Thursday, February 19, 2026

Trump Considers War, California Snow Disaster & ‘Aura Farming’ Trend 

All the news you need in about 10 min:

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

U.S. Ready for Iran Strike: NY Times, Axios, CNN, Fox News

U.S. Withdrawing Forces from Syria: WSJ, BBC, Reuters, NY Times

Trump’s Board of Peace Meeting: WaPo, Reuters, NewsNation, WSJ

U.S.-Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks End: AP, NY Times, BBC, Reuters

California Deadly Avalanche: LA Times, NBC News, NY Times, AP

Northeastern U.S. Snowstorm Brewing: NWS, Fox Weather, USA Today, Accuweather

Reports: NIH Director to Run CDC: Stat, NY Times, Axios, WaPo

Wexner Grilled by Lawmakers: Bloomberg, CBS News, WSJ, NBC News

Epstein Fallout for More Business Leaders: CNN, WaPo, Fast Company, Newsweek

Zuckerberg’s Landmark Trial Testimony: Axios, WSJ, NBC News, BBC

Boneless Chicken Wings Ruling: CBS News, NBC News, NY Times, Axios 

Milan-Cortina Olympics Day 12 Highlights: Olympics, NBC Olympics, LA Times, CNN

Thing to Know Thursday: Aura Farming: USA Today, NY Times, Parents