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What comes next for US passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship


Seventeen American passengers from a virus-hit cruise ship docked in Spain’s Canary Islands are being flown by a government charter plane to be evaluated at a US medical facility. When they arrive at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the city of Omaha they will be screened by medical officials who will determine whether they are sick and in need of treatment, or healthy enough to return to their homes.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pq1y1zjgo


6 close friends on a backcountry ski trip identified as among those killed in devastating avalanche


A group of close friends and experienced skiers had long planned a backcountry trip in the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains, but their trek ended in tragedy as a football-field-sized crush of snow and ice overtook their tour.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/19/us/california-avalanche-skiers-lake-tahoe-thursday


Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts


The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html