Headlines for February 19, 2026

* [CNN: U.S. Military Planning to Strike Iran as Early as This Weekend][1]
* [UK Authorities Arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Over Epstein Ties][2]
* [Former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner Testifies About His Links to Epstein][3]
* [UN Panel Says Alleged Sex Crimes in Epstein Files Amount to Crimes Against Humanity][4]
* [The Guardian: Trump Admin Planning 5,000-Person Military Base in Gaza][5]
* [Trump’s So-Called Board of Peace Holds Its Inaugural Meeting in Washington D.C.][6]
* [Lancet Medical Journal: Death Toll in Israel’s Assault on Gaza Far Higher Than Reported][7]
* [Palestinian Photographer Mariam Dagga Posthumously Wins 2026 Polk Award for Photojournalism][8]
* [Russian President Putin Slams U.S. Oil Blockade of Cuba][9]
* [MS NOW: DHS Launching Nationwide Campaign to Probe and Prosecute Naturalized Citizens for Voter Fraud][10]
* [Trump Admin Planning to Roll Back Limits on Toxic Mercury Pollution From Coal-Fired Power Plants][11]
* [NYU Langone Health to Close Trans Youth Health Program][12]
* [South Korea’s Former President Sentenced to Life in Prison][13]
* [Eight Backcountry Skiers Found Dead After Avalanche in California][14]

[1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/cnn_us_military_planning_to_strike_iran_as_early_as_this_weekend
[2]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/uk_authorities_arrest_andrew_mountbatten_windsor_over_epstein_ties
[3]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/former_victoria_s_secret_ceo_les_wexner_testifies_about_his_links_to_epstein
[4]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/un_panel_says_alleged_sex_crimes_in_epstein_files_amount_to_crimes_against_humanity
[5]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/the_guardian_trump_admin_planning_5_000_person_military_base_in_gaza
[6]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/trump_s_so_called_board_of_peace_holds_its_inaugural_meeting_in_washington_dc
[7]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/lancet_medical_journal_death_toll_in_israel_s_assault_on_gaza_far_higher_than_reported
[8]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/palestinian_photographer_mariam_dagga_posthumously_wins_2026_polk_award_for_photojournalism
[9]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/russian_president_putin_slams_us_oil_blockade_of_cuba
[10]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/ms_now_dhs_launching_nationwide_campaign_to_probe_and_prosecute_naturalized_citizens_for_voter_fraud
[11]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/trump_admin_planning_to_roll_back_limits_on_toxic_mercury_pollution_from_coal_fired_power_plants
[12]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/nyu_langone_health_to_close_trans_youth_health_program
[13]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/south_korea_s_former_president_sentenced_to_life_in_prison
[14]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/headlines/eight_backcountry_skiers_found_dead_after_avalanche_in_california


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