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Feb 20, 2026 - World

Avalanche in Sierra Nevada killed at least eight people, including six who frequently went on ski trips togetherSix of the eight people who died after a major avalanche swept through the Castle Peak area of the Sierra Nevada this week have been identified, according to multiple reports.The identified victims – Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, Caroline Sekar and Kate Vitt – were part of a close-knit group who frequently went on ski trips together, a spokesperson for the families told the San Francisco Chronicle. The women and their families “cherished time together in the mountains”, the spokesperson said. Continue reading...

Feb 20, 2026 - World

Shawn DeRemer, husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, reportedly accused by at least two female staff membersThe husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Donald Trump’s labor secretary, has reportedly been barred from the labor department’s headquarters in Washington after at least two female staff members accused him of sexually assaulting them, the New York Times, Politico and the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.The allegations against Shawn DeRemer come as Chavez-DeRemer is under fire over allegations of misconduct. Continue reading...

Feb 20, 2026 - World

Actor who played ‘McSteamy’ died on Thursday, 10 months after he revealed his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neurone diseaseEric Dane, an actor in hit shows Euphoria and Grey’s Anatomy, has died aged 53, less than a year after he publicly revealed he had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.Dane died on Thursday afternoon, his representatives announced in a statement. He first revealed in April that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neurone disease. Continue reading...

Feb 20, 2026 - World

Visit was ostensibly to promote economy, but US president focused on repeated, unverified claims of voter fraudDonald Trump forcefully defended his tariffs on Thursday, claiming “tariffs are my favorite word in the dictionary” and promoting their use to empower American manufacturing at an event in north-west Georgia.“Without tariffs, this country would be in so much trouble right now,” Trump said during his remarks at Coosa Steel Corporation, a steel-processing and distribution firm in Rome, Georgia. Continue reading...

Feb 20, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese says arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after life of ‘absolute privilege’ will be watched closely in AustraliaAustralian Politics podcast: Albanese on ex-prince Andrew, Pauline Hanson and Islamic state familiesAnthony Albanese has described Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest as an “extraordinary fall from grace” but says the latest crisis facing the British royal family won’t prompt another referendum on Australia becoming a republic.The former prince, the brother of King Charles III, was arrested overnight on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Continue reading...