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🇬🇧 Former Prince Andrew is arrested in an Epstein-linked probe. Police detained Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the Duke of York, on February 19th. Officers held him for several hours, then released him pending investigation. Officials said it is the first arrest of a senior royal in nearly four centuries. Detectives said the suspicion is misconduct in public office. The inquiry centers on whether Andrew shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein. That alleged contact traces to 2010, when Andrew served as a United Kingdom trade envoy. Police also searched his Sandringham home and his Royal Lodge residence. Royal officials said King Charles III was informed as the investigation unfolded. Andrew has long denied wrongdoing and has retreated from public duties. In Britain’s monarchy, the shock is not gossip, it is procedure meeting power.

🇮🇷 Trump warns Iran as a second carrier steams toward the region. President Donald Trump said “bad things” could happen if Iran refuses a nuclear deal. His warning landed as United States Navy leaders moved the USS Gerald R. Ford toward the Middle East. Officials said the carrier needs about 10 to 15 days to reach the area. Iran began annual military drills with Russia, adding heat to the headlines. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Amir Saeid Iravani, alleged Israel is planning strikes. Tracking data cited by officials placed the Ford off Morocco, still a long sail from Iran. Germany said it pulled a mid-two-digit number of non-mission staff from a base in Iraq. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has urged Washington to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability. Markets read the signals as choreography, and the Gulf as a tight hallway with no exits.

🏛️ Governors group backs out after Trump narrows a White House invite. The National Governors Association (NGA) said it will not co-host the meeting. The break came after President Donald Trump declined to invite all 55 governors and territorial leaders. NGA said two Democratic governors were excluded: Colorado’s Jared Polis and Maryland’s Wes Moore. NGA will still gather in Washington on February 20th, but without White House facilitation. Utah Governor Spencer Cox, a Republican, said unifying the country is not Trump’s objective. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, chairs the NGA and urged dialogue. Trump aides called the invite list operational, then made it personal anyway. States asked whether they can counter Washington without the front door. Access, not policy, became the bargaining chip.

🗽 Man who claimed he owned the New Yorker Hotel pleads guilty. Prosecutors said Mickey Barreto lived rent-free in the Manhattan hotel for years. He then filed forged property records to portray himself as the owner, authorities said. Investigators said the records were designed to look legitimate in public files. The paper trail fueled lawsuits and threats that bewildered staff and judges. On February 18th, Barreto pleaded guilty to a fraud charge in federal court. His plea agreement calls for credit for six months already served in prison. It also includes five years of probation and a bar on more filings about the property. Barreto was evicted in 2024, but kept pressing his ownership claims from outside. A judge later found him unfit to stand trial and ordered psychiatric treatment. In New York real estate, paperwork is power, until a signature turns criminal.

🎬 Eric Dane dies at 53 after fighting ALS. Dane became a household face as surgeon Mark Sloan on Grey’s Anatomy. He later played Cal Jacobs on HBO’s Euphoria, a role that widened his second act. In April 2025, Dane disclosed he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He used the diagnosis to push awareness and speak plainly about care and grief. Friends and colleagues described him as candid, funny, and stubbornly working. Dane also led TNT’s The Last Ship as Navy captain Tom Chandler. His career swung between glossy hits and gritty turns. He made charisma look easy, then showed the bruise underneath. His family asked for privacy as they grieve. Hollywood measures time in premieres, but illness keeps a harsher calendar.

👽 Trump orders a new release of government UFO records. President Donald Trump said he does not know whether aliens are real. He nevertheless told agencies to release more records on “unidentified flying objects.” The move builds on a wave of hearings and Pentagon briefings. In May 2022, lawmakers held the first public hearings on the topic in about 50 years. The United States Department of Defense (DOD) created the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in July 2022. AARO’s June 2024 report logged 485 new cases in one year. Officials said 118 reports had ordinary explanations, from balloons to drones. AARO said it has found no verified evidence of extraterrestrial craft. Trump framed the file dump as transparency. Critics framed it as a shiny distraction and mere spectacle. Either way, the paperwork now has an audience.

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