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February 24, 2026 16:09 UTC

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February 24, 2026 16:09 UTC

Temperatures in much of the Northeast are not expected to climb above freezing Tuesday, so snow melting may be limited. Records broken across the region: The bomb cyclone delivered historic impacts to cities across the Northeast, becoming the biggest snowstorm on record for Providence. - CNNPotential for more snow: Another chance for snow will materialize for the Northeast not long after this brutal storm. The new storm will bring some snow to the Great Lakes on Tuesday and reach the Northeast overnight into Wednesday. Widespread power outages persist: Power outages soared through Monday, caused by extreme winds and heavy snow, with more close to 400,000 customers without power by 6:30 a.m.

February 24, 2026 15:39 UTC

President Trump shows children a trading card of himself during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 21, 2025. July 5 will see the launch of $1,000 stock investments funded by the Treasury Department for children born in this country during President Trump’s reign. And Trump’s campaign against undocumented children is just beginning on multiple fronts. American authorities forced U.S.-born children to leave for Mexico with their parents during the Great Depression, arguing they would become a welfare burden at the expense of white children. 187, which passed in 1994, would’ve banned undocumented children from attending California public schools from kindergarten to higher education.

February 24, 2026 15:32 UTC

Maine’s half-dozen or so producers of cocktail bitters and digestifs occupy a small, niche corner of the alcohol market. But bitters and digestifs are the unsung heroes of the cocktail world. Digestifs like amari can be sipped on their own, though like dashes of cocktail bitters, they’re often subtly woven into drinks. Shelves in Vena’s bitters worskhop are loaded up with about 90 tinctures — infusions of individual bittering agents and flavoring ingredients — which they combine in precise quantities to produce their line of 16 cocktail bitters. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)SAFFRON MARTINIThis recipe from Hunt + Alpine plays off the saffron notes in Portland’s Handshake amaro bitters.

February 24, 2026 15:15 UTC





Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was defiant despite the devastating toll — insisting that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in the war. AdvertisementUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and first lady Olena Zelenska meet troops in Independence Square following the ceremony to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Leon Neal via Getty ImagesBritish Armed Forces Minister Al Carns said Russia’s war on Ukraine was “the most defining conflict” in decades. That is nearly three times the estimated nominal GDP of Ukraine for last year, they said in a report Monday. ___Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

February 24, 2026 15:07 UTC

By Ramishah Maruf, Liam Reilly, CNNNew York (CNN) — Celebrity doctor Peter Attia has resigned from his new contributor position at CBS News following new revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Attia’s contributor role was newly established and had not yet meaningfully begun,” a spokesperson for Attia said in a statement. “As such, he stepped back to ensure his involvement didn’t become a distraction from the important work being done at CBS. He had appeared on Weiss’ podcast “Honestly,” before she became head of CBS News. Attia also stepped down from his role as Chief Science Officer at David protein bars, the company’s CEO said on X.CNN’s Leah Asmelash contributed to this report.

February 24, 2026 15:04 UTC

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February 24, 2026 15:01 UTC

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February 24, 2026 14:59 UTC

Iran will “under no circumstances ever develop a nuclear weapon” – but it also will not relinquish its right to civilian nuclear technology, the country’s foreign minister has said ahead of the resumption of negotiations with the United States. The proposal is expected to be a revised response to US positions rather than a new plan, and Iran would expect sanctions relief in exchange, the source said. Iran has long insisted its nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes only and has previously said it does not intend to produce a weapon. Western governments suspect its civilian program is being used as a cover, and have sought guarantees from Tehran to prove its intent. The US and Iran have had two rounds of indirect talks in Oman and Switzerland, with a third round expected Thursday.

February 24, 2026 14:31 UTC

Today, we want to hear your story from you: How you became a fan of the Minnesota Vikings? I’ll start with my story, as yours truly was literally born into this whole Vikings fandom thing. I was born on a Minnesota Vikings game day on 26 September 1976. So, because the Vikings showing up late caused a delayed start, they were assessed a 15-yard penalty before the game got underway. Having been born in Minnesota, pretty much everyone in my family was a Vikings fan when I was growing up, and I just sort of went along for the ride.

February 24, 2026 14:30 UTC

While Catholic churches continue to face problems with vandalism and arson, two incidents at Catholic facilities stand out in particular. The Trump administration seems to acknowledge the good work that religious groups do in some of its executive orders (see Section IV of this report). 2024); Crosspoint Church v. Makin, No. 2025); see also Union Gospel Mission of Yakima v. Brown, 162 F.4th 1190, 1201-08 (9th Cir. 2026) (applying church autonomy doctrine to protect religiously motivated hiring decisions by religious employers).

February 24, 2026 14:08 UTC

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February 24, 2026 13:58 UTC

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February 24, 2026 13:49 UTC

In summary Violence broke out in at least a dozen Mexican states after the slaying of a cartel kingpin known as ‘El Mencho’. Heavily-armed men blocked roads in at least a dozen Mexican states, setting vehicles ablaze and damaging local Oxxo convenience stores. “There might be a spike in violence in border states and that’s dangerous because even though the violence has never really spilt across into the United States” it is happening right on the border, he said. Both said firepower behind cartel violence is tied to weapons flowing southbound into Mexico from the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is aware of and monitoring the violence in Mexico,” a CBP spokesperson emailed CalMatters.

February 24, 2026 13:30 UTC