Biodegradable Mardi Gras beads help make Carnival season more sustainable
It is Carnival season in New Orleans.
Day: February 16, 2026
Xi Jinping pushes domestic demand as China braces for rising global trade uncertainty – investingLive
Xi Jinping pushes domestic demand as China braces for rising global trade uncertainty investingLiveWinter economy emerges as poster child for China’s stimulus tilt to services ReutersXi Touts China’s Super-Large Market as Key to B…
Sam Altman says Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI “to drive the next generation of personal agents”; OpenClaw will remain open source (Sam Altman/@sama)
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Sam Altman says Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI “to drive the next generation of personal agents”; OpenClaw will remain open source — Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to dr…
Instructor at scuba class where 12-year-old drowned had ‘been awake straight’ for 29 hours, report says
Dylan Harrison, 12, drowned during a scuba diving class in August 2025
On a perfect Italian day, three skiers offer a perfect Olympic moment
How the world’s top Alpine skiers turned the women’s giant slalom into an unabashed celebration of joy and sisterhood in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
US forces board oil tanker in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade
The United States intercepted a new oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that had fled the blockade ordered by US President Donald Trump against sanctioned ships leaving or heading to Venezuela, the Pentagon announced on Sunday.
Gisèle Pelicot Speaks
She was repeatedly drugged by her husband and raped in a series of crimes that shocked the world. Pelicot talked to us about her new memoir.
US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released
Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.
US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released
Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.
Lebanon says 4 dead in strike as Israel says targeted Palestinian group
Despite a November 2024 truce to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel has kept up strikes on Lebanon.