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Mass. town-by-town snow totals for Feb. 23, 2026
Weather Some places on the South Shore and South Coast had received well over two feet of snow by Monday evening. The windshield wiper blades were all that were left visible of this car in Mattapan Monday morning. Danielle Parhizkaran / The Boston Globe Get the latest weather alerts sent directly to your phone. Download the Boston.com mobile app on…
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Photos of violence in Mexico after the army killed cartel boss Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera
The Mexican army Sunday killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho.” That effectively decapitated what had become Mexico’s most powerful cartel. Vehicles were burned in various states and federal troops stood guard outside the General Prosecutor’s headquarters in Mexico City. ___ Carts stand outside of a vandalized supermarket in Guadalajara, Jalisco state,…
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City of Philadelphia Provides Updates on Activations and Response to Major Winter Storm | Department of Public Health
Mayor Parker Declares Disaster Emergency as Winter Storm Begins; City Crews Responding Citywide PHILADELPHIA – As a major winter storm is forecast to bring significant snowfall and high winds to the region through tomorrow, Monday, February 23, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has declared a Disaster Emergency in Philadelphia. The declaration follows updated forecasts from the National Weather Service (NWS) predicting 12 to 18 inches of snow, along…
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Following a whiplash transition from record warmth to very heavy mountain snowfall in California, yet another swing back toward anomalous warmth (first damp, then dry)
A remarkable snowy interlude during what has thus far been a record warm winter: Disruptive, and even deadly, in the Sierra Nevada Western United States snowpack remains well below average nearly everywhere except across the central and southern Sierra Nevada in California and the far northern Rockies in Montana and Wyoming. Record or near-record low snowpack persists across much of…
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Live updates as nor’easter forces NYC, Tri-State Area travel bans ahead of blizzard conditions
19m ago NYC, Long Island, Westchester travel bans begin at 9 p.m. Gov. Kathy Hochul provided details Sunday afternoon on travel bans that will go into effect in New York City, on Long Island, and in Westchester County starting at 9 p.m. New York City’s ban runs until 12 p.m. on Monday Long Island’s runs until 9 a.m. on…
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UPDATE: National Weather Service lifts flood watch early for Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau : Kauai Now
Update at 4:47 a.m. Feb. 22, 2026: National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu canceled a flood watch in effect for Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau. The watch was lifted at 3:27 a.m. today (Feb. 22), about 2 and a half hours early. Photo File: Kauaʻi Now It was extended Saturday (Feb. 21) until 6 a.m. today because of persistent unstable weather associated…
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Ten predictions for the potential US strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON—Experienced foreign-policy observers in the US capital have long learned never to make public predictions. The world is far too uncertain and the downside risks to your reputation are far too high if you end up well off the mark. It’s clearly advisable to wait until events have already transpired and then claim afterward that you saw them coming all…
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Trump and RFK Jr. just betrayed the MAHA movement.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It was a bad week for the Make America Healthy Again movement. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting the production of glyphosate, the chemical that powers the weed killer Roundup and a longtime target of…
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Texas U.S. citizen was fatally shot by an immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show
WASHINGTON — Newly released records show a U.S. citizen was shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent last year during a late-night traffic encounter that was not publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security. The death of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, would mark the earliest of at least six deadly shootings by federal officers since the…
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What Trump won’t say in his State of the Union
In case you’ve been wondering, yes, Donald Trump has been hiding lately. Since Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was killed by federal immigration agents during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, Trump has made himself scarce. When the president has shown up in public, it’s been at events that are carefully staged to avoid…
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