Colbert accuses Trump administration of censorship after CBS pulls interview

Host claims lawyers barred him from discussing decision to drop Texas Democrat segment amid FCC rules scrutiny

Talkshow host Stephen Colbert has accused the Trump administration and CBS of censorship after he said the network told him not to air a television interview with a Texas Democrat running for Senate.

On his show, Colbert told viewers of the Late Show that network lawyers told him he was also prohibited from talking about their refusal to air his interview with James Talarico, a Texas state representative seeking his party’s nomination to challenge the Republican incumbent, John Cornyn, for a Senate seat in November.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/17/colbert-trump-administration-censorship-cbs

‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating

Advisory board member says Europe already paying price for lack of preparation but adapting is ‘not rocket science’

Keeping Europe safe from extreme weather “is not rocket science”, a top researcher has said, as the EU’s climate advisory board urges countries to prepare for a catastrophic 3C of global heating.

Maarten van Aalst, a member of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC), said the continent was already “paying a price” for its lack of preparation but that adapting to a hotter future was in part “common sense and low-hanging fruit”.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/16/europe-climate-advisory-board-3c-global-heating

Japan Wins Pairs Figure Skating, Knocking China From the Top #wanitaxigo

Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending #wanitaxigo

Searchers find missing ship in Lake Michigan, over 150 years after it sunk

Shipwreck hunter found Lac La Belle steamer, one of ‘most sought-after missing ships’, after nearly 60-year search

Searchers recently discovered the wreck of one of the “most sought-after missing ships” in Lake Michigan, that had sunk to the bottom of the lake over 150 years ago.

A shipwreck hunter and scuba diver named Paul Ehorn made the discovery after having searched for the Lac La Belle passenger steamer for nearly 60 years. Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, announced on Friday that the team led by Ehorn found the wreck about 20 miles (32km) offshore between Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/missing-ship-lac-la-belle-found-wisconsin-150-years

No miracle, but feisty Denmark gives U.S. a test. #wanitaxigo

More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak

Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital

More than 60 children have been infected by a measles outbreak in north London, it has been reported.

Seven schools and a nursery in Enfield reported the cases, with some children treated in hospital, according to the Sunday Times.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/14/more-than-60-children-infected-in-north-london-measles-outbreak