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Feb 18 2026WEATHER

Snowy Surprise? NYC Might Get a Few Inches This Weekend

The weather in New York City is set to stay mild most of the week, but a winter storm could still deliver some plowable snow over the weekend. A senior meteorologist says that early rain will sneak in from Wednesday to Friday, mostly light drizzle. The real action starts late Sunday when a sys

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Feb 18 2026WEATHER

Wildfire Chaos: A Chicago‑Sized Blaze Sweeps Two States

The sky turned orange over Oklahoma and Kansas when the Ranger Road Fire erupted on Tuesday afternoon, quickly expanding to a size that rivals Chicago. In just eight hours the blaze consumed an area equivalent to three or four football fields every second, leaving over 145, 000 acres scorched and no

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Feb 18 2026EDUCATION

Bringing Gender‑Specific Medicine to Life Through Play

The field that tailors treatment to a patient’s sex is gaining traction, yet medical schools still lag behind in teaching it. A national gathering of doctors tried a fresh idea to change that. Instead of the usual lectures, organizers introduced a game called “The RAMS Hunt. ” Players were split

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Feb 18 2026POLITICS

Power Networks and a Port CEO: A Shocking Middle‑East Twist

A sudden shakeup at one of the world’s biggest port groups shows how a disgraced financier’s reach stretched far beyond the United States. The chief executive of Dubai’s DP World stepped down after his name appeared in a trove of documents released by the U. S. Department of Justice, revealing that

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Feb 18 2026POLITICS

Big Money, Big Debate: California’s Wealth Tax Clash

California voters are in the middle of a heated showdown. On one side, Senator Bernie Sanders is holding a rally in Los Angeles, urging people to tax the richest citizens so that everyone pays their fair share. He is hoping his speech will give a boost to a campaign already trying hard to get the me

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Feb 18 2026CRYPTO

Quantum Computing Threats and Bitcoin: Should Coins Be Frozen?

Bitcoin’s safety is built on a type of math called ECDSA that current computers cannot crack. Some experts think that once powerful quantum machines exist, they could pull private keys from public ones once those public keys appear on the blockchain. If that happens, any coin whose public key is alr

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Feb 18 2026BUSINESS

SolarEdge’s 2025 Results: Growth, Challenges and a Look Ahead

SolarEdge, a key player in smart solar technology, shared its earnings for the last quarter and the full year of 2025. The company reported a revenue of $335. 4 million for the fourth quarter, a slight dip from the previous period but still reflecting strong sales of inverters and battery systems

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Feb 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

Tech Deals and National Security: A New Look at U. S. Rules

The conversation starts with the idea that technology deals can pose hidden threats to national safety. It then explains how a new book tackles the maze of U. S. rules that guard against such risks. The author, who runs a cyber‑strategy firm in Washington, D. C. , argues that the growing list of reg

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Feb 18 2026SCIENCE

Hydrogen Turbine Breaks Record, Powering a Greener Future

A new German invention has pushed the limits of gas turbines. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology built a compressorless turbine that ran for 303 seconds—longer than NASA’s previous record of 250 seconds. Unlike conventional turbines, which waste half their energy compressing air,

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Feb 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

Signal Tracker Helps Search for Missing 84‑Year‑Old

Investigators are using a new tool that can find the tiny radio waves from devices like pacemakers. The device, called a “signal sniffer, ” was made by former NSA hacker David Kennedy. He says the pacemaker Nancy Guthrie wears sends a Bluetooth signal every few minutes. Nancy, 84, vanished

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