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• Deal with 'noise' or join another club - Arteta

  21-02-2026 23:35 via bbc.com
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his players should "be part of a different club" if they can not deal with the "noise" as his team bid to end their 22-year wait for a league title.
  
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• Ministers to set out plans to halve attainment gap in England’s schools

  21-02-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  White paper proposes changing criteria under which schools get funding to support the most disadvantaged studentsPlans to halve the attainment gap between the poorest pupils in England and their more affluent peers will be set out by the government on Monday.The schools white paper will detail proposals to change the criteria under which schools receive funding to support the most disadvantaged students. Continue reading...
  
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• Winter storm tracker

  21-02-2026 23:23 via nbcnews.com
  Watch a live storm tracker of the major blizzard expected to blanket millions in the Northeast with heavy snow.
  
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• Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown

  21-02-2026 23:09 via bbc.com
  The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.
  
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• US salsa legend Willie Colón, vocalist, trombonist and composer, dies aged 75

  21-02-2026 22:55 via theguardian.com
  Colón’s music combined jazz, rock and salsa, incorporating rhythms from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil and AfricaWillie Colón, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday aged 75, his family has said.With more than 30m albums sold, multiple platinum records and 11 combined Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations, Colón is among the most successful salsa artists of all time. Continue reading...
  
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• 'Scotland's terrible beauty reverses the narrative on extraordinary day'

  21-02-2026 22:29 via bbc.com
  Scotland displayed a different side of their personality in the dramatic comeback victory over Wales in Cardiff, writes Tom English.
  
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• New York City gets first blizzard warning in nine years as area hunkers down

  21-02-2026 22:28 via theguardian.com
  New Jersey and other east coast areas brace for storm threatening more than 1ft of snow and 55mph wind gustsBlizzard warnings were issued Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and coastal communities along the east coast for a late-winter storm set to arrive on Sunday that could dump more than a foot of snow and bring wind gusts of more than 55mph.The blizzard warning for New York City is the first since 2017 and comes as parts of the city are still dotted with hillocks of ice – leftovers
  
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• Team GB settle for silver as Canada triumph in men's curling final

  21-02-2026 22:20 via bbc.com
  In a repeat of the 2014 Winter Olympics final, Canada defeat Team GB in the men's curling gold medal match as Bruce Mouat's men are beaten 9-6.
  
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• Atkin can make it five medals for GB in Italy - Sunday's guide

  21-02-2026 22:14 via bbc.com
  What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
  
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• Team GB face uphill task for four-man bobsleigh medal

  21-02-2026 22:10 via bbc.com
  Team GB face an uphill task to win an Olympic medal in the four-man bobsleigh event as they sit seventh at the halfway point in Cortina.
  
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• Nasa astronauts' moon mission delayed due to rocket issue

  21-02-2026 22:05 via bbc.com
  The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.
  
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• Truck caught on camera plowing into famed Australian synagogue in alleged hate crime

  21-02-2026 22:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Newly released video shows the moment a man allegedly plowed into the famed Brisbane Synagogue in Australia on Friday, before speeding off into the night.The suspect, a 32-year-old Sunnybank man whose name has not been released, is charged with willful damage, serious vilification or hate crime, dangerous operation of a vehicle, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of utensils or pipes for use, according to Queensland Police.Authorities said the attack happened just after 7:15 p.m. local
  
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• GB curlers denied Olympic gold at death yet again

  21-02-2026 22:02 via bbc.com
  Bruce Mouat's rink are unable to end a 102-year wait for a men's Winter Olympic curling gold - and vanquish their own disappointment from 2022 - as Canada deny Team GB a fourth gold medal of this year's Games.
  
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• Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%

  21-02-2026 21:50 via bbc.com
  After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.
  
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• Five taken to hospital after gas explosion at farm

  21-02-2026 21:28 via bbc.com
  All five are taken to hospital as a precaution following the incident, which involved a food truck.
  
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• 'Educate yourself and your kids' - Fofana and Mejbri racially abused

  21-02-2026 21:28 via bbc.com
  Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri and Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana have spoken out on social media after being sent racist abuse in the aftermath of the clubs' Premier League match on Saturday.
  
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• Is Borthwick under pressure after nightmare defeat?

  21-02-2026 21:22 via bbc.com
  "Everyone has to take a look at themselves" - what went wrong for England in their record Six Nations home defeat by Ireland?
  
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• Trump raises tariffs to 15% on imports from all countries

  21-02-2026 20:43 via theguardian.com
  President announced increase from 10% using different authority from mechanism that supreme court struck down on FridayDonald Trump announced on Saturday that he would raise a temporary tariff rate on US imports from all countries from 10% to 15%, less than 24 hours after the US supreme court ruled against the legality of his flagship trade policy.Infuriated by the high court’s ruling on Friday that he had exceeded his authority and should have got congressional approval for the tariffs he
  
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• Tim McGraw stood firm against industry elites who tried to cancel his 'controversial' hit

  21-02-2026 20:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Tim McGraw is looking back at the most "controversial" song of his career.During a recent interview on "The Tim Ferriss Show," the 58-year-old country singer shared which song he had to fight to include on one of his albums, and why it was such a big risk."'Indian Outlaw' — because I had that song for my first album and nobody liked it," he explained when asked for an example of a song of his he thought was "lightning in a bottle." "The label didn’t like it. [Producer] James Stroud d
  
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• German soccer team Werder Bremen cancels Minnesota trip over Trump immigration enforcement: report

  21-02-2026 20:25 via foxnews.com
  
  German soccer team Werder Bremen canceled its planned trip to Minnesota, citing unrest caused by recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions there, reports said. The Bundesliga club was expected to visit Minnesota and Michigan in May to play exhibition matches, according to the BBC. "Playing in a city where there’s unrest and people have been shot, that does not fit with our values here at Werder Bremen," Christoph Pieper, the club’s head of communications
  
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• Iran refusing to export highly enriched uranium but willing to dilute purity, sources say

  21-02-2026 20:14 via theguardian.com
  Proposal will be at heart of offer to US as Trump considers whether to attack IranIran is refusing to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but is willing to dilute the purity of the stockpile it holds under the supervision of UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, Iranian sources have said.The proposal will be at the heart of the offer Iran is due to make to the US in the next few days, as the US president, Donald Trump, weighs whether to use his vast naval buildup in the Middle Eas
  
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• Colombian nationals allegedly ran fake law firm, impersonated federal judges to defraud migrants out of $100K

  21-02-2026 20:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Four Colombian nationals were arrested, including three at an airport with one-way tickets out of the country, after prosecutors say they posed as immigration judges and federal agents to target migrants.Three of the Colombian nationals arrested were identified as siblings Daniela Alejandra Sanchez Ramirez, 25, Jhoan Sebastian Sanchez Ramirez, 29, and Alexandra Patricia Sanchez Ramirez, 38. Federal prosecutors said all three were arrested at Newark Airport in New Jersey with one-way tickets to C
  
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• Texas mom who spoke at White House 'so grateful' to Trump for advancement of school choice policies

  21-02-2026 20:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A Texas mom told Fox News Digital that she is "grateful to the Trump administration" for passing federal tax credit scholarships to advance school choice policies in the country after she experienced success with her own children."We are so grateful to the Trump administration. A lot of people don't know the things that they're doing for education," Greta Alexander told Fox News Digital."Our people — we don't study. We say things that we don't know about. But if you could get in there and
  
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• French President Macron says free speech defense is ‘pure bulls---’ without algorithm transparency

  21-02-2026 19:58 via foxnews.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron said "free speech" is "pure bulls---" without guidelines in an attack on social media giants for failing to restrict access for younger users.While speaking at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Macron argued in favor of restrictions on artificial intelligence and social media.During his speech, he called for more transparency from social media companies regarding their algorithms, claiming that there could be major democratic consequences
  
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• Hidden virus inside gut bacteria linked to doubled colorectal cancer risk, study finds

  21-02-2026 19:56 via foxnews.com
  
  A newly discovered virus hiding inside common gut bacteria may be linked to colorectal cancer, according to new research.Scientists in Denmark found that colorectal cancer patients were about twice as likely to carry a previously unidentified virus within Bacteroides fragilis, a bacterium that normally lives in the human gut, according to the study published in Communications Medicine earlier this month.Researchers say the discovery could help scientists better understand the role of the gut mic
  
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• Gwen Stefani accused of 'MAGA makeover' after promoting Lent prayer challenge

  21-02-2026 19:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Gwen Stefani is facing both backlash and praise after speaking out on faith.As the pop icon promotes a 40-day Lent challenge on the prayer and meditation app Hallow, she’s facing accusations of undergoing a "MAGA makeover.""Hey everyone, I just got my ashes, and I’m ready for Lent. This year, I’ll be doing Hallow’s 40-day Lent Prayer Challenge. It’s going to be incredible. Check it out. God bless," Stefani says in the ad, which has been widely shared on social media
  
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• Nasa may roll back Artemis II rocket launch after helium flow discovery

  21-02-2026 19:53 via theguardian.com
  Agency statement comes one day after announcement of 6 March target for astronauts’ mission to circle the moonNasa said in a blog post on Saturday it is taking steps to potentially roll back the Artemis II rocket launch after discovering an interrupted flow of helium.The agency said it is taking steps to roll the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Continue reading...
  
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• Why a credit freeze isn’t the end of identity theft

  21-02-2026 19:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Most U.S. data breach disclosures explain what information was leaked and any protective steps available to consumers.At the federal level, the Federal Trade Commission advises that after a breach involving sensitive personal information, consumers may consider placing a credit freeze to help prevent new credit accounts from being opened in their name.Many people place that credit freeze and assume they're protected. But a credit freeze is not a comprehensive block against identity theft. It sto
  
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• Your bartender may be deceiving you with illegal bottle trick that breaks federal law

  21-02-2026 19:45 via foxnews.com
  
  While topping off one liquor bottle with the remnants of another behind the bar may look like a marriage of convenience, experts say the practice is anything but harmless — and that customers should know the warning signs."Marrying" liquor bottles, as it’s known in the industry, is prohibited under federal law and state liquor laws generally mirror the rule. And the rule isn't just in place to stop bartenders from pouring the cheap stuff into top-shelf bottles: You can't mix the same
  
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• AI dating cafes are now a real thing

  21-02-2026 19:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Dating has changed a lot over the past decade. First, we moved from meeting people in person to swiping on apps. Now, some people are skipping human partners altogether and dating AI. That shift became very real at a recent pop-up event in Hell's Kitchen in New York, where EvaAI, an AI companion app, hosted what it called a dating cafe. Guests arrived solo and brought their virtual partners with them.Instead of someone sitting across the table, many had a phone or tablet propped up between the c
  
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• Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years

  21-02-2026 19:32 via bbc.com
  The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
  
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• Mamdani promotes NYC where 'every family can afford a home,' rips ICE's 'cruelty' amid budget blowback

  21-02-2026 19:26 via foxnews.com
  
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani promoted a Big Apple "where every family can afford a home" and ripped "ICE’s cruelty and violence" Saturday as he faces criticism for proposing hiking property taxes to balance the city’s budget. Mamdani made the remarks while paying tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at an event hosted by Al Sharpton’s National Action Network. "When New Yorkers link arms with someone they have never met before and marched for the voiceless and
  
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• At least five people killed in string of avalanches in Austria

  21-02-2026 19:15 via theguardian.com
  Fatalities and injuries reported in avalanches across Tirol after prolonged snowfall and windy conditionsAt least five people have been killed in a string of avalanches in Austria, authorities said on Saturday.The government office of the Tirol region said intense snowfall over the last week had led to accumulations of up to 1.5 metres (5ft). Combined with strong winds and weak snowpack below, the conditions were especially susceptible to avalanches, it said. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump reveals his 'new hero' Supreme Court justice after tariffs ruling

  21-02-2026 19:09 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump revealed which Supreme Court justice he considers to be his "new hero" after a high court ruling rejected his sweeping tariff powers on Friday.Trump made the declaration in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday morning, a day after the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to block Trump’s tariff powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)."My new hero is United States Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and, of course, Justices Clarence Thomas
  
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• Canada defeats U.S. for women's curling bronze medal

  21-02-2026 19:06 via nbcnews.com
  Canada defeats U.S. for women's curling bronze medal
  
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• TikToker army medic, 25, found dead at barracks

  21-02-2026 19:00 via bbc.com
  Lucy Wilde's brother says she was "strength wrapped in softness" and served with "courage and pride".
  
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• 'Miracle on Ice' legend praises USA Olympic team for showing 'same edge' as 1980 squad: 'You can feel it'

  21-02-2026 18:52 via foxnews.com
  
  In an interview with Fox News Digital earlier this year, "Miracle on Ice" goaltender Jim Craig said he hoped this year's United States Olympic men's hockey team would show "that same commitment" his 1980 squad had. Well, this team has won him over.In an Instagram post showing the celebration from the U.S.'s overtime win over Sweden in the quarterfinals, Craig praised this year's Olympic team as it geared up for a gold medal game against Canada on Sunday."You can feel it. The preparation. The poi
  
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• American speedskater Mia Manganello wins bronze medal in women's mass start in final Olympic race

  21-02-2026 18:48 via foxnews.com
  
  American speedskater Mia Manganello won a bronze medal in the women’s mass start on Saturday at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium in her final race. Manganello, 36, made a push in the last lap to land her on the podium. The Netherlands' Marjike Groenewoud won gold, while Canada’s Ivanie Blondin narrowly edged out Manganello to win silver. For Manganello, it was her first individual medal in three Olympics appearances. She won a bronze medal in women’s team pursuit in t
  
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• Florida Senate passes 'Teddy Bridgewater Bill' allowing coaches to use personal funds for student welfare

  21-02-2026 18:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Teddy Bridgewater has become something of a martyr in Florida.While coaching at Miami Northwestern High School, the former NFL quarterback admitted to providing players with financial benefits, including Uber rides, meal costs and physical therapy for the team.His actions led to his suspension last summer, but they are closer to being legal after a bill was signed in the state.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Florida lawmakers on Thursday passed Senate Bill 178, the "Teddy
  
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• Police responder to 2017 London Bridge attack sacked for ‘derogatory’ language

  21-02-2026 18:34 via theguardian.com
  DC Mark Luker used offensive language about Romas, Gypsies and Travellers in a WhatsApp groupA police officer who was one of the first on the scene of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack has been sacked for gross misconduct after using “derogatory” language about Romas, Gypsies and Travellers.DC Mark Luker of the British Transport Police (BTP) used offensive language in a WhatsApp group he was in with other police officers. Continue reading...
  
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• Israeli strikes kill at least 10 in Lebanon, officials say

  21-02-2026 18:26 via bbc.com
  The strikes are among the deadliest in Lebanon since a ceasefire ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
  
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• Trump raises global tariff to 15%

  21-02-2026 18:10 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced Saturday he is raising a global tariff to 15% following a ruling this week by the Supreme Court."Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday, after MANY months of contemplation, by the United States Supreme Court, please let this statement serve to represent that I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising t
  
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• Trump torches 'stupid' AOC’s Munich showing, tees up fresh fight with progressive Democrats

  21-02-2026 18:06 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump turned up the heat on progressive Democrats during his public remarks Thursday, including slamming New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her "horrible" efforts at diplomacy during the Munich Security Conference. "Her performance was horrible," Trump told the media aboard Air Force One on the way to an event in Rome, Georgia, Thursday. "I was surprised, actually. I didn't know she was stupid."Ocasio-Cortez joined the Munich Security Conference last weekend, and fa
  
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• USA takes gold in freestyle skiing mixed team aerials

  21-02-2026 17:58 via nbcnews.com
  USA takes gold in freestyle skiing mixed team aerials
  
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• Sen. John Kennedy says 'grizzly' Trump secured trade wins despite SCOTUS tariff blow

  21-02-2026 17:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., offered an optimistic perspective on the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling, arguing the "grizzly" in the Oval Office should view it as a win.In a 6-3 ruling Friday, the high court struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Despite the legal setback, Kennedy argued Trump’s use of tariffs has secured strong trade deals and could boost the economy."Stevie Wonder could see th
  
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• Olympians speak out in defense of Eileen Gu amid criticism for competing for China over US

  21-02-2026 17:57 via foxnews.com
  
  As American-born Team China skier Eileen Gu faces mounting scrutiny in the Winter Olympics, two other Americans competing in Milan Cortina have spoken out in support of the controversial medalist. Team USA veteran women's skeleton athlete Kelly Curtis, who also serves as a staff sergeant in the Air Force, admits she hasn't put much thought into Gu's decision to represent China over the U.S. Still, Curtis insists she only has respect for Gu due to her talent and accomplishments. "I hone
  
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• Avalanches in Utah kill 11-year-old girl, father snowmobiling with son in state's first 2 fatalities of season

  21-02-2026 17:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Separate avalanches in Utah this week killed an 11-year-old girl near a ski resort and a father who was snowmobiling with his son in the backcountry, marking the state’s first two snowslide fatalities of the season.The child, identified as Madelyn Eitas from Rochester, Mass., was backcountry skiing with her family near the Brighton Ski Resort on Thursday when she was buried in the slide, FOX13 Salt Lake City reported, citing officials.Eitas and her family had gone into an out-of-bounds are
  
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• US military kills 3 in latest strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Pacific

  21-02-2026 17:44 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. military says it killed another three alleged narco-terrorists in its latest strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Pacific. U.S. Southern Command announced that the strike against the "vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations" was carried out Friday at the direction of commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan. It's the fourth such strike announced by SOUTHCOM this week."Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in
  
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• Olympic speedskater takes blade to face, stretchered off in frightening moment

  21-02-2026 17:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Speedskater Kamila Sellier suffered a cut above her left eye after another competitor's blade struck her during the 1,500 meters on Friday at the Milan Cortina Olympics.The Polish athlete was on the short track when she fell behind American skater Kristen Santos-Griswold, whose blade caught Sellier near her eye.Both Santos-Griswold and Sellier slid across the ice and crashed into the wall, but Sellier lay motionless as medics rushed to her side. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEW
  
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• Bill Maher rips Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and leftist ‘kids’ over attacks on Western civilization

  21-02-2026 17:34 via foxnews.com
  
  On Friday's episode of "Real Time," host Bill Maher said that "kids" nowadays "don't know what the f---" Western civilization actually is, joking that pop stars like Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan would say it's all about "oppression."Maher introduced the topic by referencing Secretary of State Marco Rubio's comments at the Munich Security Conference in Germany last week, where he said, "We are part of one civilization — Western civilization."Rubio's comments served as a springboard for a
  
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