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New York tunnel construction will resume after Trump releases frozen funding

February 18, 2026 3:47 PM UTC / Reuters

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Feb 18 (Reuters) – Construction on the massive $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project will resume next week after the Trump administration released $127 million in frozen funding, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday.

New York and New Jersey sued after the U.S. Department of Transportation withheld $205 million in funding for the project since October 1. The funding freeze had triggered a halt to construction that put 1,000 workers out of work. The Hudson Tunnel Project aims to build a new commuter rail tunnel connecting Manhattan and New Jersey and repair a century-old tunnel used by more than 200,000 travelers and 425 trains daily.

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仅花1分钱住豪华酒店 西班牙男子篡改预订系统被捕

2026年2月18日 21:17 / 联合早报

一名男子以1分钱低价预订西班牙豪华酒店，被警方逮捕。

法新社报道，西班牙警方星期三（2月18日）宣布逮捕一名20岁男子，他涉嫌入侵酒店预订网站，仅用1分钱就订到原价高达每晚1000欧元（约1500新元）的房间。

这名男子据信篡改了网站支付系统。警方说：“这次网络攻击专门针对支付验证系统进行改造，我们是首次发现这类犯罪手法。”

警方说，嫌犯入住期间还消费迷你吧中的物品，且多次拒付账单。落网时，他住在马德里某豪华酒店，四晚预订总价达4000欧元。

当局称，这家酒店损失逾2万欧元。

本月早些时候，某在线预订网站报告可疑交易。这些交易最初看似正常完成，但数日后，支付平台向受影响公司转账实际金额时才发现异常，促使警方展开调查。

德国外长：德国和法国没有不和

2026年2月18日 20:44 / 联合早报

德国和法国近来在一系列课题上意见分歧，德国外长瓦德普尔试图平息有关德法关系恶化的传言，称巴黎仍然是柏林“最亲密的伙伴和在欧洲最重要的朋友”。

瓦德普尔周三（2月18日）在发给法新社的声明中说：“我们的伙伴关系对我们两国都至关重要，因此，我们之间公开透明的沟通、坦诚的交流和批判性的辩论至关重要。”

“我们也共同意识到我们对欧洲的责任。法德两国继续携手合作对欧盟至关重要。”

法德轴心历来是欧洲合作的引擎，但近来两国在贸易、国防和产业政策等领域意见分歧。

瓦德普尔曾指责巴黎在国防开支方面言行不一，德国总理默茨周三也暗示，由于承包商之间的争执，柏林可能会放弃与法国的联合战斗机项目。

巴黎还反对欧盟与南美南方共同市场（Mercosur）签署的贸易协定，柏林则大力支持有关协定。

去年12月，欧盟大幅缩减了原计划于2035年实施的汽油车禁令，这在很大程度上是应德国的要求，法国则持反对意见。

瓦德普尔强调：“对于欧盟而言，法德两国继续携手合作至关重要，我们必须始终寻求共识，即便有时存在分歧。”

他补充道：“即使存在分歧，例如在南方共同市场协定上，但在关乎我们共同的欧洲未来的关键问题上，我们拥有更大的共识。”

Judge says lawsuit over Buffalo Wild Wings boneless wings has “no meat on its bones”

February 18, 2026 / 10:15 AM EST / CBS News

An Illinois judge ruled that a Buffalo Wild Wings customer’s lawsuit over the restaurant chain’s boneless chicken has “no meat on its bones.”

Aimen Halim sued Buffalo Wild Wings in 2023, alleging that its use of the term “boneless wings” is deceptive because it contains chicken breast meat. According to court documents, Halim ordered the “boneless wings” at an Illinois location in January 2023, expecting to receive “wings that were deboned.”

Had he known he was eating breast meat, Halim would have refused to buy the product or paid less, the documents say. Halim sought monetary damages.

On Tuesday, Judge John Tharp Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois rejected Halim’s claims, riffing in his opinion that the plaintiff did not “drum” up enough facts to support his claim.

Tharp said the term “boneless wings” is not deceptive but rather a “fanciful name.” He wrote that words can have multiple meanings, using the example of “buffalo wing,” which he said “refers to the type of sauce on the wing, rather than indicating it is made of buffalo meat.”

“A reasonable consumer would not think that BWW’s boneless wings were truly deboned chicken wings, reconstituted into some sort of Franken-wing,” Tharp said.

Tharp also compared the item to cauliflower wings, another product sold at Buffalo Wild Wings, noting that a reasonable customer would not believe the dish is made from wing meat.

Later, in his opinion, Tharp stated that “boneless wings” is a common term that has been in use for over two decades and is familiar to customers.

Buffalo Wild Wings likewise said that a reasonable consumer would not be misled by the term “boneless wings” and that “context clues make it clear that the product cannot be made of wing meat,” the opinion says.

The restaurant chain and the plaintiff’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Tharp said Tuesday that Halim has until March 20 to file an amended complaint.

Trump’s political brain trust plots economic blitz to counter ballot box risks in midterm elections

It’s all about the economy.

That was the message from top members of President Donald Trump’s political team, as they huddled in a closed-door strategy session with Trump administration cabinet members and their top aides on how best to sell the president’s agenda to voters in this year’s midterm elections.

The meeting, which was confirmed to Fox News by sources familiar with the gathering, was hosted by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair, who is steering Trump’s political strategy.

According to sources, the message during a slide presentation by chief pollster and strategist Tony Fabrizio was that the economy will be the top issue on the minds of voters, and that the White House needs to spotlight its efforts on easing affordability.

The meeting was held as the GOP works to defend their control of the Senate and their razor-thin House majority in November’s midterms. Republicans are facing traditional political headwinds in the midterms, when the party in power usually loses House and Senate seats.

Republicans are also dealing with the president’s continued underwater approval ratings, and a slew of surveys, including the latest Fox News polling, that indicates Americans are pessimistic about the economy and say that things have not improved in the year since Trump returned to the White House.

Meanwhile, Democrats have scored a series of ballot box victories and overperformances in off-year elections and special elections during Trump’s second administration, thanks to their laser focus on affordability amid persistent inflation.

Trump wasn’t at the meeting, according to sources. But he’s expected to spotlight the economy and his administration’s achievements when he holds a political event Thursday in battleground Georgia, which is holding key elections for the Senate and governor this year.

And the president will have an even bigger spotlight next week, when he delivers the annual State of the Union address.

Vice President JD Vance offered a taste of the messaging in an interview Tuesday on Fox News’ “The Story.”

Pointing to former President Joe Biden’s administration, Vance argued, “We’re still digging out of the hole the Democrats put us in. And I think the question we’re going to put to the American people is, do you want to give the government back over to the people who, frankly, burned down the house and made most Americans much less wealthy and much less safe? Or do you want to double down on the president’s leadership.”

The Tuesday evening meeting took place at the Capitol Hill Club, a private venue popular among political insiders that’s located next to the Republican National Committee’s headquarters, a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol.

Besides messaging, sources say the meeting also focused on polling and the 2026 electoral map, with top Trump political aides walking those attending the gathering through new data on key midterm battlegrounds. And they also emphasized the importance of Cabinet officials hitting the trail as key surrogates to sell the president’s agenda.

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.

仅花1分钱住豪华酒店 西班牙男子篡改预订系统被捕

发布时间 / 来源：2026年2月18日 21:17 / 联合早报

一名男子以1分钱低价预订西班牙豪华酒店，被警方逮捕。

法新社报道，西班牙警方星期三（2月18日）宣布逮捕一名20岁男子，他涉嫌入侵酒店预订网站，仅用1分钱就订到原价高达每晚1000欧元（约1500新元）的房间。

这名男子据信篡改了网站支付系统。警方说：“这次网络攻击专门针对支付验证系统进行改造，我们是首次发现这类犯罪手法。”

警方说，嫌犯入住期间还消费迷你吧中的物品，且多次拒付账单。落网时，他住在马德里某豪华酒店，四晚预订总价达4000欧元。

当局称，这家酒店损失逾2万欧元。

本月早些时候，某在线预订网站报告可疑交易。这些交易最初看似正常完成，但数日后，支付平台向受影响公司转账实际金额时才发现异常，促使警方展开调查。

U.S. Senate panel sets Feb. 25 hearing for Trump surgeon general nominee

February 18, 2026 3:21 PM UTC / Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold its delayed confirmation hearing for Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general, next week, the committee said on Wednesday.

The hearing will take place on February 25, the HELP committee said in a statement. It was originally scheduled last October but had to be postponed after Means, who was 40 weeks pregnant at the time, went into labor.

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As the nation’s doctor, the surgeon general provides Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.

The 38-year-old wellness influencer had planned to say she has spent 15 years treating thousands of patients in clinics and operating rooms as well as running her own medical practice, according to her written testimony ahead of the postponed hearing in October.

She graduated medical school at Stanford University but subsequently dropped out of her surgical residency. Her medical license status is currently listed as

默茨反对德国自行研发核武器

发布时间 / 来源：2026年2月18日 21:27 / 联合早报

德国总理默茨上周证实，他与法国总统马克龙就建立欧洲联合核威慑力量进行了秘密会谈。 （路透社档案照片）

德国总理默茨排除了德国自行研发核武器的可能性，暗示德国可以部署来自法国和英国的核武器。

彭博社报道，由于美国总统特朗普表明将减少在北约框架内对欧洲国防和安全的投入，欧洲盟国正在大幅增加军费开支。

尽管特朗普并未明确质疑美国自二战结束以来对欧洲提供的核保护，但默茨上周证实，他与法国总统马克龙就建立欧洲联合核威慑力量进行了秘密会谈。

法国目前是欧洲唯一拥有国内核武器库的国家。英国的“三叉戟”核导弹项目由美国提供和维护。

默茨在一档政治播客节目中说：“我不希望德国考虑自行研发核武器。”他指出，德国已签署条约承诺不发展核武器，这包括1990年的德国统一条约（又称“二加四条约”）和1970年的《不扩散核武器条约》。

不过，默茨说，他可以想象，允许德国空军携带法国或英国的核弹，但三方尚未就此展开磋商。

根据北约现有的核分担计划，部署在德国比歇尔空军基地的德国战斗机，配备了美国核武器。

默茨说：“理论上，这同样适用于英国和法国的核武器。”

但他也指出，法国目前的核导弹适用于海上部署，如果德国想要部署法国的核武器，将引发一些技术和实际操作方面的问题。

U.S.-brokered Ukraine-Russia talks wrap up with little to show, Zelenskyy accusing Putin of playing for time

February 18, 2026 / 10:46 AM EST / CBS News

U.S.-mediated peace talks between Ukraine and Russia wrapped up Wednesday in Geneva after only about two hours on the second day of the negotiations. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said progress toward a deal to end Russia’s four-year war against his country was

朝鲜九大临近 金珠爱接班布局引关注 | 联合早报

姜贵瑛 首尔通讯员
发布/2026年2月18日 21:36

朝鲜官媒朝中社2月17日发布的照片显示，朝鲜最高领导人金正恩（中）之女金珠爱（左二，背着镜头）在被称为八大最大任务之一的平壤五万户住宅建设竣工仪式上与居民交谈、拥抱。 （法新社）

在朝鲜即将召开朝鲜劳动党第九次代表大会（简称九大）之际，最高领导人金正恩的权力布局动向再度引起关注。舆论普遍认为，金正恩之女金珠爱是否将正式迈入内定接班人阶段，以及金正恩是否可能恢复或承继祖父金日成的主席称号，是本次大会最受瞩目的两大看点。

韩国统一研究院研究委员朴英子发布报告指出，九大的核心议题包括对过去五年工作的总结评估、修改党章、调整党领导层人选，以及提出未来五年的国家发展战略。作为继2021年八大之后时隔五年召开的最高决策机构会议，九大不仅承担阶段性总结功能，也被视为观察朝鲜权力结构重组与政策路线调整的重要节点。

分析认为，党章修订及高层人事安排将成为判断权力格局变化的关键指标。金正恩此前提出的对韩“敌对两国论”是否会通过修宪实现制度化，同样被视为重要议题。朴英子指出，围绕进一步强化金正恩个人权威以及为权力传承作制度铺垫，党章存在调整空间。

从年龄条件看，出生于2013年的金珠爱目前仅13岁。依据朝鲜劳动党规定，党员须年满18岁，因此她短期内进入正式党务体系或担任党中央委员会第一书记等职务的可能性较低。

不过，韩国国家情报院日前在国会情报委员会上表示，金正恩正逐步塑造金珠爱的接班人形象。

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韩媒：朝鲜驻华使馆公告栏中央首次放置金正恩父女合照 [韩情报院：金正恩巩固女儿的继承人地位

值得注意的是，近期朝鲜官媒对金珠爱的报道明显增多。据朝中社17日报道，在被称为八大最大任务之一的平壤五万户住宅建设竣工仪式上，金珠爱不仅陪同金正恩出席活动，并与居民交谈、拥抱。

在强调白头血统正统性的权力结构下，女性继承人能否在长期权力传承中保持稳定，仍存在不同看法。不过，金正恩执政以来，多名女性高层干部地位提升，包括劳动党中央副部长金与正、外务相崔善姬等人在政权核心层发挥重要作用。

庆南大学远东问题研究所教授林乙出指出，维系朝鲜体制的关键在于“金日成—金正日—金正恩”的直系血统延续。金珠爱虽具白头血统象征优势，但权力基础尚待积累。相较之下，金与正虽掌握一定实权，却在整体接班布局中被定位为辅佐角色，而非承继对象。

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