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Kate Barr, a progressive, is attempting to become the Republican candidate for Congress in North Carolina’s 14th district, a conservative stronghold.

Posted: February 22, 2026, 9:00 am
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It's been a little over a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria ended a 14-year civil war. More than 1.3 million Syrians have returned home since then, according to the UN refugee agency, primarily from neighbouring countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt — but also from as far away as Canada.

Posted: February 22, 2026, 9:00 am
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was working with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to send a hospital boat to Greenland — a Danish territory that Trump has ‌said he wants to acquire.

Posted: February 22, 2026, 3:17 am
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Ilia Malinin delivered a powerful message about the dangers of social media and the unforgiving glare of the spotlight with an ‌emotional gala performance on Saturday to close the figure skating program at the Milano Cortina Games.

Posted: February 21, 2026, 11:36 pm
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Crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche four days ago, authorities said Saturday, concluding a harrowing operation hindered by intense snowfall.

Posted: February 21, 2026, 9:59 pm
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NASA's new moon rocket suffered another setback on Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts' first lunar trip in decades into the spring.

Posted: February 21, 2026, 5:08 pm
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Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon have killed eight members of the militant Hezbollah group, including several local officials, two officials with the group said Saturday.

Posted: February 21, 2026, 1:23 pm
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Entry requirements for dual nationals are being updated as part of broader changes to entry requirements in the United Kingdom. The sudden change, announced quietly in the fall, has caught citizens off-guard and left many confused and frustrated by the requirements.

Posted: February 21, 2026, 9:00 am
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Based simply on the barely suppressed anger that U.S. President Donald Trump showed throughout his news conference on the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs, it's a fair bet that Friday was the worst day so far of his second term.

Posted: February 21, 2026, 9:00 am
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Some locals in Mexico City worry that rising gentrification could push them out of their neighbourhoods, as an influx of tourists and digital nomads drive up prices.

Posted: February 21, 2026, 9:00 am