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Trump’s global tariffs have finally been overturned. What next? | Steven Greenhouse

21 février 2026 à 14:00

The US supreme court ruled against the president. Let’s hope the court removes its pro-Trump glasses on other issues and stands up for the rule of law

There’s no denying that the US supreme court’s long-awaited ruling that overturned Donald Trump’s global tariffs is important, and if the ruling turns out to be a harbinger that the court is ready to abandon its startling sycophancy toward the US president, it could prove hugely important. The ruling this Friday is the first time during Trump’s second term that the justices have struck down one of his policies. Not only that, the policy they struck down is Trump’s signature economic policy – he has used tariffs to bash, lord over and terrorize dozens of other countries and make himself the King of the Economic Jungle.

In the court’s main opinion, joined by three conservative justices and three liberals, chief justice John Roberts used some sharp language to slap down Trump’s tariffs, writing that the constitution specifically gives Congress, not the president, the power to impose taxes and tariffs. (Roberts noted that tariffs are indeed taxes.)

Steven Greenhouse is a journalist and author, focusing on labour and the workplace, as well as economic and legal issues

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Werk Room Weekly: ‘Snatch Game of Love Island’: The Pope, Lizzo, JoJo Siwa, more | ‘Drag Race’ S18 E8 Recap

Par : mliss1578
21 février 2026 à 14:00
I got a text! The queens are heading to the villa for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 18, Episode 8, where Snatch Game gets a flirty twist with “Snatch Game of Love Island.” “Werk Room Weekly” hosts Jason Cerin and Brian Faas break down the absurdity of it all as celebrity impersonations, from Mrs. Claus and...

Norway’s Klæbo seals historic sweep with record sixth gold of Winter Games

21 février 2026 à 13:59
  • Victory in 50km mass start breaks record from 1980

  • Teammates Nyenget and Iversen lock out podium

Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo completed an historic gold medal sweep of the men’s cross-country skiing events on Saturday by winning his sixth race and set the record for the most golds by one athlete in a single Winter Olympics.

The Norwegian’s victory in the 50km mass start race shattered the nearly 50-year record set by the American speed skater Eric Heiden, who won five golds in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. All of Heiden’s wins were in individual races and two of Klaebo’s have come in team events, so Heiden’s record for individual wins still stands.

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‘Worst skis I ever had’: Swedish biathletes blame poor Olympic form on waxing team

Par : Reuters
21 février 2026 à 13:17
  • Wax technicians apologise after mass-start failure

  • Sweden’s trio finish 18th, 21st and 26th in event

Sweden’s biathletes have struggled to deliver medals at the Winter Olympics and on Friday they finally ran out of patience with their waxing team, blaming a bad job on their skis for an embarrassingly poor performance in the men’s mass start.

Often among the favourites in biathlon events, the Swedes had a dismal day in the final men’s race of the Games, with Sebastian Samuelsson finishing 18th, Martin Ponsiluoma 21st and Jesper Nelin 26th in the 30-man field.

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© Photograph: Mathias Bergeld/BILDBYRÅN/Shutterstock

Chris Selley: Nobody wants to work in Ottawa, Ottawa unions say

21 février 2026 à 13:00
For years I have argued that 24 Sussex Drive, an unattractive and not-very-historic mansion that has only been home to 10 of our 24 prime ministers, should be knocked down, sold or otherwise removed from the government books. The National Capital Commission’s (NCC) stated budget for renovations is completely absurd: $37 million in 2021 dollars, or $44 million adjusted for today. That buys a lot of new house in Ottawa, though Rideau Cottage is clearly good enough for Prime Minister Mark Carney, as it was for Justin Trudeau. (Frankly, I’ve never understood why PMs don’t just live full-time at Harrington Lake, as Kim Campbell did. It’s a half-hour drive from Parliament Hill!) Read More

‘Reimagining matter’: Nobel laureate invents machine that harvests water from dry air

Omar Yaghi’s invention uses ambient thermal energy and can generate up to 1,000 litres of clean water every day

A Nobel laureate’s environmentally friendly invention that provides clean water if central supplies are knocked out by a hurricane or drought, could be a life saver for vulnerable islands, its founder says.

The invention, by the chemist Prof Omar Yaghi, uses a type of science called reticular chemistry to create molecularly engineered materials, which can extract moisture from the air and harvest water even in arid and desert conditions.

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Botswana’s diamond-funded health system has failed: it needs to be reformed and rebuilt | Duma Gideon Boko

21 février 2026 à 13:00

As Botswana’s president here is my plan to renew this country’s beleaguered health system – and my vision for a stronger Africa

Shortages of medicine in Botswana forced me to declare a public health emergency last year. Patients went without treatment – not because health workers failed them, but because the system did. For a nation committed to universal healthcare, free at the point of use, it was a moment of hard truth.

Even outwardly strong public health systems can be fragile. As donor assistance bites across the continent, governments cannot afford to delay building resilience.

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CBS News is convulsing as Larry Ellison tries to please Trump | Margaret Sullivan

21 février 2026 à 13:00

Recent incidents involving Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert suggest things are not well at the network after the acquisition financed by Trump supporter Larry Ellison

Anderson Cooper decides to walk away from broadcast TV’s most prestigious news show, 60 Minutes. Stephen Colbert takes his interview with a rising Democratic politician to YouTube instead of his own late-night show. The CBS Evening News anchor presents a misleading version of the network’s own exclusive reporting on Ice arrests. And a news producer writes a farewell note to her CBS News colleagues blaming the loss of editorial independence.

If you connect the dots, the picture of what’s happening at CBS becomes all too clear. That picture comes into even sharper focus once you recall an underlying factor: the network’s parent company is trying to get a big commercial deal done and needs the help of the Trump administration to bring it over the finish line.

Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture

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