News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
King Charles expressed his "deepest concern" over the news that his younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, had been arrested. He said in a statement that the royal family was offering its "full and wholehearted support and co-operation."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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Former Prince Andrew released "under investigation" after his arrest following Epstein files revelations: https://cnn.it/4cCtvnq
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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The judge held the DOJ lawyer in contempt and said the government failed to provide her with a status update.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) February 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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A proposed rule could put nearly 80,000 people at risk of eviction, many of them U.S. citizen children. Undocumented immigrants don't get rental aid but can currently live with family members who do. n.pr/4aKqwqE
— NPR (@npr.org) February 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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A family of Russian asylum-seekers has been released from a South Texas immigrant detention center after more than four months in custody.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Trump pledges $10 billion for Board of Peace in inaugural meeting on Gaza
— Axios (@axios.com) February 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson, who has argued that women should be denied the right to vote and Christian slaveowners were on “firm scriptural ground,” led a worship service at the Pentagon at the invitation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) February 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Tariffs paid by midsize U.S. businesses tripled over the course of past year, new research tied to one of America’s leading banks showed — more evidence that President Donald Trump's push to charge higher taxes on imports is causing economic disruption.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) February 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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EU officials fear a showdown with President Trump is brewing over the bloc's Digital Services Act, which requires large technology companies to prevent illegal or dangerous content on their platforms.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 19, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Workers began restoring an exhibit on the lives of the nine people once enslaved by George Washington at the former President's House in Philadelphia amid a contentious legal fight between the city and the Trump administration.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) February 19, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Exclusive: A US vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for later this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will not be held, with no new dates announced, according to a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services reut.rs/4rZuYJ2
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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A large banner of Donald Trump was hung outside of the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, DC, emphasizing the White House’s control over the nation’s top law enforcement branch that once pursued criminal prosecutions against the president. https://cnn.it/4cBCqW7
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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