LOADING ERROR LOADINGNEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell, saying a law used to force the public release of millions of documents is unconstitutional. AdvertisementMaxwell’s attorneys said the Justice Department obtained the documents — otherwise subject to secrecy orders — improperly during its criminal probe of Maxwell. They said the documents include transcripts of over 30 depositions and private information regarding financial and sexual matters related to Maxwell and others. Maxwell’s lawyers say a law Congress passed in December to force the release of millions of Epstein-related documents violates the Constitution’s separation of powers doctrine. Epstein took his own life in a federal lockup in August 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.

February 21, 2026 21:35 UTC

LOADING ERROR LOADING“Real Time” host Bill Maher applauded the Supreme Court on Friday for overturning most of the “emergency” tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump while also ripping Trump over his aggressive reaction to the ruling. “The Supreme Court said they struck down his request to have emergency powers to impose tariffs,” said Maher during his opening monologue. “They said ‘yes’ to pretty much everything he wanted to do, but here, they finally said, ‘You know what? He went batshit about it ... that it was a ‘disgrace’ and ‘these fucking courts.’ He’s such a Karen. “I don’t know what they are, but if you’ve ever been to Washington, D.C., and you’ve seen that majestic Supreme Court building, it’s going to make a lovely ballroom.”AdvertisementTrump on Friday railed against the Supreme Court decision in expectedly harsh terms.

February 21, 2026 21:22 UTC

As Jordan Stolz hung in the pack of speedskaters, the distance between them and two daring breakaway skaters stretching further and further, Stolz found himself sort of fighting with himself. The mass sprint is as much about strategy as it is in skating and Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands and Viktor Hald Thorup of Denmark essentially out-strategized everyone else. Stolz, left to fight for bronze, got passed in the final meters, finishing fourth by .09 to Andrea Giovannini of Italy. “It was kind of depressing actually,’’ Stolz said of the groupthink race strategy that didn’t pay off. For Stolz, it was a frustrating finish to an otherwise great Olympics, but mass start is not necessarily his thing.

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›Mikaela Shiffrin, the 30-year-old skier from Edwards, Colorado, won the gold medal in the slalom event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The detailsDespite the pressure and public questioning of her abilities, Shiffrin delivered a masterful performance in the slalom event. Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the slalom event on February 18, 2026. The players Mikaela Shiffrin A 30-year-old alpine skier from Edwards, Colorado, and the winningest alpine skier ever. Eileen Shiffrin Mikaela Shiffrin's mother and original coach.

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But there is a clear difference between age-related cognitive changes and dementia. AdvertisementDementia is an umbrella term that describes multiple forms of cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease (the most common form of dementia), vascular dementia and Parkinson’s, according to Nothelle. And while cognitive impairment is a common thread, there are also some physical symptoms that tend to be associated with dementia. Trouble Walking And Balancing“I find that a lot of the more physical manifestations happen later in the course of dementia,” Nothelle said. Advertisement“We call that aspiration pneumonia, and that’s why pneumonia is relatively common in the later part of dementia,” Nothelle explained.

February 21, 2026 20:49 UTC

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that most of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs put in place last year are invalid — but that doesn’t mean shoppers will suddenly see prices drop. The Supreme Court’s ruling applies to the tariffs Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Supreme Court did not address what to do about refunds. At a news conference shortly after the decision was announced, Trump criticized the Supreme Court for not addressing the refund issue. Those are generally preceded by a government investigation and are more specific than the countrywide tariffs Trump imposed last year.

February 21, 2026 20:48 UTC

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“You’re in friendly territory,” said Daniel Fried, a former US ambassador to Poland. But recent public spats among three US ambassadors and their respective hosts have given Europe a taste of the Trump administration’s firmer, less hushed approach to diplomacy. To Europe, they are needless antagonism which violates “basic diplomatic norms.”This week, Bill White, the US ambassador to Belgium, criticized the country for its approach to Jewish ritual circumcision and accused the country of antisemitism. He called Vandenbroucke “very rude” and claimed the minister had refused to shake his hand or be photographed with him. Fried praised Rose’s work so far in Warsaw, but cautioned: “You will seldom win a public fight on somebody else’s ground.

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February 21, 2026 19:47 UTC

LOADING ERROR LOADINGSports commentator and radio host Stephen A. Smith unloaded on Democrats planning to boycott or protest at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday, stating that “neither should be acceptable.”“At some point in time, ladies and gentlemen, there’s got to be an adult in the room,” Smith said on his “Straight Shooter” show on Thursday. “Why do they get to get away with that? Why do they get to circumvent those rules and regulations? Why do they get to circumvent the need and the insistence of mere decorum?” he continued. “This is the kind of stuff that ticks me off.”

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The Supreme Court on Friday dealt President Donald Trump perhaps the most significant rebuke of his second term. Trump quickly signaled he’d launch 10% global tariffs under a different authority (which he said Saturday he was upping to 15%). How the Supreme Court hamstrung himIn an often-confusing press conference Friday afternoon, Trump pointed to how Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s dissent suggested Trump could simply move on to different tariff authorities. The US Supreme Court as seen on Friday. And Trump is a proud man who surely doesn’t want to be seen as capitulating to the Supreme Court or pressure from his party.

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