 11:05 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen Janice Charette, the former head of the public service, to serve as the country’s chief trade negotiator to the United States. Charette is a career bureaucrat who twice served as clerk of the Privy Council and once as high commissioner to the United Kingdom. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jonathan Owens, the husband of Olympic legend Simone Biles who currently plays in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, said Sunday he nearly got robbed while in Italy.Owens appeared to be in Milan for the Winter Olympics to cheer on Team USA with Biles. He wrote in a post on social media that his day was nearly upended. American gymnast Simone Biles and husband Jonathan Owens attend the Men’s Single Skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 13, 2026 in…

The veracity of one of Australia’s biggest gas companies’ promises to slash emissions will be put to the test as the Federal Court rules on a landmark greenwashing case.In a judgment expected to have implications for climate commitments made by all businesses, the court will rule on allegations Santos breached corporate and consumer law with its representations of environmental goals.The case brought by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility challenged claims made by Santos that natural gas provided “clean energy” and that the company had a “credible and clear plan” to achieve net zero by 2040.The shareholder advocacy group’s lawyers…

Families of 34 Australians are set to depart from Damascus, Kurdish authorities say.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 16 Feb 202616 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareKurdish authorities in Syria have released 34 Australian relatives of ISIL (ISIS) fighters who had been held in a camp in northern Syria, saying they would be flown to Australia from Damascus.A director of ⁠the Roj camp said on Monday that Australian citizens had been handed over to members of their families who had come to Syria for the release.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Today, we are handing over 11…

The United States and Hungary signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement on Monday, as the Trump administration deepened bilateral ties with a controversial ally at a politically sensitive moment for Budapest. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Budapest for meetings with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and senior members of his government, during which Rubio and  Orbán signed the pact. The deal comes two months before Hungary’s next parliamentary elections, which may determine whether Orbán can maintain his two-decade grip on power. What is in the U.S.-Hungary nuclear dealThe U.S. and Hungary signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Nuclear Energy in…

Fresh off a fight with international spirits maker Diageo over the future of Crown Royal, Ontario’s finance minister is suggesting the government is willing to employ the tactic again if other companies threaten to leave the province. On Friday, Premier Doug Ford backed down from his threat to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO after the government said it reached a $23 million agreement with the company that includes new investment in the province.The agreement, the government said, would include a million-dollar investment in the Windsor and Amherstburg area, along with purchase agreements from manufacturers in eastern…

A defamation case by Malaysia’s telecoms regulator against Australian writer, Murray Hunter, in Thailand was formally withdrawn from a Thai court after mediation, the sued man and his lawyer say.The case has caused concern among free speech advocates because it was seen as a form of cross-border repression.The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission had already acknowledged in a statement earlier this month that it had reached a settlement agreement on January 12, and had dropped criminal proceedings against Hunter.That said it was also withdrawing a civil case in Malaysia against Hunter.Hunter was sued in connection with articles he had posted…

TAIPEI: King Liu, the founder of Taiwanese bicycle maker Giant and a self-described “missionary” for cycling culture, died on Monday (Feb 16) at the age of 91, the company said.Liu started Giant in 1972 in his hometown of Taichung, a manufacturing hub in central Taiwan, making bikes for overseas brands before the company got its own label in 1981.Giant is now one of the biggest bicycle makers in the world, pulling in more than US$2 billion in sales a year and selling millions of bikes annually.Liu “passed away peacefully” early on Monday, Giant Group said in a statement, describing him…

More than 457,000 European citizens have signed a petition calling for the full suspension of the European Union’s partnership agreement with Israel within the initiative’s first month.Launched on January 13 as a formally registered European citizens’ initiative, the petition must reach 1 million signatures from at least seven EU member states by January 13 next year to trigger formal consideration by the European Commission. It is not a symbolic appeal. It is a mechanism embedded within the EU’s democratic framework, designed to translate public will into institutional review.The speed and geographic spread of this mobilisation matter. The demand to suspend…