Another Storm Complicates Efforts to Recover Victims of Tahoe Avalanche

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Par : Amy Graff

19 février 2026 à 20:05

The sheriff’s office in Nevada County, Calif., said a storm that moved through early Thursday has slowed their work.

The trail to Castle Peak near Donner Pass on Wednesday.

Arts Panel Packed With Trump Allies Approves White House Ballroom Project

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Par : Luke Broadwater

19 février 2026 à 20:02

President Trump has eliminated any pocket of resistance from within his administration to his plans for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

The site of the demolished East Wing of the White House last month. President Trump has taken several steps to eliminate resistance to his ballroom plans.

A Press Freedom Case in Peril, From a Lawyer Who Helped Write It

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Par : Adam Liptak

19 février 2026 à 20:01

Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan. Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or destroy it.

Alan Dershowitz during the impeachment trial of President Trump in January 2020.

Two Sisters Died in Tahoe Area Avalanche During Trek With Friends

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Par : Sabrina Tavernise

19 février 2026 à 19:53

A man said his sisters regularly met up with their friends, many from Stanford University, to go on ski trips.

The trail to Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe region on Wednesday.

One Year In, Trump’s Tariffs Have Not Helped U.S. Wine Businesses

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Par : Eric Asimov

19 février 2026 à 19:26

One year in, many producers say tariffs have not helped them, and some countries are rejecting U.S. wine altogether.

Jamie Kutch of Kutch Wines in his estate vineyard in Sebastopol, Calif. He said he’s lost 30 percent of his overseas sales because of the tariffs.

Mamdani Seeks Deputy Mayor to Run His Proposed Community Safety Agency

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Par : Sally Goldenberg

19 février 2026 à 19:16

City Hall officials familiar with the plan said the mayor was moving closer to establishing a civilian corps that would respond to mental health emergencies.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani in Albany, N.Y., last week. During the mayoral campaign, he proposed the creation of the Department of Community Safety.

A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters

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Par : Jenny Gross

19 février 2026 à 17:57

Researchers filmed a 10-to-13-foot sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands, in what may be the first recording of the species that far south.

Ohio’s Covid Czar Hopes to Be the State’s Democratic Governor

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Par : Kate Zernike

19 février 2026 à 11:02

Amy Acton’s service to retiring Gov. Mike DeWine gives her bipartisan credibility in a Republican state, but that service, leading Ohio’s pandemic response, also stirs charged emotions.

Amy Acton is looking to become the second elected Democratic governor in the state in the last 35 years.

Why Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park?

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Par : Shawn McCreesh and Kent Nishimura

19 février 2026 à 11:03

The East Potomac Golf Links is a municipal course that has been a fixture in Washington for decades. President Trump is turning it into something else.

In 2025, Trade Deficit in Goods Reached Record High

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Par : Ben Casselman · Ana Swanson and Keith Collins

19 février 2026 à 17:40

Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest on record.

New York to Back Away From Robotaxi Pilot Programs Upstate

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Par : Stefanos Chen and David McCabe

19 février 2026 à 16:48

Gov. Kathy Hochul had proposed expanding the programs beyond New York City, but they do not have enough support, her office said.

Waymo has been testing eight of its autonomous vehicles on the streets of New York City since last year.

Gaza’s Board of Peace: What to Know

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Par : Aaron Boxerman · Isabel Kershner and Natan Odenheimer

19 février 2026 à 16:03

President Trump’s new organization was established to oversee a Gaza cease-fire but has expanded its mandate. Critics say it could undermine the United Nations.

A Swiss Survivor on What It’s Like to Be Caught in an Avalanche

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Par : Sabrina Tavernise

19 février 2026 à 15:49

Heinz Mueller was buried under 30 feet of snow in the Swiss Alps in 1993 but made it out alive. “It’s panic,” he says.

Rescuers probed the snow for missing skiers at the site of a 2019 avalanche in Andermatt, Switzerland.

Assault on Sudanese City Bore ‘Hallmarks of Genocide,’ U.N. Finds

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Par : Declan Walsh

19 février 2026 à 15:38

A paramilitary group in Sudan’s civil war “acted with genocidal intent” in a monthslong siege of El Fasher, according to human rights experts.

Sudanese refugees from different parts of north Darfur, including El Fasher, crossing into Chad in November.

After Avalanche Warnings, a Sierra Nevada Tragedy

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Par : Thomas Fuller and Jill Cowan

19 février 2026 à 14:48

Eight skiers were killed and one other was presumed dead in the deadliest snow disaster in modern California history. Six were found alive.

An avalanche beacon checkpoint flashes along a trail to Castle Peak near Donner Pass on Wednesday.

Lively v. Baldoni Tests What Crosses the Line on a ‘Steamy’ Movie Set

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Par : Julia Jacobs

19 février 2026 à 11:04

An affectionate slow dance. References to pornography. What rises to harassment on the set of a movie about a sexual relationship that turns violent?

Billy Idol Had It All, and Then He ‘Lit It With Butane’

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Par : Melena Ryzik

19 février 2026 à 11:02

Last year, the British rocker with the iconic sneer played his biggest tour yet. At 70, he’s revealing how he survived the tough times in a new documentary.

How The Times Is Digging Into Millions of Pages of Epstein Files

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Par : Patrick Healy · Steve Eder · Andrew Chavez · Kirsten Danis and Dylan Freedman

13 février 2026 à 16:53

Two dozen journalists. A pile of pages that would reach the top of the Empire State Building. And an effort to find the next revelation in a sprawling case.

A photo of Jeffrey Epstein with other faces redacted by the Justice Department.

Where Things Stand on Witkoff and Kushner’s Negotiations Over Iran, Ukraine and Gaza

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Par : Steven Erlanger

19 février 2026 à 13:54

Iran, Ukraine and Gaza are in play as the Trump envoys conduct talks on all of them. But progress in each conflict is scant.

Jared Kushner, right, President Trump’s son-in-law; and Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, during the World Economic Forum last month.

Who Would Win Gold in the Coward Olympics?

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Par : Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens

19 février 2026 à 13:50

There are a lot of potential contestants.

In Lake Tahoe Avalanche Recovery, the Safety of Searchers Is Top Concern

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Par : Jill Cowan

19 février 2026 à 11:06

Weather and snow conditions will dictate when the bodies of skiers killed in the avalanche near Lake Tahoe can be retrieved from mountain. More snow is expected.

Digging out a friend’s truck at the Castle Peak trailhead. Eight backcountry skiers have been confirmed dead in an avalanche in the Castle Peak area at Donner Pass on Wednesday.

Policy Flip-Flops Hurt the British Leader. Then Came a New Political Threat.

NYT

Par : Michael D. Shear

19 février 2026 à 06:01

Already weakened by “U-turns” on his agenda, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced calls to step down over appointing a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein as U.S. ambassador.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking at a community center in Welwyn Garden City, Britain, last week.

An A.I. Fight at the Pentagon, and Former Prince Andrew Is Arrested Over Epstein Ties

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Par : Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart

19 février 2026 à 13:38

Plus, a lifesaving phone feature.

The Defense Department and Anthropic have been negotiating a contract over A.I. use by the Pentagon.

Dueling Protests at South Korean Ex-Leader’s Sentencing Highlight Political Rift

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Par : Max Kim and Jin Yu Young

19 février 2026 à 13:31

As a judge reprimanded former President Yoon Suk Yeol for amplifying political tribalism, demonstrators from warring camps blared slogans outside the courtroom.

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