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Trump raised a temporary global U.S. import tariff to 15% as customs ends IEEPA tariff collection after a Supreme Court ruling and new rules start Feb. 24.

Crews recovered all nine victims from the Castle Peak avalanche near Lake Tahoe, ending a four-day operation slowed by storms and unstable snow.

SpaceX deployed 53 Starlink satellites in two Falcon 9 launches from Florida and California, landing both boosters at sea and setting a reuse record.

India’s entry into Pax Silica links it with partners working across critical minerals, energy, semiconductor manufacturing, logistics and AI infrastructure.

NASA completed Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center, fueling the SLS and Orion after seal repairs, keeping March 6 as earliest launch.

Stanford-led researchers report an experimental nasal vaccine that protected mice for months against coronaviruses, tough bacteria and dust mite allergen.

Google released Gemini 3.1 Pro, bringing multimodal reasoning, up to 1M token context, and rollout via Gemini app, NotebookLM, Vertex AI and API for developers.

Trump said he ordered the Pentagon and other agencies to release government files on UFOs, UAP and extraterrestrial life in a Truth Social post Thursday, Feb. 19.

U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump’s emergency tariffs illegal, limiting IEEPA powers and leaving importers seeking refunds after broad duties hit global trade.

Washington told Brussels that excluding U.S. defense suppliers from EU tenders would undermine industrial cooperation and prompt a review of reciprocity.