2/18/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for February 18th 2026:* 8 skiers found dead after avalanche in California* Two separate avalanches kill at least 3 and injure 4 at tourist hot spot* Paris prosecutors open two new Epstein probes and call on victims to come forward* Billionaire Les Wexner tells lawmakers that he was ‘conned’ by Jeffrey Epstein and did ‘nothing wrong’* Wes Moore signs law prohibiting police collaboration with ICE in Maryland* Breaking down the chaos after Vinicius Jr alleged he was racially abused by Champions League opponent* US agency sought transcript of Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime performance* RFK Jr., Kid Rock go shirtless in new HHS ad* Canada outlasts Czechia in overtime on Mitch Marner goal: Live updates and reaction from Winter Olympics 2026 men’s hockey quarterfinal* USA beats Sweden in OT on Quinn Hughes’ game winner* Slovakia upsets Finland 4-1 to open Olympic men’s hockey* USA vs. Canada is the women’s Olympic hockey rematch everyone was waiting forThose are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free!We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet?Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globallyxx JalonGood News!We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes.Subscribe and leave a review for us!Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple Get full access to Get Pod Local at getpodlocal.substack.com/subscribe